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    Of all social institutions, the family is the one with the greatest impact on socialization for most people

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  • 2. 

    The theoretical approach in sociology that assumes society is a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability is the:

    • Structional-Functional Approach

    • Social-Conflict Approach

    Correct Answer
    A. Structional-Functional Approach
  • 3. 

    The concept "counterculture" refers to:

    • Popular culture

    • Cultural patterns that oppose those that are widely held

    • High culture

    Correct Answer
    A. Cultural patterns that oppose those that are widely held
  • 4. 

    Robert Merton explained that what is funtional for one catergory of a society's population:

    • May not be funtional for another category

    • Is unlikely to change over time

    Correct Answer
    A. May not be funtional for another category
  • 5. 

    Over the course of the last century, the mass media have had less and less influence on people in the US

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 6. 

    Education is the social institution by which society provides people with important knowledge, including:

    • Cultural norms and values

    • Job skills

    • Basic facts and information

    • All of the above are correct

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above are correct
  • 7. 

    The pioneering sociologist who founded Chicago's hull house to assist immigrants and who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was:

    • Jane Addams

    • Harriet Martineau

    Correct Answer
    A. Jane Addams
  • 8. 

    The social-conflict theory draws attention to:

    • How people construct meaning through interaction

    • Patterns of social inequality

    Correct Answer
    A. Patterns of social inequality
  • 9. 

    Historically, hte sociological perspective was most likely to develop in:

    • Countries experiencing rapid social changes

    • Nations with little social change

    • Isolated villages

    • Countries where feudalism was strong

    Correct Answer
    A. Countries experiencing rapid social changes
  • 10. 

    Cultural lag refers to the fact that some cultural elements change more quickly than others do

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 11. 

    Compared w/hunting and gathering societies, horticultural and pastoral societies display more job specializatoin and social inequality

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 12. 

    The term "sociology" was coined in 1838 by:

    • Adam Smith

    • Karl Marx

    • Herbert Spencer

    • Auguste Comte

    Correct Answer
    A. Auguste Comte
  • 13. 

    What might a sociologist say about why an individual choooses a particular person to marry?

    • This shows that the social world guides human behavior

    • This shows that people's actions reflect human free will

    Correct Answer
    A. This shows that the social world guides human behavior
  • 14. 

    Which woman made a mark as an early sociologist by studying the evils of slavery and also translating the writings of Auguste Comte?

    • Jane Addams

    • Harriet Martineau

    Correct Answer
    A. Harriet Martineau
  • 15. 

    The theoretical approach that highlights the link between culture and social inequality is the:

    • Symbolic-interaction approach

    • Sociobiology approach

    • Social-conflict approach

    Correct Answer
    A. Social-conflict approach
  • 16. 

    The early US sociologist who earned the first doctorated ever awarded by Harvard Uni to a person of color was:

    • Herbert Spencer

    • W.E.B Du Bois

    Correct Answer
    A. W.E.B Du Bois
  • 17. 

    Which of the following does NOT characterize changes brought on by industrialization?

    • The economy becomes more productive

    • Tradition becomes a more powerful part of culture

    • New forms of transportation and communication make the world seem smaller

    Correct Answer
    A. Tradition becomes a more powerful part of culture
  • 18. 

    The term "sociology" was coined from Emile Durkheim

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 19. 

    Durkheim documented that categories of people with weaker social ties have lower suicide rates

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 20. 

    The concept "ethnocentrism" refers to:

    • Taking pride in one's ethnicity

    • Judging another culture by it's own standards

    • Judging another culture by the standards of one's own culture

    Correct Answer
    A. Judging another culture by the standards of one's own culture
  • 21. 

    The theoretical approach that highlights the way any cultural pattern helps meet human needs is the:

    • Social-conflict approach

    • Structional-functional approach

    • Symbolic-interaction approach

    Correct Answer
    A. Structional-functional approach
  • 22. 

    Childhood and all the other stages of the life course are defined in much the same way in all societies

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 23. 

    Jeffrey Dahmer...act of murder could be desribed as violation of a _______  while cannibalism could be described as a violation of a _________.

    Correct Answer
    More, taboo
  • 24. 

    Mead considered the "generalized other" to be:

    • Widespread cultural norms and values people take as their own

    • Any "significant other"

    • A person who provides complete care for a child

    • Important individuals in a person's life

    Correct Answer
    A. Widespread cultural norms and values people take as their own
  • 25. 

    Which of the following statements linkin nature and nurture does sociology hold to be correct?

    • For human beings, nurture is more important than nature

    • Humans have powerful instincts the same way other animals do

    • The acorn doesn't fall far from the tree

    • For human beings, nature is more important than nurture

    Correct Answer
    A. For human beings, nurture is more important than nature
  • 26. 

    When Charles Horton Cooley used the term "looking-glass self," he was referring to the fact that:

    • People see things only from thier own point of view

    • People are self-absorbed

    • Our actions are a reflection of our values

    • People see themsleves as they think others see them

    Correct Answer
    A. People see themsleves as they think others see them
  • 27. 

    Which of the following is NOT a function of the economy, as a social institution?

    • Guides patterns of consumption of goods and services

    • Operates in a relatively predictable manner

    • Promotes a "pure" form of capitalism

    • Organizes the production and distribution of goods and services

    Correct Answer
    A. Promotes a "pure" form of capitalism
  • 28. 

    Folkways are norms that are taken very seriously as they are essential to a group's core values

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 29. 

    Our basic drives or needs as humans are reflected in Freud's concept of:

    • Superego

    • Ego

    • Id

    • Generalized other

    Correct Answer
    A. Id
  • 30. 

    Which of the following statements comes closest to describing Erik H. Erikson's view of socialization?

    • Personality involves tensions between the forces of biology and forces of culture

    • Personality develops mostly in childhood

    • Personality develops over the entire life course in patterned ways

    • We come to see ourselves as we think others see us

    Correct Answer
    A. Personality develops over the entire life course in patterned ways
  • 31. 

    Jean Piaget's focus was on:

    • How children are stimulated by thier environment

    • Cognition- how people think and understand

    • How children develop their motor skills

    • The role of heredity in shaping human behavior

    Correct Answer
    A. Cognition- how people think and understand

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