According to Thomas Scheff, most mental illness is

a) the cause of labeling.
b) a type of moral disorder.
c) residual rule breaking.
d) psychological in nature.


c) residual rule breaking.

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The Durham Rule, which says that a criminal act could be regarded as the product of mental illness, has not won support of the psychiatric profession

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The phrase "the social worker should begin where the client is" reflects the principle of

a. concern for the whole person b. serving the most vulnerable members of society c. individualizing the client d. maximizing client self-determination

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Labeling theory is particularly important because no other perspective on deviance provides as clear an explanation of

a. the importance of socialization for social control. b. the reasons for becoming a deviant. c. isolated acts of primary deviance. d. the role of anomie in deviance. e. the relativity of deviance.

Sociology

Any concept that can take on different values, or that has two or more categories, can be used as a(n) ______.

A. hypothesis B. variable C. research question D. theory

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