Which of the following statements is true of sociology?

Sociology can help people make more informed decisions

Cond, which people are unsure how to act r/t conflicting, confusing norms

According to a study in 1992 by Ritzer, why is sociology a powerful tool in understand peoples behavior and society?

Because it involves examining micro, macro and micro-macro forces

The Sociological Imagination involves

Seeing relationship between the individual experiences in the larger influe

Is lax, intelligent, not demanding (pg70)

Resocialization is the

Unlearning of old ways of doing things and adopting new

Laissez-faire leadership style can be effective in certain situations...

For a group of highly qualified people in an area of expertise

The Characteristics of deviance include

caries across situations, can be a trait,belief or behavior, is accompanied by social stigmas, varies across societies, can be formal or informal

Relationship in which one variable is a direct consequence of another

Using an interview, a researcher

Directly asked respondents a series of questions (pg28)

That is representative of what the researcher wishes to study

Examines and interpersonal nonnumerical material

Emile Derkheim agreed with Comte that _______

Societies are characterized by unity and cohesion

A web of social ties that in the individuals or groups together

Max weber focused on the following factors and explaining society (select all)

Subjective understanding of behavior, Value free psychology, Social organization

According to C. Wright Mills a persons behavior is influenced by____

Social factors such as religion ethnicity and politics

For symbiotic interaction to keep point is that

People create in to find your reality through social interaction

Which of the following statement is theories?

Proposed explanations, which are made on the basis of limited evidence., They produce knowledge,guide our research,and help us analyze our findings

Which of the following abilities are required for critical sociological thinking?

Understand how public policies affect private troubles

What term best describes the term sociology

Is the scientific study of human behavior and society

According to sociologist James White, which of the following best describes theories?

They are "tools" that don't profess to know "the truth" replacing overtime

A total institution is/are

Isolated and enclosed social systems that control aspect of a persons life

Auguste Comte saw sociology as the scientific study of two aspects of society, namely ______

Social statics and social dynamics

Consistency with which the same measure produce similar results time &time

A group within society having distinctive norms values beliefs lifestyle

Conflict theorist would say

Paying for college is out of reach for most low income families

With regards to facial expressions, the only consistent finding a cross culture is that

woman smile more than men (pg93)

The relationship in which one variable is the direct consequence of another

The publication of unscientific polls,the challenging of personal beliefs and info overload cause, many people to

Reject scientific findings (pg 37)

