Name _____________________________ Class _________________ Date __________________

Social Control and Deviance Guided Reading

Section 1

READING THE SECTION

DIRECTIONS In the space provided, write the vocabulary term that best
matches each description.

______________________ 1. reward or punishment given by a formal organization or

regulatory agency such as a school, business, or
government

______________________ 2. rewards or punishments used to enforce conformity to

norms

______________________ 3. punishment or the threat of punishment used to enforce

conformity

______________________ 4. action that rewards a particular kind of behavior

______________________ 5. spontaneous expression of approval or disapproval given

by an individual or a group

DIRECTIONS In your own words, write the definition of each term.

6. internalization: ________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

7. social control: _________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

8. rebukes: _____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

DIRECTIONS Read each sentence and fill in the blank with the correct
word or phrase.

9. Positive _______________________ include standing ovations, compliments, smiles,

pats on the back, and gifts. (formal sanctions/informal sanctions)

10. Graduation certificates, pay raises, promotions, awards, and medals are examples of

positive _______________________. (formal sanctions/informal sanctions)

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Section 1 continued Guided Reading

POST-READING QUICK CHECK

DIRECTIONS On the line provided before each statement, write T if a
statement is true and F if a statement is false. If the statement is false, write
the correct term on the line after each sentence that makes the sentence a
true statement.

_____ 11. The principal means of sanction in all societies is self-control, which is
learned through the internalization of norms.

______________________________________________________________

_____ 12. People are introduced to formal sanctions early in life through interaction in
the family, such as the praise most parents give their children for good
behavior.

______________________________________________________________

_____ 13. The automatic reaction to stop when a traffic light turns red is an example of
negative sanction.

______________________________________________________________

_____ 14. Negative sanctions can range from frowns, ridicule, and rejection to fines,
imprisonment, and even death.

______________________________________________________________

_____ 15. An authority figure telling you in no uncertain terms to “sit down and be
quiet” has given you a rebuke.

______________________________________________________________

DIRECTIONS Look at each set of four terms. On the line provided, write
the letter of the term that does not relate to the others.

_____ 16. a. low grades _____ 18. a. pay raises

b. suspension from school b. promotions
c. termination from a job c. imprisonment
d. insults from peers d. rebukes

_____ 17. a. frowns _____ 19. a. standing ovations

b. compliments b. pats on the back
c. ridicule c. fines
d. ostracism d. insults

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