SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
Instructor: Jeremy Don Kerr E-mail address: jkerr0@uky.edu
TO RETURN TO THE RESPONSE SHEET CALENDARS YOU CAN (1) USE THE "BACK" BUTTON ON YOUR BROWSER; (2) "RIGHT CLICK" ON THIS PAGE AND THEN CLICK "BACK" ON THE POP-UP MENU; OR (3) CLICK HERE .
SOC 436 Instructions: Read the indicated selection(s) from Investigating Deviance;
then answer the following questions using complete sentences (or essay format when required). Number your answers. Type your answers using a 12-point Times New Roman Font, single-spaced, with 1" top, bottom, and side margins. Put your name on every sheet in the upper right hand corner in the format "Last name, First name." Put page numbers in the upper right hand corner beginning with your second page. Put SOC 436 and the assignment number in the upper left hand corner of the first sheet. Staple multiple pages together in the upper left hand corner. This assignment is worth 20 points.
Selection I: pp 43-53. 1. According to the author, what dramatic changes to the economy in the post WWII era resulted in many people being left behind, with little opportunity and even less hope? 2.
Identify the two orientations to life in the inner-city black community discussed by Anderson–and briefly describe their characteristics in terms of their values, child-rearing practices, and interaction with others.
3. What does the term "juice" used by inner-city blacks refer to–and what are some of the ways in which "juice" can be increased. 4. According to Anderson, what is one of the most effective ways of gaining respect? 5. Why is going to prison seen as a positive event to street-oriented boys? 6. Write a 4-5 paragraph essay in which you discuss why individuals growing up in a community such as the one described by
Anderson would be less likely to develop the four elements of the bond discussed in Social Bonding theory (see class notes). Address each element of the bond separately and discuss why developing that element of the bond would be
difficult in such an environment. Selection II: pp 29-32 7. Gottfredson and Hirschi suggest that deviance is actually a product of what? 8. Contrast the profiles of a person with low
self-control and a person with higher levels of self-control as described by Gottfredson and Hirschi–be sure to include information found throughout this 3 page selection.
9. Is crime an automatic consequence of low self-control according to Gottfredson and Hirschi? 10. What is the major "cause" of low self-control according Gottfredson and Hirschi? 11. What are the minimum
conditions needed to teach self control according Gottfredson and Hirschi? Selection III: pp 222-225. 12. What acts that used to be considered discipline in the U.S. are now considered forms of abuse? 13. What does the author suggest causes a "cultural schizophrenia" about the acceptable ways to discipline children? 14. Neglect is described as the failure of parents to provide what things?
Response Sheet #5
[SOC 436 HOME] [NEWS LINKS] [RESPONSE SHEETS] [SYLLABUS]