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| a study of the impact to terrorism on the travel plans of busines people would be what type of analysis |
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| macro sociological analysis |
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| what is the correct sequence of steps in the research process |
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| select a topic, review the literature, collect the data, share the results |
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| Mrs. Sparks wants to do research on the Amish. She lives with the Amish for six months and then writes a paper describint their behavior. What type of research method is she using. |
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| Research methods that use measurements, numbers, and statistics are what type of analysis? |
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| If you view society as a system of interrelated parts you would be considered what type of theorist? |
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| If you view society as a group of people competing for scarce resources you would be what type of a theorist? |
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| conflict theorists would say that the changes in the divorce rate are related to |
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| the male-female power relationship |
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| Which theorists focus on the large scale patterns in society - macro level |
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| functionalists and coflict |
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| symbolic interactionists are interested in |
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| how people define themselves and others |
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| a person in another society who has trouble understanding and reacting to that cultures practices is experiencing |
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| Making a sincere effort to understand the practice of having multiple wives in some cultures is an example of |
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| If you live in a society that believes in the acceptance of rules, efficency and practical results that society would be |
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| If you are from a society that believes in customs and close personal relationships that society would be |
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| basic needs like replacement of members, preserving order, and socializing new members are called |
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| expectations that guide our behavior are called |
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| what do sociologists say is the most important in determining motivations for our thinking and behavior |
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| your society and social location |
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| Durkheim says the degree to which members of a society are joined by shared values and social bonds is |
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| Americans glorify academic progress and material success but most peope do not graduate with honors or have a lot of wealth this is the difference between |
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| ideal culture and real culture |
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| the annihilation of a group of people is called |
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| if one status is given higer prestige than another this awarding of privilege and prestige to one group over another is called |
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| a $200 speeding ticket may be a huge expense to one person and no big deal to another - this is because of their place in the |
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| people who are singled out for unequal treatment and see themselves as victims of discrimination they are called a |
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| the economic system based on investing to make profits which has become the world dominant economic system is |
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| the globalization of capitalism |
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| cultures have become more similar to each other because of travel and communication - the term for this is |
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| the control of the least industralization nations through debts is called |
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| which group suffers when new trade opens around the world |
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| who was the first person to use the scientific method in sociology |
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| what did Karl Marx xay is the force that drives human history |
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| the idea that only the "fittest' members of society deserve to survive is called |
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| Who founded Hull House and was the first woman and only sociologist to win a nobel prize |
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| language, beliefs, values, norms material objects and technology that is passed from one generation to another is a |
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| The expectations for behavior that come from values are |
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| what is the term for the idea that language determines our consciousness |
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| a group who has their own norms and values but also follows the values and norms of the dominant culture |
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| the spread of cultural characteristics from one group to another is called |
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| nature vs. nurture - nature is__________and nuture is_________ |
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| looking glass self is associated with |
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| our image of who we are is called |
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| when a young man or woman enters college they must learn new norms, values, attitudes, and beliefs, this is called |
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| The typical patterns of groups - relationships between people is called |
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| a position in society that a person holds which cuts across all other statuses is called |
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| expectations that guide our behavior are called |
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| expectations that define appropriate behavior for a status are called |
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| if people interact regularly, share similiar norms, values and expectations they are called a |
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| if you believe all blondes are dumb, all African Americans are good at sports these are examples of |
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| people who share a culture and a territory are called a |
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| this is a group of people who happen to be in the same place at the same time |
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| this is a group who share a social characteristic |
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| this is a group with intimate, longterm, face to face association is called a |
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| what group is the most unstable |
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| the attempt to humanize the workplace is viewed by some as a way to manipulate workers and exploit them. This belief is the ____________perspective |
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| bestowing honor and praise is an example of |
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| differential association theory says that is a childs backgroud is filled with criminal types the child will become a |
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| This theory says that two people can engage in the same activity but because of one's reputation only one may be called deviant - this is _____________theory |
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| this is a sense of normlessness |
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| if a person engages in criminal activity at their job - this is called |
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| who does C.Wright Mills say are the people who make the big decisions in society |
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| what two things make up wealth |
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| When a person has a high status job but low pay or low status job with high pay this is called |
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| social characteristics assigned to men and women |
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| what group of men do women fear the most |
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| inherited physical characteristics |
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| what is the main criticism of capitalism |
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| Moving a group of people aganist their will is called |
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| prejudice and discrimination aganist someone because of their age is called |
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| armed resistance to overthrow a goverment is called a |
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| In the U.S., what political party is the working class associated with |
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| what is the makeup of a nuclear family |
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| When people are encouraged to marry those who have the same social characteristics - age, race, social status - this is called |
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| what is one of the main functions of schools |
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| how are public schools funded |
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| what did Durkheim call the everyday common elements of life |
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| What is the world's largest religion |
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| what is society's standard way of dealing with illness and injury |
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| the study of the size, composition, growth, and distribution of human populations |
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| a large group of people who organize to resist or promote social change is called a |
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| the burning of fossil fuels and the problems this causes is called |
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| This research method involves answering a series of questions |
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| When an individual lives with and engages in the same activities as the group he/she is studying, This is called_____ |
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| If a researcher is unsure of how data is gathered, its accuracy or the qualifications of the original researcher - these problems are associated with |
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| Which theorists focus on the macro-level of analysis? |
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| Functionalists and Conflict |
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| The way society meets its basic needs is through |
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| Making laws that agree with religious teachings shows that religion is a means of |
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| The spread of cultural characteristics from one group to another is |
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| When the standard of living declines, society experiences |
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