Sociology Semester Review 2019

A place where people interact with one another regularly on the Internet.

The results of an individual being labeled as deviant and accepting the label as true are referred to as ---------------

Who is most likely to be a victim of intimate partner violence?

A model of city structure characterized by poorly planned development on the edge of cities and towns is called?

__________ refers to the frequency and closeness of associations a person has with deviant and non-deviant individuals.

Principal factors that social scientists suggest influence personality include all of the following except?

Providing law enforcement jobs is a positive function of deviance.

Which perspective focuses on gender inequality?

____ is described as offenses committed by individuals of high social status in the course of their professional lives.

The behavior expected of someone occupying a particular status.

Which sociologist was expelled from Paris because if his ideas on social class and revolution?

Going through a divorce is an example of...

Kinship traced through the father's family

Competition occurs when two or more people or groups oppose each other to achieve a goal that only one can attain.

Cohabitation precedes more than 1/2 of all first marriages.

A primary group composed of individuals of roughly equal age and similar social characteristics?

The network of interrelated statuses and roles that guide human interaction.

Individuals acquire a(n) _______________ status through their own direct efforts.

Passed by Congress in 1996 and requires all TVs to have a v-chip which allows to block reception of unwanted programming

Couples with college educations are less likely to divorce than couples who have not attended college.

Which activity is linked with the bureaucratization of sports?

In which setting are people isolated from the rest of society for a specific period of time and subject to tight control

_____________ occurs when people use existing knowledge to create something that did not previously exist.

All societies enforce some type of incest taboo, which

A small group of people who interact over a long period of time on a direct and personal basis.

The process in which cultures become more and more alike is...

Which perspective argues that belief in the superiority of a group often results in one group seeing others as...

Johannes Gutenberg invented

A status that tends to rank above all others.

A ---------is a permanent concentration of a relatively large number of people who are engages in non farming activities

Feminist theorists argue that gender inequality is not the result of biology, but is instead caused by__________.

Couple lives with or near the husband's parents

Which status plays the greatest role in shaping a person's life and determining his or her social identify?

Why is divorce so common in the U.S.?

According to a study by Mary Jo Kane, most male students said they would least prefer to date a woman who played in

Conscious choice to remain childless

__________________ developed the Tabula Rasa theory.

Marriage of one man to one woman

Morality and humanitarianism are examples of _____________.

Aunts and uncles are -------- relatives.

Kinship traced through the mother's family

Two or more people or groups oppose each other to achieve a goal that only one can attain.

Kinship traced through both parents.

The ----- states that as new information enters society, wealthy and better educated members acquire it at a faster.

__________________ is the situation that arises when the norms of society are unclear or are no longer applicable.

Bureaucracies have a tendency to result in ________ in which power is concentrated in the hands of a few people.

marriage of one woman to multiple men

The increasing rate of diffusion and __________ have contributed to cultural leveling.

The --- in an objective, logical, and systematic way of collecting empirical data and arriving at a reasoned conclusion

The interactive process by which we develop an image of ourselves based on how we imagine we appear to others is...

According to functionalists, physicians should make more money than salesclerks.

A ranked authority structure that operates according to specific rules and procedures.

Society using technology to provide for the needs of its members is a...

People who posses some degree of common identity, and who interact on the basis of shared expectations.

In the 1940's, Margaret Mead compiled a list of more than 65 cultural universals after examining hundreds of cultures.

A friend says, "My country is the best of all." What does this statement reflect?

What function of the family in traditional societies is often taken over by the government in industrial societies?

Values are the organization of written or spoken into a standardized system?

An in group represents people whom an individual admires for their talents and abilities.

A group in which interaction is impersonal and temporary in nature.

Nuclear family that consists of an individual, his or her spouse, and their children

From urban anomie theory, the impersonal nature of city life goes to situations that don't call for social involvement

The interactionist perspective suggests that interaction among individuals influences deviance.

What type of evidence can be seen, smelled, tasted, touched, and heard?

Marriage between individuals who have similar social characteristics

An individual's closest relatives are called primary relatives.

In 2004, about what percent of childless married women in the early thirties had no plans to have children?

Recidivism refers to racial profiling that characterizes the adult justice system.

Family that consists of two or more generations

The tendency of organizations to become increasingly dominated by small groups of people.

The government uses ----- to redistribute money among various segments of society.

Which is consistent with conflict theory?

Sociologists refer to an observable fact or event that involves human society as a...

The age at first marriage has steadily increased from the late 1800's until the present time.

The generalized other from Mead's role taking theory consists of...

The Greeks building athletic facilities for the general population and providing pensions for athletes is an example of.

Which rules would be most helpful in establishing who inherits the family home?

________ theory views all individuals as conformists.

The French philosopher is considered by many to be the founder of sociology.

Behavior that violates significant social norms are called...

People who influence the attitudes and opinions of others.

Network of people who are related by marriage, birth, or adoption.

Any group that a person does not belong to or identify with

In 1945, Rene Spitz conducted a study of infants in an orphanage. What were the children deprived of?

Women head about 7 out of 10 -------------- families.

How would you classify freedom and material comfort?

A socially defined position in a group or in society.

Only minor punishments or reprimands are given out when someone does not abide by ___________.

Emile Durkheim developed five modes of adaptation.

As an age group, ------- have the largest percentage in poverty.

Nuclear family into which a person is born or adopted.

The sandwich generation refers to couples who must balance the needs of aging parents and young children.

The term Gesellschaft means ____________ in which group solidarity is strong but relationships are somewhat impersonal.