What is defined as non-conformity to a given set of norms that are accepted by a significant number of people in a community or society ?

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1. What is defined as ‘non-conformity to a given set or norms that are accepted by a significant number of people in a community or society ?

   A. criminality B. deviance C. recidivism D. degeneracy...

2. What is defined as the cultural practices and outlooks of a given community of people that set them apart from others ?

   A. racism B. ethnicity C. identity D. stereotyping...

3. What is defined as the cultural practices and outlooks of a given community of people that set them apart from others ?

   A. racism B. ethnicity C. identity D. stereotyping...

4. A ___________ is a substantial number of people who interact on the basis of loosely defined norms ?

   A. craze B. group C. contagion D. collectivity E. mob...

5. In modern society people belong to so many groups that a number of their in-group and out-group relationships overlap It has given the members of society a wide spectrum of___________?

   A. behavior learning B. socialization C. both a & b D. None of these...

6. ________________ view standards of deviant behavior as merely reflecting cultural norms whereas __________ and _______________ theorists point out that the most powerful groups in a society can shape laws and standards and determine who is (or is not) prosecuted as a criminal ?

   A. conflict theorists’ functionalists labelling B. labelling theorists conflict functionalist C. functionalists conflict labelling D. conflict theorists’ labelling functionalist...

7. Which sociological perspective examines human activities on the micro level by is shaped by the distinctive norms values and demands of a particular society ?

   A. functionalist perspective B. conflict perspective C. interactionist perspective D. psychological perspective...

8. Which sociological perspective examines human activities on the micro level by focusing on how day-to-day social behavior is shaped by the distinctive norms, values and demands of a particular society ?

   A. functionalist perspective B. conflict perspective C. interactionist perspective D. None of these...

9. A useful distinction between conformity and obedience was made by social psychologist ?

   A. Richard Quinney B. Emile Durkheim C. Edwin Sutherland D. Stanley Milgram...

10. The social condition in which people find it difficult to guide their behavior by norms they experience as weak unclear or conflicting is called______________?

    A. social disorganization B. anomie C. deviance D. none of the above...