Unit 2 - Social Order and Social Control

Question 1

In sociology, the social mechanisms that govern an individual’s or group’s behavior are sometimes referred to as what?

Answer 1

“social controls”

Question 2

Every civilization has _____ and _____ that dictate behavior. As a result, every society also has some sort of system in place to enforce _____ and deal with _____.

Answer 2

standards; values; norm compliance; nonconformity

Question 3

It is a universal aspect of society and a topic of concern for sociologists from a wide variety of backgrounds and theoretical stances, not simply deviant sociologists.

Answer 3

social control

Question 4

Finding social control and figuring out the mechanisms underlying it in particular social circumstances are the _____, not whether social control exists.

Answer 4

sociological challenges

Question 5

It is simply put ‘what keeps us in the social order?’

Answer 5

Social control

Question 6

This is an example of a social order that guides individual’s lives.

Answer 6

Law

Question 7

How many forms of social control are there, according to most theorists?

Answer 7

two

Question 8

There are two forms of social control, according to most theorists. What are they?

Answer 8

formal and informal control

Question 9

This is the internalized norms and values of the social order

Answer 9

Informal

Question 10

This is the external sanctioning or rewarding of social order.

Answer 10

Formal