Conflict theorists argue that deviance?

1.Conflict theorists argue that deviance is behavior that
A)disturbs, hinders, or questions dominat class interests.
B)interferes with the just operation of the social system.
C)is the reaction of malcontents to society's system of rewards.
D)indicates why some people do not achieve their goals
2.Sutherland used differential theory to explain how criminal behavior is
A)inherited
B)learned
C)deterred
D)unrelated to group behavior

3.Labeling theory describes and analyzes
A)individuals who commit deviant acts.
B)the causes of deviance
C)how people define and interoret deviant acts
D)the moral rightness or wrongness of deviant acts

4.Deviance is functional for society because it
A)increases the integration of the group
B)indicates defects in the social system
C)provides a safety valve from the strain of conforming
D)includes all of the above

5.Official statistics on crime
A)underreport crime
B)Over -report crime
C)provide a powerful way to control deviant behavior
D)have no effect on deviant behavior
 
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