Sociology - Deviance, Crime, and Social Control (self quiz;
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If we fail to respect and obey social norms, we may face punishment through
informal or formal __________. ** Answ** sanctions
Police officers, judges, administrators, employers, military officers, and managers
of movie theaters are all instruments of __________ social control. ** Answ**
formal
Some norms are considered so important by a society that they are formalized into
__________ controlling people's behavior. ** Answ** laws
It is important to underscore the fact that __________ is the primary source of
conformity and obedience, including obedience to law. ** Answ**
socialization
__________ is a state of normlessness that typically occurs during a period of
profound social change and disorder, such as a time of economic collapse. **
Answ** Anomie
Labeling theory is also called the __________-__________ approach. **
Answ** societal-reaction
__________ theorists 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. ** Answ**
Functionalist/conflict/labeling
Feminists contend that prostitution and some forms of pornography are not
__________ crimes. ** Answ** victimless
Daniel Bell used the term __________ __________ to describe the process during
which leadership of organized crime was transferred from Irish Americans to
Jewish Americans and later to Italian Americans and others. ** Answ** ethnic
succession
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If we fail to respect and obey social norms, we may face punishment through
informal or formal __________. ** Answ** sanctions
Police officers, judges, administrators, employers, military officers, and managers
of movie theaters are all instruments of __________ social control. ** Answ**
formal
Some norms are considered so important by a society that they are formalized into
__________ controlling people's behavior. ** Answ** laws
It is important to underscore the fact that __________ is the primary source of
conformity and obedience, including obedience to law. ** Answ**
socialization
__________ is a state of normlessness that typically occurs during a period of
profound social change and disorder, such as a time of economic collapse. **
Answ** Anomie
Labeling theory is also called the __________-__________ approach. **
Answ** societal-reaction
__________ theorists 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. ** Answ**
Functionalist/conflict/labeling
Feminists contend that prostitution and some forms of pornography are not
__________ crimes. ** Answ** victimless
Daniel Bell used the term __________ __________ to describe the process during
which leadership of organized crime was transferred from Irish Americans to
Jewish Americans and later to Italian Americans and others. ** Answ** ethnic
succession
