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SOC100 Exam 2 Chapter 7 Questions
with Correct Answers for Specific
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Normative Culture, Predictability leads to
Ans: Social Order
Social Order
Ans: • Without norms, interaction is not possible—we
would have social chaos.
• Norms bring about social order, a group's customary
social arrangements.
• Deviating from norms threatens social order by
undermining predictability in interaction.
• Predictability is the foundation of interaction, which
makes social life possible.
How is social order maintained?
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Ans: • Conformity to culture
o Most social order results from internalization of
normative culture—
• Alternative behavior and attitudes seldom occur to us.
• Our sense of self pushes us to be good social actors.
o But, social order is essential to society's survival;
therefore we have a "backup" structure of social control
• Informal and formal means of enforcing norms and
preventing deviant behavior
ALSO, Informal social contracts and Formal social
contracts
Informal Social Contract
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vPretest - Stuvia US
SOC100 Exam 2 Chapter 7 Questions
with Correct Answers for Specific
Exam Mail
Normative Culture, Predictability leads to
Ans: Social Order
Social Order
Ans: • Without norms, interaction is not possible—we
would have social chaos.
• Norms bring about social order, a group's customary
social arrangements.
• Deviating from norms threatens social order by
undermining predictability in interaction.
• Predictability is the foundation of interaction, which
makes social life possible.
How is social order maintained?
:
vPretest - Stuvia US
, 2
Ans: • Conformity to culture
o Most social order results from internalization of
normative culture—
• Alternative behavior and attitudes seldom occur to us.
• Our sense of self pushes us to be good social actors.
o But, social order is essential to society's survival;
therefore we have a "backup" structure of social control
• Informal and formal means of enforcing norms and
preventing deviant behavior
ALSO, Informal social contracts and Formal social
contracts
Informal Social Contract
:
vPretest - Stuvia US
