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1. Friends are to the primary sector as __________ are to the secondary sector.

Task-oriented groups

Conflict situations between groups

Discrimination

Largely a function of the characteristics of the society as a whole

Answer

Correct Answer: Task-oriented groups

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2. The social-conflict approach emphasizes that ________

U.S. culture often depicts sexuality in terms of sport and violence

Such as when we speak of men

Men

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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3. The concept of the "iron law" of oligarchy was developed by sociologist ________.

Michael Burawoy

Irving Janis

Robert Michels

Ryan Graham

Answer

Correct Answer: Robert Michels

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4. The amount of money people receive from jobs is (are) referred to as ____.

Deposite

Profit

Income

Internalization

Answer

Correct Answer: Profit

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5. In general, people of low social class position ________

Based entirely on personal merit

Live in less safe and more stressful environments.

Parents pass their social position on to their children.

Answer

Correct Answer: Live in less safe and more stressful environments.

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6. The most commonly used formal sentence for juvenile offenders is referred to as _____.

Probation

Self-interest

Orphan trains

Chicago

Answer

Correct Answer: Probation

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7. The concept of general deterrence holds that ______.

The decision to commit crime can be controlled by the threat of criminal punishment

Most three-time losers are on the verge of aging out of crime anyway

The offender would stand a good chance of being caught and punished

Because drug dealers approach their

Answer

Correct Answer: The decision to commit crime can be controlled by the threat of criminal punishment

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8. Undocumented aliens are most common in _____ states.

South Pacific

Must be heard there first

The Southwest

The square miles of territory governed by its leaders

Answer

Correct Answer: The Southwest

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9. Of the crimes that are recorded by the police, only about ____ are "cleared by arrest."

20%

25%

30%

35%

Answer

Correct Answer: 20%

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10. Of all societies, _____ are the most egalitarian.

Hunters and gatherers

Domestication

Larger human groups

Large scale agriculture

Answer

Correct Answer: Hunters and gatherers

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11. In a _____, everyone interacts directly with all the other members.

Reference group

Primary group

Small group

Goal displacement

Answer

Correct Answer: Small group

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12. Herbert spencer was strongly influenced by the views of ____, an evolutionist from the 1800s.

Charles Darwin

False

Social phenomenon

Sociological imagination

Answer

Correct Answer: Charles Darwin

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13. Expectations that guide our behavior are called ________.

Values

Norms

Statuses

Roles

Answer

Correct Answer: Norms

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14. The three types of business ownership include: partnerships, corporations, and ___________.

Sole proprietorships

Ability to grow rapidly

Sole proprietor

Partnership

Answer

Correct Answer: Sole proprietorships

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15. The __________ consists of all the people who are involved in an organizational buying decision.

Purchasing unit

Buying network

Purchasing network

Buying center

Purchasing department

Answer

Correct Answer: Buying center

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16. Shares of stock in a _______ corporation are available for sale to the public and are widely held.

Publicly held

Closely held corporation

Sole proprietorship

Cooperative

Answer

Correct Answer: Publicly held

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17. Most partnerships have ____ partners.

Two

Three

Four

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Two

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18. In _____, the focus is on social interaction.

Microsociology

Sociology

Physiology

Zoology

Answer

Correct Answer: Microsociology

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19. Based on what you know about occupational prestige, you would assume that ________

Occupational rankings are roughly the same in all high-income nations.

Increase in revenue to relative increases in costs; convex.

Expense of marketing effort to the primary competitor's spending; U-shaped.

Expense of marketing effort to the marketing results obtained; S-shaped.

Answer

Correct Answer: Occupational rankings are roughly the same in all high-income nations.

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20. Based on what you have read in this chapter, you would correctly conclude that _______

Society shapes how we think

Society shapes how we feel

Society shapes how we act

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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21. Managers, in today's work environment, rely less on _ and more on _ leadership.

Autocratic; empowering

Empowering; empowering

Empowering; aurocratic

Aurocratic; aurocratic

Answer

Correct Answer: Autocratic; empowering

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22. The division of labor led to the development of a(n) and power.

Elite class; gain economic

Self-fulfillment; aging population

Leisure; aging population

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Elite class; gain economic

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23. The bureaucratic tendency toward rule by the few is termed __________.

Bureaucracy

Oligarchy

Autocracy

The power elite.

Answer

Correct Answer: Oligarchy

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24. Universally, _____ prestige is given to male activities, regardless of what those activities are.

Greater

Lesser

Equal

Answer

Correct Answer: Greater

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25. Women _____ men in the proportion of the population who are college graduates.

Surpass

Rapport

Field work

Participant observation

Answer

Correct Answer: Surpass

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26. The feeling of trust that researchers establish with their respondents is referred to as ________.

Rapport

Field work

Participant observation

Answer

Correct Answer: Rapport

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27. The theories of positivist sociologists attempt to explain the __________ of deviance.

Negative features

Symbolism

Causes

Meanings

Answer

Correct Answer: Causes

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28. The work of w. e. b. du bois, an african american, __________.

Was recognized as an important part of the foundations of sociology from the earliest times

Has been completely ignored until the present

Was rejected by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Is recognized as important by contemporary sociologists

Answer

Correct Answer: Is recognized as important by contemporary sociologists

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29. The term _____ was coined by charles cooley.

Sigmund Freud

Lawrence Kohlberg

Charles H. Cooley

Carol Gilligan

Answer

Correct Answer: Charles H. Cooley

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30. The term _____ refers to a system in which many are ruled by a few.

Oligarchy

Bureaucracy

Voluntary association

Leadership

Answer

Correct Answer: Oligarchy

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31. The study of the distinctions among different social classes is called __________.

Class analysis

Oligarchy

Bureaucracy

Voluntary association

Answer

Correct Answer: Class analysis

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32. The structural-functional approach is concerned with ________

The consequences of social patterns for the operation of society

Bureaucracy

Voluntary association

Leadership

Answer

Correct Answer: The consequences of social patterns for the operation of society

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33. "the sociologist who developed the concept of the power elite was ________.

Wright Mills

Talcott parsons

Robert k. merton . ivan nye

Answer

Correct Answer: Wright Mills

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34. The sociological perspective focuses on __________ causes of prejudice.

External

Internal

Answer

Correct Answer: External

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35. The social-conflict approach sometimes receives criticism for ________

Focusing on values that everyone shares.

Being openly political.

Promoting the status quo.

Ignoring factors like class.

Answer

Correct Answer: Being openly political.

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36. The social readjustment rating scale (srrs) measures stress related to ________.

Positive and negative life events

Focusing on values that everyone shares.

Being openly political.

Promoting the status quo.

Answer

Correct Answer: Positive and negative life events

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37. The shift from traditional societies into industrial societies is called ________.

World systems theory

Modernization

Cultural Progress

Social Change

Answer

Correct Answer: Modernization

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38. The information society is also called the _____ society.

Postindustrial

World systems theory

Modernization

Cultural Progress

Answer

Correct Answer: Postindustrial

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39. The ima's ethical standards include all of the following except ________.

Competence

Integrity

Credibility

Confidence

Answer

Correct Answer: Confidence

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40. The ________ study showed how stigmas (e.g., labels) can become self-fulfilling prophecies.

