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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A network of roles according to which each person accepts certain duties towards others makes ?

A. Social background B. Social Order C. Social stratification D. None of these...

Which term was introduced by Charles Per row to refer to failures that are inevitable given the manner in which human and technological systems are organized ?

A. the Per row principle B. the Peter principle C. the school principal D. normal accidents...

Which of the following statements is true according to the sociological study of deviance ?

A. Deviant behavior is an anomaly in social life B. Deviance is a property conferred upon particular behaviors by social definitions C. Deviance exists independently of a culture’s norms D. none of the above...

Societal Reaction theory begins with the fact that deviation is created by labelling an act as______________?

A. Inconsistent B. Deviant C. Normless D. None of these...

Functionalists view social control as_______________?

A. operating to favor powerful groups at the expense of others B. an indispensable functional requirement for social survival C. a source of social chaos D. both b and c...