Lifelong process through which people learnculture&become functional member

Solomon Asch's research

Demonstrated the power of groups over individuals

Formally define norms about what is legal or illegal

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1
Cannibalism, incest and infanticide are all examples of
Sanctions
Folkways
Values
Taboos
2
Which of the following statements is true of sociology?
sociology strengthens peoples faith in myths and misconception
Sociology can help people make more informed decisions
Sociology make people think subjective and irrational
Sociology is based solely on conventional wisdom
Sociology ignores facts
3
Anomie describes
A violation of society's formal laws
Cond, which people are unsure how to act r/t conflicting, confusing norms
The gradual process through which unacceptable practices become acceptable
A negative label that devalues a person
4
In regards to Deviance,which prespective holds that deviance is socially constructed because its the eye of the beholder
Feminist
Functionalist
conflict
Symbolic interactionist
5
According to a study in 1992 by Ritzer, why is sociology a powerful tool in understand peoples behavior and society?
Because it involves examining micro, macro and micro-macro forces
Because it focuses on the single point of view
Because it is based solely on conventional wisdom
Because it focuse exclusively on studying everyday interactions of people
6
The parent/child interaction what is considered most to social interaction by...
George herbert Mead
John Money
Charles Horton Cooley
Erving Goffman
7
The Sociological Imagination involves
Explain the large scale patterns and processes
Explaining the patterns of individuals social interaction
Explaining why phenomenon occurs
Seeing relationship between the individual experiences in the larger influe
8
social learning theories help explain how human behavior is the result of
Learning and performing
Reward and punishment (pg65)
Heredity and environment
Biology and physiology
9
Group size become critical in terms of stability in/an
independent study
Dyad
secondary group
Triad(pg103)
10
A permissive parent
Very demanding, controlling
Demanding, yet supportive
Indifferent, neglectful
Is lax, intelligent, not demanding (pg70)
11
Psychologist C.Wright Mills states that the__ emphasizes the connection between personal troubles and structural issues
Enigmatic behavior
Historical perspective
Enigmatic perspective
Sociological imagination
12
Resocialization is the
Unlearning of old ways of doing things and adopting new
Diminishing a teens and young adults ability to develop decision making
Period of both extreme helplessness&considerable physical&cognitive growth
Process of young adults who moved back in their parents house
13
Laissez-faire leadership style can be effective in certain situations...
For the warden of a prison
For a group of highly qualified people in an area of expertise
for a principal of the high school
For a college professor giving exams
14
The Characteristics of deviance include
caries across situations
can be a trait,belief or behavior
is accompanied by social stigmas
varies across societies
can be formal or informal
15
Causation is
The degree and which measure is accurate
Little attempt to get representation of cross section of a population
Relationship in which one variable is a direct consequence of another
Characteristic that has an effect on the dependent variable
16
Charles Horton Cooley is most associated with which theory
Looking-Glass self
Impression management
Nature vs Nurture
the "me" and the "I"
17
Websites that enable users to create share in exchange info and ideas are called
digital divide
networking
cyberspace
Social media (pg95)
18
Using an interview, a researcher
Gives respondents a series of written questions to ask for info
Revise Rich detail in describing an understanding attitudes and behaviors
Collects data by observing people
Directly asked respondents a series of questions (pg28)
19
A sample is
A taste of something
the degree to which a measure is accurate
The characteristics that is done changed
That is representative of what the researcher wishes to study
20
Qualitative research
Directly ask respondents a series of questions
A series of written questions to ask for information
Data collected by observing people in their natural surroundings
Examines and interpersonal nonnumerical material
21
Emile Derkheim agreed with Comte that _______
Sociology is the scientific study as social statics
Social solidarity can't be maintained by a vision of labor
Sociological research should be subjective
Societies are characterized by unity and cohesion
22
Our birth signals the beginning of
Role taking
Internalization
Socialization
The Looking glass self
23
A social network is
A group of 3 members
A group of people who shape our behavior values and attitudes
A group of people who are treated negatively
A web of social ties that in the individuals or groups together
24
Max weber focused on the following factors and explaining society (select all)
Subjective understanding of behavior
Class struggles
Value free psychology
Social organization
Economics
25
According to C. Wright Mills a persons behavior is influenced by____
Random thoughts
Social factors such as religion ethnicity and politics
Genetics
Social factors such as conventional wisdom and psychological interactions
