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John regularly gambles on the weekends, often finding himself spending more money than he is making. When asked about it, he starts to relate how he always had problems resisting temptation to gamble on things, even when he was a kid. What kind of behavior is John engaging in?

A) passing
B) covering
C) stigma
D) retrospective interpretations

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Read the following vignette and answer the subsequent questions to the best of your ability. After being rounded up by the cops last Saturday night, three men sit in jail pondering their condition and how they ended up there. All of them were in jail for different reasons and have different backgrounds. However, all of them were fairly young, in their teenage years, and very poor. John and Franky were being arrested for the first time while Arny has been in and out of the justice system since he was a child. John had been arrested for stealing an engagement ring for his girlfriend, so he could ask her to marry him, but he had no money to buy the ring. Franky and Arny were both arrested for assault. The only other background information we have about the three men is that Franky was a member of the Bloods, a violent gang located in the surrounding area while Arny has been in jail for assault many times in the past. -Given the information in this vignette, which theory best explains Franky's decision to commit a crime?

A) labeling theory
B) strain theory
C) social control theory
D) theory of differential association

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ Additional deviant acts that support the initial deviant label.

Which theory of deviance tries to explain why individuals do not commit crime?

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ Component of social control theory referring to people's respect for law and order in society.

How did Howard Becker's research contribute to understanding of deviance?

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ An attribute that is deeply discrediting.

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ When a deviant lifestyle becomes a normal part of an individual's life.

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ Attempts to hide stigma by looking normal.

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ People who neither accept the goals of the larger society nor the means to achieve those goals.

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ Crimes typically associated with middle- and upper-class individuals such as embezzlement, cheating, and laundering money.

A nurse regulary brings a six pack of beer to work and consumes it over his shift, brushing his teeth to keep his breath clean. According to Goffman, what kind of behavior is he engaging in?

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ Component of social control theory referring to emotional bonds with other people in society.

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ People labeled as deviants who accept the deviant labels.

According to the text, some individuals choose a life of deviance because of the satisfaction they derive from the act and deviant lifestyle?

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ Theory that deviance is learned through interaction with others.

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ The initial deviant act that causes other people to label the individual a deviant.

A homeless person who decides to live in the woods is probably best represented by which of the following people using Merton's typology of deviance?

In high school, Janet rarely got involved in smoking or drinking. In college, Janet found some friend who spent most of their off time consuming large amounts of alcohol and other drugs. Soon, she did the same and did not know anyone who did not spend their time that way. Which theory best explains Janet's behavior given this limited amount of information?

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ Keeping a known stigma from creating tensions in interactions by downplaying it.