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| Which sociologist studied suicide? |
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| Max Weber is best known for his study of... |
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| The Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism |
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| Which theorist is considered to be the founder of the field of sociology? |
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| The sociological imagination links an individual's experiences to his/her... |
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| Place in the larger society. |
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| Concepts such as inequality, power, and exploitation are most clearly associated with which sociological perspective? |
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| A sociologist wishes to collect data from a random sample of 2000 participants spread across the U.S. Which of the following research methods would be best suited for this? |
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| Amy believes her norms and values of her country are more important than others. Amy is being... |
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| College students, police officers, and Jewish Americans are all characterized as... |
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| The belief that one should judge another's culture by relating to the context of that culture is called... |
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Patterns of social life that appear is all cultures and societies are known as...
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| The concept of culture includes all of the following except |
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| According to George Herbert Mead, what process is central to the development of a young child's self-concept? |
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| Pretending to be other people. |
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| Research indicates that children with limited human interactions during the early years reveal that |
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| they have a harder time adjusting to society |
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| The most complete and radical resocialization is achieved in |
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| A college student who works 30 hours to support their kids is struggling with studies, work and housework. They are demostating what type of affliction? |
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| Give an example of an achieved status? |
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| According to Max Weber, what is a characteristic of bureaucracy? |
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| A clearly defined chain of command |
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| Describe a social aggregate. |
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| 15 people riding the city bus, all either reading, sleeping, or staring out the window. |
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| Chad is chatting to the best friend, Charlie. Chad and Charlie create what type of group according to sociology? |
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| What theory of deviance suggests that a person commits a deviant act b/c his/her sibling commits deviant acts? |
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| Differential association theory |
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| The social consrtuction of reality can best be described as |
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| an emerging sub-field in the academic discipline of sociology |
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| Give an example of an upward social mobility. |
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| a farmer's son becoming a lawyer |
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| Name four characteristics of a caste stratification system |
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1. rigid boundaries between classes
2.rank based on heredity
3. closed system
4. status doesn't change throughout a person's life regardless of his/her achievements. |
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| Describe an intragenerational social mobility. |
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| starting off as a "low-man on the totem pole" and being promoted to the top |
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| What is not an example of latent dysfunction? |
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| Give four examples of latent dysfunction. |
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Before welfare reform, women had babies to get more bonuses.
an illegal bootleg empire arose upon the passing of prohibition
communists tight reign on the economy creating a black market
christian missions in parts of Africa converting africans to christians destroying the indigenous tribes. |
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A minority group is typically defined as a group of individuals who
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| have experienced prejudice and discrimination. |
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| In a melting pot of cultures, Americans and Filipino Americans live side by side. But they still differentiate language and heritage. This is an example of what? |
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| Discrimination and prejudice are likely to occur between two racial or ethnic groups under what circumstances? |
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| members of both races competing for the same scarce job |
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| What term refers to thinking in a fixed inflexible category? |
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| What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination? |
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Prejudice is the belief or attitude held against a group.
Discrimination are the acts directed towards a group. |
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| What group does not hold power in the U.S. according to the power elite model of government? |
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What is practice called when you place students in classes based on their ability?
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| What sociologist argued that religion had a influence on less powerful groups into a false class consciousness in order to protect the status quo? |
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| What Supreme Court case caused the declaration of segregation as unconstitutional? |
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| Brown vs. The Board of Education |
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| According to Karl Marx, religion is... |
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| appealing to the masses because it gives individuals an explanation for the afterlife. |
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| What term decribes the social life in cities vs. rural areas? |
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| The biological possibility for a woman to give birth is called... |
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| With regards to migration, what isnt a push factor... |
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| Four examples of push factors according to migration. |
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religious intolerance
poor climate
political oppression
unemployment |
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| A research sample in which everyone in a population has the same chance of being included... |
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| What isnt a factor that could increase the likeihood of divorce? |
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| High socioeconomic status |
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| Name four factors that can increase the likeihood of divorce. |
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Romantic love subsides
Divorces are easier to obtain
Women are less dependent upon men
Early age at marriage |
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| Besides academicly, the school system teaches students to be polite, to respect authority, and to believe in capitalism, and the American way of life. This is an example of what... |
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| latent function of education |
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| What three variables determine the size, growth, and characteristics of all human populations? |
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| fertility, mortality, and migration |
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| Social institution of beliefs, rituals, and ceremonies that focuses on sacred matters, promotes continuity among its followers and provides for a personal spiritual experience for its members. |
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| Professor Celestra told her class that poverty negatively affects individuals' ability to access health care. Health care is what according to the scienific experiment. |
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| The belief that men have historically dominated women and have used their domination over women to gain benefits at the expense of women reflects which sociological viewpoint? |
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| Functions that are intended or recognized by others are... |
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| An increase in the percantage of the population residing in cities is called... |
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| According to Robert Merton, a person who rejects both goals and the means of a society, but does not replace them with anything worthwhile by society is a.. |
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| What is the process that attempts to reform or alter an inmate's personality through manipulation and control of the environment? |
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| What theorist analyzed the function of the sick role? |
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| What is an example of ascribed status? |
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35 year old.
