Exam 1

A  A structural functionalist

B  A feminist

C  A symbolic interactionist

D  A conflict theorist

A  A feminist

B  A symbolic interactionist

C  A structural functionalist

D  A conflict theorist

A  A status-based regime in which advancement is unlikely.

B  The authoritarian devalue of an employee .

C  A bureaucracy where membership and advancement is based on proven and documented skills.

D  The removal of personal feelings from a professional situation.

A  Democratic

B  Authoritarian

C  Oligarchy

D  Laissez-faire

A  Personality-based promotion

B  Clear division of labor

C  Explicit rules

D  Impersonality

A  A coercive organization

B  A total institution

C  A normative organization

D  A bureaucracy

A  A primary group is small, consisting of emotional face-to-face relationships; a secondary group is larger and impersonal.

B  A primary group is large and impersonal; a secondary group is small, consisting of emotional, face-to-face relationships.

C  A primary group is large and impersonal; a secondary group is small and purely instrumental in function.

D  A primary group is small and impersonal; a secondary group is large and consists of face-to-face relationships.

A  Structural Functionalism

B  Symbolic Interactionism

C  Conflict

D  Exchange Theory

A  Structural Functionalism

B  Exchange Theory

C  Feminist Theory

D  Conflict Theory

A  An incomplete institution

B  A total institution

C  An excellent cross section of the population

D  A psychological phenomenon that is outside the realm of sociological study

A  A shift in her reading habits.

B  A shift in her desire to enjoy life.

C  A complete and permanent loss of herself.

D  Resocialization.

A  Allowing Joey to sleep with his “blankey.”

B  Letting Kim wear pants to school.

C  Taking Jimmy to the aquarium.

D  Buying Sarah a toy kitchen to play with.

A  A degradation ceremony

B  The looking-glass self

C  Poor parenting

D  The resocialization process

A  The media encourages society to base their appearances on visible public figures.

B  Self-esteem is directly correlated with body image.

C  People base their images on how they think other people see them.

D  Personal identity isn’t influenced by outside social forces.

A  Alex takes a sabbatical from his job as a professor of Molecular Biology to raise his two young children.

B  Krista lands a role on Days of Our Lives and begins receiving fan mail from fans across the country.

C  Becca returns to work after giving birth to her daughter, finding it difficult to act as mother, wife, and executive.

D  Derek attends law school and becomes a lawyer, though he dreams of one day becoming the next John Grisham.

A  Ascribed status

B  Achieved status

C  The looking-glass self

D  The Thomas Theorem

A  Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Horticultural; Agricultural

B  Pastoral; Agricultural, Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural

C  Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Agricultural; Horticultural

D  Pastoral; Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural; Agricultural

A  Morgan overhears a professor predicting the economic recession will prevent entry-level graduates from finding gainful employment. Morgan goes on interviews but doesn’t bother preparing, convinced it’s a waste of time. Morgan appears unprofessional and is not hired.

B  Though encouraged by his parents to audition for Julliard, Jose believes he isn’t good enough to attend. After his audition, he expresses this reluctance to the admissions committee. They don’t admit him due to his lack of certainty.

C  Charlotte is an intelligent teenager, but told by her step-sisters and cousins that she’s destined to a life of poverty and failure. Charlotte begins to do poorly in school, and eventually drops out.

D  Kevin sprained his ankle a month before a marathon. Though his trainer advises him not to participate, Kevin runs the marathon and places third.

A  Subculture

B  Formal Sanction

C  More

D  Social relativism

A  The disco invasion of the 1970’s

B  The yuppie craze of the 1980’s

C  The Kardashian obsession of the 2010’s

D  The hippie movement of the 1960’s

A  Making eye contact while speaking

B  Paying taxes

C  Driving on the right hand side of the road

D  Crossing streets on cross-walks

A  Scripture found within the Bible.

B  A culture’s standard for discerning what’s good and just in society.

C  Federal laws and regulations.

D  The tenets or convictions that people hold to be true.

A  Observing study participants without their consent

B  Using a control group and an experimental group during observation

C  Drawing conclusions from a study which the hypothesis did not predict

D  Conducting a literature review prior to conducting an experiment

A  The more study halls students are given during the school day, the worse they perform on their tests.

B  The more positive reinforcement a parent gives a child, the better they do in school.

C  The longer an inmate spends in prison, the more difficult it is for him to adapt to the outside world.

D  The more CDs Jamilla buys, the less money she has in her bank account

A  Independent variable: Grades; Dependent variable: Number of laptops

B  Independent variable: John; Dependent variable: Grades

C  Independent variable: Grades; Dependent variable: John

D  Independent variable: Number of laptops; Dependent variable: Grades

A  Ethnography

B  Experiments

C  Secondary data analysis

D  Surveys

A  In-depth interviews, focus groups, and/or analysis of content sources as the source of its data.

