Norm Quiz 1

Prof Garfinkle's book was titled...

• Studies in Ethnomethodology

• Procedures in Alethology

• Norm in Comparative Epistemology

• Experiments in Thanatology

 What do we call an experiment where the researcher behaves in a socially awkward manner in order to test the sociological concepts of social norms and conformity?

• A bystander experiment

• A breaching experiment

• A broaching experiment

• A brachiamological experiment

Which of the following is NOT a kind of normative behavior?

• Manners

• Social etiquette

• Ethics

• Morals

Which of the following most closely fits the definition of "social norms"?

• tension between goals and means in society

• behavior that is contrary to the dominant

• formally enacted rules

• informal mostly unwritten rules

What theory of the self argues that your personal identity is linked to a supernal or supernatural version of consciousness.

• The Existentialist Theory

• The Body Theory

• The Memory Theory

• The Soul Theory

In Social Identity Theory your sense of self-conceptualization derived from perceived membership in...

• Class

• Race

• Groups

• Nationality

In order for a social group to exist, it must have 1) a feature all members share in common and 2)...

• A leader

• A set of formal rules for membership

• A belief that what they have in common has significance

• memories of yourself at different points, creating a cohesive social narrative

How many people are required for an "Interpersonal" relationship within a group?

• At least 3

• More than 5

• No more than 2

• Everyone who considers themselves a member of the group

What was the name of the experiment where participants were told by an experimenter to administer increasingly powerful electric shocks to another individual?

• The Garfinkel experiment

• The Milgram experiment

• The Normative experiment

• The Harldite experiment

Non-normative behavior is called...

• Methodology

• Deviance

• Ignobility

• Turpitude