Question 1

The concept of &#34;normal lies&#34; indicates that ______.&#10;A) honesty is a nonnegotiable standard in U.S. culture&#10;B) lies are not always considered deviant or norm violating&#10;C) lying is so rampant, it is considered totally acceptable&#10;D) honesty is no longer a value in U.S. culture

Accepted Answer

The concept of "normal lies" suggests that in certain contexts, lying is not automatically seen as a deviation from social norms or as inherently wrong. It acknowledges that in some situations, lying can be understood, tolerated, or even expected, without necessarily indicating a complete breakdown of honesty as a valued principle.

Question 2

A cultural value refers to a ______.&#10;A) belief about what is accurate&#10;B) sentiment regarding what is good or bad, right or wrong&#10;C) belief about how the world actually operates&#10;D) sacred social norm

Accepted Answer

Cultural values often encompass sentiments regarding what is considered good or bad, right or wrong within a society, guiding behavior and judgments.

Question 3

The essay on honesty makes the point that ______.&#10;A) lying is often done in the service of a value&#10;B) lying is deviant and therefore always inconsistent with cultural values&#10;C) deviant lies defy cultural values&#10;D) lies are always antisocial events

Accepted Answer

Lying can sometimes be done to protect someone's feelings, keep a secret safe, or maintain social harmony, which can be aligned with certain values.

Question 4

The essay on honesty argues that ______.&#10;A) there are no such things as &#34;facts&#34;&#10;B) alternative facts are as true as &#34;traditional&#34; facts&#10;C) facts are empirically verifiable observations&#10;D) facts do not exist in our postmodern world

Accepted Answer

Facts are defined as empirically verifiable observations, meaning they can be proven through empirical evidence or experimentation.

Question 5

President Trump frequently shifts attention from his own misrepresentations of truth by pointing at the media. This tactic is a good illustration of ______.&#10;A) an appeal to higher loyalties&#10;B) condemning the condemner&#10;C) denial of injury&#10;D) denial of responsibility

Accepted Answer

Condemning the condemner is a tactic where the person being criticized turns the critique back onto the accuser, effectively shifting the focus and blame away from themselves. In this context, President Trump's strategy of pointing at the media when accused of misrepresentations is an example of condemning the condemner, as it redirects the critique back onto those who criticize him.

Question 6

Telling a not so gifted singer that she has a great voice is an example of a ______.&#10;A) deviant lie&#10;B) normal lie&#10;C) technique of neutralization&#10;D) deviant social script

Accepted Answer

This is a normal lie because it is a falsehood told to avoid hurting someone's feelings or to be polite, rather than for malicious reasons or to deviate from societal norms.

Question 7

Techniques of neutralization refer to ______.&#10;A) methods for rationalizing deviant behavior&#10;B) methods for assuaging guilty minds&#10;C) self-serving lies&#10;D) counteroffensive lies

Accepted Answer

Techniques of neutralization are methods used by individuals to rationalize or justify deviant behavior, allowing them to neutralize feelings of guilt or responsibility.

Question 8

The juvenile who starts believing those who tell him he is nothing but trouble is ______.&#10;A) firmly ensconced in a state of primary deviance&#10;B) the victim of deviant lies&#10;C) entering the state of secondary deviance&#10;D) the victim of techniques of neutralization

Accepted Answer

This is an example of secondary deviance, where an individual begins to accept the deviant identity ascribed to them by society and acts accordingly. This process often reinforces the deviant behavior, making it a more prominent aspect of the individual's identity.

Question 9

John defends his punching Paul by saying that Paul punched him first. John's verbal defense illustrates ______.&#10;A) secondary deviance&#10;B) denial of responsibility&#10;C) an appeal to higher loyalties&#10;D) denial of victim

Accepted Answer

John's defense implies that Paul deserved the punch because he initiated the aggression, which is a denial of victim, suggesting that the victim is not worthy of sympathy.

Question 10

Techniques of neutralization can be thought of as tools for ______.&#10;A) keeping deviant behavior at the primary level&#10;B) transforming primary deviance into secondary deviance&#10;C) establishing deviant identities&#10;D) All of these choices are correct.

Accepted Answer

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Deck 17: Honesty Is the Best Policy