Question 1

Please place the following societies in chronological order:

Accepted Answer

A) Pastoral; Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural; Agricultural 
B) Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Agricultural; Horticultural 
C) Pastoral; Agricultural, Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural 
D) Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Horticultural; Agricultural 
A) Pastoral; Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural; Agricultural 
B) Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Agricultural; Horticultural 
C) Pastoral; Agricultural, Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural 
D) Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Horticultural; Agricultural D

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of Marx's four types of alienation?

Accepted Answer

A) Alienation from the product of one's labor 
B) Alienation from one's self 
C) Alienation from others 
D) Alienation from one's religion 
A) Alienation from the product of one's labor 
B) Alienation from one's self 
C) Alienation from others 
D) Alienation from one's religion D

Question 3

The term institutionalization can be defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) The idea that society is constructed by us and those before us, and it is followed like a habit. 
B) The act of implanting a convention or norm into society. 
C) A status a person chooses, such as a level of education or income. 
D) Responsibilities and benefits that a person experiences according to their rank and role in society. 
A) The idea that society is constructed by us and those before us, and it is followed like a habit. 
B) The act of implanting a convention or norm into society. 
C) A status a person chooses, such as a level of education or income. 
D) Responsibilities and benefits that a person experiences according to their rank and role in society. B

Question 4

Functionalist Émile Durkheim viewed society as:

Accepted Answer

A) An even playing field composed of the educated and uneducated 
B) Split between two classes categorized by education, kinship, and religion 
C) The product of class struggle, requiring social revolutions to correct rampant class inequality 
D) An organism in which each portion plays a vital role in keeping the organism stable and healthy 
A) An even playing field composed of the educated and uneducated 
B) Split between two classes categorized by education, kinship, and religion 
C) The product of class struggle, requiring social revolutions to correct rampant class inequality 
D) An organism in which each portion plays a vital role in keeping the organism stable and healthy

Question 5

___ describes how any action that is repeated frequently becomes cast into a pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) Institutionalization 
B) Habitualization 
C) Industrialization 
D) Rationalization 
A) Institutionalization 
B) Habitualization 
C) Industrialization 
D) Rationalization

Question 6

The Agricultural Revolution is often referred to as "dawn of civilization" because:

Accepted Answer

A) Cities and towns were established, and humans had more time for leisure activities. 
B) Societies began to form where rainfall was plentiful; groups were able to cultivate plants instead of living nomadic lifestyles. 
C) Tribes became nomadic, traveling to various locations in search of sustenance. 
D) Animals were first domesticated as a resource for survival. 
A) Cities and towns were established, and humans had more time for leisure activities. 
B) Societies began to form where rainfall was plentiful; groups were able to cultivate plants instead of living nomadic lifestyles. 
C) Tribes became nomadic, traveling to various locations in search of sustenance. 
D) Animals were first domesticated as a resource for survival.

Question 7

The concept anomie can be defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) A situation in which society no longer has the support of a firm collective consciousness. 
B) How strongly a person is connected to his or her social group. 
C) A person's beliefs and ideology are in conflict with her best interests. 
D) When one or more of an individual's roles clash. 
A) A situation in which society no longer has the support of a firm collective consciousness. 
B) How strongly a person is connected to his or her social group. 
C) A person's beliefs and ideology are in conflict with her best interests. 
D) When one or more of an individual's roles clash.

Question 8

As industrialization began to boom, Durkheim believed people were more susceptible to anomie because:

Accepted Answer

A) Collective norms are weakened. 
B) Society no longer has the support of the collective consciousness. 
C) Specialization of labor lead to alienation. 
D) All of the above 
A) Collective norms are weakened. 
B) Society no longer has the support of the collective consciousness. 
C) Specialization of labor lead to alienation. 
D) All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an example of self-fulfilling prophecy?

Accepted Answer

A) Charlotte is an intelligent teenager, but told by her step-sisters and cousins that she's destined to a life of poverty and failure.Charlotte begins to do poorly in school, and eventually drops out. 
B) Though encouraged by his parents to audition for Julliard, Jose believes he isn't good enough to attend.After his audition, he expresses this reluctance to the admissions committee.They don't admit him due to his lack of certainty. 
C) Morgan overhears a professor predicting the economic recession will prevent entry-level graduates from finding gainful employment.Morgan goes on interviews but doesn't bother preparing, convinced it's a waste of time.Morgan appears unprofessional and is not hired. 
D) Kevin sprained his ankle a month before a marathon.Though his trainer advises him not to participate, Kevin runs the marathon and places third. 
A) Charlotte is an intelligent teenager, but told by her step-sisters and cousins that she's destined to a life of poverty and failure.Charlotte begins to do poorly in school, and eventually drops out. 
B) Though encouraged by his parents to audition for Julliard, Jose believes he isn't good enough to attend.After his audition, he expresses this reluctance to the admissions committee.They don't admit him due to his lack of certainty. 
C) Morgan overhears a professor predicting the economic recession will prevent entry-level graduates from finding gainful employment.Morgan goes on interviews but doesn't bother preparing, convinced it's a waste of time.Morgan appears unprofessional and is not hired. 
D) Kevin sprained his ankle a month before a marathon.Though his trainer advises him not to participate, Kevin runs the marathon and places third.

Question 10

____ societies relied on permanent tools for survival, and expanded due to innovations such as crop rotation and fertilizer.

Accepted Answer

A) Industrial 
B) Feudal 
C) Agricultural 
D) Hunter-gatherer 
A) Industrial 
B) Feudal 
C) Agricultural 
D) Hunter-gatherer

Question 11

Durkheim defined ______ as the communal beliefs, morals, and attitudes of a society.

