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

........................... 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

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

A .............................. is a hereditary system of rank usually religiously dictated.

• Feudal system
• Communist system
• Caste system
• Monarchy

Upper class is about .................... percent of the population of US

• 3 or 4 percent
• 10 or 15 percent
• 50 or 60 percent
• 1 or 2 percent

Horizontal mobility refers to a

• Horizontal mobility refers to a person moving from one social position to another of a higher rank.
• Horizontal mobility refers to a person moving from one social position to another of a lower rank.
• Horizontal mobility refers to a person moving from one social position to another of a different rank.
• Horizontal mobility refers to a person moving from one social position to another of the same rank.