Question 1
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All of the following are example of voluntary associations EXCEPT the
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Republican Party
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League of Women Voters
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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First Baptist Church of Atlanta
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Little League Baseball Association
Question 2
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A sex ratio of 120 means that in a population there are
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120 more males than females
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120 more females than males
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120 males for every 100 females
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120 females for every 100 males
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12% more males than females
Question 3
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Industrialization is most likely to reduce the importance of which of the following functions of the family?
Question 4
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The process by which an individual learns how to live in his or her social surroundings is known as
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amalgamation
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association
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collective behavior
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socialization
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innovation
Question 5
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Which of the following can properly be considered norms?
I. Laws
II. Folkways
III. Mores
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I only
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III only
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I and II only
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II and III only
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I, II, and III
Question 6
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Which of the following theorists argued that class conflict was inevitable in a capitalistic society and would result in revolution?
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C. Wright Mills
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Karl Marx
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Robert Park
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Max Weber
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Karl Mannheim
Question 7
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Which of the following relies most heavily on sampling methods?
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Small group experiment
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Laboratory experiment
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Participant observation
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Survey research
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Case study
Question 8
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Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the Chicago School of Sociology
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They studies urban neighborhoods in the city of Chicago.
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They were influenced by Herbert Spencer and Fredric Clements.
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They used ethnography and field methods in their research.
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Talcott Parsons was a proponent of the school.
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They were most influential during the twentieth century.
Question 9
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Which of the following allows human beings to adapt to diverse physical environments?
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Instinct
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Heredity
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Culture
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Stratification
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Ethnocentrism
Question 10
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All of the following are properties of primary groups EXCEPT
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They are important sources of social support.
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They tend to be ethnocentric.
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They significantly influence personality development.
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They tend to be large in number.
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They are frequently characterized by face-to-face relationships.
Question 11
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According to Émile Durkheim, a society that lacks clear-cut norms to govern aspirations and moral conduct is characterized by
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rationalism
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alturism
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egoism
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secularism
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anomie
Question 12
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The process bu which an immigrant or an ethnic minority is absorbed socially into a receiving society is called
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assimilation
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accommodation
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cooperation
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interaction
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equilibrium
Question 13
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The term "Sociology" was coined by its founder, the nineteenth-century positivist
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Émile Durkheim
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Auguste Comte
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Max Weber
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Harriet Martineau
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George Herbert Mead
Question 14
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According to Émile Durkheim, the more homogenous a group the great its
Question 15
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Demographic patterns have clearly demonstrated that more males than females are born in
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technologically developing countries only
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technologically developed countries only
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virtually every known human society
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highly urbanized countries only
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countries with high nutritional standards only
Question 16
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Max Weber's three dimensions of social stratification are which of the following?
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Class, politics, education
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Prestige, politics, occupation
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Residence, occupation, religion
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Status, class, power
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Status, religion, prestige
Question 17
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The term "SMSA" used in the United States census refers to a
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summary of many small areas
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statistical mean of sampling error
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summary of metropolitan shopping areas
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standard measure of suburban areas
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standard metropolitan statistical area
Question 18
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In order for an occupation to be considered a profession by a sociologist, it must be an occupation that
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is based on abstract knowledge and a body of specialized information
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has high public visibility in the community
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requires training form a specialized school rather than from a university
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serves government and industry as well as individuals
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is a full0time position with a regular salary
Question 19
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In the study of social class, a sociologist would be LEAST likely to focus on
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power
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social mobility
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style of life
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motivation
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occupational status
Question 20
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An example of a folkway in American society is
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joining a religious cult
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eating a sandwich for lunch
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failing to pay income taxes on time
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stopping for a red light
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being fined for jaywalking
Question 21
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Socialization takes place
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only in childhood
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mainly in adolescence
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mainly in early adulthood
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mainly through the reproductive years
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throughout the life cycle
Question 22
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A school system that teachers children of different ethnic groups in the children's own language and about their own particular ethnic heritage illustrates a policy of
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structural assimilation
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cultural assimilation
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accommodation
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rationalization
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ethnocentrism
Question 23
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Max Weber linked the emergence of capitalism to the
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Calvinist doctrine of predestination
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Catholic monks' belief in asceticism
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Protestants' desire for material luxuries
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increasing power of the nobility in medieval Europe
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Hindu belief in reincarnation
Question 24
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The economy of the postindustrial United States is characterized by al of the following EXCEPT
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computer-facilitated automation
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relocation of manufacturing plants to less-developed countries
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international competition in the manufacturing sector of the economy
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increasing numbers of service compared to manufacturing jobs
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increased job security due to globalization
Question 25
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Which statement about political participation in the United States is true?
