To some degree according to some research heredity determines_____________?

A. The ability to control impulses
B. Leadership abilities
C. Sociability
D. All of the above

Deviant individuals______________?

A. Set examples for others thus reaffirming existing norms
B. Are invented by society to promote group cohesion
C. Hinder group cohesion by disrupting stability
D. Prevent social change from occurring

The theory speculating that every society develops a number of cultural goals for members to attain but that attainment is not possible for all is called the_____________?

A. Anomie theory
B. Differential association theory
C. Deviant personality theory
D. Focal concerns theory

Determining that a particular act is deviant may depend on______________?

A. The place time and circumstances
B. The social status of the person committing the act
C. The social status of those judging the act
D. All of the above

Deviance contributes to social change in that________________?

A. Today’s deviant is tomorrow’s leader
B. Deviant acts invariably point to outdated rules
C. Deviance is a fad
D. Some actions initially defined as deviant eventually become generally accepted

An ideology is______________?

A. A set of ideas values and attitudes
B. A testable theory
C. Always based on religion
D. None of the above

ideologies may be described as_______________?

A. Simplified world views
B. Complex explanations of the world
C. Rejecting action
D. None of the above

The myth complex functions to_________________?

A. Make people feel free
B. Secure that will of the people
C. Give legitimate authority to the government in power
D. Fool the people some of the time

ideologies tend to arise during periods of_____________?

A. Prosperity
B. Crisis
C. Natural disasters
D. Conversations among intellectuals

In the United States a sense of national identity ?

A. Never developed
B. Was first based on a common ethnicity and language
C. Was later reinforced by the notion of “specialness”
D. Only b and c