Sociology and Social Integration

Refresher on reproof 1Student hollo _____________________1. Peter Berger described utilise the sociological perspective as seeing the ______ in the _______. a. good worst tragedies b. new old c. specific general d. general dispelicular2. According to Emile Durkheim, a category of great deal with a higher suicide rate typically has a. more clinical depression. b. less money, power, and other resources. c. lower social integration. d. immenseer self-esteem.3. The pioneering sociologist who analyse patterns of suicide in Europe was a. Robert K. Merton. b. Auguste Comte. . Emile Durkheim. d. Karl Marx.4. C. Wright Mills claimed that the sociological imagi res publica transformed a. habitual sense into laws of order of magnitude. b. people into supporters of the status quo. c. psycheal problems into public issues. d. scientific explore into common sense.5. _____ is a way of understanding the world based on science. a. Theology b. Positivism c. Metaphysics d. Free willRefresher CultureName.1. The intangible world of musical themes created by members of a social club is referred to as a. high culture. b. material culture. c. norms. d. nonmaterial culture. 2. The term _____ refers to a shared way of intent, and the term ____ refers to a political entity. a. culture society b. country nation c. nation culture d. culture nation3. Sociologists define a symbol as a. anything that carries meaning to people who share a culture. b. any material pagan trait. c. any gesture that conveys insult to others. d. social patterns that cause culture shock.4. __________ are rules about e actuallyday, casual living __________ are rules with great moral significance. a. Mores folkways b. Folkways mores c. Proscriptive norms prescriptive norms d. prescriptive norms proscriptive norms5. The fact that some married men and married women are sexually unfaithful to their spouses is an example of _____ culture, while the fact that most adults say they support the idea of sexual fi delity is an example of _____ culture. a. high low b. low high c. ideal real d. real idealRefresher on Lecture 3. Sociological Investigation tag Student Name1. Sociologists use the term empirical evidence to refer to a. information that is based on a societys traditions. b. information that squares with common sense. c. information we can verify with our senses. d. information that most people agree is unfeigned.2. Imagine that you were going to measure the age of a number of respondents taking part in a survey. As you record the data, you are using the concept age as a. a theory. b. a hypothesis. c. a variable. d. an axiom.3. In the process of measurement, reliableness refers to a. whether you are really measuring what you want to measure. b. how dependable the police detective is. c. whether or not e veryone agrees with the studys results. d. whether repeating the measurement yields consistent results.4. An apparent, although false, association amid two variables that is caused by some third variable is called a. a spurious correlation. . an unproven correlation. c. an unreliable correlation. d. an invalid correlation.5. The ideal of objectivity means that a researcher a. must not care mortalally about the topic being studied. b. must try to adopt a stance of personal neutrality toward the sequel of the research. c. must study issues that boast no value to society as a whole. d. must carry out research that will encourage wanted social change.Refresher SocializationStudent Name1. What concept refers to the lifelong social experience by which mankind beings develop their potential and learn culture? a. socialization b. personality c. human nature d. ehaviorism2. In the nature versus elicit debate, sociologists claim that a. nature is far more important than nurture. b. nurture is far more important than nature. c. nature and nurture have equal importance. d. neither nature nor nurture creates the essence of our humanity.3. Our basic drives or needs a s humans are reflected in Freuds concept of a. superego. b. ego. c. id. d. infer other.4. According to G. H. Mead, children learn to take the role of the other as they model themselves on important people in their lives, such as parents. Mead referred to these people as a. role models. b. looking-glass models. c. ignificant others. d. the generalized other.5. When people model themselves after the members of peer groups they would like to join, they are engaging in a. group conformity. b. future directedness. c. anticipatory socialization. d. group rejection.Refresher Lecture on social interactions in everyday lifeStudent Name1. At a given time you occupy a number of statuses. These statuses make up your a. quash status. b. role set. c. achieved statuses. d. status set.2. What concept refers to a social position that is received at birth or involuntarily assumed later in life? a. passive role b. master status c. ascribed status . achieved status3. Julie is a police officer who fin ds that, wherever she goes in her small town, people seem to imply of her as a cop. Julie is experiencing the effects of which of the following? a. role exit b. master status c. ascribed status d. status conflict4. Shawna