Sociology Final

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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