According to functionalists, deviance is dysfunctional when it O a. bolsters the economy. O b. decreases confidence in institutions. O c. destroys social unity. O d. is cheap and inexpensive. O e. provides permanent safety valves.
Sociologists call the behavior expected of a person who has a particular status a(n) O a. mandate. O b. role. O c. qualification. O d. externality. O e. reification.
Micro-level perspectives about social interaction O a. cannot explain differing interpretations of some words. O b.study societal institutions and organizations. O c. focus on structures and breaching them. O d. cannot explain why people say what they say. O e. show how people interact in their daily lives.
Sociologists understand that roles are based on O a. mutual obligations; orderly O b. flexible ideas; constantly evolving O c. personal choices; personally fulfilling O d. rigid norms; stable O e. inherent qualities; predictable and thus ensure that society is
Identify a criticism of differential association theory. O a. It has very little research support. O b. It does not explain impulsive crimes triggered by rage or fear. O c. It fails to observe children who grew up in an environment that taught deviance rather than conformity. O d. It ignores the possibility that people learn deviance through interaction. O e. It emphasizes that differential association occurs very quickly.
