What is considered deviant depends on the social norms of a culture. Therefore, determining what/who is deviant is dependent on
a) context.
b) personality.
c) behavior.
d) facts.
ANS: a
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In general, cutters are
a) a unified deviant group. b) all suicidal. c) gun enthusiasts and collectors. d) difficult to situate in a category of deviance.
Nepal is notable for its tourist attractions of which mountain Everest is key.
A. True B. False
According to Ritzer’s elaboration of Weber’s ideas, formal rationality entailed which of the following? Select all, but only those that apply.
a. A focus on things that can be counted or quantified. b. Finding the best means to an end. c. Keeping things similar and even the same across time and space. d. Controlling uncertainty.
According to Lemert, ______ deviance occurs when an individual is labeled as deviant, and ______ deviance occurs when one internalizes the label and changes her conduct to correspond to the label.
A. primary; secondary B. secondary; primary C. tertiary; recidivism D. recidivism; tertiary