deviance exam 3

Question 1

first widely publicized account of alien abduction

Answer 1

-Betty and Barney Hill
-White Mountains, NH
-1960’s

Question 2

what percent of americans (2024) believe that alien spaceships have landed on earth?

Answer 2

50%

Question 3

1990’s alien abduction stats

Answer 3

-3 million people claimed to be abducted or have alient sightings

Question 4

stigma around alient abductees

Answer 4

-dismissed as being “crazy”

Question 5

description of aliens

Answer 5

-white skinned
-large head
-clawed hands
-short stature

Question 6

contactees

Answer 6

people who report positive, consensual experience with extraterrestrials

Question 7

abductees

Answer 7

people who have a negative, nonconsensual encounter with extraterrestrials

Question 8

sleep paralysis

Answer 8

-thought to be a possible explanation for “alien abductions”
-condition that occurs when sleep cycles become temporarily desynchronized (REM and wake periods overlap)
-at night
-missing period of time from memory
-fearful
-often can’t move body but can see person/things
-can last seconds or minutes
-can include hallucinations or out of body feelings

Question 9

why are alien abductions “deviant”?

Answer 9

-suspicion that there is no scientific proof, no evidence to back up claims
-no hard evidence, no data, no physical proof of existence, no artifacts or documents
-none of the individuals who have come forward have identified mental illnesses

Question 10

crime definition

Answer 10

a violation of the law and social norms

Question 11

violent crime

Answer 11

crime in which a person is harmed or threatened
ex:
murder
assault
rape, sexual assault
robbery
kidnapping
harassment

Question 12

property crime

Answer 12

crime that involves property and not people
ex:
burglary
arson
theft
defacement
motor vehicle theft

Question 13

white collar crime

Answer 13

acts of fraud committed by businessmen, typically to gain $ or avoid losing $
-typically get light prison sentences in minimum security facilities
ex:
money laundering
corporate fraud
mortgage fraud
ponzi scheme

Question 14

organized crime

Answer 14

criminal activity committed by an organized group of individuals at a local, regional, or national level
ex:
mafia
mobsters
terrorist groups
drug trafficking
human trafficking
counterfeiting

Question 15

consensual or victimless crime

Answer 15

do not directly harm others, individuals, or property
ex:
drug use
prostitution (is it really victimless?)
obscenity (offensive to public decency, ex: slurs, offensive language, lewd acts)

Question 16

Moonlight overview

Answer 16

-Chiron, Juan, Kevin, Paula (mom), Teresa (Juan gf)
-3 phases of his life: childhood, teenager, adult
-deviance points: sexuality, bullying/getting beat up, hiding true identity (talk about grills/removal of fake persona when with Kevin), drug use and prostitution, neglection in childhood
-neglection, anger, self-realization (3 stages of Chiron’s life)