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Take Home Retake Option for Intro to Sociology Students

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1.

All of the following are basic forms of political relations that can evolve within a triad depending upon what role the entering third party assumes, EXCEPT:
- A.
  
  A. mediator
- B.
  
  B. the third party rejoices
- C.
  
  C. divide and conquer
- D.
  
  D. chaos reigns supreme
Correct Answer
D. D. chaos reigns supreme
2.

Your intro sociology class is probably which of the following type of group identified by Cooley?
- A.
  
  A. a secondary group
- B.
  
  B. a small group
- C.
  
  C. a large group
- D.
  
  D. a party
Correct Answer
A. A. a secondary group
3.

Powerful groups that are often the majority, such as heterosexuals in the United States, are known as:
- A.
  
  A. primary groups
- B.
  
  B. secondary groups
- C.
  
  C. in-groups
- D.
  
  D. out-groups
Correct Answer
C. C. in-groups
4.

Stigmatized groups, such as gays and lesbians in the United States, are known as:
- A.
  
  A. primary groups
- B.
  
  B. secondary groups
- C.
  
  C. in-groups
- D.
  
  D. out-groups
Correct Answer
D. D. out-groups
5.

A process by which organizations face the same conditions, and ultimately tend to end up like each other, is known as:
- A.
  
  A. embeddedness
- B.
  
  B. the power elite
- C.
  
  C. reference groups
- D.
  
  D. isomorphism
Correct Answer
D. D. isomorphism
6.

One new format for organizations that is displacing the traditional corporation is the peer-based production model known as:
- A.
  
  A. open source
- B.
  
  B. the power elite
- C.
  
  C. isomorphism
- D.
  
  D. embeddedness
Correct Answer
A. A. open source
7.

Conley uses the example of writing a Sociology 101 text without accepting any monetary compensation to highlight which of the following concepts?
- A.
  
  A. commons-based peer production
- B.
  
  B. rugged individualism
- C.
  
  C. isomorphism
- D.
  
  D. the power elite
Correct Answer
A. A. commons-based peer production
8.

According to Durkheim’s research, what is the primary reason that Protestants are more likely to kill themselves than Catholics and Jews?
- A.
  
  A. Protestantism is premised on the collective conscience.
- B.
  
  B. Protestantism is premised on the individual, which creates less social integration.
- C.
  
  C. Protestants are the poorest of religious groups.
- D.
  
  D. Protestants are the most politically oppressed of religious groups.
Correct Answer
B. B. Protestantism is premised on the individual, which creates less social integration.
9.

When analyzing U.S. crime rates, your textbook author explains that the best indicator we have of crime is the:
- A.
  
  A. drug use rate
- B.
  
  B. murder rate
- C.
  
  C. birthrate
- D.
  
  D. juvenile crime rate
Correct Answer
B. B. murder rate
10.

____________ is used to describe the biological differences that distinguish males from females, whereas ____________ denotes a social position.
- A.
  
  A. Sex; gender
- B.
  
  B. Gender; sex
- C.
  
  C. Sex; sexuality
- D.
  
  D. Sexuality; gender
Correct Answer
A. A. Sex; gender
11.

What is the term that refers to desire, sexual preference, sexual identity, and behavior?
- A.
  
  A. sexual orientation
- B.
  
  B. sexuality
- C.
  
  C. sex
- D.
  
  D. gender
Correct Answer
B. B. sexuality
12.

Bob and Sue paint their baby’s room pink as soon as they find out that they are having a girl. They are beginning to provide the baby with what?
- A.
  
  A. self-awareness
- B.
  
  B. a play room
- C.
  
  C. her sexuality
- D.
  
  D. her gendered identity
Correct Answer
D. D. her gendered identity
13.

A white investment banker who lives in a wealthy neighborhood in a major city with his wife and two children is an example of what?
- A.
  
  A. dominant masculinity
- B.
  
  B. hegemonic masculinity
- C.
  
  C. masculine dominance
- D.
  
  D. feminine submissive
Correct Answer
B. B. hegemonic masculinity
14.

Which theoretical perspective argues that gender is a product of interactions and is a matter of active doing?
- A.
  
