87. According to Émile Durkheim, only societies that have significant problems with potentially dangerous behaviors can be said to have deviance. a. True b. False 88. In the United States, smoking became “deviant" once scientific evidence proved it to be harmful. a. True b. False 89. Censorship is a passive way of making sure information does not reach its intended audience. a. True b. False 90. Group think is more likely to occur when a group is under pressure to take action. a. True b. False 91. If we accept that criminal behavior is learned, we can think of criminals as "conformists." a. True b. False 92. Local, state, and federal governments have come to rely on prison labor, giving government an incentive to keep prison populations high. a. True b. False 93. The only reason why countries have high incarceration rates is that they have high crime rates. a. True b. False 94. Witch hunts, while often maligned, are usually successful in eliminating threats to society. a. True b. False 95. "Perp walks," in which arrestees are paraded, in handcuffs and jail jumpsuits, in front of the press and gathered crowds are not really wrong because the arrestees are all pure deviants. a. True b. False

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87. According to Émile Durkheim, only societies that have significant problems with potentially
dangerous behaviors can be said to have deviance.
a.
True
b.
False
88. In the United States, smoking became “deviant" once scientific evidence proved it to be harmful.
a.
True
b.
False
89. Censorship is a passive way of making sure information does not reach its intended audience.
a.
True
b.
False
90. Group think is more likely to occur when a group is under pressure to take action.
a.
True
b.
False
91. If we accept that criminal behavior is learned, we can think of criminals as "conformists."
a.
True
b.
False
92. Local, state, and federal governments have come to rely on prison labor, giving government an
incentive to keep prison populations high.
a.
True
b.
False
93. The only reason why countries have high incarceration rates is that they have high crime rates.
a.
True
b.
False
94. Witch hunts, while often maligned, are usually successful in eliminating threats to society.
a.
True
b.
False
95. "Perp walks," in which arrestees are paraded, in handcuffs and jail jumpsuits, in front of the press and
gathered crowds are not really wrong because the arrestees are all pure deviants.
a.
True
b.
False
Transcribed Image Text:87. According to Émile Durkheim, only societies that have significant problems with potentially dangerous behaviors can be said to have deviance. a. True b. False 88. In the United States, smoking became “deviant" once scientific evidence proved it to be harmful. a. True b. False 89. Censorship is a passive way of making sure information does not reach its intended audience. a. True b. False 90. Group think is more likely to occur when a group is under pressure to take action. a. True b. False 91. If we accept that criminal behavior is learned, we can think of criminals as "conformists." a. True b. False 92. Local, state, and federal governments have come to rely on prison labor, giving government an incentive to keep prison populations high. a. True b. False 93. The only reason why countries have high incarceration rates is that they have high crime rates. a. True b. False 94. Witch hunts, while often maligned, are usually successful in eliminating threats to society. a. True b. False 95. "Perp walks," in which arrestees are paraded, in handcuffs and jail jumpsuits, in front of the press and gathered crowds are not really wrong because the arrestees are all pure deviants. a. True b. False
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