is an excellent artist but, as a mother, finds she cannot devote enough time to her family. She is experiencing a. role conflict. b. role strain. c. role ambiguity. d. role exit.5. The Thomas theorem states that a. a role is as a role does. b. people boot out to their level of incompetence. c. situations defined as real are real in their consequences. . people know the world only through their language.Refresher Lecture on DevianceStudent Name1. Crime differs from departure in that crime a. is always more serious. b. is usually less serious. c. refers to a violation of norms enacted into law. d. involves a larger share of the population.2. Every society tries to regulate the behavior of individuals this general process is called ______. a. neighborhood watch b. self control c. social control d. the legal system3. The value of psychological theories of deviance is limited because a. very few people experience an unsuccessful socialization. b. here has been very little research of this kind. c. there is no way to distinguish approach pattern from abnormal people. d. most people who commit crimes have normal personalities.4. Using the terms of Robert Mertons strain theory, which of the following terms would correctly describe a mobster like Al Capone who made a lot of money breaking the law? a. innovator b. ritualist c. retreatist d. rebel5. Edwin Sutherlands differential association theory links deviance to a. how others respond to the behavior in question. b. the amount of contact a person has with others who encourage or discourage conventional behavior. . how well a person can contain deviant impulses. d. how others respond to the race, ethnicity, gender, and class of the individual.Refresher Lecture on Groups and Social OrganizationsS tudent Name1. the McDonalds organization explains a. that fast food is really not served very efficiently. b. that the McDonalds idea never caught on abroad. c. why so many small businesses do not succeed. d. that the guiding principles of McDonalds have come to look out on our social life.2. Charles Cooley referred to a small social group whose members share personal and enduring relationships as a. an instrumental group. . an expressive group. c. a primary group. d. a lower-ranking group.3. A secondary group is a social group that a. we experience late in life. b. is impersonal and engages in some specific activity. c. engages in many, very important activities. d. is generally much smaller than a primary group.4. What is the term for group leadership that emphasizes the completion of tasks? a. democratic leadership b. authoritarian leadership c. expressive leadership d. instrumental leadership5. Which type of social group commands a members esteem and loyalty? a. an in-group b. an out-group c. a reference group d. social networkRefresher Lecture on Race and EthnicityStudent Name 1. Which of the following concepts refers to a shared cultural heritage? a. race b. minority c. ethnicity d. stereotype2. Conflict theory states that prepossess is a. used by powerful people to justify oppressing others. b. built in to culture itself. c. common among immigrants. d. common among certain people with rigid personalities.3. In the United States, minorities typically have less a. income. b. occupational prestige. c. schooling. d. All of the above are correct.4. You would be expressing a stereotype if you a. ade any generalization about people. b. stated an exaggerated translation and applied it to everyone in some category. c. held an opinion about someone based on personal experience. d. treated everybody in an unkind way.5. Scapegoat theory states that prejudice is created by a. culture beliefs. b. high levels of immigration. c. frustration among disadvantaged peop le. d. people with rigid personalities.Refresher Lecture on Social StratificationStudent 1. Using the sociological perspective, we see that social social stratification a. gives some people more privileges and opportunities than others. . places everyone at birth on a level playing field. c. ensures that hard work will lead people to cause wealthy. d. means that what people get out of life is pretty much what they put into it.2. Read the four statements below. Which one of these statements about stratification is NOT true? a. Social stratification is a trait of society. b. Social stratification is universal and also variable. c. A familys social standing typically changes a great deal from generation to generation. d. Social stratification is a matter of inequality and also beliefs about why people should be unequal.3. What concept describes a person who moves from one occupation to another that provides about the same level of rewards? a. upward social mobility b. downward social mobility c. horizontal social mobility d. This is not social mobility at all.4. A caste system is defined as a. social stratification based on ascription or birth. b. social stratification based on personal achievement. c. a meritocracy. d. any social system in which categories of people are unequal.5. The concept meritocracy refers to social stratification a. with no social mobility. b. in which people know their place. c. based entirely on personal merit.