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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


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? - correct answer ✔Interactionist perspective


Which term is used to refer to the methods and strategies that regulate
behavior in our society? - correct answer ✔Social controls and/or sanctions


Which sociological perspective focuses on the continual process of change?
They tend to want to know "who benefits, who suffers, and who dominates at

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