Pygmalion

Competence

Integrity

Credibility

Answer

Correct Answer: Pygmalion

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41. Ravi was born into a caste system in a small village in sri lanka. he can expect to ________

Maintain the same social standing as his parents

Earn his social position through his own efforts.

Change his social position several times during his life.

Choose his life's works for himself after finishing college

Answer

Correct Answer: Maintain the same social standing as his parents

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42. Racial discrimination in professional sports is evident today in ________

The positions typically played by white and black players.

The exclusion of African American players from professional sports.

The fact that most managers and team owners are African American.

All of the above are correct.

Answer

Correct Answer: The positions typically played by white and black players.

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43. Race, gender, and religion are all examples of __________.

Identities

Clique

Prestige

Class

Power

Answer

Correct Answer: Identities

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44. Within a larger group, a(n) _____ is a cluster of people who choose to interact with one another.

Clique

Prestige

Class

Power

Status

Answer

Correct Answer: Clique

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45. When there is culture change, a group's _____ usually changes first.

Material culture

Prestige

Class

Power

Status

Answer

Correct Answer: Material culture

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46. Weber's concept of _____ is the political dimension of stratification.

Prestige

Class

Power

Status

Answer

Correct Answer: Power

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47. Weber believed that the search for signs of religious salvation supported the development of _____.

Religion

Capitalism

Socialism

Protestantism

Answer

Correct Answer: Capitalism

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48. Warby parker can offer cheaper glasses than their competition because they _______.

Use the same materials and factories as Luxottica without the licensing fees

Use better retailers that pay more for the glasses

Allow shoppers to upload pictures of themselves in glasses

Write-off their donated glasses on their taxes

Answer

Correct Answer: Use the same materials and factories as Luxottica without the licensing fees

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49. Violations of norms and rules that are written into law are officially called ________.

Ethics

Values

Folkways

Crime

Answer

Correct Answer: Crime

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50. Using the symbolic-interaction approach, sports becomes ________

A structure that contributes to the functioning of society.

A matter of social inequality.

Less a system than an ongoing process of interaction.

Just a game without any meaning.

Answer

Correct Answer: Less a system than an ongoing process of interaction.

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51. Using the social-conflict approach, a sociologist might highlight ________

Income differences among young people in high school

A structure that contributes to the functioning of society.

A matter of social inequality.

Less a system than an ongoing process of interaction.

Just a game without any meaning.

Answer

Correct Answer: Income differences among young people in high school

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52. Unlike simple stereotypes, sociological generalizations ________

Are based on all available data.

A structure that contributes to the functioning of society.

A matter of social inequality.

Less a system than an ongoing process of interaction.

Just a game without any meaning.

Answer

Correct Answer: Are based on all available data.

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53. Typically, people who live in _ perceive fewer racial categories than people who live in _.

The United States; Brazil

The United States; UK

Brazil; the United States

Answer

Correct Answer: The United States; Brazil

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54. Two people who have just had a baby have turned from a _ to a ___.

Primary group; secondary group

Dyad; triad

Couple; family

De facto group; nuclear family

Answer

Correct Answer: Dyad; triad

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55. To maintain their power, elites attempt to __________ information.

Freely distribute

Honestly convey

Shut off all

Control

Answer

Correct Answer: Control

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56. Theoretical frameworks that strive to understand society as a whole are called _____.

Macrosociology

Freely distribute

Honestly convey

Shut off all

Answer

Correct Answer: Macrosociology

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57. Theoretical frameworks that center on face-to-face social interaction are categorized as _____.

Microsociology

Macrosociology

Freely distribute

Honestly convey

Shut off all

Answer

Correct Answer: Microsociology

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58. The tragic case of anna, the isolated girl who was studied by kingsley davis, shows that _______

Without social experience, a child is incapable of thought or meaningful action.

Quite broad

power of groups over individuals

Without social experience, a child is incapable of thought or meaningful action

Answer

Correct Answer: Without social experience, a child is incapable of thought or meaningful action.

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59. The scope of sociological research is __________.

Quite broad

power of groups over individuals

Without social experience, a child is incapable of thought or meaningful action

Answer

Correct Answer: Quite broad

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60. The purpose of solomon asch's experiment was to demonstrate the _____.

power of groups over individuals

Without social experience, a child is incapable of thought or meaningful action

Answer

Correct Answer: power of groups over individuals

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61. The most significant predictor of whether a student will attend college is his/her ________.

Test scores

Motivation

Family background

Personality

Answer

Correct Answer: Family background

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62. The most permissive leadership style is the _____ leader.

Instrumental

Laissez-faire

Authoritarian

Democratic

Answer

Correct Answer: Laissez-faire

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63. The main characteristic of the _____ approach is its view of society as being orderly and stable.

Structural-functional

Social-conflict

Social-interaction

Tradition-based

Answer

Correct Answer: Structural-functional

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64. The human potential movement reflects the emerging _____ value.

Self-fulfillment

Aging population

Leisure

Acceptance.

Answer

Correct Answer: Self-fulfillment

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65. The early sociologists auguste comte and emile durkheim used the ________

The structural-functional approach

Social-conflict approach

Theoretical approach

Answer

Correct Answer: The structural-functional approach

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66. The dominant system of inequality prior to the advent of capitalism is known as __________.

Feudalism

Self-fulfillment

Aging population

Leisure

Answer

Correct Answer: Feudalism

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67. The distinction between high culture and popular culture is based mostly on ________

The social standing of the people who display the cultural pattern.

power of groups over individuals

Without social experience, a child is incapable of thought or meaningful action

Answer

Correct Answer: The social standing of the people who display the cultural pattern.

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68. The degree of status consistency is ________

Greater in caste than class systems.

The same in all types of social stratification.

Greater in class than caste systems.

Greater the more productive a society is.

Answer

Correct Answer: Greater in caste than class systems.

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69. The definition of __________ centers around the set of values, beliefs, and rules of society.

Psychology

Society

Community

Culture

Social class

Answer

Correct Answer: Culture

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70. The concept of national cultures assumes that __________.

Shared cultural practices and beliefs exist within nation-states

Lobal culture is nonexistent

Nationalism is a substitute for regionalism

Answer

Correct Answer: Shared cultural practices and beliefs exist within nation-states

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71. The _______________ perspective uses the human body as an analogy for how society operates.

Conflict theorists

Symbolic interactionists

Functionalists

Action theorists

Answer

Correct Answer: Functionalists

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72. The ___________ model views social interaction as though it is taking place in a theater.

Dramaturgical

Religious ideology

Research topic

Theoretical tradition

Answer

Correct Answer: Dramaturgical

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73. The __________ suggests that the social world strongly influences people's lives.

Structural Imagination

Religious ideology

Research topic

Theoretical tradition

Answer

Correct Answer: Structural Imagination

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74. The _____ examined by sociologists are recurring characteristics or events.

Patterns of Behavior

Religious ideology

Research topic

Theoretical tradition

Answer

Correct Answer: Patterns of Behavior

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75. Strain theory _____ the sociological view that deviants are the product of society.

Supports

Religious ideology

Research topic

Theoretical tradition

Answer

Correct Answer: Supports

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76. Sociology differs from the older discipline of philosophy by focusing on ________

What the ideal society should be

Human nature

The place of god in shaping human events

How society actually operates

Answer

Correct Answer: How society actually operates

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77. Sociologists who have studied sexual orientation have concluded that sexual orientation __________.

