Chapter 1,2,3 Quiz

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

True

False

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

3. The concept "counterculture" refers to:

Popular culture

Cultural patterns that oppose those that are widely held

High culture

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

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

True

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

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

8. The social-conflict theory draws attention to:

How people construct meaning through interaction

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

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

True

False

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

True

False

12. The term "sociology" was coined in 1838 by:

Adam Smith

Karl Marx

Herbert Spencer

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

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

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

Symbolic-interaction approach

Sociobiology approach

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

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

18. The term "sociology" was coined from Emile Durkheim

True

False

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

True

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

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

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

True

False

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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

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

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

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

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

True

False

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

Superego

Ego

Id

Generalized other

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

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

Chapter 1,2,3 Quiz

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

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

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

3. The concept "counterculture" refers to:

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

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

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

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

8. The social-conflict theory draws attention to:

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

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

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

12. The term "sociology" was coined in 1838 by:

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

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

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

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

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

18. The term "sociology" was coined from Emile Durkheim

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

20. The concept "ethnocentrism" refers to:

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

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

23. Jeffrey Dahmer...act of murder could be desribed as violation of a _ while cannibalism could be described as a violation of a ___.

24. Mead considered the "generalized other" to be:

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

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

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

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

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

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

31. Jean Piaget's focus was on:

Chapter 1,2,3 Quiz

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

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

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

3. The concept "counterculture" refers to:

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

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

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

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

8. The social-conflict theory draws attention to:

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

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

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

12. The term "sociology" was coined in 1838 by:

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

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

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

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

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

18. The term "sociology" was coined from Emile Durkheim

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

20. The concept "ethnocentrism" refers to:

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

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

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

24. Mead considered the "generalized other" to be:

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

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

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

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

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

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

31. Jean Piaget's focus was on:

23. Jeffrey Dahmer...act of murder could be desribed as violation of a _ while cannibalism could be described as a violation of a ___.