Lesson 6.2

6.2 Social control Quiz: WJEC Eduqas Sociology, Unit 6

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The 20 questions

  1. What term describes the methods used by society to encourage conformity to rules?

    • Socialisation
    • Social mobility
    • Social control
    • Stratification

  2. Which agency enforces formal social control within the legal system?

    • Religious leaders
    • The police
    • The family
    • Peer groups

  3. Which of these is a typical example of informal social control?

    • A prison sentence
    • A police caution
    • Peer disapproval
    • A court fine

  4. Which agency of informal social control is most closely linked to early childhood learning of acceptable behaviour?

    • Police
    • Prison service
    • Courts
    • Family

  5. Which agency of informal social control is most associated with shared expectations among young people?

    • Probation service
    • Peer group
    • Courts
    • Police

  6. What are rewards or punishments used to enforce conformity called?

    • Mores
    • Values
    • Norms
    • Sanctions

  7. Being excluded by a friendship group for breaking unwritten rules is an example of what?

    • Formal sanction
    • Informal sanction
    • Corporate penalty
    • Legal punishment

  8. What is the primary role of the police in formal social control?

    • Enforcing the law
    • Making legislation
    • Drafting policies
    • Passing sentences

  9. What is the main role of the courts in formal social control?

    • Making laws
    • Patrolling streets
    • Passing sentences
    • Arresting offenders

  10. What term describes unwritten rules of behaviour that people follow in daily life?

    • Norms
    • Byelaws
    • Constitutions
    • Statutes

  11. Which agency of informal social control might teach moral values through worship and teaching?

    • Courts
    • Police
    • Religion
    • Prison

  12. Which agency of informal social control is linked to shaping ideas about acceptable behaviour through images and messages?

    • Police
    • Parole boards
    • Media
    • Courts

  13. Which agency of informal social control uses school rules and teacher approval?

    • Education
    • The courts
    • Parliament
    • The police

  14. Why do individuals typically conform to social norms without direct legal enforcement?

    • Internalised socialisation
    • Court summons
    • Legal penalties
    • Police warnings

  15. What is a defining feature of formal social control?

    • Family gossip
    • Unwritten rules
    • Peer pressure
    • Legal authority

  16. Which concept describes the way that a society’s most serious deviance is handled through the criminal justice system?

    • Primary socialisation
    • Ascribed status
    • Formal social control
    • Informal social control

  17. What do sociologists study when examining how society regulates individual behaviour?

    • Genetic traits
    • Market forces
    • Biological drives
    • Social order

  18. What type of sanction is used when a peer group excludes a member for breaking rules?

    • Negative informal
    • Positive formal
    • Positive informal
    • Negative formal

  19. A magistrate issuing a fine for vandalism is an example of which type of control?

    • Informal control
    • Formal control
    • Peer pressure
    • Socialisation

  20. Shunning a member for breaking religious teachings is an example of control by which agency?

    • The police
    • Religion
    • The legislature
    • The judiciary

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