WorksheetsConformity and Deviance
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
True or False. Deviance is easy to identify and describe.
True
False
The type of deviance that fails to meet social norms is:
Positive Deviance
Negative Deviance
Juvenile Deviance
Adolescent Deviance
This type of deviance overconforms and can show signs of perfectionism.
Positive Deviance
Negative Deviance
Adolescent Deviance
Elderly Deviance
An example of negative deviance when discussing the social norm of being athletic and lean would be when a person is...
obese
anorexic
Ways that people and society try and get people to conform to social norms is known as:
Social control
Deviance
Individuality
Crime
A part of social control is this: These are meant to reward or punish behaviors to encourage people to conform(follow) the social norms.
Social sanctions
Deviant acts
Deviance
A teen dresses a certain way because they want to appear to be like their friends who belong to the same group.
Identification
Internalization
Normative Conformity
Informational Conformity
Joanne became a vegetarian because the people around her believed it was wrong to harm animals.
Normative Conformity
Internalization
Informational Conformity
Identification
This is the violation of ever-changing social norms
Conformity
Deviance
The process by which a norm becomes part of an individual's personality
internalization
sanction
social control
recidivism
The enforcing of norms through either internal or external means is called
internalization
anomie
sanction
social control
A situation that arises when norms of society are unclear or no longer applicable
anomie
control theory
deviance
primary deviance
What is the term for the process by which individuals learn and adopt the norms and values of their society?
A) Socialization
B) Deviance
C) Anomie
D) Conformity
Which sociologist is known for his study on the functions of deviance in society?
A) Karl Marx
B) Emile Durkheim
C) Max Weber
D) Herbert Spencer
What is the term for a situation where a person conforms to a group norm in order to be accepted by the group?
A) Informational Conformity
B) Normative Conformity
C) Internalization
D) Social Control
