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1. Question :
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The degree to which members of society feel united by shared
values and other social bonds is known as:
sociology.
sociological imagination.
social integration.
social cohesion.
c and d.
Question 2.Question :
Student Answer:
Max Weber's study of the relationship between religion and the
development of capitalism found that capitalist economies were
most likely to develop in countries where the dominant religion
was:
Catholicism.
Protestantism.
Judaism.
Islam.
Atheism.
Question 3.Question :
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The use of sociology to solve social problems is called:
basic sociology
applied sociology.
sociological imagination.
conflict theory.
functional analysis.
Question 4.Question :
The theoretical perspective that suggests society is composed of
groups or classes that are competing for scarce resources is called:
Student Answer:
basic sociology.
applied sociology.
symbolic interaction.
functionalism.
conflict theory.
Question 5.Question :
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According to Eitzen, barriers to the adoption of more generous
welfare policies in the United States include:
American belief in competitive individualism and the two-party
system.
a unionized workforce.
the strength of the Tea Party.
all the above.
none of the above.
Question 6.Question :
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Which of the following are shaped by our culture?
our language, our gestures and our belief in the importance of
efficiency and practicality.
our religious beliefs and our understanding of democracy.
the manner in which we dress and our value of individualism.
our understanding of family and incest.
all the above
Question 7.Question :
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Which of the following are examples of material culture?
religion and a bible.
language and a dictionary.
language and religion.
a dictionary and a bible.
language, beliefs, values norms and behaviors.
Question 8.Question :
Student Answer:
Judging other cultures by the standards of one's own culture is
called:
culture shock.
cultural relativism.
cultural superiority.
ethnocentrism.
ethnicity.
Question 9.Question :
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According to the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, language:
names objects and events that come into our consciousness.
determines our consciousness.
influences how we perceive the world.
all the above.
b and c.
Question 10.Question :
Student Answer:
The form of norms taken least seriously and that are least strictly
enforced are called:
folkways.
mores.
taboos.
laws.
This is a trick question. All norms are strictly enforced by
sanctions
Question 11.Question :
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Social structure:
refers to the framework or typical patterns of social experience
within society.
provides a context within which behavior is limited.
shapes behavior and attitudes within society.
all the above.
a and b.
Question 12.Question :
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Which of the following are achieved statuses?
lawyer and mother.
felon and ex-con.
honor student and President of the United States.
all the above.
a and c.
Question 13.Question :
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The standard ways in which societies meet their basic needs - the
patterned behaviors that enable societies to survive - are referred to
as:
families.
individuals.
organizations.
institutions.
laws.
Question 14.Question :
The institution that allocates power and determines authority in
society is:
Student Answer:
military.
law.
religion.
education.
politics.
Question 15.Question :
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According to Durkheim, social integration in large societies is :
referred to as organic solidarity.
maintained through interdependence.
characterized by shared consciousness and common
experience.
all the above.
a and b.
Question 16.Question :
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Deviance:
is a social act that causes harm to another person.
is the commitment of an immoral act.
is the violation of a cultural norm.
is a crime.
all the above.
Question 17.Question :
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A degradation ceremony is most likely to occur in which of the
following circumstances?
military boot camp.
prison.
college.
all the above.
a and b.
Question 18.Question :
Student Answer:
The insights of labeling theory can help us understand why:
two groups of teenage boys that both participate in the same
behavior, for example drinking, petty theft and vandalism, may be
treated quite differently when caught doing so by authorities.
an unemployed woman is not likely to commit a white collar
crime.
there has been a decline in violent crime in the U.S. in recent
years.
corporate crime is most often committed by welfare recipients
and claimants of unemployment benefits.
all the above.
Question 19.Question :
Student Answer:
Which of the following are identified by criminologists as major
contributors to violent crime in the U.S.?
ineffective prosecution and lenient sentencing of criminals.
the wide gap between rich and poor, the proportion of
population living in poverty, and weak safety nets
that murderers can avoid the death penalty with long appeal
processes, thereby showing potential murders that they can get
away with such crimes.
short sentences in "country club like" prisons, even for serious
offenses.
a, c and d above.
Question 20.Question :
Student Answer:
According to Strain Theory, deviance is a consequence of:
weak family structure and poor socialization within families.
the diminished importance of religion in contemporary society.
corrupt police who are influenced by labeling in their use of
discretion in arrest decisions.
effective socialization to cultural goals, and the choice of
innovative means to achieve those goals.
all the above.
Question 21.Question :
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In contrast to income, wealth includes consideration of:
debt.
property ownership.
occupation.
all the above.
a and b.
