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Conformity and Deviance

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False. Deviance is easy to identify and describe.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The type of deviance that fails to meet social norms is:

a)

Positive Deviance

b)

Negative Deviance

c)

Juvenile Deviance

d)

Adolescent Deviance

3.

This type of deviance overconforms and can show signs of perfectionism.

a)

Positive Deviance

b)

Negative Deviance

c)

Adolescent Deviance

d)

Elderly Deviance

4.

An example of negative deviance when discussing the social norm of being athletic and lean would be when a person is...

a)

obese

b)

anorexic

5.

Ways that people and society try and get people to conform to social norms is known as:

a)

Social control

b)

Deviance

c)

Individuality

d)

Crime

6.

A part of social control is this: These are meant to reward or punish behaviors to encourage people to conform(follow) the social norms.

a)

Social sanctions

b)

Deviant acts

c)

Deviance

7.

A teen dresses a certain way because they want to appear to be like their friends who belong to the same group.

a)

Identification

b)

Internalization

c)

Normative Conformity

d)

Informational Conformity

8.

Joanne became a vegetarian because the people around her believed it was wrong to harm animals.

a)

Normative Conformity

b)

Internalization

c)

Informational Conformity

d)

Identification

9.

This is the violation of ever-changing social norms

a)

Conformity

b)

Deviance

10.

The process by which a norm becomes part of an individual's personality

a)

internalization

b)

sanction

c)

social control

d)

recidivism

11.

The enforcing of norms through either internal or external means is called

a)

internalization

b)

anomie

c)

sanction

d)

social control

12.

A situation that arises when norms of society are unclear or no longer applicable

a)

anomie

b)

control theory

c)

deviance

d)

primary deviance

13.

What is the term for the process by which individuals learn and adopt the norms and values of their society?

a)

A) Socialization

b)

B) Deviance

c)

C) Anomie

d)

D) Conformity

14.

Which sociologist is known for his study on the functions of deviance in society?

a)

A) Karl Marx

b)

B) Emile Durkheim

c)

C) Max Weber

d)

D) Herbert Spencer

15.

What is the term for a situation where a person conforms to a group norm in order to be accepted by the group?

a)

A) Informational Conformity

b)

B) Normative Conformity

c)

C) Internalization

d)

D) Social Control