Intro to Sociology 101 Module 4

Deviance

A person refuses to stand for the national anthem at a baseball game, those who are standing give him nasty looks and murmur about his choice. What could the action the person who refused to stand for the national anthem be described as?

Social Control

A person refuses to stand for the national anthem at a baseball game, those who are standing give him nasty looks and murmur about his choice. What could the nasty looks the people gave the person who refused to stand for the national anthem be described as?

Informal Social Control

After a person refused to stand at a baseball game for the national anthem, a person recorded his choice and posted it on social media to criticize and embarrass the person for disrespecting those who served for the US. What could the action of posting the person who refused to stand for the national anthem at the baseball game be described as?

Formal Social Control

A man robs a bank and is arrested by police. He is going to be incarcerated for armed robbery. What is the best term to described the police and the law in this scenario?

Repressive Law

In Salem in the 1690s, A woman is found guilty of witchcraft and is sentenced to be burned at the stake. What term could best describe the deviance from normal values and the punishment given?

Restitutive Law

A person is arrested for burglary and stole possessions including a diamond ring, 4 cellphones, $2000 dollars. In court he is charged with breaking and entering, as well as burglary, and is sentenced to two years in prison and is also ordered to pay back the equivalent value in cash of the stolen/damaged property. What term could best describe the sentence given to the burglar?

Retributive Justice

Hammurabi’s Code goes by the philosophy “An eye for an eye”. A person kills the son of another person he hates. The verdict given to the killer is that his son be killed as well. What term could best describe the verdict given

Restorative Justice

A school shifts its policies from a zero-tolerance policy to accountability circles where students can speak out about bullying and work with their peers to repair damaged relationships between a bully and the bullied. What term would best describe the accountability circle in this scenario?

Specific Deterrence

A man has been caught speeding twice. The first time he was let off with a warning. The second time he was given a ticket for $450. Not wanting to pay another $450 ticket, The man was more cautious about how fast he was going. What term could best describe the speeding ticket?

General Deterrence

Surveillance Cameras are set up in a convenience store to prevent shoplifting. What term could best describe the Surveillance cameras?

Strain Theory

A student who is unable to gain acceptance into their desired college due to their family’s lack of financial resources. The student turns to illegal ways of raising money to attend school, or cheating on exams to falsify grades for scholarships or entrance. What term would best describe the struggle of this student?

Broken Windows Theory

O-Block in Chicago has a lot of notable vandalism, chipped buildings, and unstable infrastructure. O-Block is also notorious for its gang violence and criminal activity. What term would best describe O-Block and it’s high number of violent crimes?

Control Theory

Informal Sanctions

Institutional Sanctions

Formal Sanctions

Panopticon