Sophomore Year Review, Weeks 1-2

What are norms?

• Shared beliefs about what is good

• Unwritten rules of behavior in a society

• Written rules made by the government

• The system of police, courts, and corrections

What do values represent in a society?

• Shared beliefs about what is good, right, and important

• Unwritten rules of behavior

• Behavior that goes against social norms

• Written rules made by the government

What are laws?

• Unwritten rules of behavior

• Shared beliefs about what is good

• Written rules made by the government

• Behavior that goes against social norms

What is the criminal justice system?

• A system of police, courts, and corrections

• Behavior that goes against social norms

• A set of unwritten rules

• Shared beliefs about what is important

What is deviance?

• Behavior that goes against social norms

• Logical, based on reason

• The system of police, courts, and corrections

• Written rules made by the government

What does it mean to be rational?

• Not logical, based on emotions

• Logical, based on reason or careful thinking

• Behavior that goes against social norms

• Shared beliefs about what is good

What does it mean to be irrational?

• Logical, based on reason

• Not logical, based on emotions or impulses

• Written rules made by the government

• Shared beliefs about what is important

What is Rational Choice Theory?

• The idea that people commit crimes after weighing the costs and benefits

• Shared beliefs about what is good

• Unwritten rules of behavior in a society

• The system of police, courts, and corrections

What is deterrence?

• Behavior that goes against social norms

• The idea that people avoid crime when the punishment or consequences are strong enough

• Logical, based on reason

• The idea that people commit crimes after weighing the costs and benefits

Which of the following is an example of a norm?

• Freedom of speech

• The police

• Expecting people to say 'thank you'

• A law requiring seat belts