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Almost everyone of voting age in the United States is registered to vote.
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Voter turnout in the United States is lower than in most European nations.
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Voter turnout has increased dramatically in the last twenty years.
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People of higher social class tend to participate less in voting than lower social classes.
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Younger adults are more likely to vote the those over 65.
Question 26
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Which of the following is best described as an organized sphere of social life, or societal subsystem, designed to support important values and to meet human needs?
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Social structure
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Social organization
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Social institution
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Social culture
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Economic corporation
Question 27
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Most of the funding for public schools in the United States comes from
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lottery revenues
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state income taxes
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local sales taxes
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local income taxes
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local property taxes
Question 28
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According to max Weber, authority derived from the understanding that individuals have clearly defined rights and duties to uphold and that they implement rules and procedures impersonally is
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traditional authority
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charismatic authority
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rational-legal authority
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coercion
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persuasion
Question 29
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Raw materials are processed and covered into finished goods in which sector of the economy?
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Agricultural
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Industrial
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Public
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Service
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Information
Question 30
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In the United States, economic growth between 1985 and 2005 resulted in
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growth in the gap between the rich and poor
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a narrowing of the gap between the rich and the poor
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no change in the gap between the rich and the poor
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growth in the economic gap between men and women
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no change in the economic gap between men and women
Question 31
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Within the scientific perspective, which of the following are the most important sources of knowledge?
Question 32
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Which of the following made up the largest number of immigrants to the United States in the 2000s?
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Mexicans
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Chinese
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Italians
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Canadians
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Russians
Question 33
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Compared to the Untied States population in general, Asian Americans have
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larger proportions of their populations in poverty
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lower median family incomes
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a higher level of formal educational achievement
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fewer ties to their family's country of origin
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a lower proportion of first-generation immigrants
Question 34
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In the world's economic system, which of the following is true about the relationship between high0income countries and low-income countries?
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High-income countries depend on low-income countries to purchase natural resources from them.
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high-income countries build manufacturing plants in low-income countries to obtain cheap labor
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high-income countries encourage the development of state-owned economic enterprises in low-income countries
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high-income countries are more likely than low-income countries to have an agriculturally based economy
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high-income countries have less-diversified sources of income
Question 35
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Sociological studies of gender socialization show that
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girls' games are more likely than boys' games to encourage assertive behaviors
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girls' games are more likely than boys' games to emphasize strict observance of rules
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girls are more likely than boys to learn to suppress emotions of sadness
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girls are more likely to engage in competitive play and boys in cooperative play
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girls are less likely than boys to receive attention form teachers
Question 36
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The increase in prejudice that sometimes resulted from court-ordered desegregation in public schools is a
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manifest function of desegregation
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latent dysfunction of desegregation
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functional alternative to desegregation
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secondary function of desegregation
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rational exchange for desegregation
Question 37
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The practice of judging other culture by the standards of one's own culture is called
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ethnocentrism
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cultural relativism
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cultural integration
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transference
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multiculturalism
Question 38
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In Gesellschaft, people are more likely than in Gemeinschaft to
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have frequently face-to-face contact with those they know
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see others as a means of advancing their own individual goals
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be inside by primary group bonds
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have altruistic concerns for others
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be tradition-directed
Question 39
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Demographic transition theory explains population changes by
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connecting them exclusively to changes in the food supply
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linking population changes to technological development
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focusing on the migration of people in and out of specified territories
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tying population growth to changes in the sex ratio
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referring to a culture's religious attitudes
Question 40
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Which theory assumes that deviance occurs among individuals who are blocked from achieving socially approved goals by legitimate means?
