Crime, Deviance, and Social Control Quiz

What is the difference between crime and deviance?

• Crime and deviance have the same meaning

• Crime and deviance are completely unrelated concepts

• Deviance is always a form of crime, but crime is not always deviant

• Crime is always a form of deviance, but deviance is not always criminal

Which of the following is an example of informal social control?

• Court decision

• Prison sentence

• Government policy

• Police warning

What are the main agencies of formal social control?

• Family, education, and workplaces

• Police, courts, and armed forces

• Government, penal system, and digital media

• Peer groups, traditional media, and religion

According to functionalists, what leads to social conformity?

• Negative sanctions

• Value consensus and socialisation

• Indoctrination and ruling-class ideology

• Positive sanctions

What did Stanley Cohen identify as changes in the nature of social control?

• Less reliance on families and schools for enforcing conformity

• Greater range of punishments for criminals

• Decreased involvement of the state in social control

• Increased physical punishment for criminals

What is the term used to describe behaviour that is disapproved by others but not necessarily breaking the law?

• Deviance

• Formal social control

• Crime

• Informal social control

Which of the following is an example of formal social control?

• Negative comments from peer groups

• Praise from traditional media

• Police investigation

• Disapproval from family members

Who has the ultimate responsibility for social control?

• The armed forces

• The penal system

• The government

• The police

What do functionalists and Marxists agree on regarding informal social control?

• It results in physical punishment for criminals

• It is ineffective in achieving conformity

• It leads to promotion of capitalism

• It is essential for the smooth running of societies

What is the main purpose of formal social control?

• To promote ruling-class ideology

• To segregate criminals and deviants from society

• To rely on families and schools for enforcing conformity

• To enforce conformity through socialisation