01A.2.5 Informal agencies of social control Quiz: OCR Sociology, Unit 1

The 20 questions

1. What term describes non-official groups that enforce social norms and values?

   • Formal agencies
   • State apparatus
   • Informal agencies
   • Legal institutions

2. Which primary institution uses parental approval and scolding to enforce norms?

   • The mass media
   • The police force
   • The legal system
   • The family

3. Which peer group reaction acts as a powerful informal sanction against deviance?

   • Police caution
   • Official fine
   • Judicial sentencing
   • Peer pressure

4. What type of sanction do informal agencies typically rely on rather than laws?

   • Unwritten rules
   • Statutory laws
   • Legal mandates
   • Written codes

5. Which informal agency shapes body image ideals through advertising and role models?

   • The judiciary
   • The legislature
   • Mass media
   • Penal institutions

6. Which religious institution is considered an informal agency of social control?

   • Religious organisations
   • Magistrates' courts
   • Crown prosecution
   • Prison service

7. What kind of informal sanction involves a disapproving look or social coldness?

   • Ostracism
   • Imprisonment
   • Community service
   • Probation order

8. Which workplace informal sanction involves whispering behind a colleague's back?

   • Dismissal
   • Official warning
   • Demotion
   • Gossip

9. Sarah laughs at her friend's unconventional outfit. What sociological concept is this?

   • Judicial decree
   • Legal penalty
   • Formal sentence
   • Informal sanction

10. A teenager conforms to street gang norms to avoid rejection. What agency operates here?

    • The criminal courts
    • The penal system
    • Peer group
    • Parliamentary legislature

11. Which informal agency relies heavily on pastoral guidance and moral teachings?

    • The police
    • The civil service
    • Religion
    • Crown courts

12. Workers slow down production to protest a manager. Which agency of control is this?

    • Employment tribunal
    • Workplace peers
    • Industrial court
    • Statutory union

13. Parents ground a teenager for breaking curfew. What type of control is this?

    • State control
    • Informal control
    • Judicial control
    • Formal control

14. An online community blocks a user for violating group etiquette. What is this?

    • Informal sanction
    • Statutory fine
    • Formal arrest
    • Legal injunction

15. Which feature distinguishes informal agencies from formal agencies like the police?

    • Written statutes
    • Absence of laws
    • Official courts
    • State funding

16. How do informal agencies primarily maintain order compared to the legal system?

    • Through imprisonment
    • Through social pressure
    • Through fines
    • Through legislation

17. Why are informal agencies considered crucial during primary socialisation?

    • They enforce statutes
    • They pass laws
    • They shape conscience
    • They levy taxes

18. What sociological limitation is often associated with informal social control mechanisms?

    • Fixed legal penalties
    • Lack of consistency
    • Absolute universality
    • Rigid statutory codes

19. Which theoretical perspective emphasises how informal agencies reinforce ruling class ideology?

    • Positivism
    • Functionalism
    • Marxism
    • Action theory

20. How do interactionist sociologists view the application of informal sanctions in daily life?

    • Inflexible decrees
    • Fixed state laws
    • Universal mandates
    • Negotiated meanings

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