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Social Control & Deviance (Ch. 7)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The process by which a norm becomes part of an individual's personality
a)
internalization
b)
sanction
c)
social control
d)
recidivism
2.
Term that refers to rewards or punishments used to enforce conformity to norms
a)
corrections
b)
sanctions
c)
social controls
d)
anomies
3.
Sociologists call an action that rewards a certain kind of behavior a(n)
a)
internalization
b)
anomie
c)
positive sanction
d)
formal sanction
4.
A reward or punishment riven by a regulatory agency, a school, a business, or government is a(n)
a)
internalization
b)
anomie
c)
informal sanction
d)
formal sanction
5.
The enforcing of norms through either internal or external means is called
a)
internalization
b)
anomie
c)
sanction
d)
social control
6.
A situation that arises when norms of society are unclear or no longer applicable
a)
anomie
b)
control theory
c)
deviance
d)
primary deviance
7.
Focuses on why people conform rather than causes of deviance
a)
anomie
b)
control theory
c)
deviance
d)
primary deviance
8.
Behavior that violates significant social norms
a)
anomie
b)
control theory
c)
deviance
d)
primary deviance
9.
The occasional violation of norms
a)
anomie
b)
control theory
c)
deviance
d)
primary deviance
10.
Social scientists who study criminal behavior
a)
criminologist
b)
differential association
c)
stigma
d)
labeling theory
11.
Refers to the frequency and closeness of associations a person has with deviant and non-deviant behavior
a)
criminologist
b)
differential association
c)
stigma
d)
labeling theory
12.
A mark
of social disgrace that sets the deviant apart from the rest of society
a)
criminologist
b)
differential association
c)
stigma
d)
labeling theory
13.
The explanation of deviance as learned behavior
a)
cultural transmission theory
b)
strain theory
c)
labeling theory
d)
control theory
14.
The theory that views deviance as the natural outgrowth of the values, norms, and structure of society
a)
cultural transmission theory
b)
strain theory
c)
labeling theory
d)
control theory
15.
The theory that focuses on how individuals come to be identified as deviant
a)
cultural transmission theory
b)
strain theory
c)
labeling theory
d)
control theory