Provide an example of deviance found in popular culture. Why is it deviant?

What will be an ideal response?


Answers may vary. Examples include anything from film, television, music, and so forth. An example answer might state that the show Seinfeld provides examples of deviance found in popular culture. Seinfeld is a situation comedy that is simply masterful at focusing on small behaviors or characteristics that break norms and are perceived as deviant. Episodes on the close-talker, the low-talker, and the high-talker, for example, all illustrate unwritten norms on interpersonal communication.

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The Supreme Court in Powell v. Alabama (1932 ) held that confessions obtained by torture inflicted by local authorities violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Homophobes often hold gays responsible for threats to the safety of the American public. Which of the following is not one of these "threats"?

a. AIDS b. religious abomination c. pedophilia d. Domestic violence

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Which is true of peremptory challenges during jury selection?

A. They are unlimited in number. B. They require a stated reason for dismissal of a prospective juror. C. They are constitutionally compelled to have a basis in "content" questions. D. They can be used to excuse jurors for no particular reason.

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Should a lawyer feel the need to remove a prospective juror though feel a need not to disclose his/her reasoning, he/she would use a/an _____ challenge.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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