Lesson 6.4

6.4 Sociological theories and explanations of deviance and criminal behaviour Quiz: WJEC Eduqas Sociology, Unit 6

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The 20 questions

  1. Which perspective sees crime as serving functions such as clarifying moral boundaries and identifying deviants?

    • Functionalism
    • Interactionism
    • Feminism
    • Marxism

  2. In Merton's strain theory, which adaptation involves accepting the goal of success but rejecting legitimate means to reach it?

    • Ritualism
    • Rebellion
    • Innovation
    • Retreatism

  3. Which term, used by Durkheim and later Merton, describes a breakdown of norms that leaves people without clear guidance?

    • Hegemony
    • Reification
    • Anomie
    • Bourgeoisie

  4. Which theory is associated with Albert Cohen's explanation of delinquent sub-cultures among working-class boys?

    • Subcultural theory
    • Interactionist labelling theory
    • Feminist control theory
    • Marxist conflict theory

  5. Which term describes laws being enforced more harshly against some social groups?

    • Chivalry thesis
    • Social cohesion
    • Consensus policing
    • Differential enforcement

  6. Which Becker concept describes a sequence where labelling pushes someone further into deviance?

    • Anomie strain
    • Moral panic
    • Deviant career
    • Dark figure

  7. Which concept describes an exaggerated public and media reaction to a group seen as a threat to social order?

    • Hegemony
    • Anomie
    • Scapegoating
    • Moral panic

  8. Heidensohn argued that female conformity is largely maintained by which type of control?

    • Subcultural strain
    • Working-class anomie
    • Corporate legislation
    • Patriarchal social control

  9. A pupil labelled a troublemaker starts acting accordingly. Which theory explains this?

    • Marxism
    • Interactionism
    • Functionalism
    • Realism

  10. Which Mertonian adaptation describes rejecting both culturally approved goals and the legitimate means, such as drifting into drug use?

    • Retreatism
    • Ritualism
    • Conformity
    • Innovation

  11. Which sociological perspective argues that corporate crimes are rarely prosecuted due to elite power?

    • Conflict view
    • Positivist view
    • Consensus view
    • Functionalist view

  12. Carlen linked women's offending primarily to poverty and a lack of what?

    • Legitimate opportunities
    • Patriarchal values
    • Media attention
    • Moral guidance

  13. What did Albert Cohen call the process where working-class boys reject middle-class values?

    • Self-fulfilling prophecy
    • Reaction formation
    • Differential association
    • Chivalry thesis

  14. A sociologist argues that laws mainly protect the interests of the ruling class. Which side of the consensus-conflict debate does this represent?

    • The labelling view
    • The strain view
    • The consensus view
    • The conflict view

  15. A community blames an immigrant group for local crime rises despite evidence that they are not responsible. Which concept describes this?

    • Scapegoating
    • Hegemony
    • Chivalry
    • Deviant career

  16. A judge gives a female offender a lighter sentence, saying she is less dangerous than a man. Which thesis does this illustrate?

    • Labelling thesis
    • Chivalry thesis
    • Anomie thesis
    • Strain thesis

  17. What is a major conflict criticism of functionalist theories of crime?

    • Overestimating anomie
    • Rejecting social order
    • Ignoring elite power
    • Dismissing culture entirely

  18. What key concept explains how a label can lead to a person acting out their deviant identity?

    • Differential enforcement
    • Self-fulfilling prophecy
    • Chivalry thesis
    • consensus view

  19. What was a key theoretical advancement of Merton's strain theory over Durkheim's anomie?

    • Ignoring economic goals
    • Explaining various deviant adaptations
    • Rejecting all collective values
    • Focusing solely on biology

  20. What is a common feminist criticism of traditional Marxist explanations of crime?

    • Rejecting economic inequality
    • Overstating white-collar crime
    • Neglecting patriarchal control
    • Ignoring social class

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