Unit 2 Quiz

...........................is defined as behavior that violates the standards of conduct or

expectations of a group or society.

• Deviant behavior
• Inappropriate behavior
• Abnormal behavior
• Unconventional behavior

............................................ is carried out by authorized agents, such as police

officers, judges, school administrators, and employers.

• Control
• Authority
• Power
• Formal social control

........................................ is a structured ranking of entire groups of people that

perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in a society.

• Social stratification
• Social hierarchy
• Economic inequality
• Class system

.................................... is a social position assigned to a person by society

without regard for that person’s unique talents or characteristics.

• Education

• Occupation
• Ascribed Status

• Income

........................... viewed class differentiation as the crucial determinant of social,

economic, and political inequality.

• max weber

• Emile Durkeim

• Herbert Spencer

• Karl marx

......................... is a social differentiation based on physical traits.

• Religion
• Gender
• Nationality
• Race

Racial profiling is any .............................. initiated by an authority based on race,

ethnicity, or national origin rather than on a person’s behavior.

• Profiling based on income
• Random selection
• arbitrary action

• Discrimination based on appearance

The contact hypothesis states that in cooperative circumstances, interracial

contact between people of equal status will cause them to become less prejudiced and

to abandon previous stereotypes.

This statement is ................... perspective

• functionalist

• Conflict

• interactionist

• feminist

............................. refers to the techniques and strategies for preventing

deviant human behavior in any society.

• Social control
• Punishment
• Law enforcement
• Criminal justice

According to ............................. perspective deviance is a common part of human existence.

• Conflict

• Feminist

• Functionalist

• Interactionist