Here are 100 MCQs based on the Social Control and Deviance content you provided:

1. What does social order refer to?

a) Chaos in society
b) Group’s usual and customary social arrangements
c) Individual freedom without rules
d) Random behavior of people

Answer: b) Group’s usual and customary social arrangements

2. Social control is:

a) The way society encourages chaos
b) Society’s attempt to regulate people’s thoughts and behavior
c) Individual’s personal freedom
d) Ignoring norms

Answer: b) Society’s attempt to regulate people’s thoughts and behavior

3. Social control can be:

a) Formal only
b) Informal only
c) Both formal and informal
d) Neither formal nor informal

Answer: c) Both formal and informal

4. What is deviance?
a) Obedience to norms
b) Violation of norms
c) Ignoring laws
d) Normal behavior

Answer: b) Violation of norms

5. According to sociologists, deviance is defined by:
a) The act itself
b) The reaction to the act
c) Biological factors only
d) Laws only

Answer: b) The reaction to the act

6. Deviance is a:
a) Biological fact
b) Social creation
c) Universal act
d) Legal term only

Answer: b) Social creation

7. What does “relativity of deviance” mean?

a) Deviance is the same everywhere
b) What is deviant varies by culture and time
c) All deviance is illegal
d) Deviance is fixed biologically

Answer: b) What is deviant varies by culture and time

8. Which term refers to a person who violates social norms?

a) Conformist
b) Deviant
c) Law-abiding citizen
d) Label

Answer: b) Deviant

9. Crime is:
a) Any norm violation
b) Violation of norms written into law
c) Always morally acceptable
d) Informal behavior
Answer: b) Violation of norms written into law

10. Cultural relativity of crime means:

a) Crime is the same everywhere
b) Acts considered crimes in one culture may be accepted in another
c) Crime is only a legal issue
d) Crime is biological

Answer: b) Acts considered crimes in one culture may be accepted in another

11. Deviance and crime are:

a) The same
b) Completely unrelated
c) Overlapping but different
d) Only related to laws

Answer: c) Overlapping but different

12. Stigma refers to:

a) A positive social identity
b) Attributes that discredit people
c) Normal social behavior
d) Legal punishment

Answer: b) Attributes that discredit people

13. Who coined the term "stigma"?

a) Howard Becker
b) Erving Goffman
c) Emile Durkheim
d) Karl Marx

Answer: b) Erving Goffman

14. Stigma can be due to:
a) Physical disabilities
b) Appearance
c) Involuntary membership in groups
d) All of the above

Answer: d) All of the above

15. A stigma can become a person’s:

a) Hobby
b) Master status
c) Minor label
d) Formal role

Answer: b) Master status

16. What is juvenile delinquency?

a) Crime by adults
b) Violation of legal standards by the young
c) Minor norm violations by adults
d) Adult criminal behavior

Answer: b) Violation of legal standards by the young

17. Labeling means:

a) Giving positive names
b) Giving "bad names" to individuals
c) Ignoring behavior
d) Praising deviance

Answer: b) Giving "bad names" to individuals

18. Labeling theory was developed by:

a) Erving Goffman
b) Howard Becker
c) Max Weber
d) Sigmund Freud
Answer: b) Howard Becker

19. According to labeling theory, deviance results from:

a) What people do
b) How others respond to actions
c) Biological factors
d) Legal codes only

Answer: b) How others respond to actions

20. No act is intrinsically deviant; it is deviant because:

a) Society labels it as such
b) It is illegal everywhere
c) It is biologically wrong
d) It is always harmful

Answer: a) Society labels it as such

21. Labeling a child as delinquent often leads to:

a) Increased trust from society
b) Social isolation and stigmatization
c) Immediate rehabilitation
d) Ignorance by others

Answer: b) Social isolation and stigmatization

22. Primary deviance is:

a) Serious repeated deviance
b) Initial act with little reaction
c) Crime only
d) Social labeling

Answer: b) Initial act with little reaction

23. Secondary deviance is:
a) Ignored deviance
b) Repeated deviance with social reaction and labeling
c) Norm following
d) Legal conformity

Answer: b) Repeated deviance with social reaction and labeling

24. Social control helps to:

a) Promote deviance
b) Regulate behavior to maintain social order
c) Increase chaos
d) Encourage rebellion

Answer: b) Regulate behavior to maintain social order

25. Which of the following is an example of formal social control?

a) Gossip
b) Laws and police enforcement
c) Family advice
d) Peer pressure

Answer: b) Laws and police enforcement

26. An example of informal social control is:

a) Arrest
b) Social ridicule
c) Court trial
d) Law enforcement

Answer: b) Social ridicule

27. The term “social order” is important because it:

a) Causes confusion
b) Makes social life possible and predictable
c) Creates chaos
d) Encourages deviance
Answer: b) Makes social life possible and predictable

