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.Management Sciences
Category: Social Control
when we shift from primary to secondary group we also shift from________________?
A. Formal to informal control
B. Informal to formal
C. General to specialized
D. None of these
If an individual fails to comply with the rules and regulations of the society he/she is usually termed as________________?
A. Obedient
B. Abnormal
C. Deviant
D. None of these
Labeling theorists________________?
A. focus on why individuals engage in deviant behavior
B. contend that some acts such as rape are inherently criminal
C. contend that labeling people as deviant has no effect on their behavior
D. contend that in many cases those labeled deviant identity and pursue a career of deviance
The essential function of punishment in society is_______________?
A. reform
B. revenge
C. affirmation of moral standards
D. None of these
If we fail to respect and obey social norms we may face punishment through informal or formal ?
A. techniques of neutralization
B. deviance
C. cultural transmission
D. sanctions
Informal control exists in______________?
A. Primary groups
B. Secondary groups
C. In social settings
D. None of these
The Mafia is an example of_______________?
A. white collar crime
B. organized crime
C. non-criminal deviance
D. global terrorism
Technological forms of surveillance have made it easier to_____________?
A. access and exchange private information about consumers
B. reduce prison overcrowding by the use of electronic tagging
C. monitor employees’ activities at work
D. all of the above
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 ?
A. criminality
B. deviance
C. recidivism
D. degeneracy
The term secondary deviation refers to________________?
A. the punishment or stigmatization of deviant acts
B. the labelling of an act as deviant through social reactions to it
C. the ways in which taking on a deviant role affects future action
D. all of the above
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