Norms are - CORRECT ANSWER Social rules that specify appropriate behavior in a given
situation
Achieved status is a social position - CORRECT ANSWER
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of choice and competition
A subculture is - CORRECT ANSWER A group whose members participate in the main culture
of a society, while simultaneously sharing a number of unique values, norms, traditions, and
lifestyles
Any violation of norms, whether good or bad is called - CORRECT ANSWER Deviance
A condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth, prestige, or power
is called - CORRECT ANSWER Social inequality
Some elements of our society are socially constructed such as the social institutions, formal
organizations, and bureaucracies. Which of the following is not a social construction? -
CORRECT ANSWER Ethnic groups
Gender groups
Racial groups
All of the above are social constructions
A society is - CORRECT ANSWER A group of people who live within the same territory and
share a common culture
Sociologists such as George Herbert Mead, Erving Goffman, and Charles Horton Cooley
believed that the development of the self - what makes us unique - is a result of - CORRECT
ANSWER Our interaction with others
If a person refuses to hire members of a particular ethnic group not because of a personal dislike
of that ethnic group, but because he or she fear business clients will go elsewhere, this is -
CORRECT ANSWER Discrimination without prejudice
Mores are - CORRECT ANSWER Norms to which people attach a good deal of importance and
expect strict conformity
Which of the following is NOT, by sociologists, regarded as a characteristic of a minority group?
- CORRECT ANSWER There are fewer of them than there are members of the dominant group
Ethnocentrism refers to - CORRECT ANSWER Belief that one's culture is "the best"; therefore,
will tend to judge the behaviors of other groups by the standards of one's own culture
Socialization is the process - CORRECT ANSWER Of social interaction by which people
acquire the knowledge, values, and behaviors essential for effective participation in society.
A key element in sociological imagination is the ability to view one's society - CORRECT
ANSWER As an outsider
Which term is used to refer to the principle instruments/means whereby the essential tasks
(functional prerequisites) of living are organized, directed, and executed? - CORRECT
ANSWER Social institutions
A proposition that can be tested to determine its validity is known as a - CORRECT ANSWER
Hypothesis
Social constructs and social definitions - CORRECT ANSWER Imply that meanings are
produced in social interactions
Which sociological perspective would view society as a system or living organism in which each
part/component is related to each other and contributes to its overall survival and stability? -
CORRECT ANSWER Functionalist perspective
Values are - CORRECT ANSWER Broad ideas regarding what is desirable, correct, and good
that most members of a society share
Sociology is considered a science because sociologists - CORRECT ANSWER Engage in
organized and systematic study of phenomena to enhance understanding
Which is not a focus of sociology? - CORRECT ANSWER Chemical imbalances in people
which lead to unusual behaviors
Which sociological perspective looks for how social interactions take place and generalize about
everyday forms of social interaction in order to understand society as a whole? - CORRECT
ANSWER Interactionist perspective
Which term is used to refer to the methods and strategies that regulate behavior in our society? -
CORRECT ANSWER Social controls and/or sanctions
Which sociological perspective focuses on the continual process of change? They tend to want to
know "who benefits, who suffers, and who dominates at the expense of others in social
relationships." - CORRECT ANSWER Conflict perspective
The social heritage of people - including learned patterns of thinking, feeling, and action is
known as - CORRECT ANSWER Culture
A minority is defined as a category of people who are - CORRECT ANSWER set apart by that
society and experience subordination (disadvantage).
Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to - CORRECT ANSWER the
amount of contact a person has with others who encourage or discourage conventional behavior.
Which of the following concepts refers to the practice of including people with disabilities in
regular educational classes and programs? - CORRECT ANSWER mainstreaming
Regardless of race, families headed by single women are - CORRECT ANSWER at high risk for
poverty.
The concept of "glass ceiling" refers to - CORRECT ANSWER the barrier that prevents women
from being promoted.
In the United States, romantic love - CORRECT ANSWER ∆ is the reason most people expect to
marry.
∆ is not a very stable foundation for marriage.
∆ may contribute to a high divorce rate.
∆ All of these responses are correct.
Marx thought of inequality in terms of two main classes. In contrast, Weber envisioned
inequality in terms of - CORRECT ANSWER a socioeconomic ranking.
If you were born into a traditional caste system, you would expect that, based on birth, you
would be - CORRECT ANSWER ∆ raised to do a certain type of job.
∆ required to marry someone of your own social category.
∆ encouraged to socialize with other people within your own category.
∆ All of these responses are correct.
Using the terms of Robert Merton's strain theory, which of the following concepts correctly
describes the behavior of a school "dropout" who rejects both cultural goals and the conventional
means to reach them? - CORRECT ANSWER retreatist
The concept "socialized medicine" refers to which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER All
of the above
Most criminal cases handled by the criminal justice system in the United States are resolved -
CORRECT ANSWER through plea bargaining.
What Gunnar Myrdal called the "American dilemma" was - CORRECT ANSWER the denial of
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