Continuing Sociology Exam

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What is the study of large-scale patterns and processes that characterize society as a whole?

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macrosociology

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Which response best describes the concept of empiricism?

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Understanding based on evidence and experimentation

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The intended, expected consequence of a social process or institutions is called___ function

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manifest

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The unexpected, unintended consequence of a social process or institution is called a ___ function

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latent

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Structural functionalism is best described as

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macro level body of theory that focuses on ow social institution work or dont work

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Karl Marx used the word ___ to refer to people who work for the capitalist class.

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proletariat

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Symbolic interactionism is ___

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a micro level body of theory that focuses on how people behave in face to face settings

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The harmful, undesired consequence of a social process or institution is called a ___

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dysfunction

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the research method in which a small group of five to fifteen people is brought into a room for a short time, asked some open-ended questions, and perhaps asked to discuss or give their opinion on a product or topic, is called a ___

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focus group

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in social science, to generalize means to

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assume that what you learn about your samples is true of your population

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Before you formulate a hypothesis, you first conduct a ___, which is a study of previous research on your topic.

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literature review

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An ___ describes a concept precisely enough so that you can measure it.

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operational definition

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what is the most accurate description of a hypothesis?

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a prediction of a relationship between two or more variables.

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The purpose of an experiment is to

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test a casual hypothesis

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The terrorism seen around the world, including that against the United States, is an example of ___ taken to an extreme.

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ethnocentrism

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culture shock refers to

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the feeling of disorientation one feels when placed in a new or rapidly changing cultural environment

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The difference between subcultures and countercultures is that

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countercultures reject and defy and dominant culture

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T or F Violations of mores carry lighter sanctions than violations of folkways

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false

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The theory that language determines other aspects of culture since language shapes the way that people percieve the world is called ___

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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

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What is an example of non-material culture?

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American value of individualism

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Material culture consists of

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objects created in a given culture

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There is no relationship between the values norms of a given society. T or F

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false

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Norms are A)learned B)Often implied, not spelled out C)help to create order D) all of the above

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D

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Which of the following is an example of counterculture

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the contemporary militia movement

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The complex system that includes a groups beliefs, values, dress, and way of life is called ___

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culture

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Cultural relativism is the idea that

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everything must happen from the perspective of that culture... i.e. all of the choices

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which of the following is true about social sanctions?

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a violations of folkways carry lighter sanctions than violations of mores

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T or F Sanctions are always negative

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False

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Which of the following statements is False regarding ethnocentrism

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only Americans are ethnocentric

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The strictest norms in any society are called ___.

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taboos

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culture includes..

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all the above

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The term for anything that stands for something else, or anything to which people give meaning is ___

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symbol

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The specific cultural expectations for how to behave in a given situation are called

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norms

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Which of the following statements about mores is true

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mores are often upheld through laws

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The looking-glass self is based on our interpretation of how others see us. T or F

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True

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Children develop slowly when they are isolated, according to sociologists, because they

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have not been stimulated in interaction

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Cooley theorized that the idea of self develops in a process that requires

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reference to what others think

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Splitz's study of children in hospitals showed the difference between the founding home and the nursing home to be the

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amount of social interaction experienced by the children

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Adult socialization occurs

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throughout life

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Role-taking is the term used by George Herbert Mead to describe

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the process of figuring out how others will act

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Cooley's theory includes all of the following components except how we

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are emotionally attached to others

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resocialization is necessary only when we make mistakes T or F

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False

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Cooley theorized that the idea of self required no interaction. T of F

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False

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We are role-taking when we expect someone to behave in a particular way. T or F

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True

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Isabelle was a young girl who had been isolated from birth and who

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developed physically and socially only after she interacted with and was taught by others

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cooley called the process of self-development and awareness the

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looking-glass self

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The wild boy probably had different ways of doing things because he

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learned different things when he lived in the wild

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the family is the only socializer of children

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false

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a person playing baseball treats members of the other team as

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generalized others

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the mass media teach gender role behavior

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all the above

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children develop through natural stages of learning whether or not they interact with others

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false

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Sociologists believe that we learn human behavior because

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we socially interact with humans

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Sociobiologists are

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biologists who study the genetic basis of behavior

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Peer group socialization is becoming

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more important

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children develop through natural stages of learning whether or not they interact with others

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false

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Sociologists believe that we learn human behavior because

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we socially interact with humans

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Sociobiologists are

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biologists who study the genetic basis of behavior

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Peer group socialization is becoming

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more important

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The conflict perspective is

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a macro level look at how competition shapes social institutions

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A social position into which you enter as a consequence of your own actions is called

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achieved status

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A social position you enter through your own is called an

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achieved status

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a social position into which you are born is called an

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ascribed status

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Unobtrusive measures refers to

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observing people when they dont know they're being studied

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Secondary analysis refers to

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analyzing data that someone else has collected

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Norms

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all of these choices

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There is no relationship between the values and norms of a given society. T or F

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False

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Which of the following statements about culture shock is False.

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Culture shock can only be experienced in a foreign country

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Folkways are

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the ordinary customs of different group cultures

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Which of the following is an example of a folkway?

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the ordinary customs of different group cultures

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Which of the following statements about subcultures is false?

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subcultures do not share any elements with the dominant culture

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Which of the following about values is true

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values define what is desirable and morality correct

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Initially, children take the role of only one other person at a time. T or F

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True

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Behavior appropriate to members of ones own sex is

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learned through socialization

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Goffman compared social interaction to

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drama on a stage

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Melvin Kohn's research found that a significant influence on how parents raise their children is

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the type of work conditions the parent experiences

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The ___ is considered the primary agency of socialization in the united states

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family