Question 1

Moynihan's normalizing method refers to ______.&#10;A)The acceptance of alternative family structure&#10;B)The decrease in crime rate&#10;C)The fact that less serious crimes are no longer deemed deviant&#10;D)The fact that crimes are no longer punishable

Accepted Answer

Moynihan's normalizing method refers to the process by which behaviors that were once considered deviant or criminal become normalized or accepted within society, leading to less serious crimes no longer being deemed as deviant.

Question 2

Moynihan's opportunistic method refers to ______.&#10;A)Allowing deviancy to grow in order to justify a transfer of resources to those who control the deviant population&#10;B)The acceptance of alternative family structure&#10;C)The decrease in crime rate&#10;D)The fact that less serious crimes are no longer deemed deviant

Accepted Answer

Moynihan's opportunistic method refers to the strategy of allowing deviancy to increase as a means to justify the transfer of resources to those in control of the deviant population, rather than directly addressing the root causes of the deviancy.

Question 3

Moynihan's methods of redefining deviance do NOT include ______.&#10;A)The altruistic method&#10;B)The opportunistic method&#10;C)The stabilizing method&#10;D)The normalizing method

Accepted Answer

Moynihan's methods of redefining deviance include the altruistic, opportunistic, and normalizing methods, but not the stabilizing method.

Question 4

According to Moynihan, the deinstitutionalization of mentally ill patients is an example of ______.&#10;A)The altruistic method&#10;B)The opportunistic method&#10;C)The stabilizing method&#10;D)The normalizing method

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

In the face of &#34;defining deviancy down,&#34; Moynihan suggests that we should ______.&#10;A)Embrace the new social reality&#10;B)Continue defining deviancy down&#10;C)Return to old traditions and morals&#10;D)Medicalize deviance

Accepted Answer

Moynihan's concept of "defining deviancy down" suggests that as society becomes more tolerant of previously considered deviant behaviors, the standards of what is considered deviant lower. He argued against this trend, suggesting instead that society should reaffirm traditional morals and standards, hence the correct answer is to return to old traditions and morals.

Question 6

&#34;Over the past generation, since the time Erickson wrote, the amount of deviant behavior in American society has increased beyond the levels a community can &#34;afford to recognize&#34; and that, accordingly, we have been re-defining deviancy so as to exempt much conduct previously stigmatized.&#34; What does Moynihan mean by this? Which deviance scholars is he responding to and what evidence does he provide to counter their claims?

Accepted Answer

The answer of &#34;Over the past generation, since the time...

Deck 4: Defining Deviance Down, Daniel Moynihan