True/False The process of legal negotiations that allows an accused person to please guilty to a lesser charge in return for a lighter sentence is called corrections FALSE
True/False A stigma is a mark of social disgrace that sets the deviant apart from the rest of society TRUE
True/False Any act that is labeled as such by those in authority, is prohibited by law, and is punishable by the government is called a crime. TRUE
True/False The police, courts, and corrections are components of the Uniform Crime Report. False
True/False Gambling, illegal drug use and prostitution are examples of organized crime. FALSE
True/False Control theory views deviance as a result of competition and social inequality TRUE
True/False People are considered deviant for repeat behaviors. TRUE
True/False Violent crimes are the most common type of crime in the United States. FALSE
True/False Cigarettes are an example of a societal deviance, and not situational deviance FALSE
True/False All deviance acts are criminal acts FALSE
True/False Hyper-confromity means
True/False Being unemployed and living off of welfare are examples of alienation. TRUE
True/False Ted Kaczynski, the Una Bomber, is an example of thrill seeking FALSE
True/False Toxic families are a perfect example of kids who are raised via inappropriate socialization methods TRUE
True/False Stimulants are meant to Increase activity of nervous system, produce alertness/excitement and suppress fatigue TRUE
True/False Marijuana, LSD, and ecstasy are examples of downers FALSE
True/False Roger Merton was the sociologist most interested in studying suicide and he came up with four types: egoistic, altruistic, fatalistic, and anomic. FALSE
True/False Assisted suicide is legal in only two states: Oregon and Colorado FALSE
True/False One of the reasons that explains why we have greed-based deviance is because of everyone’s wish to attain the American Dream TRUE
True/False Credit card fraud is when people are sent bogus s made to look like legitimate banks/stores, asked to update their personal information and accounts FALSE