Can be fluid over the life course

Religious ideology

Research topic

Theoretical tradition

Answer

Correct Answer: Can be fluid over the life course

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78. Sociologists use the term ______ to describe the order established in social groups at any level.

Social organization

Religious ideology

Research topic

Theoretical tradition

Answer

Correct Answer: Social organization

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79. Sociologists think of the united states as __________.

An intensely class bound society

Religious ideology

Research topic

Theoretical tradition

Answer

Correct Answer: An intensely class bound society

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80. Sociologists refer to societies in which individuals experience no social mobility as __________.

Caste societies

Religious ideology

Research topic

Theoretical tradition

Answer

Correct Answer: Caste societies

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81. Sociologists point out that ________

Social change happens all the time

Religious ideology

Research topic

Theoretical tradition

Answer

Correct Answer: Social change happens all the time

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82. Sociologists are usually committed to a particular __________ they use to make sense of the world.

Religious ideology

Research topic

Theoretical tradition

Code of ethics

Answer

Correct Answer: Theoretical tradition

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83. Sociologist george simmel referred to the _____________ as the weakest group size.

Dyad

Triad

Out-group

In-group

Answer

Correct Answer: Triad

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84. Sociologist emile durkheim used suicide to demonstrate how __________ influence our health.

Social forces

Dyad

Triad

Out-group

Answer

Correct Answer: Social forces

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85. Sociological research suggests that assimilation is __________.

Easy for everyone

Impossible for anyone

Difficult for everyone

Multifaceted

Answer

Correct Answer: Multifaceted

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86. Society and culture _____.

Could not exist without each other

Are unrelated

Are the same thing

Could not exist together

Answer

Correct Answer: Could not exist without each other

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87. Social theories explain the relationship between and .

Individuals & society

Individuals & social life

Social life & society

Answer

Correct Answer: Individuals & society

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88. Social structures get their power from ________.

Their durability

Their flexibility

Their physicality

Their interactivity

Answer

Correct Answer: Their interactivity

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89. Social problems in the united states, such as poverty and gender inequality, are ________

Less serious in poorer countries

More serious in richer countries

Less serious in richer countries

More serious in poorer countries

Answer

Correct Answer: More serious in poorer countries

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90. Social networks are typically ________

Built on primary relationships.

Fuzzy groups made up of people we know of rather than those we know well.

Characterized by a strong sense of membership.

Characterized by boundaries defining membership.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fuzzy groups made up of people we know of rather than those we know well.

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91. Social interaction begins at _, but changes over time depending on the _.

Birth...situation

Individuals; society

Individuals; social life

Social life; society

Answer

Correct Answer: Birth...situation

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92. Social control requires both and .

Rewards; punishments

Individuals; society

Individuals; social life

Social life; society

Answer

Correct Answer: Rewards; punishments

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93. Segregation based on informal norms is ______.

De facto segregation

Scapegoating

Cultural pluralism

De jure segregation

Answer

Correct Answer: De facto segregation

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94. Robert merton used the term _____ for the harmful consequences of people's actions.

Dysfunction

Function

Both

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Dysfunction

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95. Robert merton suggested that human behavior has _____.

Manifest functions and lantent functions

Functions and dysfunctions

Qualitative and quantitative components

Answer

Correct Answer: Manifest functions and lantent functions

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96. Peter berger described using the sociological perspective as seeing the in the _.

Ood; worst tragedies

New;old

Specific; general

General; particular

Answer

Correct Answer: General; particular

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97. Our image of how others see us is called the ________.

Super ego

Libido

Self

Answer

Correct Answer: Self

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98. One perspective on prejudice is that it is _____, in that it creates in-group solidarity.

Interactionist

Functional

Dysfunctional

A product of a split market

Answer

Correct Answer: Functional

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99. One characteristic of secondary groups is _________

Their small size.

Weak emotional ties between members.

Strong emotional ties between members.

Their long-term duration.

Answer

Correct Answer: Weak emotional ties between members.

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100. Ogburn said that _____ occurred when human behavior lagged behind technological innovations.

Cultural lag

Interactionist

Functional

Dysfunctional

Answer

Correct Answer: Cultural lag

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101. Norms are to as values are to .

Behavior; attitudes

Attitudes; attitudes

Attitudes; behavior

Behavior; behavior

Answer

Correct Answer: Behavior; attitudes

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102. Murders represent less than _____ percent of all violent crimes in the united states.

Answer

Correct Answer: 1

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103. Mores differ from folkways in that mores , whereas folkways .

Have great moral significance; apply to routine or casual interaction

Weak emotional ties between members.

Strong emotional ties between members.

Their long-term duration.

Answer

Correct Answer: Have great moral significance; apply to routine or casual interaction

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104. More than ______ people have immigrated to the u.s. between the years 1820 and 2012.

1 million

10 million.

50 million

80 million

Answer

Correct Answer: 80 million

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105. Mead would agree that _______

If you won $100 million in a lottery, your "self" might change.

If you won $100 million in a lottery, your "self" might not change.

Answer

Correct Answer: If you won $100 million in a lottery, your "self" might change.

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106. Mead stressed that we cannot think without _, and that _ gives us our symbols (language).

Symbols, society

Interactionist

Functional

Dysfunctional

Answer

Correct Answer: Symbols, society

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107. Mead claimed that the origin of the self is found in _______

Social experience.

Interactionist

Functional

Dysfunctional

Answer

Correct Answer: Social experience.

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108. Mass media, family, peer groups, and school are all examples of __________.

Agents of socialization

Stereotypes

Both A & B

Answer

Correct Answer: Both A & B

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109. Looking at humor from a structural-functional viewpoint, jokes ________

Are often used to relieve tension-"lightening" a situation.

Associations

The poverty line

Social mobility

Meritocracy

Answer

Correct Answer: Are often used to relieve tension-"lightening" a situation.

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110. Level of formal education achieved is strongly correlated with _____.

Occupational prestige

Income

Wealth

Life satisfaction

Answer

Correct Answer: Occupational prestige

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111. Labor markets and government policies are both important factors that influence __________.

Associations

The poverty line

Social mobility

Meritocracy

Answer

Correct Answer: Social mobility

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112. Karl marx's communist manifesto is based on the ____ perspective.

Functionalism

Symbolic Interactionism

Institutionalism

Conflict Theory

Answer

Correct Answer: Conflict Theory

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113. Karl marx considered capitalism to be _, but max weber argued that capitalism was very _.

Rational; rational

Irrational; rational

Irrational; irrational

Rational; irrational

Answer

Correct Answer: Irrational; rational

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114. Karl marx believed that history was the story of _____.

Class Conflict.

Intentional

Unintentional

Race-blind

Answer

Correct Answer: Class Conflict.

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115. Karl marx believed that __________ was the most relevant factor in history.

Communism

Intentional

Unintentional

Race-blind

Answer

Correct Answer: Communism

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116. Jim crow laws in mid-1900s america are examples of ______ discrimination.

Intentional

Unintentional

Race-blind

Side-effect.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intentional

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117. Jewelry, art, hairstyles and clothing each represent examples of ________.

High culture

Nonmaterial culture

Material culture

Low culture.

Answer

Correct Answer: Material culture

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118. It is easy to see the importance of social interaction when we __________.

