Multiple Choice Questions

An airplane has crashed on a deserted island off the coast of Fiji. The survivors are forced to learn new behaviors in order to adapt to the situation and each other. This is an example of which theory?
  • The regulation and enforcement of norms.
  • Emergent norm
  • Reform
  • Addresses the relationship between having socially acceptable goals and having socially acceptable means to reach those goals.
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is an animal rights group that has over 2 million members across the country and spends millions of dollars on advertising (print, broadcast and social media) in order to spread social awareness about their cause each year. Which theory attempts to explain PETA's success?
  • Differential association theory
  • Emergent norm
  • Resource mobilization theory
  • Reform
Which of the following best defines a social movement?
  • Resistance
  • The change in society created through social movements as well as external factors like environmental shifts or technological innovations.
  • Necessary; it challenged people's views.
  • A purposeful organized group hoping to work toward a common social goal.
The term deviance can be defined as:
  • A purposeful organized group hoping to work toward a common social goal.
  • A violation of established contextual, cultural, or social norms, whether folkways, mores, or codified law.
  • The change in society created through social movements as well as external factors like environmental shifts or technological innovations.
  • Positive formal sanction
Functionalist Émile Durkheim believed some deviance within society was:
  • Resistance
  • The change in society created through social movements as well as external factors like environmental shifts or technological innovations.
  • A purposeful organized group hoping to work toward a common social goal.
  • Necessary; it challenged people's views.
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is a non-profit organization located in Washington, D.C. which advocates for equal rights and marriage rights of gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual citizens. The HRC is a ____ group:
  • The regulation and enforcement of norms.
  • Emergent norm
  • Reform
  • Addresses the relationship between having socially acceptable goals and having socially acceptable means to reach those goals.
Which of the following is the best definition of social change?
  • Necessary; it challenged people's views.
  • Resistance
  • The change in society created through social movements as well as external factors like environmental shifts or technological innovations.
  • A purposeful organized group hoping to work toward a common social goal.
Ally's father was sent to prison when she was 12 for the trafficking of narcotics; her brother was arrested when she was 13 for possession of methamphetamines. By the age of 18, Ally has been arrested three times for possession of marijuana. Which theory best describes Ally's experience?
  • The regulation and enforcement of norms.
  • Emergent norm
  • Differential association theory
  • Resource mobilization theory
Jake receives a promotion at his law firm after winning an important case. This is an example of a:
  • A purposeful organized group hoping to work toward a common social goal.
  • A violation of established contextual, cultural, or social norms, whether folkways, mores, or codified law.
  • Resistance
  • Positive formal sanction
Strain theory:
  • Argues that morality is based on wealth.
  • Asserts that motivation and personal responsibility are the key factors in living a healthy lifestyle.
  • Addresses the relationship between having socially acceptable goals and having socially acceptable means to reach those goals.
  • States individuals learn deviant behavior from those close to them who provide models of and opportunities for deviance.
Social control is:
  • An arrangement of practices and behaviors on which society's members base their daily lives.
  • A system that has the authority to make decisions based on law.
  • A label that describes the chief characteristic of an individual.
  • The regulation and enforcement of norms.
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