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20 Cards in this Set
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A number of people who don't know each other but are waiting together at a bus stop would be formally classified as ________. |
an aggregate |
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Which statement is true? |
BOTH 1. More women than ever receive college degrees today (when compared to the proportion of men). 2. Poverty is increasingly a woman's problem (when compared to males). |
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Talcott Parsons was a famous practitioner and advocate of which one of the following? |
Structural-functionalist theory |
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On Karl Sagan's "cosmic calendar," about when do modern human beings appear? |
On New Year's Eve |
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About what percentage of human genes are identical to those found in chimpanzees? |
95% |
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Which type of society lacked access to the plow and domesticated animals? |
Horticultural society |
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A society characterized by small communities and held together by face-to-face interaction would be referred to by Tonnies as demonstrating ________. |
gemeinschaft. |
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In which type of society is it likely you'd experience more "role strain?" |
modern |
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Which of the following is NOT an "ascribed" status? |
Married |
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The earliest permanent human settlements seem to have occurred in ________. |
the Mid-East, near today's Israel. |
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Which is NOT typical of post-modern societies? |
ALL OF THE ABOVE 1. A sharp increase in the "service sector" 2. Less "heavy industry" 3. A loss of jobs in industry to less developed nations 4. Growth in jobs related to science and technology |
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Where, today, is the traditional farm being replaced by factory work? |
ALL OF THE ABOVE Mexico Brazil Africa Throughout Asia |
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In which type of society is an individual likely to be expected to play more roles within the social structure? |
Hunting and gathering societies |
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For the years 1981 to 1988, where did the largest proportion of immigrants to the U. S. originate from? |
Asia |
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Sociologists tend to favor "psychologistic" explanations for human behavior over theories that emphasize roles, statuses, and social structures. |
False |
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Hunting and gathering societies represent the simplest "division of labor" found among human societies. |
True |
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The Mayan and Incan civilizations had both the wheel and the plow available to them. |
False |
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Today the African country of Nigeria is considered a particularly good example of democracy at work in Africa. |
False |
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Cross-cousin marriages, which are considered taboo in most modern societies, are frequently found acceptable in hunter gatherer societies. |
True |
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Infidelity and extramarital affairs have always over the years led to social instability and social conflict in nations such as England. |
False |