Violate society's rules

High culture

Nonmaterial culture

Material culture

Answer

Correct Answer: Violate society's rules

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119. Isolated children require _____ to develop.

Parents

Siblings

Solitary time

Language

Answer

Correct Answer: Language

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120. In the united states, the sex ratio is _, which indicates _.

54; there are more males than females.

114; there are more females than males

94; There are more females than males.

Answer

Correct Answer: 94; There are more females than males.

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121. In social development theory, the self can be defined as ________

The externalization of identity.

One's sense of agency, action, or power.

The identity of a person as perceived by that same person.

The identity of a person as perceived by others.

Answer

Correct Answer: The identity of a person as perceived by that same person.

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122. In max weber's view, monarchy claims legitimacy based on ________

Traditional authority

Rewards are linked to personal ability

Caste, more than any other factor, influences life chances

Persons from an upper-class background will have fewer life chances than other members of the same society

Answer

Correct Answer: Traditional authority

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123. In american samoa and other pacific island areas, people recognize _____ genders.

Two

Three

Four

Answer

Correct Answer: Three

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124. In a total institution, staff members _______

Closely supervise all the daily life of inmates.

Rewards are linked to personal ability

Caste, more than any other factor, influences life chances

Persons from an upper-class background will have fewer life chances than other members of the same society

Answer

Correct Answer: Closely supervise all the daily life of inmates.

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125. In a meritocracy __________.

Personal connections have a disproportionately high impact on life chances

Rewards are linked to personal ability

Caste, more than any other factor, influences life chances

Persons from an upper-class background will have fewer life chances than other members of the same society

Answer

Correct Answer: Rewards are linked to personal ability

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126. In a caste system, one's place in the stratification system is a(n) _____ status.

Ascribed

Achieved

Master

Ascribed

Answer

Correct Answer: Ascribed

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127. For weber, preindustrial societies are characterized by a focus on ________

Shared moral sentiments

Families pass along social identity to children in terms of class, ethnicity, and religion.

His theories are difficult to test scientifically

A large percentage of people never reach the last stage of development.

Answer

Correct Answer: Shared moral sentiments

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128. Floyd does not like italians. this is an example of __________.

Racism

A Stereotype

Discrimination

Prejudice

Answer

Correct Answer: Prejudice

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129. Family is important to the socialization process because _______

Families pass along social identity to children in terms of class, ethnicity, and religion.

His theories are difficult to test scientifically

A large percentage of people never reach the last stage of development.

His research suffers from a gender bias.

Answer

Correct Answer: Families pass along social identity to children in terms of class, ethnicity, and religion.

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130. Ekman claims that a major function of emotions is to ________

Support group life by forging connections with others.

His theories are difficult to test scientifically

A large percentage of people never reach the last stage of development.

His research suffers from a gender bias.

Answer

Correct Answer: Support group life by forging connections with others.

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131. During the process of groupthink ________

Group members quickly settle on a position and then they treat other possibilities as oppositional

His theories are difficult to test scientifically

A large percentage of people never reach the last stage of development.

His research suffers from a gender bias.

Answer

Correct Answer: Group members quickly settle on a position and then they treat other possibilities as oppositional

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132. Dependency theorists see large corporations as ________

Intensifying global inequality.

His theories are difficult to test scientifically

A large percentage of people never reach the last stage of development.

His research suffers from a gender bias.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intensifying global inequality.

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133. Critics of erikson's theory of personality development point out that _______

Not everyone confronts the stages in the exact order given by Erikson.

His theories are difficult to test scientifically

A large percentage of people never reach the last stage of development.

His research suffers from a gender bias.

Answer

Correct Answer: Not everyone confronts the stages in the exact order given by Erikson.

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134. Compared with married women, cohabiting women are __________.

Several years older than and earn more than their partners

Several years younger than and earn more than their partners

Several years older than and earn less than their partners

Answer

Correct Answer: Several years older than and earn more than their partners

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135. Collectively, women or african americans would be considered as belonging to a(n) __________.

Categorical group.

Pressure group.

Feminist group.

Interest group.

Environmental group.

Answer

Correct Answer: Categorical group.

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136. Cohabitation is _ and marriage rates are _ with adults.

Decreasing; decreasing

Decreasing; increasing

Increasing; decreasing

Increasing; increasing

Answer

Correct Answer: Increasing; decreasing

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137. In many primate species, ________ have/has a central role in reinforcing social relationships.

Coalition formation

Grooming

Dominance hierarchies

Play

Food-sharing

Answer

Correct Answer: Grooming

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138. Structural-functional analysis points out that industrialization encourages ________

Men to take control of the workplace.

Growing gender equality.

Women to have more children.

A breakdown of social stability.

Answer

Correct Answer: Growing gender equality.

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139. From a sociological point of view, sex is and gender is .

A socially constructed phenomenon; a feminist creation

A socially constructed phenomenon; a biological construction

A classification scheme; a continuum

A biological distinction; a social distinction

Answer

Correct Answer: A biological distinction; a social distinction

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140. __________ highlight discrimination and class bias in the workplace.

Feminist theorists

Symbolic interactionists

Functionalists

Suffragists

Answer

Correct Answer: Feminist theorists

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141. The value of psychological theories of deviance is limited because ________

very few people experience an "unsuccessful socialization."

There has been very little research of this kind.

there is no way to distinguish "normal" from "abnormal" people.

Most people who commit crimes have normal personalities.

Answer

Correct Answer: Most people who commit crimes have normal personalities.

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142. The crime with the highest increase among women between 1992 and 2010 was ________.

Drug offenses

Drunk driving

Bank robbery

Murder

Answer

Correct Answer: Drunk driving

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143. Labeling theorists use a(n) ______ definition of crime.

Interactionist

Interrole

Person-role

Intrarole

Answer

Correct Answer: Interactionist

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144. When one's values conflict with his/her job demands, this is ________ conflict.

Interrole

Person-role

Intrarole

Interpersonal

Answer

Correct Answer: Person-role

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145. Symbolic interactionists view _____ as the primary motivation for human behavior.

Whether or not action is functional

Struggles for social and economic resources

Achieving social solidarity

Peoples definition of the situation

Answer

Correct Answer: Achieving social solidarity

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146. Conflict that relates to the content and goals of work is called ________ conflict.

Job

Task

Relationship

Process

Communication

Answer

Correct Answer: Task

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147. According to the interactionist view of conflict, conflict is ________.

Bad and must be avoided

Always functional

Helpful in avoiding apathy

Typically dysfunctional

Harmonious

Answer

Correct Answer: Helpful in avoiding apathy

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148. ________ is most closely associated with the concept of the sociological imagination.

Émile Durkheim

Max Weber

Karl Marx

C. Wright Mills

Answer

Correct Answer: C. Wright Mills

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149. People in a shopping mall or on a city bus are examples of _________ crowds.

Casual

Job

Task

Relationship

Process

Answer

Correct Answer: Casual

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150. Early theorists in the nineteenth century more often studied protesters in crowds as __________.

Frustrated individuals

Redemptive

Alternative

Transformative

Answer

Correct Answer: Frustrated individuals

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151. A(n) _____ social movement seeks to alter only some specific aspects of people and institutions.

Redemptive

Alternative

Transformative

Metaformative

Answer

Correct Answer: Alternative

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152. Jeremy wants to avoid conflict with his new coworkers. he should ______.

