Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Intentional behaviors that violate norms but are conducted in honorable ways and for the good of people are acts of positive deviance.
2. According to sociologists, violations of aesthetic norms and physical incapacity (including physical disability) are two examples of physical deviance.
3. According to sociologists, deviance is always studied as a relative definition.
4. Flashmobs are deviant because they break out in synchronized dancing in public places where dancing usually does not take place.
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In Williamson v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court noted that the hearsay rule is based on the assumption that:
a. It is difficult to recall statements that are made out of court. b. Out-of-court statements are subject to hazards because of the inability to cross-examine the person who made the statement. c. Admitting out-of-court statements runs the risk of violating an individual’s right against self-incrimination. d. Out-of-court statements are made in a manner that impedes their evidentiary value.
In Kirby v. Illinois the Court held that a defendant does not have the right to counsel at a showup conducted following an arrest but before his or her ____________.
a. arraignment b. preliminary hearing c. indictment d. all of the above
Romantic love may have a mitigating effect on gang involvement
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false