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WorksheetsSociology Chp 7
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is behavior that departs from societal or group norms?
deviance
weird
mores
values
Which of the following is a positive aspect of deviance?
deviance erodes trust
deviance can promote social change
deviance is expensive
deviance can cause other nonconforming behaviors
What theory did Robert Merton develop?
Conflict Theory
Strain Theory
Labeling Theory
Symbol Theory
Which of the following are basic elements of social bonds?
attachment
commitment
involvement
All are basic elements
Societies use Social Control to promote: order, stability, and predictability.
True
False
What type of crime is committed by people under 18?
White Collar Crime
Blue Collar Crime
Juvenile Crime
Teenage Heartbreak
Relativity of deviance is best understood with which theory?
Strain Theory
Conflict Theory
Labeling Theory
Control Theory
Capital Punishment is decided only at the federal level.
True
False
If a person cheats on a test once, what degree of deviance is it?
Primary
Secondary
Strain theory says that deviance is more likely to occur when there is a connection between cultural goals and the availability to achieve those goals.
True
False
What type of social control involves you putting the grocery cart back, even when no one asks you to?
Internal
External
Which of the following is NOT deviant behavior?
innovation
conformity
rebellion
ritualism
A serial killer would have what degree of deviance?
Primary
Secondary
Reactions to deviance are usually negative and there are attempts to change the behavior.
True
False
What type of social control is based on social sanctions?
Internal
External
Incidents of Deviance become well known when they involve prominent people in society.
True
False
When people accept the goals of a society, this is deviance.
True
False
Which theory supports that deviance is learned through socialization, the same way non-deviant behavior is learned?
Functionalist
Conflict Theory
Symbolic Interactionist
Labeling people as deviant places a stigma on them that can cause pain and suffering.
True
False
People convicted of white collar crime are more likely to be imprisoned than those convicted of other types of crimes.
True
False
