Sociology TEST 4 LATEST
VERSIONS REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS |AGRADE
,________ is a family composed of one or two parents and their
dependent children, all of whom live apart from other relatives. -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-nuclear family
________ is a family structure in which authority is held by the eldest
male (usually the father). - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-patriarchal family
________ is the formal organization that has the legal and political
authority to regulate the relationships among members of a society and
between the society and those outside its borders. -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-government
_________ is a political system controlled by rulers who deny popular
participation in government. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-authoritarianism
_________ is a political system in which the state seeks to regulate all
aspects of people's public and private lives. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-
totalitarianism
_________ is a system of tracing descent through the father's side of
the family. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-patrilineal descent
_________ is the concurrent marriage of a person of one sex with two
or more members of the opposite sex. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-
polygamy
,_________ is the concurrent marriage of one man with two or more
women. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-polygyny
_________ is the political entity that possesses a legitimate monopoly
over the use of force within its territory to achieve its goals. -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-state
_________ is the power that people accept as legitimate rather than
coercive. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-authority
__________ are high-status, knowledge-based occupations. -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-professions
__________ are most likely to view grades, written comments on
assignments, and evaluations of behavior in classes as examples of
labeling. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-symbolic interactionists
__________ are organizations of special interest groups that solicit
contributions from donors and fund campaigns to help elect (or defeat)
candidates based on their stances on specific issues. -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-political action committees
, __________ are organizations that have legal powers, such as the
ability to enter into contracts and buy and sell property, separate from
their individual owners. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-corporations
__________ are political coalitions made up of individuals or groups
that share a common goal and wish to attain it with the help of the
political system. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-special interest groups
__________ are set up in such a manner that a legitimate son inherits
his father's property and sometimes his position upon the father's
death. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-exocentric system
__________ emphasize the importance of the family in maintaining the
stability of society and the well-being of individuals. -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-functionalist theorists
__________ includes a wide range of activities, such as fast-food
service, transportation, communication, education, real estate,
advertising, sports, and entertainment. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-tertiary
sector production
__________ is a combination of businesses in different commercial
areas, all of which are owned by one holding company. -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-conglomerate
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