28. Deviance can apply to:

a) Individual acts only
b) Group activities only
c) Both individual acts and group activities
d) None of the above

Answer: c) Both individual acts and group activities

29. Deviant sub-culture refers to:

a) A group conforming to norms
b) A group whose behavior deviates from mainstream culture
c) Legal organizations
d) Religious groups

Answer: b) A group whose behavior deviates from mainstream culture

30. Crime is punishable because:

a) It violates social norms generally
b) It violates norms written into law
c) It is always morally wrong
d) It is biologically harmful

Answer: b) It violates norms written into law

31. The idea that people obey norms most of the time helps maintain:
a) Social disorder
b) Social order
c) Anarchy
d) Conflict

Answer: b) Social order

32. Social control mechanisms exist to:
a) Promote deviance
b) Enforce norms
c) Increase personal freedom
d) Eliminate culture

Answer: b) Enforce norms

33. Labeling someone “deviant” often leads to:

a) Positive self-image
b) Change in self-identity and behavior
c) Ignorance of norms
d) Freedom from norms

Answer: b) Change in self-identity and behavior

34. Which is an example of a stigma?

a) Physical handicap
b) Academic achievement
c) Wealth
d) Popularity

Answer: a) Physical handicap

35. The social construction of deviance means:

a) Deviance is biologically determined
b) Society defines what is deviant
c) Deviance is fixed
d) Deviance has no cultural context

Answer: b) Society defines what is deviant

36. An example of cultural relativity of crime is:

a) Theft is always illegal
b) Polygamy is legal in some cultures but illegal in others
c) Murder is illegal everywhere
d) Traffic violations are uniform worldwide
Answer: b) Polygamy is legal in some cultures but illegal in others

37. Which of the following is NOT a form of social control?

a) Laws
b) Social norms
c) Random acts of violence
d) Social sanctions

Answer: c) Random acts of violence

38. A deviant behavior that is not against the law is called:

a) Crime
b) Norm violation
c) Legal behavior
d) Social conformity

Answer: b) Norm violation

39. Deviance is:

a) Always negative
b) Defined negatively by society but sometimes neutral or positive
c) Always criminal
d) Biologically determined

Answer: b) Defined negatively by society but sometimes neutral or positive

40. What does it mean when deviance is described as “non-judgmental”?

a) It condemns all deviance
b) It studies deviance without moral judgment
c) It supports all deviance
d) It ignores deviance

Answer: b) It studies deviance without moral judgment

41. Social control contributes to:
a) Individual anarchy
b) Predictability and stability in society
c) Lawlessness
d) Randomness

Answer: b) Predictability and stability in society

42. How does society react to deviance?

a) Always ignores it
b) Through formal and informal sanctions
c) By encouraging

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42. How does society react to deviance?

a) Always ignores it
b) Through formal and informal sanctions
c) By encouraging it
d) By promoting it

Answer: b) Through formal and informal sanctions

43. The process by which society enforces norms is called:

a) Socialization
b) Social control
c) Deviance
d) Crime

Answer: b) Social control

44. Which of the following is an example of secondary deviance?

a) First time skipping school
b) Repeatedly skipping school and being labeled delinquent
c) Never skipping school
d) Occasional lateness

Answer: b) Repeatedly skipping school and being labeled delinquent

45. What role does power play in labeling deviance?
a) Everyone has equal power to label deviance
b) Those in power impose labels of deviance on others
c) Power has no role
d) Only powerless people label deviance

Answer: b) Those in power impose labels of deviance on others

46. Deviant behavior is best understood as:

a) A biological trait
b) A social construct
c) A mental illness
d) An accident

Answer: b) A social construct

47. Which term refers to the negative social identity attached to someone labeled deviant?
a) Conformity
b) Stigma
c) Label
d) Norm

Answer: b) Stigma

48. An example of formal social control is:

a) Peer pressure
b) Legal punishment
c) Gossip
d) Family expectations

Answer: b) Legal punishment

49. The social reaction to deviance can sometimes lead a person to:
a) Stop the deviant behavior immediately
b) Embrace a deviant identity
c) Ignore social norms forever
d) Have no change in behavior

Answer: b) Embrace a deviant identity

50. Social norms are important because they:

a) Promote unpredictability
b) Make social life possible and predictable
c) Are irrelevant
d) Cause social chaos

Answer: b) Make social life possible and predictable

51. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of social order?

a) Predictability
b) Dependence on norms
c) Chaos
d) Usual social arrangements

Answer: c) Chaos

52. Deviance is broader than crime because:

a) It includes all norm violations, whether or not they are illegal
b) Crime is a smaller concept
c) All deviance is crime
d) Crime is the only deviance

