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Paige Forrester

Jul 31, 2024

The positivist perspective holds that deviant behavior is a voluntary act,an expression of human volition,will,or choice.

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Brianna Lambert

Jul 31, 2024

Attributing deviant behavior to choice is a form of pseudo explanation because the concept of choice

A) does not explain why someone chooses either deviance or normal behavior.
B) is more of a religious concept.
C) is not a relevant concept for science.
D) is irrelevant when most explanations of deviance involve false claims.

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Maleeka Chrichi

Jul 31, 2024

Most U.S.residents generally agree about the definition of deviant behavior.

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Emily Hastings

Jul 31, 2024

The positivist perspective assumes that deviance is

A) a matter of choice.
B) relativistic.
C) determined by factors outside an individual's control.
D) unimportant behavior.

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Kei'Chantis Robinson

Jul 31, 2024

One problem positivist sociological researchers face that natural scientists do not is

A) positivists are able to use more objective criteria than natural scientists are.
B) natural scientists have a bigger problem with personal bias than sociologists.
C) positivists have difficulties with personal biases and making moral judgments about research subjects.
D) positivists find studying human behavior is substantially easier than studying the natural environment.

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Kaleigh Decker

Jul 31, 2024

Sociologists who study the role of power in the definition of deviance have discovered that the rich and powerful

A) are rarely deviant.
B) can avoid the label of deviance.
C) are prejudiced toward most types of deviant behavior.
D) ignore most forms of deviant behavior.

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SAURABH GOYAL

Jul 31, 2024

To say that deviance is a subjective experience means that the deviant person is

A) a determined subject.
B) a morally degenerate person.
C) a secret deviant.
D) a conscious,feeling,thinking subject.

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Radhika Pande

Jul 31, 2024

Which of the following conditions separates the positivist and constructionist perspectives on deviance?

A) the variety and type of religious attitudes toward deviant behavior
B) the amount of private consensus about what is deviant behavior
C) the number of persons involved in deviant behavior
D) the amount of public consensus about what type of behavior is deviant

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Duncan Walker

Jul 31, 2024

According to the constructionist perspective,sociologists need to

A) treat deviance as immoral and unpleasant.
B) objectively measure types of deviant behavior.
C) develop an internal,subjective view of people.
D) adopt an external,objective view of deviance.

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Adrian Moreno

Jul 31, 2024

The positivist perspective is associated with the humanities,such as art and philosophy,while the constructionist perspective is associated with the sciences,such as physics and biology.

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Grace Burchett

Jul 31, 2024

The author argues that an integrated definition of deviant behavior must focus on

A) the deviant behavior itself.
B) the deviant label.
C) the methods of sociologists.
D) both deviant behavior and the deviant label.

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JaCory Chatman

Jul 31, 2024

Which statement about the definition of deviance is TRUE?

A) Deviance should include only important violations of the norms.
B) All sociologists agree that deviance includes mundane,routine,and normal violations of the norms.
C) Deviance is not an important subject anymore.
D) Sociologists cannot agree on a precise definition of deviance.

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Rachel Salamante

Jul 31, 2024

Sociologists who are influenced by the positivist perspective of absolutism tend to view deviant behavior as

A) an attribute that is dictated by those in power
B) an attribute that fades over time
C) an attribute that varies according to one's culture
D) an attribute that inheres in the individual

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Natalia Heath

Jul 31, 2024

The positivist perspective on deviance implies that if the deviant is treated as an object,he or she can be studied objectively.

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Adrianna Gasper

Jul 31, 2024

Even mainstream identities such as "Democrat" or "Republican" can be considered deviant.

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Myrta Perez Vega

Jul 31, 2024

The main purpose of the positivist approach to deviance is

A) developing empathy with deviant persons.
B) seeking out the causes of deviant behavior.
C) to make moral judgments about deviant behavior.
D) to study biases toward persons seen as deviant.

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Jayla Edwards

Jul 31, 2024

For some sociologists,deviance is any act considered by the powerful at a given time and place to be a violation of some social rule.

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Zarria Wilson

Jul 31, 2024

All of the following are definitions of deviance proposed by different sociologists,EXCEPT that deviance is

A) behavior that is labeled negative by politicians and the police.
B) a departure from the normative standards of a common culture.
C) always immoral behavior.
D) behavior eliciting anger or disapproval from large numbers of people.

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Rebecca Richards

Jul 31, 2024

From the constructionist perspective,deviants are

A) actively seeking meaning in their deviant activities.
B) totally different from normal people.
C) biologically defective.
D) propelled by well-defined social forces.

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Brandon Provence

Jul 31, 2024

Most sociologists are in agreement that deviance is simply a violation of any social rule.

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