Spread gossip with them

Treat them all with respect

Talk to the most popular people

Buy them expensive gifts

Answer

Correct Answer: Treat them all with respect

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153. _____ are most likely to believe that health care reflects the inequalities in society.

Functionalism

Conflict theory

Symbolic interaction theory

Social exchange theory

Answer

Correct Answer: Conflict theory

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154. Unintended consequences of schools, or _____ functions, help the social system.

Manifest

Latent

Explicit curricular

Formal curricular

Answer

Correct Answer: Latent

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155. In the least industrialized nations, _____ people are poor.

None

Some

Most

All

Answer

Correct Answer: Most

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156. In _____, everyone can interact directly with all the other members.

Small group

Big group

Society

Answer

Correct Answer: Small group

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157. Educational tracking and racial profiling are both examples of ______.

Color-blind racism

Institutional racism

Aversive racism

Answer

Correct Answer: Institutional racism

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158. Economists tend to see humans as , but sociologists would tend to include .

Rational actors; emotional motivations

A social profile; stereotyping

Social integration; social facts

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Rational actors; emotional motivations

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159. Durkheim's concept of __________ refers to how much people are tied to their social groups.

A social profile

Stereotyping

Social integration

Social facts

Answer

Correct Answer: Social integration

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160. Durkheim referred to patterns of behavior that characterize a social group as ________.

A social profile

Stereotyping

Social integration

Social facts

Answer

Correct Answer: Social facts

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161. Conflict theory was developed to explain events that occurred during __________.

The industrial revolution

A social profile

Stereotyping

Social integration

Answer

Correct Answer: The industrial revolution

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162. Conflict theorists think our system of laws works in an __________ way.

Unjust

Just

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Unjust

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163. Conflict theorists take the position that _____ dominate(s) the united states.

Lobbyists

Functionalists

Anarchy

A ruling class

Answer

Correct Answer: A ruling class

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164. Conflict theorists believe the primary purpose of __________ is to preserve the social order.

Social institutions

A social profile

Stereotyping

Social integration

Answer

Correct Answer: Social institutions

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165. According to c. wright mills, the _____ make/s all of the important decisions in society.

Power house

Power train

Power elite

Power dynamic

Answer

Correct Answer: Power elite

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166. According to c. wright mills, a person's behavior is influenced by _____.

Social factors such as religion, ethnicity, and politics

Common sense and psychological interactions

Genetics and a predisposition for certain genetic factors

Random thoughts and feelings

Answer

Correct Answer: Social factors such as religion, ethnicity, and politics

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167. A social-exchange analysis of family life is likely to consider ________

How families keep society as a whole operating

How families perpetuate social inequality

How individuals select partners who offer about as much has they do to the relationship

How families regulate sexual activity

Answer

Correct Answer: How individuals select partners who offer about as much has they do to the relationship

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168. A social-conflict approach to sports would be an analysis of ________

The way in which sports help encourage competition.

The importance of physical ability in success.

How sports reflect social inequality.

The different meanings people attach to games.

Answer

Correct Answer: How sports reflect social inequality.

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169. A manifest function of sports is ________

Providing recreation and physical conditioning

The way in which sports help encourage competition.

The importance of physical ability in success.

How sports reflect social inequality.

Answer

Correct Answer: Providing recreation and physical conditioning

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170. __________ is one of the things sociologists argue places commercial pressure on journalism.

Consolidation

Corporate corruption

Journalists' ideological orientations

Hidden Political agendas

Answer

Correct Answer: Consolidation

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171. __________ groups include the family, military units, cliques, and peer groups.

Primary

Scapegoat

Dyad

Secondary

Answer

Correct Answer: Primary

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172. _____ is the level of analysis that sociologists use to focus on the broad features of society.

Interactional sociology

Macrosociology

Chaos theory

Microsociology

Answer

Correct Answer: Macrosociology

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173. _____ factors influence our life course.

Few external

Social

Only biological

No individual

Answer

Correct Answer: Social

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174. _____ refers to one part of a culture changing while other parts remain behind.

Cultural reluctance

Cultural lag

Ethnocentrism

Culture shock

Answer

Correct Answer: Cultural lag

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175. In general, terrorism is the strategy favored by ________

A weak organization against a stronger foe

Understanding that all Learning Patterns can be of value

Both

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: A weak organization against a stronger foe

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176. Freedom of expression, democracy, and family are examples of _________________ in u.s. culture.

Sanctions

Values

Folkways

Answer

Correct Answer: Values

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177. _________ is not a characteristic important in influencing an innovation's rate of adoption.

Motivation

Complexity

Relative advantage

Communicability

Divisibility

Answer

Correct Answer: Motivation

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178. Groups that believe that there can be more than one path to truth are known as ______.

Liberal theologians

Physical artifacts

Values

Norms

Customs

Answer

Correct Answer: Liberal theologians

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179. From a social-conflict point of view, capitalism fails to support human health because ________

It makes quality of care dependent on income.

A weak organization against a stronger foe

Both

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: It makes quality of care dependent on income.

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180. Another name for the norms governing social interactions is __________.

Social structure

Unsocialized.

Integrated.

Institutionalized.

Answer

Correct Answer: Social structure

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181. An inmate who loses the capacity for independent living is described as _______

Unsocialized.

Integrated.

Institutionalized.

Dissociated.

Answer

Correct Answer: Institutionalized.

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182. Among the social sciences, sociology is the discipline most concerned with __________.

How different units of analysis-from individual to group to institution to global society-link up to and mutually influence one another

Who has power and privilege and who does not.

It makes quality of care dependent on income.

Answer

Correct Answer: How different units of analysis-from individual to group to institution to global society-link up to and mutually influence one another

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183. Age, sex, race, and ethnicity are often used as __________ variables.

Dependant

Independant

Both A & B

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Independant

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184. Adults experience a sense of ______ when their activities contribute positively to society.

Generativity

Identity

Initiative

Integrity

Answer

Correct Answer: Generativity

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185. According to weber, in a bureaucracy, assignments flow _ and accountability flows _.

Downward; upward

Downward; downward

Upward; downward

Upward; upward

Answer

Correct Answer: Downward; upward

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186. According to the text, minority status is primarily a matter of ______.

Who has power and privilege and who does not.

It makes quality of care dependent on income.

Both

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Who has power and privilege and who does not.

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187. According to the text, ________ is one of several reasons people live their lives unmarried.

The single lifestyle

The bohemian lifestyle

An inability to find a mate

Fear of infidelity

Answer

Correct Answer: Fear of infidelity

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188. According to simmel, a ________ is the most basic of interpersonal relationships.

Triad

Couplet

Dyad

Trio

Answer

Correct Answer: Dyad

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189. According to robert merton, ________ are the intended beneficial consequences of people's actions

Manifest functions

Encourages

Has no impact upon

Destroys

Answer

Correct Answer: Manifest functions

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190. According to functionalists, deviance _____ social unity.

Encourages

Has no impact upon

Destroys

Discourages.

Answer

Correct Answer: Encourages

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191. According to functionalists, _____ is a major social institution.

Political

Education

Economic

Family

Religion

Answer

Correct Answer: Education

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192. According to _____ the family as an institution reinforces and supports power relations in society.

