Test #2 Review - SOCL 1100

Norms are defined as...

• established standard in written documents of an organization.

• the rewards and punishments when we disobey cultural codes.

• only the rewards.

• established standard of behaviour and conducts.

Which of the sociological theory argue that all social systems have universal, selfmaintaining features that enable them to survive, to move forward, and to achieve their goals?

• Feminist theory

• Symbolic interactionism

• Conflict theory

• Functionalism

Status is...

• a socially undefined position within society.

• a privately defined position within society.

• a privately undefined description within society.

• a socially defined institution within society.

An action, behaviour, or state of being that leads to a negative reaction or response from a community or group is referred to as...

• crime

• sin

• deviance

• norm

Crimes committed by high-status people, often in the course of their work is called...

• victimless crime

• white collar crime

• blue collar crime

• crime against the self

Who was the sociologist that came up with strain theory of crime?

• Robert Merton

• Ceasare Lombroso

• Cesare Beccaria

• Pierre Bourdeau

Biological determinism is the belief that a person's behaviour has nothing to do with the individual's biological make up.

• True

• False

Meritocracy is a...

• system of rewards based purely on demonstrated ability

• a system of rewards not based on demonstrated ability

• a system of rewards based having connections

• a system of rewards based financial means

Which of the following group of thinkers argue that to understand inequality it is necessary to consider gendered patterns of domination both at home and in the workplace?

• Conflict theorists

• Functionalists

• Feminists

• Interactionists

Social stratification affects almost every aspect of our lives.

• True

• False