Question 1

The role of a social institution from a functionalist perspective is to

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A) meet basic social needs. 
B) foster everyday behavior. 
C) preserve autonomy. 
D) influence the masses. 
A) meet basic social needs. 
B) foster everyday behavior. 
C) preserve autonomy. 
D) influence the masses.

Question 2

Which of the following can be defined as the long-term trends in societies resulting from the interplay of continuity,innovation,and selection?

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A) Postmodernism 
B) Negotiated order 
C) Industrialization 
D) Sociocultural evolution 
A) Postmodernism 
B) Negotiated order 
C) Industrialization 
D) Sociocultural evolution

Question 3

Role exit is defined as

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A) the process of disengagement from a role that is central to one's self-identity in order to establish a new role and identity. 
B) a difficulty that occurs when incompatible expectations arise from two or more social positions held by the same person. 
C) a difficulty that occurs when incompatible expectations arise within one social position occupied by an individual. 
D) a set of expectations of people who occupy a given social position. 
A) the process of disengagement from a role that is central to one's self-identity in order to establish a new role and identity. 
B) a difficulty that occurs when incompatible expectations arise from two or more social positions held by the same person. 
C) a difficulty that occurs when incompatible expectations arise within one social position occupied by an individual. 
D) a set of expectations of people who occupy a given social position.

Question 4

A technologically sophisticated society that is preoccupied with consumer goods and media images is called a(n)

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A) preindustrial society. 
B) industrial society. 
C) post-industrial society. 
D) postmodern society. 
A) preindustrial society. 
B) industrial society. 
C) post-industrial society. 
D) postmodern society.

Question 5

A social network is

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A) a social structure that derives its existence from the social interactions through which people define and redefine its character. 
B) an attempt to reach agreement with others concerning some objective. 
C) a series of social relationships that link a person directly to others and therefore indirectly to still more people. 
D) the way in which a society is organized into predictable relationships. 
A) a social structure that derives its existence from the social interactions through which people define and redefine its character. 
B) an attempt to reach agreement with others concerning some objective. 
C) a series of social relationships that link a person directly to others and therefore indirectly to still more people. 
D) the way in which a society is organized into predictable relationships.

Question 6

In the most technologically advanced form of preindustrial society,members are engaged primarily in food production.They increase their crop yields through such innovations as the plow.This type of society is called a(n)

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A) hunting-and-gathering society. 
B) agrarian society. 
C) horticultural society. 
D) postmodern society. 
A) hunting-and-gathering society. 
B) agrarian society. 
C) horticultural society. 
D) postmodern society.

Question 7

In Gerhard Lenski's view,societal organization is highly dependent on its level of

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A) farming. 
B) education. 
C) technology. 
D) banking. 
A) farming. 
B) education. 
C) technology. 
D) banking.

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of a formal organization?

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A) A community college basketball team 
B) The people in a New York City subway car 
C) The General Motors Corporation 
D) The local kids' swim team 
A) A community college basketball team 
B) The people in a New York City subway car 
C) The General Motors Corporation 
D) The local kids' swim team

Question 9

Which term is used by sociologists to refer to a set of expectations for people who occupy a given social position or status?

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A) Social role 
B) Structural role 
C) Achieved role 
D) Ascribed role 
A) Social role 
B) Structural role 
C) Achieved role 
D) Ascribed role

Question 10

Sociologists have linked the recent decline in private-sector union membership to a widening gap between hourly workers' wages and managerial and executive compensation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Define and discuss social institutions.Why is the mass media considered a social institution?

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Social institutions are complex, endurin

Question 12

Which term is used by sociologists to refer to any of the full range of socially defined positions within a large group or society?

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A) Status 
B) Culture 
C) Social structure 
D) Gemeinschaft 
A) Status 
B) Culture 
C) Social structure 
D) Gemeinschaft

Question 13

According to Herbert Blumer,a distinctive characteristic of human interaction is that

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A) the reality of humans is shaped only by our perceptions. 
B) humans respond to behavior in a negative fashion. 
C) humans interpret or define each other's actions. 
D) humans will only react to each other's actions. 
A) the reality of humans is shaped only by our perceptions. 
B) humans respond to behavior in a negative fashion. 
C) humans interpret or define each other's actions. 
D) humans will only react to each other's actions.

Question 14

________ is used to describe the process by which the principles of bureaucratization have increasingly shaped organizations worldwide.

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A) Globalization 
B) Corporatization 
C) Privatization 
D) McDonaldization 
A) Globalization 
B) Corporatization 
C) Privatization 
D) McDonaldization

Question 15

Which sociological perspective emphasizes the role of reference groups in setting and enforcing standards of conduct and belief?

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A) Functionalist perspective 
B) Conflict perspective 
C) Interactionist perspective 
D) Feminist perspective 
A) Functionalist perspective 
B) Conflict perspective 
C) Interactionist perspective 
D) Feminist perspective

Question 16

Define and discuss sociocultural evolution.How does this pattern help explain the changes in human societies?

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Sociocultural evolution is the study of

Question 17

Ferdinand Tönnies would view hunting-and-gathering societies as examples of a

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A) Gemeinschaft. 
B) Gesellschaft. 
C) Gesundheit. 
D) Glockenspiel. 
A) Gemeinschaft. 
B) Gesellschaft. 
C) Gesundheit. 
D) Glockenspiel.