26
Society's reaction to behavior is a major factor in which theory?
Social learning
Labeling(pg132)
impression management
Iron law of Obligarchy
27
For symbiotic interaction to keep point is that
People create in to find your reality through social interaction
Males and females act similarly but differ in communication style
Men's speech reflects dominance while women's tend to be supportive
Social interaction is based on balancing benefits and cost
28
Which of the following statement is theories?
They remain constant and do not keep changing what time
They offer explanations that can greatly disrupt the quality of ones life
Proposed explanations, which are made on the basis of limited evidence.
They produce knowledge,guide our research,and help us analyze our findings
29
What sociologists was a leader in the women's suffrage movement in 1931 and was awarded the Nobel peace prize.
Max Weber
W.E.B Du Bois
Karl Marx
Jane Addams
30
While_____ focus on biology,____ focuses on enviroment.
Nature/Nurture
Socialization/internalization
Authoritative/authoritarian
Social learning theory/symbolic interaction theories
31
The legalization of Marijuana is an example of
Deviance
street crime
crime
normalization of deviance
32
Which of the following abilities are required for critical sociological thinking?
Make snap judgment
Understand how public policies affect private troubles
Use your assumptions and prejudices
Ignore competing evidence
33
What term best describes the term sociology
Is it enigmatic study of environmental changes that affects society
Is the scientific study of psychological interactions of criminals
Is the scientific study of human behavior and society
Sociology is enigmatic study a social interaction at a micro level
34
According to sociologist James White, which of the following best describes theories?
Are known and proved to be true in all cases
They are "tools" that don't profess to know "the truth" replacing overtime
Proposed explanation, which are made on the basis of limited evidence
Referred to the ability to see relationships between individual experience
35
A total institution is/are
The agent that teach us how to participate effectively and society
People who shape an individual self image
Isolated and enclosed social systems that control aspect of a persons life
No processor a learning hallways and adapting new attitude
36
Auguste Comte saw sociology as the scientific study of two aspects of society, namely ______
Conventional wisdom and fax
History and biography
Social statics and social dynamics
Ideology and intuition
37
And achieved status is one that
A position on is born into
Describe the expected behavior of a person
A position one gains/earns
Describe the actual behavior of a person
38
Reliability is the
A characteristic that can change in value
And abstract idea
Degree to which a measure is accurate
Consistency with which the same measure produce similar results time &time
39
Technology can be responsible for
Countercultures
Cultural Lag
High culture
Popular culture
40
The scientific study of human behavior in society is called
Biology
Genetics
Psychology
Sociology
41
who spoke of "capitalism" and maintained that economic issues produce divisiveness rather than social solidarity
Karl Marx
Auguste Comte
Max Weber
Emile Durkhein
42
A"Subculture" is
The consistency of various aspects of society that promotes order&stability
Confusion or anxiety that accompanies exposure to an unfamiliar way of life
A group within society having distinctive norms values beliefs lifestyle
Resources and assets that give a group advantages
43
Conflict theorist would say
A college education increases one's job opportunities and Income
Your success in college Will depend on the effort you put into it
Deciding to attend particular college is a result of gender
Paying for college is out of reach for most low income families
44
With regards to facial expressions, the only consistent finding a cross culture is that
Americans are cool and aloof
Germans are excessively friendly
men smile more than women
woman smile more than men (pg93)
45
Causation is
an abstract idea
The relationship between two or more variables
The relationship in which one variable is the direct consequence of another
A statement of the expected relationship between two or more variables
46
The viewpoint that "nature outweighs nurture" in shaping a persons identity was illustrated by the case of
Brown vs Entertainment merchants
The Harlow studies
The case of "Genie"
Case of Brenda/David (pg64)
47
The publication of unscientific polls,the challenging of personal beliefs and info overload cause, many people to
Listen to alternative explanations from others
Find people who agree with them
Try experiments on their own
Reject scientific findings (pg 37)
48
Socialization is the
Learning to take their perspectives of others
Process of learning cultural behaviors and expectations so deeply that we
Awareness of one's social identity
Lifelong process through which people learnculture&become functional member
49
Feminist perspective may
Produce cooperation in meeting a common goal
Quality that benefit Elite not workers
Not recognize or reward women
Influence people to affect what goes on in a group/organization
50
Solomon Asch's research
Demonstrate a situation in which in group members make faulty decisions
