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opie sr backgrounds te nd to want to live togetne For each of the following, write on the blank line the letter of the word or phrase that best answers the question or completes the statement. 23.S 24. cousins Societal pressures to conform are (A) internal (B) external (C) both A and B (D) none of these. 24, Which of the following is an example of deviant behavior? (A) Two first cousins marry each other because they are from a culture which expects first cousins to marry. (B) Irma eats a plate of insects because she is from a culture where insects are considered a delicacy, (C) Bette wears a red dress in a culture where women aren't supposed to wear red. (D) All of these are examples of deviance. 25. The social experiments of Stanley Milgram showed that participants tended to (A) question authority (B) refuse to conform with social norms (C) obey authority figures (D) be very competitive. 26. Your friend tells you, "If we just had harsher punishments for lawbecakers, we wouldn't have any crime." Emile Durkheim would (A) agree with this statement, because he believed that healthy societies have no crime (B) agree with this statement because he believed that weak government causes crime (C) disagree with this statement, because he believed that all socicties have crime (D) disagree with this statement, because he believed that normlessness was normal. 27.Durkheim believed that crime (A) destroyed the boundaries of permissible behavior in a society (B) helped establish the boundaries of permissible bchavior in a society (C) existed only when normlessness prevailed (D) could be reduced by anomie.
Explanation / Answer
1. Conformity is the tendency to change your beliefs, behaviors and attitudes with those who are present around you. It can take the form of social pressure. The correct answer is option C.
2. Deviance describes an action or behavior that violates social norms. It may include a formally enacted rule or informal violations of social norms. The correct answer is option C.
