According to Immanuel Wallerstein’s view of the global economic system, which type of nation is relatively independent of outside control? Student Answer: Core
Question 1. Question :
(TCO 1) The systematic study of human society is known as _____.
psychology
science
anthropology
sociology
social psychology
Question 2. Question :
(TCO 1) The study of the larger world and our society’s place in it is known as _____.
a social science perspective
a scientific perspective
a social psychological perspective
a sociological perspective
a global perspective
Question 3. Question :
(TCO 1) When Peter Berger characterized the sociological perspective as “seeing the general in the particular,” he meant that sociology allows us to _____.
recognize that society has the same effect on all categories of people
see that people in general are rather particular about their behaviors
make generalizations about individuals’ particular habits
see McArthur in his Jeep, Patton in his tank, or Bradley in his personnel carrier
look for general patterns in the behavior of particular people
Question 4. Question :
(TCO 3) Of the major theoretical theories in sociology, which one views society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change?
Social-solidarity paradigm
Social-conflict theory
Symbolic-interaction paradigm
Structural-functional paradigm
Symbolic-conflict paradigm
Question 5. Question :
(TCO 3) Functions of institutions that are open, stated, and conscious functions; that involve the intended, recognized consequences of any social pattern are known as _____.
Oktoberfest
manifest
latent
obvious
direct
Question 6. Question :
(TCO 2) Which is the term for a concept that has a value that changes from case to case?
Concept
Measurement
Changeling
Variable
Term
Question 7. Question :
(TCO 2) Independent variable is to dependent variable as _____.
blood is to water
effect is to cause
cause is to effect
variable is to constant
logic is to intuition
Question 8. Question :
(TCO 2) A relationship in which two (or more) variables change together is called _____.
a correlation
a variation
measurement congruence
a replication
an event horizon
Question 9. Question :
(TCO 2) What research method was used in Philip Zimbardo’s study, the “Stanford County Prison”?
Captive participant observation
Ethnographic field observation
An experiment
Participant observation
The hellgrammite method
Question 10. Question :
(TCO 2) A criticism of the symbolic-interaction approach is that it
says little about how individuals actually experience society.
wanted to colorize Casablanca.
ignores the influence of factors such as culture, class, gender, and race.
focuses too much on class.
paints a very positive picture of society.
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(TCO 4) On the first day of basic training in the army, Pvt. N. Terprize has his civilian clothes replaced with army “greens,” has his hair shaved off, loses his privacy, and finds that he must use a communal bathroom and other people decide when he eats, sleeps, and what job he does. Erving Goffman would say that all these humiliating activities are part of _____.
a humiliation ceremony
impression management
the total institution
face-work
a deprivation ceremony
Question 2. Question :
(TCO 4) Other than perceiving the competing realities in a joke, what is sometimes involved in “getting” and enjoying a joke?
The joke must be universally funny.
The joke must be simple.
The audience must inferentially complete the joke in their minds.
The joke teller must explain the joke and provide more and more information until it is understood.
The listener must be able to tell a joke well in order to get a joke.
Question 3. Question :
(TCO 4) Which is the order of the stages of human development in Jean Piaget’s model?
Sensorimotor, preoperational, operational, and post operational
Preoperational, post operational, concrete operational, and formal operational
Sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operational, and post operational
Formal operation, concrete operational, preoperational, and sensorimotor
Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational
Question 4. Question :
(TCO 4) Erving Goffman makes so many explicit parallels to the theater that his view has been termed _____.
Shakespearean
Theatrical
Stage Directions
Method Sociology
the Dramaturgical Approach
Question 5. Question :
(TCO 4) Shrimp merchant Sheldon Devane is the son of immigrants, and lives with his aunt and uncle while enrolled at a four-year university where he is studying to be a graphic artist. Which of the following is his achieved status?
Graphic artist
Male
Son
University student
Nephew
Question 6. Question :
(TCO 3) Taxi cab driver Peacup Andropov maintains that human behavior results from learning and has no gentic component. His position is the fundamental opposite of _____.
sociobiologists
G. H. Mead
interactionists
social paychologists
structural functionalists
Question 7. Question :
(TCO 3) Mashie Nibblet is a pro at a country club and loves to play golf, but hates to teach it to the country club members. Mashie is experiencing _____.
role conflict
role strain
role ambiguity
role exit
a handicap that, if not ironed out, would leave him feeling below par with a chip on his shoulder resulting in a stroke
Question 8. Question :
(TCO 3) Norms that are widely observed and have great moral significance are _____.
folkways
mores
stateways
nationways
s’mores
Question 9. Question :
(TCO 3) Standards by which members of a culture assess desirability, goodness, and beauty and that serve as broad guidelines for social living are referred to as _________, and ___________ are rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members.
values; norms
norms; values
values; symbols
language; norms
values; language
Question 10. Question :
(TCO 3) All of the following are theories of cultural, EXCEPT _____.
Structural-Functional
Social Conflict.
Anthropomorphic
Sociobiology
Feminist
devry socs185 week 4
CO 4) Statistician, Marge Innovera has been assigned a leadership role in her project management group. Given North American tradition, what type of leadership would she be expected to show?
Student Answer: Task group leadership
Secondary group leadership
Expressive leadership
Instrumental leadership
Autocratic leadership
Comments:
Question 2. Question : (TCO 4) Which statement reflects Georg Simmel’s understanding of the dyad?
Student Answer: She was one of the greatest marathon swimmers of all time and is a fine sports commentator.
There usually is less intense interaction in a dyad.
Dyads have the least potential for meaningful social bonds.
One member can act as a mediator if relations become strained.
