Social Control Quiz

What is the formal means of control that involves the use of force and is used only by the state?

• Law

• Coercion

• Social Control

• Education

Which of the following refers to values, structures, and processes that benefit all members of a society?

• Social Control

• Human Rights

• Common Good

• Formal Deviance

Which term refers to deviant acts that are illegal but may not be harmful to society as a whole?

• Consensus crimes

• Conflict crimes

• Social Deviations

• Social Diversion

What do we call violations of norms that are considered intolerable and harmful to society?

• Consensus crimes

• Conflict crimes

• Informal Deviance

• Social Deviations

What term describes the act of adjusting behaviors, acts, and attitudes to align with societal norms?

• Dehumanization

• Conformity

• Instrumentalization

• Social Control

Which of the following refers to acts that reduce the value of human beings?

• Degradation

• Dehumanization

• Humiliation

• Social Diversion

What term refers to acts that strip individuals or groups of their human characteristics?

• Degradation

• Dehumanization

• Instrumentalization

• Social Control

The recognized violation of cultural norms is known as:

• Social Control

• Deviance

• Common Good

• Conformity

What is a formal means of control that instills moral, intellectual, and social values in individuals?

• Education

• Law

• Conformity

• Social Control

Which type of deviance refers to the violation of formally enacted laws?

• Social Diversion

• Informal Deviance

• Formal Deviance

• Social Deviations