Sociology Final Exam Review

Question 1

He argued children have no personalities at birth and are born with a blank slate:

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John Locke

Question 2

Groups that rejects the norms, values, and practices of a larger society is/are:

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Counterculture

Question 3

What is the process by which individuals learn to become members of society?

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Socialization

Question 4

Norms that have a powerful, moral significance are:

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Mores

Question 5

Concrete objects of a culture, such as a book, is:

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Material Culture

Question 6

His work is devoted to how capitalism shapes society and used class analysis:

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Karl Marx

Question 7

A family that includes parents and children who live with them is a:

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Nuclear Family

Question 8

Groups who share some traditions but follow values and norms of their own are:

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Subculture

Question 9

He is considered to be the founder of Sociology:

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Auguste Comte

Question 10

Which is typical behavior of the ONLY child?

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Center of Attention

Question 11

Term used to classify people according to physical or biological characteristics is:

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Race

Question 12

All of the following are social facts EXCEPT:

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Tolerance

Question 13

Which is characteristic of the OLDEST child?

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Natural Leader

Question 14

Commonly understood gestures, words, or objects that stand for something else:

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Language

Question 15

Behavioral, psychological traits considered appropriate for males and females:

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Gender

Question 16

What are features that are common to all cultures. such as eating?

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Cultural Universals

Question 17

What is characteristic of the YOUNGEST child?

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Behaves like an Only Child

Question 18

Which is characteristic of the MIDDLE child?

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Is Adaptable

Question 19

Which of the following is a ritual that American cultures value?

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Weddings

Question 20

Study of society which systematically examines social groups and looks for patterns is:

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Sociology

Question 21

The network of poeple related by marriage, birth or adoption is:

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Family

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT one of the classes in the US?

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Middle-Middle

Question 23

Social category of people who share a common culture, such as language, relgion, customs:

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Ethnicity

Question 24

His major contribution to Sociology is "survival of the fittest":

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Charles Darwin

Question 25

Perspective views society as a complex system, when parts work together to promote stability:

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Functionalist

Question 26

When does socialization take place?

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Throughout Life

Question 27

Debate that argues heredity or enviornment shapes us the most:

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Nature vs. Nurture

Question 28

Abstract human creations such as ideas, rules or beliefs is:

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Non-Material Culture

Question 29

All of the following are agents of childhood EXCEPT:

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Tolerance

Question 30

The sum total of behaviors, attitudes and beliefs of a person is:

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Personality

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