Answer: a) It includes all norm violations, whether or not they are illegal

53. Which of the following statements about crime is true?

a) Crime always has the same meaning across cultures
b) Crime definitions vary depending on cultural norms and laws
c) Crime is unrelated to deviance
d) Crime is only individual behavior

Answer: b) Crime definitions vary depending on cultural norms and laws

54. Labeling theory suggests that deviance is caused by:
a) Biological factors
b) Social responses and labels
c) Individual personality alone
d) Genetic inheritance

Answer: b) Social responses and labels

55. What is a possible consequence of labeling a juvenile delinquent?

a) Social acceptance
b) Further deviant behavior and isolation
c) Increased conformity
d) Immediate rehabilitation

Answer: b) Further deviant behavior and isolation

56. Primary deviance is usually:

a) Ignored or tolerated
b) Heavily punished
c) The result of a label
d) Persistent

Answer: a) Ignored or tolerated

57. Secondary deviance involves:

a) Initial minor violations
b) Acceptance of a deviant identity due to labeling
c) No reaction from society
d) Complete conformity

Answer: b) Acceptance of a deviant identity due to labeling

58. A deviant subculture is:

a) A group that follows all social norms
b) A group with norms that differ from mainstream society
c) A criminal organization only
d) Always violent
Answer: b) A group with norms that differ from mainstream society

59. Crime differs from deviance because crime:

a) Is always a moral issue
b) Violates laws specifically enacted by society
c) Is informal behavior
d) Is socially accepted

Answer: b) Violates laws specifically enacted by society

60. Which of the following is an example of cultural relativity of crime?

a) Theft is illegal everywhere
b) Suicide bombing is viewed differently in different contexts
c) Murder is legal in all cultures
d) All crimes are punished the same way globally

Answer: b) Suicide bombing is viewed differently in different contexts

61. The reaction to deviance that leads to social isolation is often caused by:
a) Labeling and stigma
b) Positive reinforcement
c) Legal pardons
d) Social praise

Answer: a) Labeling and stigma

62. Which of the following can be an involuntary stigma?

a) Choosing to be deviant
b) Having a physical disability
c) Volunteering for a deviant group
d) Choosing a non-normative hairstyle

Answer: b) Having a physical disability

63. Deviants are generally:
a) Praised by society
b) Reacted to negatively by society
c) Ignored by society
d) Leaders of society

Answer: b) Reacted to negatively by society

64. Social control attempts to:

a) Encourage deviance
b) Enforce conformity and order
c) Promote chaos
d) Remove laws

Answer: b) Enforce conformity and order

65. The violation of norms that are not written into law is called:
a) Crime
b) Deviance
c) Legal offense
d) None of the above

Answer: b) Deviance

66. According to the passage, an act is deviant because:

a) It is universally harmful
b) Society reacts negatively to it
c) It is always illegal
d) It is biologically wrong

Answer: b) Society reacts negatively to it

67. A label given to a person that dominates their identity is called:

a) Social norm
b) Master status
c) Primary deviance
d) Legal punishment
Answer: b) Master status

68. Deviance is often studied:

a) Morally
b) Without judgment
c) Only legally
d) Only biologically

Answer: b) Without judgment

69. Who among the following discussed the power of stigma?

a) Howard Becker
b) Erving Goffman
c) Karl Marx
d) Emile Durkheim

Answer: b) Erving Goffman

70. What does the term “social construction” mean in relation to deviance?
a) Deviance is biologically determined
b) Society defines what is deviant
c) Deviance is constant across time and place
d) Deviance is irrelevant

Answer: b) Society defines what is deviant

71. The process of labeling can lead to:

a) Reinforcement of deviant behavior
b) Immediate reform
c) Social acceptance
d) Ignorance of norms

Answer: a) Reinforcement of deviant behavior

72. Which of the following is NOT an example of informal social control?
a) Peer pressure
b) Social ridicule
c) Police arrest
d) Family expectations

Answer: c) Police arrest

73. The term “juvenile delinquency” refers to:

a) Crimes by adults
b) Legal violations by minors
c) Norm violations by adults
d) Legal behavior

Answer: b) Legal violations by minors

74. Social control mechanisms are necessary because:

a) People always behave appropriately
b) Norms need to be enforced for social order
c) Chaos is preferable
d) Deviance is encouraged

Answer: b) Norms need to be enforced for social order

75. Which is an example of formal social control?

a) Gossip
b) Laws and courts
c) Parental advice
d) Peer pressure

Answer: b) Laws and courts

76. The stigma associated with deviance can lead to:

a) Increased social status
b) Social isolation and exclusion
c) Greater conformity
d) Improved self-concept
Answer: b) Social isolation and exclusion

77. Deviance is best described as:

a) Always illegal
b) Behavior that violates social norms
c) Behavior always punished by law
d) Behavior biologically predetermined

