Chapter 7 and 8 Sociology Test

The process by which norms become part of an individual’s personality.

• Sanction

• Social control

• Recidivism

• Internatization

Rewards or punishments that encourage conformity

• Social deviance

• Deviance

• Social control

• Social sanctions

Which of the following is true concerning deviant behavior?

• Adults learn deviant behavior more quickly than children.

• Primary deviance usually leads to secondary deviance.

• Deviant behavior is also illegal behavior.

• What is considered deviant in one society may not be considered deviant in another society.

Formal sanctions are

• Written formal letters delivered to you to say how unpleasant you have been.

• Rewards or punishments that are given by a formal organization or regulatory body, such as the government, or school.

• Rewards or punishments from friends or family used to enforce conformity to norms.

• Threats of punishment used to enforce conformity.

Receiving employee of the month award is an example of which type of sanction?

• Negative formal

• Negative informal

• Positive formal

• Positive informal

Behaviors that violate group or societal norms

• Victim discounting

• Deviance

• Stigma

• Anomie

What do sociologists call a continuing process whereby individuals acquire personal identities and learn the norms, values, behaviors, and social skills appropriate to their social position?

• Recidivism

• The Looking Glass Self

• Socialization

• Deviance

Which theory on deviance asserts that the richest, most powerful members of society decide who is and who is not considered deviant?

• Strain Theory

• Structuralism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

Jaden was released from prison last year, but he is not having success in either his job search or his dating life because he was convicted of a felony when he was 18 years old. Which theory would explain if he falls into the recidivism statistics and ends up with another conviction?

• Anomie

• Control Theory

• Labeling Theory

Which sociological perspective studies the positive and negative effects of deviance on society?

• Conflict Theory

• Functionalism

• Structuralism

• Symbolic Interactionism