Dyads are less stable than groups with many members.
Comments:
Question 3. Question : (TCO 4) Ross T. Farrian’s itinerary for the day is to first, go to school; second, visit a maximum-security prison with his criminology class; and third, to serve dinner at the community soup kitchen. Ross is visiting, in order, a _____, _____, and _____ organization.
Student Answer: normative, coercive, utilitarian
coercive, normative, utilitarian
utilitarian, coercive, normative
utilitarian, normative, coercive
normative, utilitarian, coercive
Comments:
Question 4. Question : (TCO 4) _____ feel they are trapped in the wrong body.
Student Answer: Hermaphrodites
Homosexuals
Transvestites
Transsexuals
Transylvanians
Comments:
Question 5. Question : (TCO 4) Which statement is true concerning intersexual people?
Student Answer: They are sexually attracted to both sexes.
They are attracted to neither sex.
They have both female and male characteristics.
They have no gender.
They are in the middle of gender reassignment surgery.
Comments:
Question 6. Question : (TCO 6) Pat Rearc argues that without norms controlling sexual behavior and thus giving the forces of sexual passion free reign, family life and the raising of children would be threatened. To which paradigm would Pat be aligned?
Student Answer: Structural Functional Theory
Symbolic Interaction Theory
Social Conflict Theory
Queer Theory
Exchange Theory
Comments:
Question 7. Question : (TCO 6) Emile Durkheim proposed several functions of deviance. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
Student Answer: Deviance affirms cultural values and norms.
Deviance provides employment for a large segment of the work force.
Responding to deviance clarifies moral boundaries.
Deviance encourages social change.
Deviance promotes social unity.
Comments:
Question 8. Question : (TCO 6) Travis Hirschi’s approach to deviance and control proposes that
Student Answer: Hirschi is a deviant spelling of Hershey.
deviance results from differential access to wealth.
deviance is a frustration of ambition.
individualism inhibits the deviance.
everyone finds at least some deviance tempting.
Comments:
Question 9. Question : (TCO 6) There are four basic reasons to punish: moral vengeance, reforming the offender, discourage criminality, and render the offender incapable of further offenses. The terms for these are in order:
Student Answer: retribution, social protection, rehabilitation and deterrence.
deterrence, retribution, social protection, and rehabilitation.
social protection, deterrence, retribution, and rehabilitation
retribution, rehabilitation, deterrence, and social protection.
deterrence, social protection, retribution, and rehabilitation.
Comments:
Question 10. Question : (TCO 3) In France during the Middle Ages, the third estate, second estate, and first estate refer respectively to
Student Answer: nobility, high clergy, and commoner.
high clergy, nobility, and commoner.
commoner, high clergy, and nobility.
commoner, nobility, and high clergy.
high clergy, commoner, and nobility
(TCO 3) Kuznet’s curve suggests that
Student Answer: it could be an effective pitch for the veteran who is starting to lose a little something on his fast ball.
industrial societies will, in the longer run, remain unchanged.
industrial societies tend to become less stratified than agrarian societies.
as human technological sophistication has increased, social stratification has decreased.
industrialization and social stratification are unrelated.
Comments:
Question 2. Question : (TCO 3) _____ is the term for earnings from work or investments and _____ is the term for the total value of money and other assets, minus outstanding debts.
Student Answer: Income; personal property
Profit; income
Wealth; income
Income; wealth
Rent; net worth
Comments:
Question 3. Question : (TCO 3) Which theory of poverty blames poverty on the shortcomings of the poor themselves?
Student Answer: Individual responsibility theory
Personal chioce theory
Social forces theory
Culture of poverty theory
Legacy or poverty theory
Comments:
Question 4. Question : (TCO 5) Which of the following did Max Weber suggest were analytically distinct components of stratification?
Student Answer: Conformity, deviance, and social control
Power, prestige, and position
Class, caste, and age
Class, prestige, and esteem
Class, status, and power
Comments:
Question 5. Question : (TCO 4) Accounts Payable Administrator Imelda Czechs works for a small international corporation. This category of work can be described as _____
Student Answer: blue-collar work.
white-collar work.
pink-collar work.
fur collar work.
no-collar work.
Comments:
Question 6. Question : (TCO 4) Which type of slavery consists of employers holding workers by paying them too little to cover their debts?
Student Answer: Chattel slavery
Child slavery
Debt bondage
Debit slavery
Revolving credit slavery
Comments:
Question 7. Question : (TCO 4) Which of the following gives the correct order of stages of modernization according to W. W. Rostow?
Student Answer: High mass consumption, traditional, drive to technological maturity, and take-off
Traditional, drive to technological maturity, take-off, and high mass consumption
High mass consumption, traditional, take-off, and drive to technological maturity
Traditional, take-off, drive to technological maturity, and high mass consumption
Take-off, drive to traditional maturity, technological, and consume mass quantities
Comments:
Question 8. Question : (TCO 4) Andre Gunder Frank states that poor nations
Student Answer: are responsible for their own poverty.
were “underdeveloped,” or made poor, by rich nations.
suffer from traditional culture.
need to gain more productive technology.
can be helped with the investment of multinational corporations.
Comments:
Question 9. Question : (TCO 4) According to Immanuel Wallerstein’s view of the global economic system, which type of nation is relatively independent of outside control?
Student Answer: Core
Periphery
Semiperiphery
Marginality
Tertiary
Comments:
Question 10. Question : (TCO 5) While modernization theory focuses on _____, dependency theory focuses on _____.
Student Answer: poor nations; rich nations
distribution of wealth; production of wealth
production of wealth; distribution of wealth
culture; economics
multinationals; self-reliance