Answer: b) Behavior that violates social norms

78. Which of the following reflects cultural relativity of deviance?

a) An act considered deviant in one culture but acceptable in another
b) All societies define deviance the same way
c) Deviance is biologically fixed
d) Deviance is always criminal

Answer: a) An act considered deviant in one culture but acceptable in another

79. The concept of social order depends heavily on:

a) Anarchy
b) Social norms
c) Random behavior
d) Ignoring laws

Answer: b) Social norms

80. The negative label that changes a person’s self-concept is called:

a) Norm
b) Label
c) Stigma
d) Role

Answer: c) Stigma
81. The act of repeatedly violating norms after being labeled deviant is called:
a) Primary deviance
b) Secondary deviance
c) Crime
d) Social control

Answer: b) Secondary deviance

82. Which of the following is true about crime?

a) It includes all types of deviance
b) It is the violation of norms written into laws
c) It is always morally acceptable
d) It is informal behavior

Answer: b) It is the violation of norms written into laws

83. Which of the following best describes labeling theory?

a) Deviance causes society to respond
b) Social response causes deviance
c) Deviance is biological
d) Crime causes deviance

Answer: b) Social response causes deviance

84. Which sociologist is associated with labeling theory?

a) Erving Goffman
b) Howard Becker
c) Max Weber
d) Karl Marx

Answer: b) Howard Becker

85. A master status:

a) Is a minor social identity
b) Overrides all other identities
c) Has no social consequences
d) Is positive in all cases
Answer: b) Overrides all other identities

86. What is the main goal of social control?

a) To promote deviance
b) To maintain social order
c) To cause chaos
d) To ignore norms

Answer: b) To maintain social order

87. Which of these is an example of informal social control?

a) Law enforcement
b) Social ridicule
c) Court sentencing
d) Police arrest

Answer: b) Social ridicule

88. A deviant who is isolated by society due to stigma may:

a) Conform quickly
b) Begin further deviant behavior
c) Be fully accepted
d) Change social norms

Answer: b) Begin further deviant behavior

89. The term “social reaction” in deviance refers to:

a) Individual’s feelings only
b) Society’s response to norm violations
c) Biological responses
d) Legal proceedings only

Answer: b) Society’s response to norm violations

90. Juvenile delinquency is socially constructed because:
a) The definition of youth varies across societies
b) It is biologically fixed
c) It is the same worldwide
d) It is always legally defined the same way

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91. Which of the following is a key feature of the social construction of deviance?
a) Deviance is the same in all societies
b) Deviance is created by social reactions and definitions
c) Deviance is biologically determined
d) Deviance is fixed and unchangeable

Answer: b) Deviance is created by social reactions and definitions

92. According to the passage, an act is deviant because:

a) It is universally condemned
b) People react negatively to it
c) It is always illegal
d) It is always harmful

Answer: b) People react negatively to it

93. The concept that some behaviors may be praised in one culture but deviant in another is
called:
a) Universal deviance
b) Cultural relativity of deviance
c) Biological determinism
d) Labeling theory

Answer: b) Cultural relativity of deviance

94. What is the effect of stigma on a person’s social identity?

a) It enhances their social status
b) It becomes a master status, overriding other identities
c) It has no effect
d) It always leads to conformity
Answer: b) It becomes a master status, overriding other identities

95. What happens when someone is repeatedly labeled deviant?

a) They typically reject the label
b) They often accept it and take on a deviant identity
c) The label has no effect
d) They immediately conform

Answer: b) They often accept it and take on a deviant identity

96. Labeling theory suggests that deviance:

a) Results mainly from individual choice
b) Is caused by societal reaction and labels
c) Is biologically predetermined
d) Is unrelated to social perceptions

Answer: b) Is caused by societal reaction and labels

97. Which of the following is NOT an example of social control?

a) Police enforcing laws
b) Peer pressure
c) Ignoring rule violations
d) Family rules

Answer: c) Ignoring rule violations

98. Juvenile delinquency is defined as:

a) Criminal acts by adults
b) Norm violations by children and youth as defined by law
c) Any deviant act by adults
d) Norm violations that are not illegal

Answer: b) Norm violations by children and youth as defined by law

99. What is primary deviance?
a) A deviant act that leads to strong social reaction and labeling
b) Minor violations that don’t affect a person’s self-concept much
c) The repeated act of deviance
d) Legal crimes only

Answer: b) Minor violations that don’t affect a person’s self-concept much

100. Which of the following best explains why deviance is relative?

a) Laws are the same everywhere
b) Social reactions and cultural contexts define what is deviant
c) Biological factors determine deviance
d) Deviance never changes

Answer: b) Social reactions and cultural contexts define what is deviant

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