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34 Cards in this Set
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The conflict perspective is
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macro level look at how competition shapes social institutions
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Structural functionalism is best described as
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a macro level body of theory that focuses on how social institutions work or dont work
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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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An ___ describes a concept precisely enough so that you can measure it.
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operational definition
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A concept that can have two or more values, or occupy two or more categories, is called a ____
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variable
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Which of the following statements about values is true
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values define what is desirable and morally correct
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A categorical group, by definition, interacts. T/F
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False
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A social role is
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a set of expected behaviors
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As the size of groups increases, all but which of the following is true
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equality among group members increases
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Compared to groups of three people, groups of two people
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all..... less stable, different, special resoponsibility
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In spite of the saying "two is company and three is a crowd." dyads are less stable than triads T/F
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True
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In-groups and out-groups differ from each other in
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the feeling of belonging that members have
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Increasing the size of a group strengthens group cohesiveness. T/F
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False
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Peer groups are the opposite of reference groups. T/F
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False
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Primary groups and secondary groups are types of
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Social groups
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Role conflict occurs
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when two or more statuses are incompatible
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Social status is a
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socially defined position of an individual in society
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The major difference between primary and secondary groups is in their
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extent of personal intimacy
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A social role is
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a set of expected behaviors
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Increasing the size of a group strengthens group cohesiveness. T/F
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False
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Peer groups are the opposite of reference groups. T/F
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False
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Reference groups are
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groups people identify with psychologically
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Roles are clearly prescribed rules for behavior. T/F
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False
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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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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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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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Sociobiologists are
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biologists who study the genetic basis of behavior
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All stratification systems are based on a set of ideas holding that inequality is justified. T/F
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True
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Conflict theorists suggest that stratification occurs because
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individuals and groups use coercion and exploitation to accumulate scarce resources.
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Income, education, and occupation are often used to obtain a measure of a person's
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socioeconomic status
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Inequality refers to unequal
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distribution of scarce resources
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Social prestige refers to
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honor and esteem given by the community
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Sociologists generally agree that when stratification occurs, there is
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consensus that inequality is good, fair and just
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Stratification refers to
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a structural ranking of large groups of people according to their possession of scarce resources
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