B  Virtual interactivity, online polls, and online gaming.

C  Door to door sales pitches, cold calls, and press conferences.

D  Statistical methods such as surveys with large numbers of participants.

A  Micro-level; macro-level.

B  They are both micro-level.

C  Macro-level; micro-level.

D  They are both macro-level.

A  Behaviorism

B  Symbolic Interactionism

C  Conflict Theory

D  Structural Functionalism

A  Genie surpassed the intellectual level of other children her age after two years of training.

B  The training had little effect, and Genie lived a primitive lifestyle.

C  Genie was able to achieve a normal intellectual level after two years of training.

D  Genie died before the training could have an effect.

A  children do not imitate the aggressive behavior that they observe.

B  children imitate the aggressive behavior that they observe.

C  girls do not imitate aggressive behavior.

D  children cry when they see aggressive behavior.

A  social environment

B  heredity

C  socialization

D  parenting

A  is correlated to poverty.

B  can be explained by social learning theory.

C  associated with behavioral and academic problems.

D  all of the above.

A  jewelry, art, hairstyles

B  beliefs, values, norms

C  mores, sanctions, machines

D  weapons, clothing, folkways

A  A sociologist wants to understand the lives of others “on the other side of the river” and wants to understand what is going on “behind closed doors”.

B  Sociology is interested in the “doings of men” and observing individuals in their “natural habitat”.

C  A sociologist is a unique social scientist that rarely encounters other social scientists such as the historian, anthropologist, or psychologist.

D  Those who prefer to believe what they were taught or have “no interest in human beings” will not appreciate sociology.

A  C. Wright Mills

B  Kai Ericson

C  Lewis Coser Jr.

D  Talcott Parsons

A  the functionalist perspective

B  the symbolic interactionist perspective

C  the conflict perspective

D  the neo-conflict perspective

A  symbolic interactionist theory/perspective

B  structural functionalist theory /perspective

C  the neo-conflict perspective

D  conflict theory/perspective

A  conflict theory

B  structural functionalism

C  symbolic interactionism

D  functional analysis

A  Jim Jones and Jonestown provided all of the functions of religion to his followers.

B  From a conflict perspective Jim Jones took advantage of the disadvantaged individuals in society.

C  Jim Jones told his followers that he was God (symbolized God) which is part of the symbolic interactionist perspective.

D  all of the above are correct.

A  Choose a research method and collect the data.

B  Select a topic and review the literature.

C  Analyze and share the results.

D  all of the above are steps in the social research process.

A  describe, explain, and predict human behavior

B  identify patterns of behavior

C  study external factors that affect individuals

D  none of the above are goals of sociology

E  all of the above are goals of sociology

A  Most people conform to social norms, even when told to deviate from them by persons in authority.

B  Only emotionally disturbed persons enjoy inflicting pain on others.

C  Electric shock treatments improve students’ abilities to learn.

D  Some people will inflict pain on others if ordered to do so by a person in a position of authority.

A  Because of group pressure, most people are willing to say things they know are not true.

B  Younger people are more susceptible to group pressure than older adults.

C  Women are more susceptible to group pressure than men.

D  Americans are highly individualistic and reluctant to conform to group pressure.

A  an understanding of others in relation to history and the social structure of society

B  the impact social forces has on people’s lives

C  viewing events, issues, and the world from a sociological perspective

D  all of the above

A  family, government, police, courts, and prisons

B  family, religion, education, economics, and politics

C  anthropology, sociology, psychology, economics, and political science

D  nutrition, exercise, rest, well-being, and financial security

A  a science that studies society, social interaction, and the external factors that influence groups of individuals.

B  a science focused on the distribution of the material goods and services of a society.

C  a group of several academic disciplines designed to understand the social world

D  a science that focuses on the mental processes of individuals.

A  Social forces have NOT been found to contribute to the decisions we make or our behaviors.

B  Social forces affect how social we become and the amount of social interactions we have with others.

C  Social forces include history, culture, and environment and are found to impact our behaviors and the decisions we make.

D  all of the above

A  Samantha is in a voluntary association.

B  Samantha is a part of an oligarchy.

C  Samantha works in a bureaucracy.

D  Samantha works in a non-profit organization.

A  Religion clouds people’s rational judgment.

B  Religion is used to legitimate social inequality.

C  Religion can provide everyday guidelines for living.

D  Religion is the foundation of government.

A  secondary analysis

B  representative sampling

C  content analysis

D  participant observation

A  conflict perspective

B  functionalist perspective

C  symbolic interactionist perspective

D  none of the above

A  subculture

B  counterculture

C  folkway

D  culture shock

A  rationalization of society

B  credentialism of society

C  McDonaldization of society

D  bureaucratization of society

A  survey research

B  participant observation

C  content analysis

D  experimental design

A  Conflict Theory

B  Social Exchange Theory

C  Structural Functionalism

D  Symbolic Interactionism