A. set examples for others thus reaffirming existing norms
B. are invented by society to promote group cohesion
C. hinder group cohesion by disrupting stability
D. prevent social change from occurring
Related Mcqs:
- According to the text the following people were/are deviant ?
A. Joan of Arc
B. Mozart
C. The Hell,s Angels
D. People with high IQs - According to the differential association theory deviant acts are_________________?
A. considered normal by some antisocial individuals
B. caused by abnormal chromosomes
C. learned through interaction with others
D. the result of social deprivation - According to the labeling theory which of the following concepts explains why a labeled individual becomes deviant ?
A. Resocialization
B. Ethnocentrism
C. Self-fulfilling prophecy
D. Rebellion - According to the differential association theory deviant acts are_________________?
A. considered normal by some antisocial individuals
B. caused by abnormal chromosomes
C. learned through interaction with others
D. the result of social deprivation - Determining that a particular act is deviant may depend on______________?
A. the place time and circumstances
B. the social status of the person committing the act
C. the social status of those judging the act
D. all of the above - Which of the following is an example of a sociological theory of deviant behavior ?
A. Freud,s theory that anatomy is destiny
B. Mead,s theory of inherited criminality
C. Cooley,s theory of original sin
D. None of the above - An example of a temporary subculture would be_______________?
A. the MTV generation
B. vegetarians
C. monks in a convent
D. players of chess - Primary group are basic to the development of____________________?
A. politics
B. law
C. personality
D. social change - When the lk of Uganda lost their traditional hunting grounds they ?
A. rapidly became shepherds
B. their formerly outgoing personalities changed
C. became savage warriors
D. became outgoing accomplished entrepreneurs - Regarding capitalist industrial societies Marx asserted that______________?
A. the means of production are controlled by the masses
B. religion and philosophy are the foundations of society
C. property is unimportant in the modern state
D. they contained the seeds of their own destruction
