Question 1

Describe the similarities in and differences between conformity and obedience,according to Stanley Milgram.Give examples to support both concepts.

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Question 2

According to crime trends,there has been a significant decline in violent crime in the United States in recent years.Why is this so?

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Question 3

Discuss gun control via the sociological perspectives: conflict,functionalist,and interactionist.

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Question 4

How is binge drinking both a deviance and a conformity?

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Question 5

Discuss the relationship between cultural transmission and differential association in explaining deviance or criminal acts.Give an illustration of how a person would likely become criminal using the differential association process.

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Question 6

Define and discuss white-collar crime.How does it compare to street crime? Provide examples.

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Question 7

Explain why deviant behavior is not always negative.Provide examples in your discussion.

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Question 8

Explain why sociologists see the creation of laws as a social process.

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Question 9

Discuss the differences between deviance and crime.

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Question 10

Describe the debate surrounding capital punishment in the U.S.and elsewhere.

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Question 11

Discuss the various components of social control.Identify and describe how sanctions may be used to control the expectations of society regarding people's actions and behaviors.

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Question 12

Discuss government social control and its criticisms.Do you agree or disagree with the criticisms?

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Question 13

Discuss why the definitions of deviance and social stigma are dependent on cultural variations and socially accepted norms.Give examples of how people are stigmatized for behaviors they may no longer engage in.

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Quiz 7: Deviance, crime, and Social Control