Sociology Units 3 & 4 Review

Religion is used by the powerful to justify theireconomic, political, and social advantages?

Which of the following is achallenge usually associated with adolescence?

One important function ofthe family is to provide emotional support and acceptance

Which of the following is a concept that is important in symbolicinteractionism?

Which of the following best describes the symbolic interactionistview of the family?

The stage between childhoodand adulthood is known as

Thirty retired people who go on a two-week tour of Europe togetherare an example of a

Which best describes theeconomic system of most nations?

The four basic types ofreligious organizations identified by sociologists are

A web of socialrelationships that join a person to other people is known as a

Which of the following isan example of a peer group?

Which is the best exampleof a ritual?

A student reads all about ballet dancers and admires theirdiscipline and hard work. This is a:

_______ is the only agency of socialization that is not controlledprimarily by adults.

Groups used forself-evaluation and the formation of values and beliefs are known as

For most people in the US, which is the main sourceof political and public-affairs information?

What is one thing that the hidden curriculum of schools teacheschildren?

An image of yourself as having an identity unique from otherpeople is known as

Whatis the focus of functionalists toward religion?

Unlike other animals,humans are already socialized when they are born.

The primary agent ofsocialization in the United States is the family.

According to Émile Durkheim, societies never distinguish between the sacred and the profane.

_holdsthat society exists to teach children to work togetherto create a stable society.

People who are emotionallyclose and know one another well belong to a 

Which of the following is one way that religion serves as an agentfor socialization?

___ views socialization as teaching a child his social class and  maintainingthe status quo

Mass media plays a role insocialization by

Which of the following mostinfluences the role of the family in socialization?

For conflict theorists,_______________ is one consequence of the family structure

Which of the following isan example of the hidden curriculum?

When pre-teens look toadolescents as a model of values and behavior, they are using

Capitalism is an economicsystem founded on the right of individuals to profit from their labors