Demonstrated the power of groups over individuals
Demonstrating the large proportion of people willing to obey authoritypain
Deminstrated the powerful effects of group conformity even/ point of harm
51
How law is/are a
Formal and repeated behaviors that unite people
Formally define norms about what is legal or illegal
Norms that involve every day customs, practices, and interactions
Specific rules about what is right or wrong
52
Values are
Standard by which people to find what is good or bad (pg44)
Specific rules about what is right or wrong
A system of shared symbols
Anything that stands for something else
53
Herbert Spencer maintained that
Applying knowledge to every day problem is most important
Negotiating rather than wagging war is a way to settle disputes
Parts of society must work together to maintain the whole structure (pg13)
The problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line
54
Treating a PTSD with a therapy dog that goes everywhere with affected person is an example of
Medicalization of deviance(pg133)
Labeling theory
Patriarchy
Differential association theory
55
Attending the ballet or opera would be an example of experiencing
Popular culture
cultural lag
Cultral imperialism
High culture
56
And experiment is a/an
Statement of the expected relation between two or more valuables
Abstract idea that represents some aspects of the world
Controll artificial situation that allow manipulation to measure the effect
Characteristics that can change in value or magnitude
57
Harriet Martineau emphasized the importance of _____
Social facts
Interconnections between countries
Systematic data collected through observation and interviews
Capitalism
58
The Iron law of Oligarchy is
A preoccupation with rules and regulations
A high degree of division of labor
The feeling of isolation and powerlessness
The tendency of Bureaucracy to become increasingly dominated by sm group
59
Dramaturgical Analysis exam and social interactions
Using words or phrases that avoid a harsh unpleasant or distasteful reality
As if occurring on a stage where people pay different roles(pg80)
By defining on something as real and acting on it
Buy maximizing your rewards and minimizing your cost
60
Strain Theory describe people engaging in devieant behavior when they experience a conflict between goal & means to get
False
True
61
Informal groups found to be critical to an organization's functioning were bought out by
Janis's research
Asch's research
The Hawthowne studies
Group think
62
In Marton's Strain Theory of Divience, "Rebellion" would describe..
People have modest goals, they follow the rules,they go along to get along
People endorse the goal of economic success but turn to crime to acheive it
People reject the goals and means for success and withdraw
People work harder&longer to become successful through institutionalized
People feeling so aliented they want to change social structure entirely
63
Sociologist emphasise on economics as a major factor in explaining society, & focus on social organization. value-free
W.E.B Du Bois
Jane Addams
Karl Marx
Max Weber
64
Worldwide inequality patterns that result from differences in wealth, power, and prestige are called
Meritocracy
Extreme poverty
Modernization theory
Global stratification
65
Studying sociology can greatly improve the quality of your every day life by (sellect all)
Exoanding your career opportunities
Thinking subjectively
Understanding diversity
Relying on your emotions
Making informed decisions
66
Control and experimental groups make up the
Time Dimension
Basic Experimental Design(pg33)
Consent Analysis
Scientific method
67
symbals are
A group of people who share a culture
Physical objects that people use
Ideas that people create
Anything that stand for something and has partiular meaning of shared cultu
68
With regards to Deviance, a conflict perspective veiw would make the following points:
powerful groups define what is deviant
Deviance is both functional and dysfunctional
Deviance is socially constructed
There is a large gender gap in deviant behavior
69
Auguste Comte maintained the study of society must be ____
Personal
Spiritual
Empirical
Intuitive
70
For a functionalist, social straitification is based on...
ignoring a wealth of talent among the poor
Everyday interactions
A patriarchal society limits woman from acheiving wealth
motivating people to succeed and ensure the most qualified feel important
71
Asymbolic interactionist would ask
How does our behavior reflect a gender?
Who benefits when resources are limited
What holds society together
Why does our behavior change as a result of our belief, attitudes & values
72
Correlation is
Controlled artificial situation
A data collection method which examines information collected by someone
A relationship between two or more variables (pg26)
Examining whether social intervention has produced the intended result
73
___ coined the term sociology and is often described as the "father of sociology"
Max Weber
Auguste Comte
Karl Marx
Charles Wright mills
Emile Durkhein
74
Those who believe they cannot achieve their goals within the existing society might join a/an
High culture
Ideal culture
Popular culture
Counterculture
75
Who argued that there was a close relationship between inequality, social conflict and social class?
Karl Marx
August Comte
Emile Durkheim
Jane Addams
76
A glass ceiling is a/an