Functionalism

Conflict theory

Symbolic interaction theory

Exchange theory

Answer

Correct Answer: Conflict theory

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193. A true meritocracy would most likely be considered a(n) __________ society by sociologists.

Open

Conflict theory

Symbolic interaction theory

Exchange theory

Answer

Correct Answer: Open

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194. A group's _____, or customary social arrangements, is brought about by norms.

Social order

Social control

Ideas

Answer

Correct Answer: Social order

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195. A criticism of talcott parsons's approach to health and medicine is that it ________

Says little about the issues of prevention

Places doctors rather than ppl in charge of health

Assumes sick ppl can afford to take time off work

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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196. A complaint about bureaucracies is the ________ often involved in dealing with them.

Stability

Red tape

Rationality

Blue tape

Answer

Correct Answer: Red tape

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197. A common micro-level pattern involving social interaction is that ________

People tend to socialize with others of about the same social position.

Social stratification is not usually evident in everyday life.

Most people live and work in socially diverse settings in terms of social stratification.

Social position has little to do with the friends people have.

Answer

Correct Answer: People tend to socialize with others of about the same social position.

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198. __________, the social sciences began to divide into distinctive areas of research.

In the late Middle Ages

Shortly after the American Revolution

Between 1880 and 1910

In the 1950s and 1960s

Answer

Correct Answer: Between 1880 and 1910

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199. _____ said that sociobiology will eventually absorb sociology.

BENJAMIN WHORF

CHARLES DARWIN

EDWARD WILSON

WILLIAM OGBURN

Answer

Correct Answer: EDWARD WILSON

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200. _____ is the term sociologists use for a traditional, small, rural society.

Gemeinschaft

Rapidly changing

Materialistic

Gesellschaft

Answer

Correct Answer: Gemeinschaft

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201. _____ eroded traditional bases of respect for the elderly.

Industrialization

The Internet

The 21st century

Immigration

Answer

Correct Answer: Industrialization

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202. __________ help sociologists make sense of social phenomena and understand important social issues.

Functions

Theories

DysFunctions

Answer

Correct Answer: Theories

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203. Realistic conflict is conflict ; symbolic conflict is conflict .

That occurs in in-groups; that occurs with out-groups

That occurs with out-groups; that occurs with in-groups

Based on scarce resources; based on values and beliefs

Based on values and beliefs; based on scarce resources

Answer

Correct Answer: Based on scarce resources; based on values and beliefs

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204. Your position in key social hierarchies is likely to have the least impact on __________.

Your preference for McDonald's or Wendy's hamburgers

Physically assaulting a police officer

New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Your preference for McDonald's or Wendy's hamburgers

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205. In terms of social inequality, agrarian societies generally ________

Have much more inequality than less productive societal types.

Have about the same amount of social inequality as less productive societal types.

Have less social inequality than less productive societal types.

Come very close to being egalitarian societies.

Answer

Correct Answer: Have much more inequality than less productive societal types.

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206. A distinctive contribution of schooling to the process of socialization is _______

Teaching children to be highly flexible and to express their individuality

Helping children break free of gender roles

Exposing the child to an impersonal, bureaucratic setting

Exposing the child to people of similar social backgrounds

Answer

Correct Answer: Exposing the child to an impersonal, bureaucratic setting

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207. _____ are the unintended consequences of people's actions.

Manifest functions.

Latent functions

Social placement functions

Functional illiteracy

Answer

Correct Answer: Latent functions

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208. _____ stress that conflict, not function, is the reason that we have social stratification.

Conflict theorists

Despite the name, no conflict theorists

All sociologists of this century

Functionalists

Answer

Correct Answer: Conflict theorists

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209. An individual who leads by being highly permissive is a(n) _____ leader.

Democratic

Authoritarian

Laissez-faire

Expressive

Answer

Correct Answer: Laissez-faire

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210. The __________ of american slaves was 21.4 years in 1850.

Life expectancy

Democratic

Authoritarian

Laissez-faire

Answer

Correct Answer: Life expectancy

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211. A faction is a group of that seek to control government power to .

Minority or majority interests; pursue their own interests.

Minority interests; pursue their own interests.

Majority interests; pursue their own interests.

Answer

Correct Answer: Minority or majority interests; pursue their own interests.

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212. Topics that have received the most attention from sport sociologists focus on _____.

Social inequalities

Configuration

Security policy

Assets

Answer

Correct Answer: Social inequalities

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213. Today, hunting and gathering societies ________

Are quickly spreading around the world.

Represent about half the world's population.

Are few in number but are found on every continent.

Are close to disappearing from the world.

Answer

Correct Answer: Are close to disappearing from the world.

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214. Because nonverbal communication is _, when in a new culture, __.

So important; it is best not to gesture unless you know what your movements mean

History, background and culture

Administrative; smaller

Easy; more developed

Answer

Correct Answer: So important; it is best not to gesture unless you know what your movements mean

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215. Audio or video that can be viewed in a web browser without downloading it is ____ media.

General

Sticky

Streaming

Anonymous

Answer

Correct Answer: Streaming

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216. Anthropologists edward sapir and benjamin whorf concluded that ________.

Culture is taken for granted by the members of society who share it.

Language creates ways of thinking and perceiving

Language is universal in terms of the meaning of particular sounds.

Expectations or rules of behavior that develop from values

Answer

Correct Answer: Language creates ways of thinking and perceiving

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217. An important element of nonverbal communication is ________

Hand gestures

Eye contact

Body language

All of these are correct

Answer

Correct Answer: Body language

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218. According to the deficit model of ethnic identity, ________.

Speaking the native language makes one less ethnic

Marrying outside the community makes one more ethnic

Refraining from visiting the home country makes one less ethnic

Trying to blend in with people of other communities makes one more ethnic

Answer

Correct Answer: Refraining from visiting the home country makes one less ethnic

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219. A two-person single career is one in which ________.

A spouse participates in the other's career behind the scenes

Both spouses work outside the home

There is very little difference between the earnings of the two spouses

Both spouses work in positions that require extensive training

Answer

Correct Answer: A spouse participates in the other's career behind the scenes

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220. A shared belief about whether something is good or bad is a __________.

Structure

Value

Sadists

Survey

Answer

Correct Answer: Value

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221. A secondary group is a social group that _________

We experience late in life

Is impersonal and engages in some specific activity

Engages in many, very important activities

Is generally much smaller than a primary group

Answer

Correct Answer: Is impersonal and engages in some specific activity

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222. A central city that is surrounded by smaller cities and suburbs is referred to as a(n) ________.

Suburbia

Urban village

Metropolis

Megalopolis

Answer

Correct Answer: Metropolis

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223. A _____ society is a human group that depends on hunting and gathering for its survival.

Is so powerful that most people will say things they know are not true

Authoritatian

Hunting and gathering

Experimental group

Answer

Correct Answer: Hunting and gathering

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224. A _____ influences other people.

Dyad

Leader

Group dynamic

Triad

Answer

Correct Answer: Leader

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225. ________ refers to marrying up to a higher social class.

Hypergamy

Hanging out

Superficial

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypergamy

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226. _____ provides an explanation of why people belong to informal groups.

Need to defend

Social identity theory

Confirmation bias

Social loafing

Answer

Correct Answer: Social identity theory

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227. Is material possessions.

Income

Power

Property

Wealth

Answer

Correct Answer: Property

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228. _____ is a way of understanding the world based on science.

