Sociology Exam

A marriage of two people of the same sex or gender.

Culture takes time to catch up with technological innovations, and that social conflict and problems are caused by?

What people or groups will suffer in the event of social change, and who has a stake in maintaining the status quo?

Intersectionality is on the basis of gender, class, and ….?

A family with oneself and one’s father, mother, and siblings is ______

Which of the following is an example of the temporary workforce?

John’s parents pick Amanda to be his wife. This is an example of what?

The process that teaches the norms, values, and other aspects of a culture to new group members.

What is the study of the relationship of people and the environment?

The old united Kingdom is an example of a ____ because there is one king or queen who holds absolute power

Macrosociology is best described as…

What is an example of an Institution?

"___________ refers to how people see themselves: as male or female or something else."

A theory that views society as a complex but orderly and stable system. Often associated with “traditional” views.

The theorem that human interaction goes beyond simple communication and rather assigns key meanings to symbols?

The number of deaths of infants under 1 year old per 1000 live births in a given year represents what?

Economic system - held largely by private hands and the main incentive for economic activity is accumulation of profits

What term describes the social heritage of a people?

the difference between births and deaths, plus the difference between immigrants and emigrants, per 1,000 population

What is a term for a family that consists of 2 parents living in a house?

What term is the unanticipated consequences of an action or social structure?

What term describes the process through which religion's influence over other social institutions diminishes?

What is a census?

Which familiar country uses representative democracy?

Views criminality as a function of people’s interaction in various organizations, institutions and processes in society?

Opposite of macrosociology, a detailed study of what people say, do, and think throughout their daily lives.

What level of control does a governing body have in a laissez-faire market?

As part of an informal economy, you avoid what?

viewing the behavior of people from a perspective of their own culture

Karl Marx’s economic system under which all property is communally owned.

What is it called when a man can have more than one wife at the same time?

Jobs that have employment that is poorly paid and unprotected are known to be described as what? Ex) taxi driver.

What would short-term rentals be an example of? Example Air BnB

What is the way in which a society is organized into predictable relationships?

Which of the following people is experiencing role conflict?

status as a student - adopted the social role of learner

What is an example of a descent group?

Which of the following models is an approach to where physicians determine and control the course of treatment?

Lying in bed all day while your family brings you soup is an example of ____ Role

What practice does Max Weber suggest sociologists use in order to keep their research unbiased?

Which type of society increased technological development & depends on mechanization to produce its goods and services?

the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service is a _____

The idea that life is a competition between winners and losers is an example of?

The ability to see what shapes your individual decision making as well as the decisions made by others.