B) violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a group of society
Techniques and strategies for preventing deviant behavior are called:
C) social control
Wearing a specific kind of clothing in order to "fit in" with your peers is an example of:
Conformity
Sanctions are:
Penalties and rewards for conduct concerning a social norm.
An innovator is a social deviant who has:
D) none of above
Public deviance which carries with it a social sigma is called:
A) secondary deviance
According to the structural strain theory of deviance, anarchists would be considered
C) rebels
Those who "drop out" of mainstream society in order to live on the streets would be considered:
Retreatists
Studying deviance in terms of who has the power to define a society's norms, rather than why people do or don't act deviant, is characteristic of which theory?
A) labeling theory
Bob's friends are "academic types"- Bob follows them and goes to college. Steve's friends are criminals- Steve follows them and go to Prison. Which explanation of deviant behavior is best illustrated by this example?
B) differential association theory
Fraud and embezzlement are considered
D) white collar crimes
More than any other factor, the social class system in the US is usually based upon :
C) economics
Which occupation is considered the most prestigious:
A) psychiatrist
Going professionally from being a nurse's aide to being a Registered nurse is an example of:
C) intragenerational mobility
According to Karl Marx the primary struggle in society occurs between:
Social classes that clash in pursuit of their own class interests.
People who have to work for others to earn a living are called:
D) the proletariat
Which two groups comprise the largest percentage of the total population of poor people in the US?
Blacks and Hispanics
Workers getting together to protest for a more fair economic system exemplifies
Class consciousness
Compared to other countries of a similar level of development, the US has:
A less equitable contribution of wealth
Money sent back to relatives in poorer country is called
Remittances
World systems theory divides the nations of the world into:
Core, semi-periphery, periphery
When a country has achieved political but not cultural independence from a colonial power, it is called:
Neo-imperialism
The assumption that all countries must go through a similar process of development in order to become modernized is. characteristic of which theory of international development
Modernization theory
Which latin american country is considered first world ?
Chile
Countries corresponding to :
Core, semi-periphery,periphery
