Deck 5: Onnections: Definitions of Deviance and the Case of Underage Drinking and Drunk Driving, Tammy Landerson,

Question 1

According to Anderson, pressure to drink a certain amount of alcohol on multiple nights a week on college campuses is best reflective of which sort of deviance definition?

A)Statistical
B)Moral
C)Medical
D)All of the above

Answer 1

Statistical

Question 2

According to Anderson, a therapy that attempts to "change homosexuals back to heterosexuals" by showing them that their behavior is wrong and goes against the Bible is best reflective of which sort of deviance definition?

A)Statistical
B)Moral
C)Medical
D)All of the above

Answer 2

Moral

Question 3

According to Anderson, which of the following scholars stands for the social reaction definition of deviance?

A)Emile Durkheim
B)Kai Erickson
C)Howard Becker
D)Peter Conrad

Answer 3

Howard Becker

Question 4

Which of the following theoretical perspectives on deviance tends to see deviance as a matter of power and social control?

A)The functionalist
B)The moral
C)The critical theory
D)The social reactionist

Question 5

Explain the role of formal and informal social control efforts in each of the definitions of deviance discussed in this reading.How does each impact consequences for teens related to drunk driving?