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Hirschi's social control theory
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Labeling theory
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Merton's strain theory
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Differential association theory
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Cultural transmission theory
Question 41
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Sandra is female, she is African American, and she is sixteen years of age. These three characteristics are examples of Sandra's
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role set
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cultural roles
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achieved statuses
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ascribed statues
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mobility aspirations
Question 42
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Cooley called a person's self0conception based on the responses of others
Question 43
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The philosopher Thomas Hobbes believed that social order developed out of the
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recognition of the transcendent power of God
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biological need for humans to reproduce
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desire to escape a state of continuous social conflict
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discovery of agriculture
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reaction to the industrial revolution
Question 44
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Max Weber's principle of verstehen was meant to
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explain the subjective beliefs that motivate people to act
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determine how society is dysfunctionally organized
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focus on the inequality in society
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search for the social structures that fulfill people's needs
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identify the patterns of exchange among individuals or groups
Question 45
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According to sociological terminology, an analysis of the amount of violence in mass media, such as television shows, would be which of the following?
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Content analysis
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Secondary analysis
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Quasi-experiment
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Participant observation
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Ethnographic interview
Question 46
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Which of the following is true of social norms for the structure of marriage?
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They have consistently required monogamy across all periods of history and cross-culturally around the globe.
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They have favored polyandry in those societies wanting to increase their birth rate.
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They have frequently held polygyny as the societal ideal, although this pattern was functionally available to and practiced primarily by the most wealthy and powerful.
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They have no impact in democratic societies, since democracies allow individuals to choose their own form of marriage.
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They are based on the ideal of gender equality.
Question 47
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In the past 30 years, the infant mortality rate in the United States has
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remained about the same as in other industrialized countries
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declined for African American people but not for Caucasian people
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declined amount Caucasian people, while increasing among African American people
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declined amount Caucasian people, while remaining stable among African American people
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declined amount both African American people and Caucasian people, while remaining twice as high amount African American people
Question 48
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In the United States, semiskilled positions held primarily by women, such as waitperson, cashier, and receptionist, are known as which type of occupation?
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Blue-collar
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Pink-collar
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White-collar
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Nonpatriarchal
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Matriarchal
Question 49
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Tamara worked as a waitress for five years after high school before she went to college. After college, Tamara got a job as a sales representative for a pharmaceutical company. This best exemplifies which of the following types of mobility?
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Intergenerational
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Intragenerational
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Unilateral
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Horizontal
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Structural
Question 50
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The concept of "glass ceiling" affecting women in the workforce is best illustrated by which of the following?
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The instability of female-dominated jobs
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The pay inequality between men and women for comparable jobs
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The breakdown of gender stereotypes in the job market
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The instability of marriages for women who are successful in the workforce
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The barriers that limit career advancement for women
Question 51
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Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding patriarchy?
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It is a form of political organization in which the state assumes paternal responsibility for citizens.
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It is a form of social organization in which one's kinship lineage is traced through the family of the mother.
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It is a form of social organization in which males control most formal and informal power.
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It is found only in those societies that practice polyandry.
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It is not found in those societies that practice polygyny.
Question 52
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Which of the following distinguished a crime from a deviant act?
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The degree of harm caused by the act
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The numbers of people who disapprove of the act
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The definition of the act as criminal by a political entity
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The social status of the person who committed the act
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The social status of the person who is harmed by the act
Question 53
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A collection of people who happen to be walking down the street at the same time but who have nothing else in common is known as
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a social movement
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a social category
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an aggregate
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a primary group
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a secondary group
Question 54
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"This may sound really strange, but..."
The statement above is an example of
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a disclaimer
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an account
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an excuse
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a justification
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a concession
Question 55
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Nathan wants to study the behavior of city residents as they travel on the subway to work every day. What type of research would be most appropriate for Nathan's research project?
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Experimental research
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Field research
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Content analysis
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Secondary analysis
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Survey method
Question 56
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Which of the following is true of a dependent variable?
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It is spurious
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It is influenced by another variable
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It is manipulated
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It causes other variables to increase
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It is used to draw a sample from a population
Question 57
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Which of the following is an example of an informal positive sanction?
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Marguerite receives a bronze medal for gymnastics at the Olympics.
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Hank is awarded a high school diploma by the school board.
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Halle receives a million dollars for her performance in a move.
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Danisha receive a new car from her parents when she scores 1600 on the SAT.
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William is sentences to one year of community service and a $5,000 fine for shoplifting.
Question 58
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In general, females perform better than males do on tests of
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general intelligence
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verbal ability
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visual-spatial ability
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scientific information
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mathematics
Question 59
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Ken works on an assembly line in a paper factory in the midwestern United States. He believes that if he works hard enough, he will become very wealthy. According to Karl Marx, Ken's belief reflects which of the following?