Theology

Positivism

Metaphysics

Free will

Answer

Correct Answer: Positivism

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229. Functionalists examine the __________ between the media and other social institutions.

Structural relationship

More than $75,000 per year.

Grandparents

Functionalist feminist

Answer

Correct Answer: Structural relationship

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230. A shift in the characteristics of culture and society over time is known as___________.

Cultural lage

Social Change

Global warming

Ecosabotage

Answer

Correct Answer: Social Change

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231. Most people are taught using a(n) ____________________ approach.

Kinesthetic

Bittorrent

Guideline

Pedagogical

Answer

Correct Answer: Pedagogical

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232. Puerto ricans in new york and the amish are examples of _____.

Subcultures

Minority cultures

Majority groups

Countercultures

Answer

Correct Answer: Subcultures

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233. As your textbook explains, __________ meaning gives words their emotional power.

Logical

Definitional

Connotative

Denotative

Ethical

Answer

Correct Answer: Connotative

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234. _____ theories propose that different routes lead to the same stage of development.

Multilinear

Diffusion

Natural cycle

Unilinear

Answer

Correct Answer: Multilinear

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235. Thomas robert malthus claimed that ________

Population patterns reflect a society's level of technological development

A vast urban region containing many cities and suburbs

Population increase would eventually bring chaos to the world.

All

Answer

Correct Answer: Population patterns reflect a society's level of technological development

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236. In human language, the connection between signs and the things they represent is ________.

Transparent

Rarely arbitrary

Symbolic

Independent of culture

Answer

Correct Answer: Symbolic

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237. In her research, elisabeth kübler-ross found that death ________

Nurture is far more important than nature

The oldest people have the most wealth, power, and prestige

Is an orderly transition involving specific stages

Widespread cultural norms and values people take as their own

Answer

Correct Answer: Is an orderly transition involving specific stages

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238. According to the hypodescent rule, ______.

Eugenics

Anyone with one black ancestor is considered black

Since race is a socially constructed category, there is not a scientifically specific answer

That is correct.

Black women, Gay Latino, Disabled white woman

Answer

Correct Answer: Anyone with one black ancestor is considered black

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239. A ______ might be a prop in the classroom performance of a professor.

Backpack

Lectern

Cell phone

Confident tone of voice

Answer

Correct Answer: Lectern

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240. A ______ can be considered a prop in the classroom performance of a professor.

Lectern or podium.

Confident tone of voice.

Backpack.

Cell phone

Answer

Correct Answer: Lectern or podium.

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241. _____ studies the factors that influence the development of abilities essential to movement.

Biomechanics

Adapted physical activity

Motor development

Sport pedagogy

Answer

Correct Answer: Motor development

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242. _____ is a facet of social pressure that determines the moral intensity of an issue.

Magnitude of consequences

Probability of effect

Proximity to those affected

Temporal immediacy

Concentration of effect

Answer

Correct Answer: Proximity to those affected

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243. _____ describes the relationship between people and their environment, such as land and structures.

Human populations.

Human ecology

Megalopolis

A population pyramid

Answer

Correct Answer: Human ecology

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244. To study human behavior, sociologists use _____.

Empirical analysis

Media

Common sense

Debunked myths

Answer

Correct Answer: Empirical analysis

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245. With ______, important decisions are made by middle-level and supervisory-level managers.

Higher-management influence

Decentralized authority

Upper authority

Focused power

Answer

Correct Answer: Decentralized authority

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246. Using your computer for non-work activities while you are being paid to work is known as ________.

Cyber sleeping

Cyberloafing

Cyberbreaking

Cyberlazing

Answer

Correct Answer: Cyberloafing

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247. Today, the majority of mass-media outlets are owned by six corporations. this is a product of ___.

Media Globalization

Media Literacy

Media Saturation

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Media Globalization

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248. Older adults in developed countries __________.

Many people develop age spots

Use of the joints over many years

Regular physical activity

Are the wealthiest segment of the population

Answer

Correct Answer: Are the wealthiest segment of the population

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249. ________ are not an example of nonmaterial culture.

Physical artifacts

Values

Norms

Customs

Answer

Correct Answer: Physical artifacts

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250. The __________ is the difference between an organization’s observed and desired performance.

Issue delta

Objective

Performance gap

Risk assessment

Answer

Correct Answer: Performance gap

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251. While a social network is , a social tie .

The relationship between two people; explains how two people know each other

Primary and secondary groups

There are formal arrangements or roles

Answer

Correct Answer: The relationship between two people; explains how two people know each other

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252. Value-creation processes are sometimes called _____ processes.

Are driven by external customer needs.

Tend to deliver unique products that are tailored to the specific needs of an individual customer.

Purchasing

Core

Answer

Correct Answer: Core

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253. Today, companies emphasize _____ with production.

Efficiency

Objective

Effective

International

Answer

Correct Answer: Efficiency

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254. There are ____ basic attributes of dependencies among project activities.

Three

Four

Five

Six

Answer

Correct Answer: Four

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255. The first goal of each scientific discipline is to ________.

Social Integration

Explain why something happens

Herbert Spencer

W.E.B. Du Bois

Answer

Correct Answer: Explain why something happens

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256. The __________ perspective emphasizes the social contexts in which people live.

Sociological

Natural Sciences

Ethnocentric

Answer

Correct Answer: Sociological

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257. Research suggests that tracking has ______________ effect on high-track students.

Positive effect on high-track students

Negative effect on low-track students

No noticeable effects on middle/regular track students

Answer

Correct Answer: Positive effect on high-track students

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258. People's _____ are their ideas of what is desirable in life.

Ideal

Values

Answer

Correct Answer: Values

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259. One effective strategy to advance our capacity for media literacy is to ________

Make use of multiple sources of information

The social-conflict approach.

51 percent of men and 45 percent of women

Capacity to multitask

Answer

Correct Answer: Make use of multiple sources of information

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260. In the context of tracking, students are sorted based on _____.

Alcohol

Friends

Ability

K-8 schools

Answer

Correct Answer: Ability

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261. In terms of family issues, u.s. social policy stresses __________.

To end penalties that those who care for others face

Economic forces have eroded the breadwinner-homemaker family

Some children benefit from divorce

Discrimination prevention

Answer

Correct Answer: Discrimination prevention

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262. In a(n) _____ system, authority is divided more or less equally between people or groups.

People who remarry

Extended family

Matriarchy

Egalitarian

Answer

Correct Answer: Egalitarian

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263. Generation y and generation z are examples of ________ changes.

Demographic

Economic

Technological

Sociocultural

Answer

Correct Answer: Demographic

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264. Collective behavior involves action that often ________.

Is unplanned.

Involves a large number of people.

Is controversial.

All of these responses are correct

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these responses are correct

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265. A limitation of the structural-functional approach is that it ________

Focuses on stability at the expense of conflict

Not focuses on stability at the expense of conflict

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Focuses on stability at the expense of conflict

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266. ______________ relates to those personal qualities not determined by choice or effort.

Chance

Spain.

Context

Answer

Correct Answer: Chance

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267. The average family size today is ___________ persons per household.

2.5

3.1

3.5

1.8

Answer

Correct Answer: 2.5

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268. Simmel described the dyad as ________

Less stable than groups with many members.

Involving less intense interaction.

Less meaningful than the triad.

