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Examination #3Multiple ChoiceIdentify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.____ 1. ____ refers to the technique and strategies that regulate people's behavior in society.a. Sanctionsb. Social controlc. Straind. Anomiee. Labeling____ 2. ____ groups meet our expressive (or emotional) needs; ____ groups meet our instrumental (or task-oriented) needs.a. In; outb. Out; inc. Secondary; primaryd. Primary; secondarye. Primary; in____ 3. ____ is the spontaneous and unstructured behavior of a large number of people.a. A social movementb. Collective behaviorc. Mass hysteriad. Panice. A riot____ 4. A ____ is a formal organization that is designed to accomplish goals and tasks by large numbers of people.a. voluntary associationb. formal associationc. bureaucracyd. governmente. civil organization____ 5. Athletic teams, friend groups, families, and religious congregations are all examples ofa. statuses.b. institutions.c. secondary groups.d. social groups.e. active groups.____ 6. Who defines deviance?a. parentsb. teachersc. politiciansd. none of thesee. all of these____ 7. ____ are illegal activities that are conducted online.a. Cybercrimesb. Occupational crimesc. Corporate crimesd. Organized crimese. Industrial crimes____ 8. ____ is behavior that violates expected rules or norms.a. Crimeb. Deviancec. Stigmad. Social controle. Sanction____ 9. Family and close friends are examples ofa. in-groups.b. primary groups.c. out-groups.d. secondary groups.e. benchmark groups.____ 10. "Police officers cannot ticket you for driving five miles over the speed limit." This is an example of aa. fad.b. fashion.c. gossip.d. rumor.e. mob.____ 11. Tucker is involved in the Jewish Awareness Club on campus. He strongly identifies with his Jewish faith and chooses to spend most of his free time with Jewish friends. For Tucker, the Jewish Awareness Club is a/na. ethnic group.b. consciousness group.c. in-group.d. out-group.e. reference group.____ 12. During the ____ stage of social movements, people are upset by some condition and want to change it.a. emergenceb. organizationc. developmentd. institutionalizatione. decline____ 13. A ____ is a collection of people, not necessarily in direct contact with each other, who are interested in a particular issue.a. rumorb. fadc. publicd. disastere. panic____ 14. The FBI's ____ include(s) crimes which have been reported to the police.a. Shelter Surveysb. Uniform Crime Reportc. National Crime Victimization Surveysd. Universal Crime Surveye. Police Report____ 15. Groupthink isa. choosing the path of least resistance when working with others.b. attempting to persuade others to agree with you.c. a software program that predicts group behavior.d. a deterioration of mental efficiency, reality testing, and moral judgment that results from in-group pressures.e. a decision-making process where an individual weighs group decisions against his/her own before making a decision.____ 16. Abigail wants to be a nurse after she graduates from college. She has joined the Young Nurses Club on campus and volunteers at Community Hospital after class. For Abigail, nurses are a/na. primary group.b. secondary group.c. reference group.d. in-group.e. out-group.____ 17. ____ refers to a situation in which people are unsure of how to behave because of absent, conflicting, or confusing social norms.a. Sanctionb. Anomiec. Social controld. Deviancee. Strain____ 18. Positive deviance is behavior thata. negates society's norms.b. falls below social expectations.c. conforms to society's norms.d. overconforms to social expectations.e. is universal across societies.____ 19. Which theory is best represented by the following statement? "A social movement will succeed if it can develop an organization and leadership to advance its cause."a. mass society theoryb. relative deprivation theoryc. resource mobilization theoryd. new social movements theorye. convergent theory____ 20. Grace and Mia are "friends" on facebook.com. They have only met once, but frequently post messages on each other's "wall." Grace and Mia, along with their other "friends," form a/na. reference group.b. social group.c. oligarchy.d. primary group.e. social network.____ 21. A/n ____ is a negative label that devalues a person and disqualifies him/her from full social acceptance.a. sanctionb. anomiec. stigmad. straine. shame____ 22. Dalton works at a local retail store. He is paid for a 40-hour week, but frequently works overtime without payand calls on the weekends to "check in." Which form of deviance is Dalton exhibiting?a. criminal devianceb. primary deviancec. secondary devianced. positive deviancee. negative deviance____ 23. ____ deviance is behavior that violates laws; ____ deviance is behavior that breaks customary practices.a. Formal; informalb. Informal; formalc. Primary; secondaryd. Secondary; primarye. Formal; secondary____ 24. Henry's family was unable to pay their bills last month. He wanted the best for his family, but had a low-paying job. To "earn" some extra cash, be began selling fraudulent tickets at the Civic Center. According to Merton, Henry is a/na. conformist.b. innovator.c. ritualist.d. retreatist.e. rebel.____ 25. Your sociology class this semester is an example of a/na. primary group.b. secondary group.c. out-group.d. benchmark group.e. academic group.True/FalseIndicate whether the statement is true or false.__F__ 26. The old saying "An eye for an eye" illustrates rehabilitation perspectives.__F__ 27. Groupthink occurs most commonly in unstructured groups.__F__ 28. Out-group members are rarely aware of being outsiders.__F__ 29. A social movement is a large group of people organized to resist social change.__T__ 30. Disasters may be due to social, natural, or technological


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