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In contrast to psychology, sociology is a science that focuses on: - -Human
Groups
-The birthplace of sociology in the late 1700s was: - -Western Europe
-Blake is a member of the BaylorBears Football team. To sociologists,
Blake's team is a: - -Secondary Group
-The assumption that society is a stable, orderly system is held by theorists
from the: - -Functionalist perspective
-Patti Giuffre and Christine Williams found that medical professionals
commonly use casual conversation, nonsexual joking, and medical
terminology when interacting with patients at physical exams. According to
Erving Goffman such actions are a part of _______ for doctors and nurses. - -
Impression management
-Before women joined the labor force in large numbers, the most
common_______ for women related to positions in the family, such as wife
and mother. - -master statuses
-Which theoretical perspective in sociology would argue that values and
norms are not independent realities that automatically determine our
behavior; instead, we reinterpret our beliefs and expectations in each social
situation we encounter and continually negotiate our social realities? - -
Symbolic interactionist perspective
-In his book American Evangelicalism, sociologist Christian Smith describes
evangelical Christians as having a distinctive set of beliefs and practices that
set them apart from others in the US. He concludes that evangelicals
represent: - -A subculture
-Baylor sociologist Carson Mencken spent two years attending psychic fairs,
visiting haunted houses, and going on Bigfoot hunts while conducting
research for his book, Paranormal America. What methodology was he using
in this portion of his research? - -Observation
-During a learning check in Soc 1305, the person seated next to you
whispers, "Do you know the answer?" You glare at the individual and turn
away. In this situation, your actions are an example of: - -A sanction
, -Microlevel analysis is most common in the: - -Symbolic interactionist
perspective
-In the article "Not just Bodies: Strategies for Desexualizing the Physical
Examination of Patients", sociologists Patti Giuffre and Christine Williams
begin their research with a previously established theory about gendered
organizations, and they hypothesize that they will find differences in the
ways that male and female medical professionals desexualize physical
exams. This approach to research is called: - -Deductive
-What term do sociologists use to describe the food, clothing, and customs
that bind members of a group together and set that group apart from others?
- -Culture
-A young man from a non-religious family converts to Christianity. Fellow
believers tell him that being a Christian involves going to church, reading the
Bible, and praying to God. What do sociologists call these expected
behaviors? - -Roles
-Kristy Wallace is an Australian, a Baylor student, and a member of the Lady
Bears basketball team. Sociologists refer to these aspects of her identity as: -
-Statuses
-What did Waco native and framed 20th century sociologist C. Wright Mills
call the ability to understand how larger social forces influence individuals? -
-Sociological Imagination
-What is the first step in the sociological research process, regardless
whether a researcher is using an inductive or deductive approach? - -Define
the problem
-Societies are composed of a complex framework of social practices and
social institutions that organize and guide human behavior. What do
sociologists call this framework? - -Social Structure
-In Barbara Kingsolver's novel, The Poisonwood Bible, the Price family leaves
Georgia to work as Baptist missionaries in the Congo. Greeting the sights
and sounds of Africa, 15 yr old daughter Rachel is repulsed by the smell of
perspiration and the sight of bare breasted women. She concludes that Africa
is a "dread dark shore". Her response is an example of: - -Ethnocentrism
-"At the heart of the code [of the streets] is the issue of respect", writes
sociologist Elijah Anderson. In street culture, respect is a: - -Value
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