Final Exam - Sociology

Question 1

whats an example of a NON material culture

Accepted Answer

religion

Question 2

An example of deviance would be..

Accepted Answer

having neon green hair

Question 3

Achieved Status

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Job, friends, hobbies, etc, a status that someone has control over, or has gained

Question 4

Functionalism theory was created by:

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Emile Durkheim

Question 5

Sanctions can be positive or negative

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True

Question 6

Altruistic suicide is also know as...

Accepted Answer

Hero suicide

Question 7

The stage in which play becomes more organized and takes on rules and structures

Accepted Answer

Game Stage

Question 8

Sanctions can be positive, negative, formal, or informal.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

This theory states that society creates deviance by identifying particular members as deviant?

Accepted Answer

Labeling Theory

Question 10

DuBois believed that the problem of the twentieth century was the problem of the color line.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Mead says that the social self develops from social interaction which applies to the Symbolic Interaction Theory

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

This theory states that society creates deviance by identifying particular members as deviant?

Accepted Answer

Labeling Theory

Question 13

Which agent of socialization is also a subculture?

Accepted Answer

Peers

Question 14

what ages are for the preparatory stage for Mead's theory

Accepted Answer

0-3

Question 15

Who would feel the effects of Peer Pressure the most?

Accepted Answer

An in-crowd student that fears losing their social status

Question 16

Mores are :

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norms that are widely observed and carry a sense of what is right or wrong

Question 17

Define the Hawthorne Effect.

Accepted Answer

If someone knows they are being studied they will change their behaviour.

Question 18

Cultural particulars is...

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The ways in which a culture expresses universal traits

Question 19

Norms are what?

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a range of behaviors established by a group

Question 20

In nature v. nuture, nature side thinks...

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born that way, genes, biological

Question 21

The ______ perspective explains deviance in terms of power and inequality.

Accepted Answer

Conflict

Question 22

Ethnocentrism is the tendency to view ones own culture as superior to others

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

A manifest function is?

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an intended and/or expected outcome of a social pattern.

Question 24

Gender norms;

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Are ideas about how men and women should act

Question 25

Deviance is….

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Nonconformity to a set of norms accepted by society

Question 26

The organization of written or spoken symbols into a standardized system is called

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language

Question 27

Focus on the interactions between people through the use of symbols.

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Symbolic Interactionism

Question 28

What is sociology?

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The systematic study of human society

Question 29

Folkways are

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common customs

Question 30

Cultural universals are

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Are found in cultures around the world

Question 31

Which agent of socialization is the least personal?

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Media

Question 32

negative consequence of an aspect of society

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Dysfuction

Question 33

What is the theory of Symbolic Interactionism?

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Meanings are not inherent, but are created through interaction.

Question 34

Which of these would be an achieved status?

Accepted Answer

Scientist

Question 35

The part of the self formed through socialization is the:

Accepted Answer

me

Question 36

Individuals who leave their home culture for a time and then return home may experience this

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Reentry Shock

Question 37

From whom does the conflict theory come from?

Accepted Answer

Karl Marx

Question 38

Who is considered the father of Sociology?

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Auguste Comte

Question 39

Fatalistic suicide is suicide when

Accepted Answer

there is too much social control

Question 40

Ascribed Status

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race, gender, sexuality, etc, a status that someone has no control over

Question 41

What are values?

Accepted Answer

What people find very important to them (their morals or certain objects)

Question 42

According to Durkheim, egoistic suicide is caused by ______.

Accepted Answer

an individual’s lack of integration

Question 43

Whats is a negative sanction?

Accepted Answer

negative social reactions to deviance

Question 44

How many dyads are there in a family of four?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 45

Which agent of socialization is the primary agent?

Accepted Answer

Caretakers

Question 46

what happens in the preparatory stage

Accepted Answer

child doesnt really know difference between self and others

Question 47

what is an example of material culture

Accepted Answer

cars

Question 48

Feminist Theory is a Conflict theory in Sociology

Accepted Answer

True

Question 49

The Functionalist perspective of socialization is...

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Groups work together to create stable society.

Question 50

define culture

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a collectively held set of attributes,which is dynamic & changing over time

Question 51

What is Counter Culture?

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having values that go against those of established society

Question 52

A subculture:

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Has its own values and beliefs while sharing some from the dominant culture

Question 53

Which of these would be an ascribed status?

Accepted Answer

Man

Question 54

Beliefs, language, and economic systems form what type of culture?

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Non-material culture

Question 55

Deviance helps maintain

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social order

Question 56

The sense of self could be summarized as:

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The awareness of the self as an individual

Question 57

Deviance depends on all of the following factors except...

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Number of People

Question 58

Which of the following is NOT an agent of socialization?

Accepted Answer

Corporations

Question 59

what type of suicide are you not well intergrated and on your own

Accepted Answer

egoistic

Question 60

An agent of socialization designed to reach the general population is

Accepted Answer

mass media

Question 61

KEYTERM: Durkheim said suicide statistics are a:

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Social FACT

Question 62

This theory emphasizes individuals learn deviance in proportion to the # of acts they see.

Accepted Answer

Differential Association Theory

Question 63

What is the importance of peer groups ?

Accepted Answer

To have a shoulder to cry on, Gives teenagers a sense of identity, self confidence and supprt

Question 64

A factor that determines deviance:

Accepted Answer

negative reaction from society

Final Exam - Sociology

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Final Exam - Sociology

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