An architectural design in an office building
Workplace attitude or bias that prevent woman from advance into leadership
A refelction of the woman's workplace attitudes
A way for everyone to see what's happening on the floor above you
77
The scientific method is
a data collection method that examines info collected by someone else
Organize procedure to gain knowledge about a particular topic
The technique use to investigat phenomenon,acquired knowledge,test theories
Control artificial situation
78
Impression management is a process whereby we
Share definition of reality that make every day directions possible
Trade variety of resources such as money,youth and good looks
Suppress unfaverable traits and stress favorable ones(pg88)
Send messages without words
79
Which revolution begin in Indiana route 1780 spread throughout Western Europe in the United States during 19 century
Industrial revolution
Communist evolution
80
Do you want to see if playing music makes plants grow taller what is the independent variable?
playing music
the planter
plants growing taller
plants
81
Who who co-founded Hull house who served the neighborhoods poor in Chicago
Karl Marx
Jane Addams
Max Weber
W.E.B Du Bois
82
What important principle of ethical sociological research is to
Never reveal who founded the research
Make personal gain the top priority
Obtain all subjects constent to participate in the research(pg36)
Do whatever is necessary to complete the research
83
Inequality in income, status and other rewards is a characteristic of which perspective?
Conflict
Feminist
Functionalist
Symbolic interaction
84
A social position that a person occupies in a society is called a/an
Role
performance
Achievement
status(pg83)
85
An example of a"victimless crime" is
A crimal offense motivated by facts or preception that the victim different
Groups that supply illegal goods & services for profit(hi-jacking, ...
illegal acts committed by executives to benefit themselves & their company
Offenses which include softwear piracy, bootlegging music/movies
Illegal acts that have no direct victim ( prostitue,gambling, adult porno
illegal activities committed by high-statius people in the course of their
86
Auguste Comte was known for the following (select all)
Saw society as a scientific Study of both social statics & social dynamics
Maintain that the study of sociology be empirical
Founded the NAACP
known for his classic study of suicide
Described as the father of sociology
87
What is one of Janes Addams greatest legacy
her emphasis on apply knowledge to every day problems
To manage how racism affect people
To bring men and women together
88
Social institution is
An organize and establish social system that meets societies basic needs
A relatively small group of people we are intimately involved with
A lg usually formal impersonal and temporary collection of people
Two more people who share some edit attribute and interact
89
An example of a survey would be
Sending questionnaires to gather data(pg34)
providing tutors to some students and none to others
Observing classroom procedures of different professors
Using data to analyze why things happen
90
Who taboos, dancing and cooking are all examples of
Subcultures
Cultral universals
Ethnocentrism
Rituals
91
With regards to social stratification, which perspective encourages workers expoitation
conflict
Functionalist
feminist
symbolic interactionaist
92
The habit of speech and lifestyle that determine where a person feels comfortable and knowledgeable is called ...
Demographics
Socio-economic status
Prestige
Habitus
93
An example of a probability sample might be
Asking jersey college students their opinion on assisting suicide
Offering a toll-free # encouraging viewers to vote on an issue
Random call of a sample group that can be generalized to the larger populat
Asking parents of young children if a new school be built for overcrowding
94
The feminization of poverty refers to
The poverty line
the disproportionate # of the poor are women
the shrinking of middle class
the culture of poverty
95
Harriet Martineau was known for the following (Select all)
Said that and understanding as society requires "verstehen" subjective
Translation and condensation of Comte's work
Tried to explain the societal changes taking place during the industrial
Feminist and strong opponent a slavery
Published the first sociology research methods textbook
96
And example of culture shock might be
Moving to a big city after living on a farm your entire life
Characterizing refugees and immigrants as terrorists
Peoples actual every day behavior
Watching the popular reality show American Idol
97
Psychologist C.Wright Mills called the ability to see relationship between individuals experience & influences is...
Enigmatic behavior
Enigmatic perspective
Sociological imagination
Social predilection
98
Which of the following Shape our beliefs, behavior, and experiences?
Our social class
All of these are correct
Our ethnicity
Our Gender
99
Because common sense is _____ ignores facts in challenge cherished beliefs.
Unaffected
Logical
Subjective
Realistic
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What sociologist was one of the first sociologist to test the theory using data in his classic to study "suicide"
Karl Marx
Max Weber
Charles Wright mills
Emile Durkhein
Auguste Comte

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