Question 18

A master status is a

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A) category used by sociologists for any of the full range of socially defined positions within a large group or society. 
B) social position attained by a person largely through his or her own efforts. 
C) status that dominates others and thereby determines a person's general position within society. 
D) series of social relationships linking a person directly to others and therefore indirectly to still more people. 
A) category used by sociologists for any of the full range of socially defined positions within a large group or society. 
B) social position attained by a person largely through his or her own efforts. 
C) status that dominates others and thereby determines a person's general position within society. 
D) series of social relationships linking a person directly to others and therefore indirectly to still more people.

Question 19

Proper behavior for the in-group is often viewed as unacceptable behavior for the out-group.Sociologist Robert Merton describes this process as the conversion of "in-group virtues" into

Accepted Answer

A) "in-group vices." 
B) "out-group virtues." 
C) "out-group vices." 
D) goal displacement. 
A) "in-group vices." 
B) "out-group virtues." 
C) "out-group vices." 
D) goal displacement.

Question 20

The destructive consequences of tensions between in-groups and out-groups would probably be stressed by which sociological perspective?

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A) Functionalist perspective 
B) Conflict perspective 
C) Interactionist perspective 
D) Global perspective 
A) Functionalist perspective 
B) Conflict perspective 
C) Interactionist perspective 
D) Global perspective

The role of a social institution from a functionalist perspective is to

Which of the following can be defined as the long-term trends in societies resulting from the interplay of continuity,innovation,and selection?

Role exit is defined as

A technologically sophisticated society that is preoccupied with consumer goods and media images is called a(n)

A social network is

In the most technologically advanced form of preindustrial society,members are engaged primarily in food production.They increase their crop yields through such innovations as the plow.This type of society is called a(n)

In Gerhard Lenski's view,societal organization is highly dependent on its level of

Which of the following is an example of a formal organization?

Which term is used by sociologists to refer to a set of expectations for people who occupy a given social position or status?

Sociologists have linked the recent decline in private-sector union membership to a widening gap between hourly workers' wages and managerial and executive compensation.

Define and discuss social institutions.Why is the mass media considered a social institution?

Which term is used by sociologists to refer to any of the full range of socially defined positions within a large group or society?

According to Herbert Blumer,a distinctive characteristic of human interaction is that

________ is used to describe the process by which the principles of bureaucratization have increasingly shaped organizations worldwide.

Which sociological perspective emphasizes the role of reference groups in setting and enforcing standards of conduct and belief?

Define and discuss sociocultural evolution.How does this pattern help explain the changes in human societies?

Ferdinand Tönnies would view hunting-and-gathering societies as examples of a

A master status is a

Proper behavior for the in-group is often viewed as unacceptable behavior for the out-group.Sociologist Robert Merton describes this process as the conversion of "in-group virtues" into

The destructive consequences of tensions between in-groups and out-groups would probably be stressed by which sociological perspective?

Understanding Sociology

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization and the Life Course

Mass Media and Social Media

Deviance, crime, and Social Control

Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States

Global Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Stratification by Gender

The Family and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Government and the Economy

Health, population, and the Environment

Social Change in the Global Community

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Exam 5: Social Interaction, groups, and Social Structure

The role of a social institution from a functionalist perspective is to

Which of the following can be defined as the long-term trends in societies resulting from the interplay of continuity,innovation,and selection?

Role exit is defined as

A technologically sophisticated society that is preoccupied with consumer goods and media images is called a(n)

A social network is

In the most technologically advanced form of preindustrial society,members are engaged primarily in food production.They increase their crop yields through such innovations as the plow.This type of society is called a(n)

In Gerhard Lenski's view,societal organization is highly dependent on its level of

Which of the following is an example of a formal organization?

Which term is used by sociologists to refer to a set of expectations for people who occupy a given social position or status?

Sociologists have linked the recent decline in private-sector union membership to a widening gap between hourly workers' wages and managerial and executive compensation.

Define and discuss social institutions.Why is the mass media considered a social institution?

Which term is used by sociologists to refer to any of the full range of socially defined positions within a large group or society?

According to Herbert Blumer,a distinctive characteristic of human interaction is that

________ is used to describe the process by which the principles of bureaucratization have increasingly shaped organizations worldwide.

Which sociological perspective emphasizes the role of reference groups in setting and enforcing standards of conduct and belief?

Define and discuss sociocultural evolution.How does this pattern help explain the changes in human societies?

Ferdinand Tönnies would view hunting-and-gathering societies as examples of a

A master status is a

Proper behavior for the in-group is often viewed as unacceptable behavior for the out-group.Sociologist Robert Merton describes this process as the conversion of "in-group virtues" into

The destructive consequences of tensions between in-groups and out-groups would probably be stressed by which sociological perspective?

Understanding Sociology

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization and the Life Course

Mass Media and Social Media

Deviance, crime, and Social Control

Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States

Global Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Stratification by Gender

The Family and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Government and the Economy

Health, population, and the Environment

Social Change in the Global Community

Filters