Conformity and Deviance Review

Deviance is

• always criminal behavior.

• behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a group or society.

• perverse behavior.

• inappropriate behavior that cuts across all cultures and social orders.

Sociologist Richard Quinney emphasizes that lawmaking is often an attempt by the powerful to coerce others into their own morality. This reflects which perspective?

• functionalism

• conflict

• interactionism

• social control

Which sociological perspective argues that people must maintain and control social norms if any group or society is to survive?

• conflict

• interactionist

• functionalist

• feminist

Which sociological perspective would argue that deviance is a common part of human existence, with positive (as well as negative) consequences for social stability?

• conflict

• interactionist

• functionalist

• feminist

Conformity is

• going along with peers.

• compliance with higher authorities in a hierarchical structure.

• the techniques and strategies for preventing deviant human behavior in any society.

• penalties and rewards for conduct concerning a social norm.

How assertive someone is will determine whether they conform or not is known as

• Authoritarianism

• Individuality

• Self-Esteem

• Normative

What is a long lasting pattern of popularity and favor?

• Individuality

• Trend

• Fad

• Informative

What is an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived and without basis in the object's qualities?

• Individuality

• Trend

• Fad

• Informative

Which symptom of groupthink creates excessive optimism that encourages taking extreme risks?

• Collective rationalization

• Belief in inherent morality

• Stereotyped views of out groups

• Illusion of invulnerability

Which symptom of groupthink says that doubts and deviations from the perceived group consensus are not expressed?

• Collective rationalization

• Self-censorship

• Stereotyped views of out groups

• Illusion of invulnerability