Quiz on Social Control

What is social control?

• Techniques and strategies for preventing deviant behavior in society.

• A method for increasing deviant behavior in society.

• A system for promoting individualism.

• A way to eliminate all social norms.

At what levels of society does social control occur?

• Only in government institutions.

• At all levels of society.

• Only in educational institutions.

• Only in family settings.

Which of the following is an example of social control in families?

• Establishing standards for students.

• Socialized to obey parents.

• Legislating social norms.

• Formal system of rules and regulations.

What role do peer groups play in social control?

• They legislate social norms.

• They introduce formal rules and regulations.

• They introduce informal norms.

• They enforce government policies.

What is the role of colleges in social control?

• They legislate social norms.

• They establish standards for students.

• They enforce family rules.

• They create bureaucratic organizations.

What is the function of bureaucratic organizations in social control?

• They socialize children to obey parents.

• They introduce informal norms.

• They create a formal system of rules and regulations.

• They establish standards for students.

What is the role of government in social control?

• It socializes children to obey parents.

• It introduces informal norms.

• It legislates and enforces social norms.

• It establishes standards for students.

What are sanctions in the context of social control?

• Rewards for deviant behavior.

• Penalties or rewards for conduct concerning a social norm.

• Methods for increasing deviant behavior.

• Techniques for eliminating social norms.

What does control theory suggest about our connection to society?

• It leads us to reject society's norms.

• It leads us to systematically conform to society's norms.

• It encourages deviant behavior.

• It has no effect on our behavior.

According to control theory, what makes us follow mores and folkways?

• Our bonds to others.

• Government legislation.

• Formal rules and regulations.

• Peer pressure.