All of the following are examples of voluntary associations EXCEPT the
A) Republican Party
B) League of Women Voters
C) Federal Bureau of
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D) First Baptist Church of Atlanta
E) Little League Baseball Association - ANSWER-C.
A sex ratio of 120 means that in a population there are
A) 120 more males than females
B) 120 more females than males
C) 120 males for every 100 females
D) 120 females for every 100 males
E) 12% more males than females - ANSWER-C.
Industrialization is most likely to reduce the importance of which of the following functions of the family?
A) Economic production
B) Care of young children
C) Regulation of sexual behavior
D) Socialization of the individual
E) Social control - ANSWER-A
The process by which an individual learns how to live in his or her social surroundings is known as
A) amalgamation
B) association
C) collective behavior
D) socialization
E) innovation - ANSWER-D
Which of the following can properly be considered norms?
I. Laws
II. Folkways
III. Mores
A) I only
B) III only
C) I and II only
D) II and III only
E) I, II, and III - ANSWER-E
Which of the following theorists argued that class conflict was inevitable in a capitalistic society and would result in revolution?
A) C. Wright Mills
B) Karl Marx
C) Robert Park
D) Max Weber
E) Karl Mannheim - ANSWER-B
Which of the following relies most heavily on sampling methods?
A) Small group experiment
B) Laboratory experiment
C) Participant observation
D) Survey research
E) Case study - ANSWER-D
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the Chicago School of Sociology?
A) They studied urban neighborhoods in the city of Chicago.
B) They were influenced by Herbert Spencer and Frederic Clements.
C) They used ethnography and field methods in their research.
D) Talcott Parsons was a proponent of the school.
E) They were most influential during the twentieth century. - ANSWER-D
Which of the following allows human beings to adapt to diverse physical environments?
A) Instinct
B) Heredity
C) Culture
D) Stratification
E) Ethnocentrism - ANSWER-C
All of the following are properties of primary groups EXCEPT
A) They are important sources of social support.
B) They tend to be ethnocentric
C) They significantly influence personality development.
D) They tend to be large in number
E) They are frequently characterized by face-to-face relationships. - ANSWER-D
According to Emile Durkheim, a society that lacks clear-cut norms to govern aspirations and moral conduct is characterized by
A) rationalism
B) altruism
C) egoism
D) secularism
E) anomie - ANSWER-E
The process by which an immigrant or an ethnic minority is absorbed socially into receiving society is called
A) assimilation
B) accommodation
C) cooperation
D) interaction
E) equilibrium - ANSWER-A
The term "sociology" was coined by its founder, the nineteenth-century positivist
A) Emile Durkheim
B) Auguste Comte
C) Max Weber
D) Harriet Martineau
E) George Herbert Mead - ANSWER-B
According to Emile Durkheim, the more homogeneous a group the greater its
A) organic solidarity
B) mechanical solidarity
C) functional differentiation
D) co-optation
E) stratification - ANSWER-B
Demographic patterns have clearly demonstrated that more males than females are born in
A) technologically developing countries only
B) technologically developed countries only
C) virtually every known human society
D) highly urbanized countries only
E) countries with high nutritional standards only - ANSWER-C
Max Weber's three dimensions of social stratification are which of the following?
A) Class, politics, education
B) Prestige, politics, occupation
C) Residence, occupation, religion
D) Status, class, power
E) Status, religion, prestige - ANSWER-D
The term "SMSA" used in the United States census refers to a
A) summary of many small areas
B) statistical mean of sampling error
C) summary of metropolitan shopping areas
D) standard measure of suburban areas
E) standard metropolitan statistical area - ANSWER-E
In order for an occupation to be considered a profession by a sociologist, it must be an occupation that
A) is based on abstract knowledge and a body of specialized information
B) has high public visibility in the community
C) requires training from a specialized school rather than from a university
D) serves government and industry as well as individuals
E) is a full-time position with a regular salary - ANSWER-A
In the study of social class, a sociologist would be LEAST likely to focus on
A) power
B) social mobility
C) style of life
D) motivation
E) occupational status - ANSWER-D
An example of a folkway in American society is
A) joining a religious cult
B) eating a sandwich for lunch
C) failing to pay income taxes on time
D) stopping for a red light
E) being fined for jaywalking - ANSWER-B
Socialization takes place
A) only in childhood
B) mainly in adolescence
C) mainly in early adulthood
D) mainly through the reproductive years
E) throughout the life cycle - ANSWER-E
A school system that teaches children of different ethnic groups in the children's own heritage illustrates a policy of
A) structural assimilation
B) cultural assimilation
C) accommodation
D) rationalization
E) ethnocentrism - ANSWER-C
Max Weber linked the emergence of capitalism to the
A) Calvinist doctrine of predestination
B) Catholic monks' belief in asceticism
C) Protestants' desire for material luxuries
D) increasing power of the nobility in medieval Europe
E) Hindu belief in reincarnation - ANSWER-A
The economy of the postindustrial United States is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
A) computer-facilitated automation
B) relocation of manufacturing plants to less-developed countries
C) international competition in the manufacturing sector of the economy
D) increasing numbers of service compared to manufacturing jobs.
E) increased job security due to globalization - ANSWER-E
Which statement about political participation in the United States in true?
A) Almost everyone of voting age in the United States is registered to vote.
B) Voter turnout in the United States is lower than in most European nations.
C) Voter turnout has increased substantially in the last twenty years.
D) People of higher social class tend to participate less in voting than lower social classes.
E) Younger adults are more likely to vote than those over 65. - ANSWER-B
Which of the following is best described as an organized sphere of social life, or societal subsystem, designed to support important values and to meet human needs?
A) Social structure
B) Social organization
C) Social institution
D) Social culture
E) Economic corporation - ANSWER-C
Most of the funding for public schools in the United States comes from
A) lottery revenues
B) state income taxes
C) local sales taxes
D) local income taxes
E) local property taxes - ANSWER-E
According to Max Weber, authority derived from the understanding that individuals have clearly defined rights and duties to uphold and that they implement rules and procedures impersonally is
A) traditional authority
B) charismatic authority
C) ratinal-legal authority
D) coercion
E) persuasion - ANSWER-C
Raw materials are processed and converted into finished goods in which sector of the economy?
A) Agricultural
B) Industrial
C) Public
D) Service
E) Information - ANSWER-B
In the United States, economic growth between 1985 and 2005 resulted in
A) growth in the gap between the rich and poor [Show Less]