True or False Quiz


1	A recruit entering military service will typically obey the habits and language of other recruits and will conform to the orders of superior officers.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	An experiment conducted at Smith College found that overheard statements by others influence expressions of opinion on the issue of racism.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Viewed from an interactionist perspective, one important aspect of Milgram's findings concerning obedience to authority is that subjects in follow-up studies were more likely to inflict the supposed shocks as they were moved physically closer to their victims.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	A 1998 policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics that corporal punishment is not effective and can be harmful is supported by the majority of child development specialists and pediatricians in the United States.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Robert Merton developed control theory, which suggests that our connection to members of society leads us to systematically conform to society's norms.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Robert Merton made a key contribution to sociological understanding of deviance by pointing out that deviants share a great deal with conforming people.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	Sociologist Edwin Sutherland popularized labeling theory.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Conviction for a white-collar crime has serious implications for an individual's reputation and career aspirations.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Sociologists agree that the high rates of violent crimes in the United States are the result of the emphasis our society places on individual economic achievement.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	Sociologists explain low rates of deviance in Singapore as resulting largely from the mild-mannered and compliant disposition of the Singapore people.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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