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10. «Some people may be labeled deviant who in fact have not broken a rule» (II. 203, 205)
«Many offenders may escape apprehension and thus fail to be included in the population of «deviants».
(II.210, 211)
Both of the above facts are cited by Becker as proof of the inadequacy of certain views of deviance. Which
views? In what sense can they be considered proof of the inadequacy of these views?
11. What function is served by the long quotation from Malinowski?
12. A. What sub-title might be given to the section beginning with line 297 and ending with line 347 (The
degree ... the mother)?
B.
How many different «variations» does the author cite in this section? (List them and give line numbers
for each).
a. (lines ): variations related to ___________.
b. (lines ): variations related to ___________.
e. (lines ): variations related to ___________.
13. «Crimes committed by corporations are almost always prosecuted as civil cases, but the same crime
committed by an individual is ordinarily treated as a criminal offense» (II.334-337) This illustrates the author's
thesis that__________.
14. Vincent's note on unmarried fathers (II.340-347) is cited by Becker as an example which supports which
thesis?
15. A girl who becomes pregnant as a result of an illicit sexual relationship (II. 342-347) suffers severe
condemnation for which two reasons?
A.
B.
16. Becker's view of deviance has been labeled «The Interactive Approach». Which sentence in the text
makes clear why this label has been applied? (Give 1st and last words and line numbers). Who (or what) are the
factors that «interact» in this view?
THE OUTSIDERS
(Exercise B)
Events in the Narrative and their Sequence (II.)
The following statements represent events which occurred in the narrative. Rearrange the statements
according to the order in which they occurred (NOT necessarily the order in which the author relates them).
Number the statements from 1 to 11.
__a. The quarrel was repeated during the funeral.
__b. Kima'i broke the rule of exogamy.
__c. Later he insulted the culprit in public and accused him in the hearing of the whole community of incest.
__d. It became the duty of his clansman to avenge him.
__e. Among the Trobrianders there was a rule of exogamy.
__f. The girl's discarded lover, who had wanted to marry her, felt personally injured.
__g. Before jumping to his death, he explained the reasons for his desperate deed and launched forth a
veiled accusation against the man who had forced him into this situation.
__h. The partner in his crime was his maternal cousin, the daughter of his mother's sister.
__i. He took the initiative and first threatened to use black
magic.
__j. There was a general feeling of hostility between the villages.
__k. After having been publicly insulted, the unfortunate guilty youth had only one means of escape.
__1. There followed a fight within the village in which the rival was wounded.
STUDENT POWER IN THE MIDDLE AGES
by Alan B. Cobban
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