Introduction To Sociology (Final Exam Questions with Answers
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Introduction To Sociology (Final Exam Questions with Answers
Norms are - correct answersSocial rules that specify appropriate behavior in a given situation
Achieved status is a social position - correct answersThat individuals secure on the basis of choice and competition
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Introduction To Sociology (Final Exam Questions with Answers
Norms are - correct answersSocial rules that specify appropriate behavior in a given situation
Achieved status is a social position - correct answersThat individuals secure on the basis of choice and
competition
A subculture is - correct answersA group whose members participate in the main culture of a society,
while simultaneously sharing a number of unique values, norms, traditions, and lifestyles
Any violation of norms, whether good or bad is called - correct answersDeviance
A condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth, prestige, or power is called
- correct answersSocial inequality
Some elements of our society are socially constructed such as the social institutions, formal
organizations, and bureaucracies. Which of the following is not a social construction? - correct
answersEthnic groups
Gender groups
Racial groups
All of the above are social constructions
A society is - correct answersA group of people who live within the same territory and share a common
culture
Sociologists such as George Herbert Mead, Erving Goffman, and Charles Horton Cooley believed that the
development of the self - what makes us unique - is a result of - correct answersOur interaction with
others
If a person refuses to hire members of a particular ethnic group not because of a personal dislike of that
ethnic group, but because he or she fear business clients will go elsewhere, this is - correct
answersDiscrimination without prejudice
, Mores are - correct answersNorms to which people attach a good deal of importance and expect strict
conformity
Which of the following is NOT, by sociologists, regarded as a characteristic of a minority group? - correct
answersThere are fewer of them than there are members of the dominant group
Ethnocentrism refers to - correct answersBelief that one's culture is "the best"; therefore, will tend to
judge the behaviors of other groups by the standards of one's own culture
Socialization is the process - correct answersOf social interaction by which people acquire the
knowledge, values, and behaviors essential for effective participation in society.
A key element in sociological imagination is the ability to view one's society - correct answersAs an
outsider
Which term is used to refer to the principle instruments/means whereby the essential tasks (functional
prerequisites) of living are organized, directed, and executed? - correct answersSocial institutions
A proposition that can be tested to determine its validity is known as a - correct answersHypothesis
Social constructs and social definitions - correct answersImply that meanings are produced in social
interactions
Which sociological perspective would view society as a system or living organism in which each
part/component is related to each other and contributes to its overall survival and stability? - correct
answersFunctionalist perspective
Values are - correct answersBroad ideas regarding what is desirable, correct, and good that most
members of a society share
Sociology is considered a science because sociologists - correct answersEngage in organized and
systematic study of phenomena to enhance understanding
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