Sociology Exam Study Guide Chapters 6-9

The world religion with the most followers is?

What marriage allows a person to have many spouses in life but only 1 spouse at a time?

When people use things such as smiles to enforce norms in other people, they are experiencing?

In what type of societies do women dominate in family decision making and social influence?

Which group of options do sociologists define as types of power?

In sociology, Education is defined as?

Which group of options are recognized by sociologists as political systems?

More than half of all families in the United States are single parent households?

The sociological definition of war does not require a formal declaration of hostilities?

Different ways families give emotional/physical/social needs of individuals and society is the

What theory of deviance is the break down of churches, schools, families (social institutions)

What sub-type of political system does the United States of America primarily focus on

Some members of society are able to live without ever being deviant

What is characterized by the transfer of money/goods that are not reported to any government?

Which group of options are are functions of education as described by sociologists?

Based on our class discussion, childless and child free are interchangeable terms?

The sociological concept of familism refers to what?

Most schools in the United States have about the same curriculum and level of funding?

What type of crime occurs when adults exchange illegal but desired goods and services?

What is power, according to Max Weber?

When a company downsizes, they focus on firing employees directly to reduce company labor costs

Labeling Theory attempts to create socially accurate descriptions of people with labels?

Which type of Kinship Pattern is most common in the United States today?

When a religious organization makes a political effort to eliminate social injustices it is?

Which group of options are the types of deviance as defined by Merton?

A student who follows the instructions of their teacher is conforming?

When sociologist Max Weber described the protestant ethic he was talking about?

Which group of options are major types of religion currently active today?

A primary method of social control is?

It's possible for parts of an economic system to be in diff. economic sectors at the same time?

When students perform in class & achieve results that are what the teachers expects this is

Deviance can be defined as

Which options are the forms of Formal Social Control?

It is possible for a white board marker (or any other common object) to be a sacred object?

A person's extended family can be close family friends that are not related by blood/marriage?

When studying the countless social forces that shape our lives, sociologists define economy as?

Which options are primary functions that families perform?

The hidden curriculum that a student deals with in any education setting is defined as teaching

The conscious/unconscious tendency to select a mate with characteristics similar to yourself is

A deindustrializing economic system is going through the process of what?