or a female or male |
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| A giant metropolitan complex that functions, in many ways, as a single urban community is called a... |
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| The set of norms and values that helps the poor adapt to their situation is referred to as.. |
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| the nuclear family into which an individual is born into or raised... |
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| What is the study of the relationship between society and the environment? |
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| Define what a glass ceiling is. |
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| Subtle and unconsicous discrimination that prevents women from reaching higher and better paying positions. |
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| Define false consciousness. |
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| Social class acceptance of an ideology that is contrary to the best interest of that class. (majority rules) |
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| What did Thomas Mathlus argue? |
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| That population would eventually outgrow the food supply. |
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| Describe the term "Graying of America" |
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| This occurs when the birth rate begins to decrease and the life expectancy increases, thus, the population when looked as a whole is more "grayed" because of the larger amount of elderly. |
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| What group is characterized by its limited participation and impersonal formal relationships? |
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| Describe the economic social institution. |
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| This group determines what will be produced, how production will be accomplised and who will recieve what is produced. (this is like a farmer. the farmer decides what to grow, how he will grow it and who he will sell to) |
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| What system traces the kinship over generations? |
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| this is a situation where separate races and ethnicities maintain their culture and distinctiveness even if they have an equal social standing. |
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| What is the economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and market forces determine production and distribution? |
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| What is the annual number of births in a population per 1000 women called? |
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| What is an example of Parkinson's Law? |
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Mary should have only needed 5 hours to complete the assignment but in fear of getting a new assignment she took 8 hours.
(milking the time) |
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a marriage when the couple are from the same race, ethnicity, religion and social class.
(rich catholic filipino with another rich catholic filipino) |
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| Define Institutional discrimination. |
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| the racist practices that become part of the social practices and institutions of a society |
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| What scientific study studies the size, growth, and composition of the human population |
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| Describe the functionalist theory of social inequality. |
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This theory suggests that each type of work, regardless of its prestige, serves a purpose for the overall, stability of our society.
(interdependent parts of a society) |
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| A sociological process by which an ethnic minority or immigrant is socially absorbed into receiving society. |
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| what are the three dimensions of social stratification proposed by Max Weber? |
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| Property, Power and Prestige |
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| According to the us census, what does the MSA refer to? |
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| Metropolitan statistical area |
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| What is the strain theory? |
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| The strain theory assumes that deviant behavior occurs when people are blocked from achieving socially approved goals by legitimate means. |
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| What is Cooley's self-conception based on |
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| Max Weber's concept of verstehen... |
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| explains why the subjective beliefs can motivate people to act |
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| What term is used to describe a tendency for an increasing number of conditions and problems to be recognized as diseases and treated by a medical institution? |
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| Herbert Spencer applied Darwin's theory to people naming it... |
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| Which theory explains that social change occurs in endless cycles of repeated patterns? |
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| Who created the resource mobilization theory? |
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| Describe the the resource theory. |
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| the resources of time, money, people, and skills are needed for the emergence of a social movement. |
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| Which of the following terms refers to the ways in which individuals are treated differently depending age? |
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| A form of power that is based on personal traits which can inspire and motivate followers is called.. |
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| Jason is married to both Clara and Katie at the same time. Which type of marriage does this describe? |
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| Which model of urban development proposes that cities have several center that shape the structure and character of the surrounding areas? |
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| Harris & Ullman's multiple-nuclei model |
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| Define the quantitative method. |
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| Research methods that rely upon mathematics and statistics to make conclusions |
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| Define cultural relativism |
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| Trying to understand one's cultural practices within the realm of that particular culture |
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| The power elite model orginated in the work of |
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