Sociology A Brief Introduction Canadian 5th Edition By Schaefer – Test Bank

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Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of social control?
   A.brings about acceptance of basic norms.
   B. fosters non-conformity to formal systems of rules and regulations.
   C. occurs at all levels of society.
   D. refers to techniques and strategies for preventing deviant human behaviour.

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Learning Objective: 11-01 What Is Social Control?
Schaefer – Chapter 11 #1
 

2. The term “social control” refers to:
   A.justifications for deviant behaviour.
   B. penalties and rewards for conduct concerning a social norm.
   C. techniques and strategies for preventing deviant human behaviour in any society.
   D. behaviour that violates the norms of a group.

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Schaefer – Chapter 11 #2
 

3. Which of the following has a role in maintaining social control?
   A.the family
   B. the government
   C. the peer group
   D. all of these

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Schaefer – Chapter 11 #3
 

4. Negative “sanctions” are defined as:
   A.penalties for conduct that violates a social norm.
   B. justifications for deviant behaviour.
   C. rules made by a government.
   D. a loss of direction when the social control of individual behaviour has become ineffective.

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Schaefer – Chapter 11 #4
 

5. Jennifer is attending a business luncheon with several corporate executives. At one point during the meal, she reaches in front of another executive for a saltshaker and hits the executive’s arm as he is about to put a spoonful of soup in his mouth. The soup spills on his shirt, and he glares at Jennifer. The glare is an example of a(an):
   A.norm.
   B. folkway.
   C. formal sanction.
   D. informal sanction.

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Schaefer – Chapter 11 #5
 

6. Being arrested for murder would be an example of a(an):
   A.formal sanction.
   B. value.
   C. informal sanction.
   D. norm.

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Schaefer – Chapter 11 #6
 

7. Clyde is arrested for “tagging,” or “visual terrorism.” The arrest is an example of a(an):
   A.formal sanction.
   B. value.
   C. informal sanction.
   D. norm.

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Schaefer – Chapter 11 #7
 

8. Dr. Evan Wood, a coalition member and director of urban health research initiative at the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, claims there is a direct correlation between gang warfare and:
   A.heroin use.
   B. cocaine use.
   C. cannabis prohibition.
   D. cannabis use.

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Schaefer – Chapter 11 #8
 

9. Which sociological perspective emphasizes that societies literally could not operate if massive numbers of people defied standards of appropriate conduct?
   A.functionalist perspective
   B. conflict perspective
   C. interactionist perspective
   D. feminist perspective

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Schaefer – Chapter 11 #9
 

10. Which of the following terms refers to going along with one’s peers, with peers defined as individuals of a person’s own status who have no special right to direct that person’s behaviour?
    A.labelling
    B. conformity
    C. deviance
    D. obedience