How do sociologists regard the "nature vs. nurture" debate?

Sociologists argue that both nature and nurture matter.

What does it mean to say that sociology is an "empirical" social science?

Social life can be observed and measured.

What is play stage in child development?

Child understands roles and can act in various roles

What is a manifest function?

Intended function of an institution

What was the key finding in the Asch conformity experiment?

We are susceptible to social influence even in small ways

What is the difference between race and ethnicity?

Race = symbolic category, Ethnicity = shared culture

What is an obtrusive method?

Method that intervenes in the lives of individuals.

What is the meaning of role strain?

Stress experienced in a single role

What was the Belmont Report?

Ethics code of justice, beneficence, and respect for persons

Which of the following is a key finding from the "fish study"?

Chinese: fish is sad when outside the group.

What is an advantage of quantitative methods?

Creates large data sets that can generalize to a population

What is Durkheim's theory of punishment?

Punishment's key function is to reinforce values and norms

What is the meaning of the "Looking-Glass Self"?

We use others' beliefs about us to define ourselves.

What is a spurious relationship?

2 variables seem related but are affected by a 3rd variable.

What is the key point of the conflict perspective?

Institutions conflict w/ one another & produce inequalities

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1
How do sociologists regard the "nature vs. nurture" debate?
Sociologists argue that nature does not matter.
This debate is not relevant to sociology.
Sociologists argue that both nature and nurture matter.
Sociologists argue that nurture matters more than nature.
2
Which of the following is NOT a level of gender socialization studied by Messner?
Interactional
Personal
Cultural
Structural
3
What does it mean to say that sociology is an "empirical" social science?
Sociology uses only quantitative methods.
Social life can be observed and measured.
Sociology make unambiguous conclusions about causation.
Sociology does not use the scientific method
4
What is play stage in child development?
Child begins speaking and uses gendered language.
Child understands roles and can act in various roles
Child develops a conception of him/herself.
Child understands how to anticipate other peoples' reactions
5
__________ occurs when the capitalist produces a product that the worker cannot afford. (Marx)
A moral crisis
An economic crisis
A Recession
A political crisis
6
Which of the following were key tenets of the Nuremberg Code?
Anonymity in participation
Reparations for ethical violations
Voluntary participation
Compensation for participation
7
What type of suicide occurs because someone no longer has a sense of social norms?
Egoistic suicide
Altruistic suicide
Anomic suicide
Fatalistic suicide
8
To whom are we more likely to extend situational attributions? (more than one answer)
Ourselves
Our friends
People in an out-group to us
Strangers
9
Which of the following is NOT a social institution?
Family
Media
Department store
Education
10
According to the Milgram experiment, when are we susceptible to social influence?
When we are asked to go against our principles
When a friend is nearby
When we strongly believe in an issue.
When a task is escalating
11
A prison is an example of what kind of institution?
economic institution
total institution
military institution
organization
12
What is a manifest function?
When institutions are in conflict.
Unintended function of an institution.
Intended function of an institution
Life functions like a stage and we are all actors.
13
What social movement influenced the development of ethics in research studies?
feminist movement
labor rights movement
Eugenics movement
civil rights movement
14
What was the key finding in the Asch conformity experiment?
We are susceptible to social influence even in small ways
Only a minority of people conform due to social influence
We conform to authority figures
Most people abandon their principles is a victim is remote
15
_____ is the idea that a researcher's presence may influence the behavior of study participants
Bias
Reactivity
Causality
Objectivity
16
What is the difference between race and ethnicity?
Race = shared culture, Ethnicity = symbolic category
Race = biological, Ethnicity = social
Race = symbolic category, Ethnicity = shared culture
There is no difference between race and ethnicity
17
What is an obtrusive method?
Method that is only quantitative.
Method that is only used by psychologists.
Method that uses historical documents left behind.
Method that intervenes in the lives of individuals.
18
What is the meaning of role strain?
The conflict in roles between members of a family
Stress experienced in a single role
The indecision of choosing one role over another.
Roles that make conflicting demands upon us.
19
What was the Belmont Report?
Report condemning the eugenics movement.
The report that authorized forced sterilizations in Calif.
A document after World War II condemning Nazi crimes.
Ethics code of justice, beneficence, and respect for persons
20
Which of the following is a key finding from the "fish study"?
Chinese: fish is happy when outside the group
Americans: fish is sad when outside the group
Chinese: fish is sad when outside the group.
Americans: fish is happy when surrounded by group
21
What is an advantage of quantitative methods?
Sociologists don't use quantitative methods.
Is costly to administer
Creates large data sets that can generalize to a population
Provides rich, detailed data about social life
22
What is Durkheim's theory of punishment?
A theory based in the conflict perspective
A theory based in the symbolic interactionism perspective
Punishment works on the mind rather than the body.
Punishment's key function is to reinforce values and norms
23
What is the meaning of the "Looking-Glass Self"?
The idea that the self develops only in childhood.
It refers to how the self isn't formed by social interaction
We use others' beliefs about us to define ourselves.
The self is developed during the play stage only.
24
What is a spurious relationship?
2 variables seem related but are affected by a 3rd variable.
A relationship in which causality goes both directions.
A case in which two roles conflict with one another.
Two variables that don't correlate with one another.
25
What is the key point of the conflict perspective?
Power in society can be productive rather than repressive
Institutions conflict w/ one another & produce inequalities
Institutions work in harmony to promote societal function.
Society is made and re-made through social interactions.

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