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Sociology is the study of:

People in a society

Interactions among people

Social institutions

All of the above

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Which theory believes that people in society battle over scarce resources like money, power, and prestige?

Structural functionalism

Conflict

Symbolic interaction

Feminist

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Which research method utilizes public records such as marriage and divorce certificates, police records, and birth and death certificates?

Survey research

Participant observation

Experiment

Secondary data analysis

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Social Stratification is...

a process in which people are divided into groups reflecting their relative wealth, and prestige

a system in which people are divided into layers reflecting their relative wealth (property), power, and prestige

a process in which the government divides people into layers according to their financial need

a system in which the more superior class of persons oppresses those of a lower class

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One way to maintain global stratification is...

colonization

colonialism

asking

neocolonialism

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North America has a capitalist economy, with 16% of the population and 31% of the land. North America is an example of a(n)

industrializing nation

greedy nation

most industrialized nation

least industrialized nation

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Children who fail to socialize often die before reaching maturity.

True

False

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Which of the following is NOT part of Sigmund Freud’s three elements within the mind?

Id

Super id

Ego

Super ego

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A peer group is defined as:

The process in which adults learn new statuses and roles

The process of stereotyping people based on their age

Same-aged friends with similar interests and social positions

None of the above

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What is the Global Prespective?

views society as the product of the symbols, language, and everyday interactions between individuals

structured groups or contexts within which significant processes of socialization occur

the study of the larger world and our societies place in it

the systematic study of how human societies shape the lives of people who live in them

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What is gender socialization?

a method that is useful for gathering less detailed information from a larger group.

rewards and punishments that can be given by most members of a group

refers to the process of self development through which we formulate a unique sense of ourselves and our relationship to the world around us

the learning of gender roles begins at birth

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What is Capitalism?

is the values, beliefs, behavior, and material objects that, together, form a people’s way of life

is the economic system that is directed at earning a profit for a few, selling the profits to many people, and keeping workers wages low in order to increase profits

social cohesion (unity) results from the various parts of society functioning as parts of society functioning as an integrated whole.

a theory that uses the concept of gender, class, and race to study and challenge power and inequality

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