Question 16 What are informal norms or everyday customs that may be violated wit

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Question 16

What are informal norms or everyday customs that may be violated without serious consequences within a particular culture?

Select one:

a. taboos

b. negative sanctions

c. folkways

d. informal sanctions

Question 17

What do sociologists call mores that are so strong that their violation is considered to be extremely offensive and even unmentionable?

Select one:

a. taboos

b. negative sanctions

c. formal sanctions

d. laws

Question 18

What distinguishes sociological inquiry from popular myths?

Select one:

a. commonsense knowledge

b. scientific standards

c. a concern with personal troubles and public issues

d. emotional bias

Question 19

A sociologist would refer to specific behavioural expectations of any society as what?

Select one:

a. codes of conduct

b. values

c. norms

d. prescriptions

Question 20

Teens who attend driver training or practise driving with an adult driver are engaging in what form of socialization?

Select one:

a. preparatory

b. primary

c. gender

d. anticipatory

Explanation / Answer

16. Informal sanctions (informal sanctions can be applied by any member of the particular culture for violation of everyday customs and are non serious in nature)

17. Taboos (these are strong discouragements based on cultural feelings against things that are considered too dangerous or repulsive)

18. Scientific standards ( sociological inquiry is the systematic analysis of motivations and behavior of individuals within a group )

19. Codes of conduct ( it lays expectations and guiding principles of the society )

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