Introduction To Sociology (Final Exam) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
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Introduction To Sociology (Final Exam)
Norms are Correct Answer: Social rules that specify appropriate behavior in a given situation
Achieved status is a social position Correct Answer: That individuals secure on the basis of choice and competition
A subculture is Correct Answer: A grou...
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Introduction To Sociology (Final Exam)
Norms are Correct Answer: Social rules that specify appropriate behavior in a
given situation
Achieved status is a social position Correct Answer: That individuals secure on
the basis of choice and competition
A subculture is Correct Answer: 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 Correct Answer: Deviance
A condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth,
prestige, or power is called Correct Answer: 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? Correct Answer: Ethnic groups
Gender groups
Racial groups
All of the above are social constructions
A society is Correct Answer: 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 Correct Answer: 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 Correct Answer: Discrimination without prejudice
Mores are Correct Answer: 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? Correct Answer: There are fewer of them than there are members
of the dominant group
Ethnocentrism refers to Correct Answer: 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 Correct Answer: 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
Correct Answer: 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? Correct Answer: Social institutions
A proposition that can be tested to determine its validity is known as a Correct
Answer: Hypothesis
Social constructs and social definitions Correct Answer: 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? Correct Answer: Functionalist perspective
Values are Correct Answer: Broad ideas regarding what is desirable, correct, and
good that most members of a society share
Sociology is considered a science because sociologists Correct Answer: Engage in
organized and systematic study of phenomena to enhance understanding
Which is not a focus of sociology? Correct Answer: Chemical imbalances in
people which lead to unusual behaviors
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