A. going in the wrong direction
B. bad manners
C. departure from social norms
D. reversing one,s opinion
Related Mcqs:
- Master status refers to________________?
A. the attainment of recognized excellence
B. a dominant position in a relationship
C. the most widely recognized among several positions
D. the position from which all other positions are derived - Skepticism refers to________________?
A. impartiality
B. doubting
C. repetition
D. precision - The “feminization of poverty ” refers to________________?
A. the fact that most men are rich
B. an equal number of men and women being poor now
C. the fact that female-headed households are usually poor
D. the fact that women are more blessed than men in spite of poverty - Political control refers to________________?
A. any social control
B. social control exercised by peers
C. social control exercised by the government
D. being forced to vote - In the perspective of realism “high politics” refers to________________?
A. cultural interaction
B. issues of war and security
C. social and economic issues
D. diplomatic relations - A mother who says “If you hang out with bums you will become a bum” favors which theory of deviance ?
A. Differential association
B. Anomie
C. Labeling theory
D. Gang imitation theory - From a sociological viewpoint to say that deviance has functions means that ?
A. deviant acts serve the individual,s purpose
B. deviant acts are escape valves for anxiety
C. deviance may contribute to group cohesion
D. successful deviants become stronger people - A medical model of deviance assumes that it is caused by_________________?
A. illness
B. abnormality
C. mental defects
D. all of the above - According to the cultural transmission theory deviance is learned through________________?
A. genetic inheritance
B. being labeled as deviant
C. close association with deviants
D. all of the above - Deviance that is covered by the laws of a society is called______________?
A. anomie
B. alienation
C. crime
D. differentiation