Question 22.Question :
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The distribution of wealth in the U.S.:
is more unequal than other industrialized nations.
is becoming more unequal at a faster rate than other
industrialized nations.
is proportionally equal across racial and ethnic categories.
all the above.
a and b.
Question 23.Question :
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Sociologically, the concept of status refers to:
ranking along the dimensions of social class.
prestige.
power.
social position.
all the above.
Question 24.Question :
Student Answer:
Among the aspects of life influenced by one's social class is/are:
medical care and educational opportunity.
stress and mental health.
choice of spouse, child rearing practices and the likelihood of
divorce.
religious affiliation and practice.
all the above.
Question 25.Question :
Student Answer:
Which of the following have the greatest likelihood of living in
poverty?
children.
adults.
the elderly.
lazy people.
there is no pattern to the experience of poverty, any individual
is as likely as any other to experience poverty.
Question 26.Question :
Student Answer:
Private ownership of the means of production, market competition
and the pursuit of profit:
are a consequence of human nature and necessary aspects of all
economies.
are essential features of capitalism.
minimize economic inequality and maximize mobility.
are essential aspects of socialism.
a, b and c.
Question 27.Question :
Student Answer:
The increase in the percentage of the American workforce that is
white collar is a consequence of:
increasing economic equality in the U.S. economy.
conspicuous consumption.
structural mobility.
exchange mobility.
the underground economy.
Question 28.Question :
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True
Question 29.Question :
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True
Question 30:
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Examples of social locations that sociologists suggest influence our
lives include education, gender, race and income.
False
More U.S. students are killed in school shootings now than ten or
fifteen years ago.
False
Herbert Spencer's theory of Social Darwinism suggests that the
fittest members of each society will produce a more advanced
society and that it is a mistake therefore to get in the way of
progress and and help the less fit (lower classes) survive.
True
False
Question 31.Question :
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True
False
Question 32.Question :
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True
Question 33.Question :
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True
Question 34.Question :
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True
Question 35.Question :
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Marx, unlike Spencer, suggested that social change occurred not
through a process of Social Darwinism, but through the process of
class conflict.
True
Question 36.Question :
The term Weber used to refer to a group's pattern of behavior is
verstehen.
False
The language we speak is a product of our socialization but
gestures, such as the thumbs-up sign or 'flipping-the-bird' are
instinctual and therefore common across cultures.
False
Norms regulating sexuality, such as universal prohibitions against
sex between parents and children or between siblings, show that
cultural beliefs reflect necessary and absolute truths.
False
A motorcycle club of lawyers and physicians who meet for long
weekend rides represent a counterculture.
False
The process of socialization is so powerful that one culture can
even learn to experience feelings that are unknown in another
culture.
Student
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True
Question 37.Question :
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True
Question 38.Question :
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True
Question 39.Question :
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True
Question 40.Question :
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True
Question 41.Question :
False
While stages of life, such as adolescence, are recognized across all
cultures, many cultures have different normative expectations of
appropriate responsibilities for each stage.
False
Status refers to social position and role refers to the behaviors
considered appropriate to that position
False
Since we all live in society and common sense enables us
to understand our experience, sociological research is at best
redundant and probably unnecessary.
False
Personal experience is a reliable source of sociological
understanding because our individual experience represents a
random sample from which we can generalize to larger populations.
False
Bureaucracies are irrational organizations which enable
incompetent people to hide from responsibility and undermine
efficiency and goal attainment.
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True
Question 42.Question :
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True
Question 43.Question :
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True
Question 44.Question :
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True
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Question 46.Question :
False
According to the conflict perspective, humanization of the work
place is an alternative to the more common exploitation of workers
by employers.
False
Because of similar histories, including a common heritage of
western expansion and settlement and conquest of native people,
the rates of violent crime in the U.S. and Canada are similar to each
other and quite different from the rates of European nations.
False
Because there will always be some bad people, deviance and crime
is inevitable and all societies experience similar patterns of crime.
False
African Americans and Latinos are more likely to be sentenced to
death if they kill European Americans than if they kill members of
their own racial or ethnic group.
False
The most frequent victims of hate crimes are European Americans
who are victimized by minorities.
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True
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True
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True
Question 49.Question :
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True
Question 50.Question :
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True
False
Most Americans, including minorities, have an average or betterthan-average chance of getting ahead, of climbing the social class
ladder.
False
The belief that the values of the poor are distinctly different than
those of other Americans and that it is those values, and not the
oppportunity structure within society, that cause poverty, is called
the feminization of poverty.
False
Max Weber defined social class as a group of people who rank
closely to one another in property, power and prestige.
False
The poverty line, is a subjective measure determined by people's
self-report about whether they feel poor relative to others in the
country.
False