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False consciousnesses
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Class consciousness
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Collective consciousness
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The castes system
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Rational choice
Question 60
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Which of the following terms refers to something that has an unexpected detrimental effect on social institutions or society?
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Secret function
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Mainfest function
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Manifest dysfunction
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Latent function
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Latent dysfunction
Question 61
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Which of the following terms refers to a philosophical system under which knowledge of the world and human behavior is derived from scientific observation in search of universal laws?
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Theology
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Determinism
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Positivism
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Phenomenology
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Metaphysics
Question 62
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Mrs. Jones has a parent-teacher meeting scheduled at the school where she teachers. The meeting is scheduled at the same time as her daughter's piano recital. Mrs. Jones will have to decide how to judge the contradictory expectations of teacher and parent. This situation is referred to as
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role strain
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role conflict
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status conflict
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status set
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role set
Question 63
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Which of the following would most likely be an agent of involuntary resocialization?
Question 64
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All of the following characteristics are commonly attributed to postmodern culture EXCEPT
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moral relativism
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skepticism toward traditional authority
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growing tolerance of diversity
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loss of faith in absolutes
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adherence to traditional gender roles
Question 65
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Joe is on trail for sealing drugs. He looks very different from when he was arrested, he has washed, cut, and combed his hair, and is wearing a clean, conservative suit and tie at the trial. Joe is engaged in
Question 66
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A characteristic of a triad is that it
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is prone ot coalition formation
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allows more power per member than a dyad
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is the smallest type of group
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can develop the strongest relationships
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has little impact on human behavior
Question 67
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Laura is conducting an experiment to determine the effect of caffeine on wakefulness. She gives half of her subjects a caffeinated beverage to drink. These subjects are the
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control group
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experimental group
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independent variable
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dependent variable
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study population
Question 68
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The claim that the division of labor based on gender has survived because it is beneficial and efficient for human living is an example of
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structural functionalism
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conflict theory
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ethnomethodology
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symbolic interactionism
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phenomenology
Question 69
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Communities that form adjacent to central cities are called
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secondary groups
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suburbs
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neighborhoods
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exurbs
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development zones
Question 70
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According to world-systems theory, the global system is primarily
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political
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military
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social
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economic
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cultural
Question 71
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Some sociologists view the family as an economic unit that contributes to social injustice because it is the basis for transferring power, property, and privilege from one generation to the next. Which of the following perspectives best describes that view?
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Interactionist
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Exchange
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Structural functionalist
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Conflict
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Rational choice
Question 72
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Which of the following types of societies is least differentiated?
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Horticultural
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Pastoral
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Hunting and gathering
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Agricultural
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Industrial
Question 73
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Which of the following sociologists asserted that race is the most serious problems in the United States?
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Karl Marx
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Max Weber
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Harriet Martineau
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Jane Addams
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W.E.B. DuBois
Question 74
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The early Chicago School researchers found that even though immigration changed the racial and ethnic composition of some areas of the city over time, the rates of crime in those areas remained relatively high. Which of the following interpretations of this finding is most consistent with the Chicago's School's social disorganization perspective?
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Police deployment practices failed to control crime.
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Police were biased against immigrants.
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Immigrants did not have legitimate means to achieve their goals.
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Immigrants were labeled as criminals even when their actions were not illegal.
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Neighborhood social institutions were ineffective at preventing crime.
Question 75
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Societies that are postindustrial are distinguished from industrial ones by
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an economy based largely on manufacturing
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a universal return to traditional cultural values
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the political power of people with low asset levels
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the predominance of knowledge-based service industries
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the promotional expansion of the agriculture sector of the economy
Question 76
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Two basic premised that underline capitalism are that
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individuals pursue their desired occupations, and society rewards diligent workers
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the free market demands more elaborate products over the years, and skill and hard work allow laborers to meet that demand
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majority rule must be maintained for the free market to function properly, and individuals who desire wealth and prestige work hard
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societal profits are distributed to each person according to need, and each person's skills determine his or her role in the workforce
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goods are produced for profit, and the free market determines what is produced and at what price
Question 77
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Approximately what percent of the people in the United States line in metropolitan areas?
Question 78
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Which of the following best describes what sociologists of education mean when they refer to the hidden curriculum?
