What is the text's general conclusion about norms?
a. Norms are a good guide to people's actual behavior.
b. Norms are not related to behavior.
c. There is no relationship between norms and values.
d. Norms are not a good guide to people's actual behavior.
Question 2Professor Mitchell allows her students the opportunity to skip the final exam if they have earned an A on all their coursework and have no absences at the end of the semester. This is a type of:
a. sanction.
b. folkway.
c. mos (singular of mores).
d. law.
Question 3Sanctions refer to:
a. lifestyles that oppose those of the larger culture.
b. rewards for conformity and punishments for nonconformity.
c. the forms of interaction through which people relate to one another.
d. the expectation that people will return favors when they are obligated to do so.
Question 4Sanctions:
a. are always punishments for violating norms.
b. are always rewards for adhering to norms.
c. may be either rewards or punishments.
d. are only used for violations of formal social control
Question 5John has noticed that his boss smiles and is pleased when John gets to work at the office a bit early or stays a bit late. John is being influenced by:
a. values.
b. informal sanctions.
c. formal sanctions.
d. mores.
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