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Question #1

From a functionalist perspective, one can argue there are benefits to society from poverty.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #2

One cause of homelessness is the decline in the number of industrial jobs that pay a living wage

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #3

Which group is affected by poverty?

A women and children

B women, children and disabled persons

C children and disabled persons

D women and disabled persons

Question #4

Relative poverty is the lack of resources that leads to hunger and physical deprivation.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #5

The federal poverty guidelines for a family of 1 for 2019 is:

A 20,350

B 15,320

C 12,490

D 16,910

Question #6

1 in ____ live in poverty in the US.

A 4

B 9

C 7

D 10

Question #7

A cultural script is something we are born with.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #8

The opera would be an example of high-brow culture.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #9

An example of nonmaterial culture would be society’s value of hard work.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #10

‘Face’ is the esteem in which we hold ourselves.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #11

Sometimes we purposefully violate norms of society.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #12

Income is _________ while wealth is ________.

A your wages; your assets minus debt

B your assets minus debt; your wages

Question #13

The U.S. is an example of this type of stratified society:

A none-we are all equal, you crazy person!

B caste

C class

D estate

Question #14

Acquiring goods with the belief that it will make you happy is:

A Buddhism

B Forever 21ism

C hegemony

D consumerism

Question #15

The media expresses gendered ideology.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #16

90% of the media is owned by 6 companies.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #17

The tv was the first example of mass media.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #18

An example of a formal sanction is when a certain action is expressly forbidden through law.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #19

____________ theory would argue deviants are made not born.

A stigma

B functionalist

C labeling

D strain

Question #20

A _____________ accepts the means but not the goals of society.

A rebel

B retreatist

C ritualist

D innovator

Question #21

The idea that your social surroundings play a role in your behaviors is known as _________ theory.

A deterrence

B recidivism

C broken windows

D puritanical

Question #22

__________ are moral beliefs, while___________ tell us how to behave.

A norms, values

B spirituality, family

C values, norms

D family, spirituality

Question #23

If you take into account the differences in cultures without passing judgment, this is:

A cultural script

B bad, because who cares about other cultures

C good, because you’re not a jerkface

D cultural relativism

Question #24

Ethnocentrism is the belief that your group or culture is supreme.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #25

One can argue the US has had negative effects on other countries’ cultures.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #26

Material culture is:

A physical environment, technology

B a society that buys a lot of products

C owning a flat screen television

D values, beliefs, behaviors

Question #27

is the shared beliefs and behaviors within a social group.

A organizational whoopdiedoo

B strong ties

C organizational culture

D volunteerism

Question #28

A set of relations which ties individuals together is a .

A status group

B club

C social network

D socialization agent

Question #29

Your membership to the Hunger Games fan club is an example of a primary group.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #30

Your family is an example of a primary group.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #31

Technology has changed the way we interact with each other.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #32

The goal of impression management is to:

A make a bad impression

B make sure others don’t know who we are

C make sure others know who we are

D make a good impression

Question #33

A drug dealer is an example of a(an):

A baller

B ritualist

C retreatist

D innovator

Question #34

If there is tension between your role as daughter and your role as student, this would be an example of:

A violation of norms

B role conflict

C gender role

D nature vs. nurture

Question #35

According to Merton, what you choose voluntarily is your .

A achieved status

B generalized other

C ascribed status

D role theory

Question #36

According to Merton, what you are born into is your .

A role theory

B ascribed status

C achieved status

D generalized other

Question #37

Which of the following is not an example of a total institution?

A convent

B prison

C army

D Dr. Cesario’s Intro to Sociology Class

Question #38

If you moved to another country and had to learn new beliefs, values, and norms, you would go through what process?

A cultivation

B acculturation

C socialization

D re-socialization

Question #39

Which of the following is not an example of a socialization institution?

A animal shelter

B peers

C education

D work

Question #40

___________ is the process by which we all learn how to be a functioning member of society.

A concerted cultivation

B family

C teen angst

D socialization

Question #41

Generally, the last step in a research project is:

A report the findings in a journal or book

B interpret the results

C throw a party and eat lots of cookies

D review the evidence

Question #42

When we test a hypothesis, what don’t we consider?

A how tall our subjects are

B validity

C generalizability

D reliability

Question #43

The variable is what the researcher is trying to explain (variable that is affected).

A independent

B causal

C hypothesis

D dependent

Question #44

Correlation does not equal causation.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #45

______________ research uses numbers and statistical analysis while ___________ research uses participant observation and interviewing.

A qualitative, quantitative

B quantitative, qualitative

C inductive, deductive

D deductive, inductive

Question #46

Social cohesion that comes from institutions working harmoniously with each other is also known as:

A social constrain

B social facts

C organic solidarity

D symbolic interactionism

Question #47

Studying face-to-face interactions between a small group of people would be an example of .

A macro sociology

B microsociology

C latent

D functionalism

Question #48

Emile Durkheim wrote a book about to explain anomie.

A automobiles

B farms

C suicide

D boogy woogy

Question #49

Sociology is the study of:

A groups in society

B animal behaviors

C individuals

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