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The manifest results of education
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The unintended consequence of schooling
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Delayed transmission of knowledge
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The formal curriculum
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Miscommunication between teacher and student
Question 79
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A sociologist of religion who studies secularization is interested in which of the following?
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The increasing prevalence of religious cults in a society
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A society that changes form having a few religious practices to many religious practices
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The development of more extreme religious practices in a society
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A society that changes form closely identifying with nonreligious values to closely identifying with religious values
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A society that changes form closely identifying with religious values to closely identifying with nonreligious values
Question 80
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The practice in which a woman is married to two or more men at the same time is known as
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monogamy
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polygyny
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polyandry
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serial monogamy
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patriarchy
Question 81
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Which of the following theorists is most associated with structural functionalism?
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Karl Marx
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Max Weber
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Randall Collins
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Herbert Blumer
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Émile Durkheim
Question 82
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Impression management is exhibited by a college student who
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aces an exam after forgetting to study for it
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anticipates graduating and getting a job
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expects to do well on an exam and ends up doing so
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anticipates linking a course and stops going to class
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cleans the dorm room in preparation for Parent's Weekend
Question 83
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As a nurse, Rex works to respect and fulfill the different values, beliefs, and behaviors of his patients. Which of the following is Rex practicing?
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Cultural competence
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Ethnocentrism
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Alienation
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Cultural lag
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Assimilation
Question 84
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Which of the following levels of racial-ethnic relations is best exemplified by the 2008 election of President Barack Obama?
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Assimiliation
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Cultural transmission
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Internal colonialism
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Accommodation
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Segregation
Question 85
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Which of the following approaches to stratification is most likely to suggest that, as a society becomes more stratified, it prevents the talents of those at the bottom from being known or used and thus potentially fails to benefit form the contributions of all its members?
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Interactionist
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Conflict
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Postmodernist
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Demographic
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Structural functionalist
Question 86
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A society in which women have more wealth, privilege, and political power than men have is said to be experiencing which of the following?
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gender equality
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Gender-role reversal
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Gender stratification
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Gender expectations
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Gender dissonance
Question 87
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An advertisement for men's cologne depicts a woman as a pair of legs. This is an example of
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objectification
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subjectification
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misrepresentation
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characterization
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minimization
Question 88
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According to Émile Durkheim, religion is characterized by a dichotomy between
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good and evil
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worship and blasphemy
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the sacred and the profane
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believers and nonbelievers
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the profound and the banal
Question 89
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James's family disapproves of his marriage to Juanita because she is from a different social class. Which of the following best describes James's family's marriage practices?
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Exogamy
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Endogamy
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Monogamy
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Homogamy
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Polygamy
Question 90
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Which of the following social practices is associated with overall lower divorce rates?
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Getting married after the age of 30
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Valuing individualism strongly
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Interacting with extended family members infrequently
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Having a high participation of females in the labor-force
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LIving in regions with more women than men
Question 91
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When all members of a country belong to a single religion and that religion is considered the official religion for the country, the religion is referred to as
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an ecclesia
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a denomination
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a sect
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a cult
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an alternative religion
Question 92
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In An Essay on the Principles of Population, Thomas Malthus argues that
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human population and food production grow at about the same rate
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food production always grows faster than human population growth
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human population grows exponentially while food production grows linearly
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famines tend to be causes by problems in food distribution rather than food production
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free market in farmland would encourage the development of productive agricultural technologies
Question 93
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Marxist sociological theory attributes social stratification to
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an innate human tendency toward greed
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political disagreements over ideology
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private ownership of the means of production
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disparities in ability and talent between different individuals
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variation in the functional importance of occupational positions
Question 94
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Which of the following factors currently has the strongest influence on individual income?
Question 95
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Elizabeth last her home, her job, and all of her material possessions during an economic downturn. As a result, she experiences which of the following types of mobility?
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Vertical
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Meritocratic
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Horizontal
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Exchange
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Intergenerational
Question 96
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Which of the following is most likely to slow the world's population growth?
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Elevating the cost of childbirth
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Raising all nations out of poverty
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Denying medical care to sick people over the age of 65
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Requiring all teens to take abstinence-only sex education classes
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Encouraging adherence to traditional religious authorities throughout the world
Question 97
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Which of the following views stratification as being developed and maintained through everyday interactions?
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Feminist theory
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Labeling theory
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Dependency theory
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Structural functionalism
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Symbolic interactionism