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Introduction To Sociology (Final Exam)/151
Q/A (Introduction To Sociology (Final Exam).
Itawamba Community College (Rhonda
Hallmark).
Norms are - -Social rules that specify appropriate behavior in a given
situation
-Achieved status is a social position - -That individuals secure on the basis
of choice and competition
-A subculture is - -A 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 - -Deviance
-A condition in which members of a society have different amounts of
wealth, prestige, or power is called - -Social 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? - -Ethnic groups
Gender groups
Racial groups
All of the above are social constructions
-A society is - -A 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 - -Our 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 - -Discrimination without prejudice
-Mores are - -Norms 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? - -There are fewer of them than there are members of
the dominant group
-Ethnocentrism refers to - -Belief 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 - -Of 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
- -As 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? - -Social institutions
-A proposition that can be tested to determine its validity is known as a - -
Hypothesis
-Social constructs and social definitions - -Imply 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? - -Functionalist perspective
-Values are - -Broad ideas regarding what is desirable, correct, and good
that most members of a society share
-Sociology is considered a science because sociologists - -Engage in
organized and systematic study of phenomena to enhance understanding
-Which is not a focus of sociology? - -Chemical imbalances in people which
lead to unusual behaviors
-Which sociological perspective looks for how social interactions take place
and generalize about everyday forms of social interaction in order to
understand society as a whole? - -Interactionist perspective
-Which term is used to refer to the methods and strategies that regulate
behavior in our society? - -Social controls and/or sanctions
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