The fact that the less individuals feel they should obey the rules, the more likely they are

to violate them is an example of which component of control theory?

a. attachment
b. belief
c. commitment
d. involvement


B

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Which of the following is NOT one of the constructionist theories of deviance?

a) labeling theory b) phenomenological theory c) control theory d) conflict theory

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_____ are the expected behavior associated with a given status in society.

A. Roles B. Norms C. Folkways D. Values

Sociology

In the context of Robert Merton's strain theory of deviance, _____ is a mode of adaptation in which people feel so alienated that they want to change the social structure entirely by substituting new goals and means for the current ones.

A. conformity B. innovation C. ritualism D. retreatism E. rebellion

Sociology

Using the normal distribution, we know that ______ % of all random sample means will fall within ±1.96 standard errors of the true population mean.

A. 68 B. 95 C. 99 D. 100

Sociology