  A. psychoanalytic theory
- B.
  
  B. structural functionalism
- C.
  
  C. social conflict
- D.
  
  D. symbolic interaction
Correct Answer
D. D. symbolic interaction
15.

Prison rape is usually about:
- A.
  
  A. money
- B.
  
  B. power
- C.
  
  C. contraband
- D.
  
  D. revenge
Correct Answer
B. B. power
16.

Until 1973, the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association listed homosexuality as:
- A.
  
  A. a biological abnormality
- B.
  
  B. physically natural
- C.
  
  C. a natural biological state
- D.
  
  D. a mental disorder
Correct Answer
D. D. a mental disorder
17.

A drug dealer stops selling drugs after learning on the street that another dealer got caught and punished. This is an example of which of the following?
- A.
  
  A. specific deterrence
- B.
  
  B. general deterrence
- C.
  
  C. anomie
- D.
  
  D. recidivism
Correct Answer
B. B. general deterrence
18.

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the applicability of network analysis within sociological research?
- A.
  
  A. It can be used in both microlevel and macrolevel studies.
- B.
  
  B. It can be used in microlevel studies only.
- C.
  
  C. It can be used in marcrolevel studies only.
- D.
  
  D. It has not yet been applied to either microlevel or macrolevel studies.
Correct Answer
A. A. It can be used in both microlevel and macrolevel studies.
19.

What you do in the social world should be a direct result of who you are in the natural world. This statement refers to:
- A.
  
  A. dimorphism
- B.
  
  B. binary system
- C.
  
  C. biological determinism
- D.
  
  D. essentialism
Correct Answer
C. C. biological determinism
20.

The paradox presented by your textbook author in Chapter 6, on deviance and social control, is that:

Correct Answer
it is the deviants among us who hold society together
21.

Picking your nose in public is an example of which type of deviance?

Correct Answer
informal deviance
22.

Punishments that are overt expressions of official group sentiments toward deviants are also known as:

Correct Answer
formal sanctions
23.

Girls tend to have low self-esteem and few sexual harassment experiences.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True

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Exam#2

All of the following are basic forms of political relations that can evolve within a triad depending upon what role the entering third party assumes, EXCEPT:

Your intro sociology class is probably which of the following type of group identified by Cooley?

Powerful groups that are often the majority, such as heterosexuals in the United States, are known as:

Stigmatized groups, such as gays and lesbians in the United States, are known as:

A process by which organizations face the same conditions, and ultimately tend to end up like each other, is known as:

One new format for organizations that is displacing the traditional corporation is the peer-based production model known as:

Conley uses the example of writing a Sociology 101 text without accepting any monetary compensation to highlight which of the following concepts?

According to Durkheim’s research, what is the primary reason that Protestants are more likely to kill themselves than Catholics and Jews?

When analyzing U.S. crime rates, your textbook author explains that the best indicator we have of crime is the:

____________ is used to describe the biological differences that distinguish males from females, whereas ____________ denotes a social position.

What is the term that refers to desire, sexual preference, sexual identity, and behavior?

Bob and Sue paint their baby’s room pink as soon as they find out that they are having a girl. They are beginning to provide the baby with what?

A white investment banker who lives in a wealthy neighborhood in a major city with his wife and two children is an example of what?

Which theoretical perspective argues that gender is a product of interactions and is a matter of active doing?

Prison rape is usually about:

Until 1973, the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association listed homosexuality as:

A drug dealer stops selling drugs after learning on the street that another dealer got caught and punished. This is an example of which of the following?

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the applicability of network analysis within sociological research?

What you do in the social world should be a direct result of who you are in the natural world. This statement refers to:

The paradox presented by your textbook author in Chapter 6, on deviance and social control, is that:

Picking your nose in public is an example of which type of deviance?

Punishments that are overt expressions of official group sentiments toward deviants are also known as:

Girls tend to have low self-esteem and few sexual harassment experiences.

is used to describe the biological differences that distinguish males from females, whereas denotes a social position.