More stable than groups with many members

Answer

Correct Answer: Less stable than groups with many members.

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269. Self theories emphasize _____.

Social forces

Circumscribed opportunities

Perceptions of self

Levels of discrimination

Answer

Correct Answer: Perceptions of self

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270. Research confirms that highly generative people are ________.

More open to different viewpoints

Protect against serious threats and losses

Have not engaged in any concrete retirement planning

Report high job satisfaction

Answer

Correct Answer: More open to different viewpoints
Have not engaged in any concrete retirement planning

Note: This question has more than 1 correct answers

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271. Police reports, photographs, and videos are examples of ________ used by researchers.

Social location.

Documents

Neutral

Experimental group.

Answer

Correct Answer: Documents

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272. Maneck qualifies for welfare benefits. as such, he is experiencing __________.

Official poverty

Relative poverty

Biological poverty

Residual poverty

Answer

Correct Answer: Official poverty

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273. In a hypothesis, the researcher presumes the __________ to be caused by another variable.

Dependent variable

Independent variable

Both

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Dependent variable

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274. Hula hoops, streaking, and pokémon cards are all examples of ________

Fads

What is practical and job related.

Profane

Shared moral sentiments.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fads

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275. Based on the text's survey of the life course, you might conclude that _______

There are cultural inconsistencies in the definition of this stage of life as partly childlike and partly adultlike.

While life-course stages are linked to biology, they are largely a social construction.

Increasing sales, because your target population is increasing in size.

Total institution

Answer

Correct Answer: While life-course stages are linked to biology, they are largely a social construction.

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1. Friends are to the primary sector as __________ are to the secondary sector.

2. The social-conflict approach emphasizes that ________

3. The concept of the "iron law" of oligarchy was developed by sociologist ________.

4. The amount of money people receive from jobs is (are) referred to as ____.

5. In general, people of low social class position ________

6. The most commonly used formal sentence for juvenile offenders is referred to as _____.

7. The concept of general deterrence holds that ______.

8. Undocumented aliens are most common in _____ states.

9. Of the crimes that are recorded by the police, only about ____ are "cleared by arrest."

10. Of all societies, _____ are the most egalitarian.

11. In a _____, everyone interacts directly with all the other members.

12. Herbert spencer was strongly influenced by the views of ____, an evolutionist from the 1800s.

13. Expectations that guide our behavior are called ________.

14. The three types of business ownership include: partnerships, corporations, and ___________.

15. The __________ consists of all the people who are involved in an organizational buying decision.

16. Shares of stock in a _______ corporation are available for sale to the public and are widely held.

17. Most partnerships have ____ partners.

18. In _____, the focus is on social interaction.

19. Based on what you know about occupational prestige, you would assume that ________

20. Based on what you have read in this chapter, you would correctly conclude that _______

21. Managers, in today's work environment, rely less on _____ and more on _____ leadership.

22. The division of labor led to the development of a(n) __________ and __________ power.

23. The bureaucratic tendency toward rule by the few is termed __________.

24. Universally, _____ prestige is given to male activities, regardless of what those activities are.

25. Women _____ men in the proportion of the population who are college graduates.

26. The feeling of trust that researchers establish with their respondents is referred to as ________.

27. The theories of positivist sociologists attempt to explain the __________ of deviance.

28. The work of w. e. b. du bois, an african american, __________.

29. The term _____ was coined by charles cooley.

30. The term _____ refers to a system in which many are ruled by a few.

31. The study of the distinctions among different social classes is called __________.

32. The structural-functional approach is concerned with ________

33. "the sociologist who developed the concept of the power elite was ________.

34. The sociological perspective focuses on __________ causes of prejudice.

35. The social-conflict approach sometimes receives criticism for ________

36. The social readjustment rating scale (srrs) measures stress related to ________.

37. The shift from traditional societies into industrial societies is called ________.

38. The information society is also called the _____ society.

39. The ima's ethical standards include all of the following except ________.

40. The ________ study showed how stigmas (e.g., labels) can become self-fulfilling prophecies.

41. Ravi was born into a caste system in a small village in sri lanka. he can expect to ________

42. Racial discrimination in professional sports is evident today in ________

43. Race, gender, and religion are all examples of __________.

44. Within a larger group, a(n) _____ is a cluster of people who choose to interact with one another.

45. When there is culture change, a group's _____ usually changes first.

46. Weber's concept of _____ is the political dimension of stratification.

47. Weber believed that the search for signs of religious salvation supported the development of _____.

48. Warby parker can offer cheaper glasses than their competition because they _______.

49. Violations of norms and rules that are written into law are officially called ________.

50. Using the symbolic-interaction approach, sports becomes ________

51. Using the social-conflict approach, a sociologist might highlight ________

52. Unlike simple stereotypes, sociological generalizations ________

53. Typically, people who live in _____ perceive fewer racial categories than people who live in _____.

54. Two people who have just had a baby have turned from a _______ to a _________.

55. To maintain their power, elites attempt to __________ information.

56. Theoretical frameworks that strive to understand society as a whole are called _____.

57. Theoretical frameworks that center on face-to-face social interaction are categorized as _____.

58. The tragic case of anna, the isolated girl who was studied by kingsley davis, shows that _______

59. The scope of sociological research is __________.

60. The purpose of solomon asch's experiment was to demonstrate the _____.

61. The most significant predictor of whether a student will attend college is his/her ________.

62. The most permissive leadership style is the _____ leader.

63. The main characteristic of the _____ approach is its view of society as being orderly and stable.

64. The human potential movement reflects the emerging _____ value.

65. The early sociologists auguste comte and emile durkheim used the ________

66. The dominant system of inequality prior to the advent of capitalism is known as __________.

67. The distinction between high culture and popular culture is based mostly on ________

68. The degree of status consistency is ________

69. The definition of __________ centers around the set of values, beliefs, and rules of society.

70. The concept of national cultures assumes that __________.

71. The _______________ perspective uses the human body as an analogy for how society operates.

72. The ___________ model views social interaction as though it is taking place in a theater.

73. The __________ suggests that the social world strongly influences people's lives.

74. The _____ examined by sociologists are recurring characteristics or events.

75. Strain theory _____ the sociological view that deviants are the product of society.

76. Sociology differs from the older discipline of philosophy by focusing on ________

77. Sociologists who have studied sexual orientation have concluded that sexual orientation __________.

78. Sociologists use the term ______ to describe the order established in social groups at any level.

79. Sociologists think of the united states as __________.

21. Managers, in today's work environment, rely less on _ and more on _ leadership.

22. The division of labor led to the development of a(n) and power.

53. Typically, people who live in _ perceive fewer racial categories than people who live in _.

54. Two people who have just had a baby have turned from a _ to a ___.

87. Social theories explain the relationship between and .

91. Social interaction begins at _, but changes over time depending on the _.

92. Social control requires both and .

96. Peter berger described using the sociological perspective as seeing the in the _.

101. Norms are to as values are to .

103. Mores differ from folkways in that mores , whereas folkways .

106. Mead stressed that we cannot think without _, and that _ gives us our symbols (language).

113. Karl marx considered capitalism to be _, but max weber argued that capitalism was very _.

120. In the united states, the sex ratio is _, which indicates _.

136. Cohabitation is _ and marriage rates are _ with adults.

139. From a sociological point of view, sex is and gender is .