Accepted Answer

A) The iron cage 
B) Collective conscience 
C) Bourgeoisie 
D) Anomie 
A) The iron cage 
B) Collective conscience 
C) Bourgeoisie 
D) Anomie

Question 12

Charles Cooley's concept of the looking-glass self hypothesizes that:

Accepted Answer

A) Self-esteem is directly correlated with body image. 
B) The media encourages society to base their appearances on visible public figures. 
C) People base their images on how they think other people see them. 
D) Personal identity isn't influenced by outside social forces. 
A) Self-esteem is directly correlated with body image. 
B) The media encourages society to base their appearances on visible public figures. 
C) People base their images on how they think other people see them. 
D) Personal identity isn't influenced by outside social forces.

Question 13

Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto is based on the ____ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) Functionalism 
B) Symbolic Interactionism 
C) Institutionalism 
D) Conflict Theory 
A) Functionalism 
B) Symbolic Interactionism 
C) Institutionalism 
D) Conflict Theory

Question 14

Ivanka Trump is the daughter of business mogul Donald Trump.Her role as heiress to the Trump fortune is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Achieved status 
B) The Thomas Theorem 
C) Ascribed status 
D) The looking-glass self 
A) Achieved status 
B) The Thomas Theorem 
C) Ascribed status 
D) The looking-glass self

Question 15

Karl Marx asserted that the means of societal change existed in the tension between:

Accepted Answer

A) The enslaved bourgeois reclaiming power from the controlling proletariat. 
B) The bourgeois struggling for the allocation of resources amongst themselves. 
C) The working class proletariat taking the means of production from the wealthy bourgeois. 
D) The proletariat fighting each other for a position within the bourgeois. 
A) The enslaved bourgeois reclaiming power from the controlling proletariat. 
B) The bourgeois struggling for the allocation of resources amongst themselves. 
C) The working class proletariat taking the means of production from the wealthy bourgeois. 
D) The proletariat fighting each other for a position within the bourgeois.

Question 16

Alienation is defined by the text as:

Accepted Answer

A) The condition in which the individual is isolated and divorced from his or her society, work, or sense of self. 
B) Social forces considered real which exist outside the individual. 
C) The act of defying social norms in favor of group unity 
D) The strength of ties that people have to their social groups, was a key factor in social life 
A) The condition in which the individual is isolated and divorced from his or her society, work, or sense of self. 
B) Social forces considered real which exist outside the individual. 
C) The act of defying social norms in favor of group unity 
D) The strength of ties that people have to their social groups, was a key factor in social life

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of role strain?

Accepted Answer

A) Derek attends law school and becomes a lawyer, though he dreams of one day becoming the next John Grisham. 
B) Becca returns to work after giving birth to her daughter, finding it difficult to act as mother, wife, and executive. 
C) Alex takes a sabbatical from his job as a professor of Molecular Biology to raise his two young children. 
D) Krista lands a role on Days of Our Lives and begins receiving fan mail from fans across the country. 
A) Derek attends law school and becomes a lawyer, though he dreams of one day becoming the next John Grisham. 
B) Becca returns to work after giving birth to her daughter, finding it difficult to act as mother, wife, and executive. 
C) Alex takes a sabbatical from his job as a professor of Molecular Biology to raise his two young children. 
D) Krista lands a role on Days of Our Lives and begins receiving fan mail from fans across the country.

Question 18

On the first day of high school, Kaitlin overhears a group of girls calling her "goth" and "emo." She soon begins to don more black clothing, dark makeup, and seek out friends who dress the same.This is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Institutionalization 
B) Role performance 
C) Role strain 
D) Ascribed status 
A) Institutionalization 
B) Role performance 
C) Role strain 
D) Ascribed status

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT an example of organic solidarity?

Accepted Answer

A) A Ford Motors employee assembling taillights on an assembly line 
B) A freelance artist creating a sculpture of Barack Obama 
C) A fast-food employee putting burgers into their buns 
D) A toll-booth employee collecting toll change 
A) A Ford Motors employee assembling taillights on an assembly line 
B) A freelance artist creating a sculpture of Barack Obama 
C) A fast-food employee putting burgers into their buns 
D) A toll-booth employee collecting toll change

Question 20

A judge and her gavel.A cop and his gun.A lawyer and her power suit.A ____ would be most concerned with the parts these objects play in impression management.

Accepted Answer

A) Functionalist 
B) Symbolic interactionist 
C) Feminist 
D) Conflict theorist 
A) Functionalist 
B) Symbolic interactionist 
C) Feminist 
D) Conflict theorist

Exam 4: Society and Social Interaction

Please place the following societies in chronological order:

Which of the following is NOT one of Marx's four types of alienation?

The term institutionalization can be defined as:

Functionalist Émile Durkheim viewed society as:

___ describes how any action that is repeated frequently becomes cast into a pattern.

The Agricultural Revolution is often referred to as "dawn of civilization" because:

The concept anomie can be defined as:

As industrialization began to boom, Durkheim believed people were more susceptible to anomie because:

Which of the following is NOT an example of self-fulfilling prophecy?

____ societies relied on permanent tools for survival, and expanded due to innovations such as crop rotation and fertilizer.

Durkheim defined ______ as the communal beliefs, morals, and attitudes of a society.

Charles Cooley's concept of the looking-glass self hypothesizes that:

Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto is based on the ____ perspective.

Ivanka Trump is the daughter of business mogul Donald Trump.Her role as heiress to the Trump fortune is an example of ______.

Karl Marx asserted that the means of societal change existed in the tension between:

Alienation is defined by the text as:

Which of the following is an example of role strain?

On the first day of high school, Kaitlin overhears a group of girls calling her "goth" and "emo." She soon begins to don more black clothing, dark makeup, and seek out friends who dress the same.This is an example of ______.

Which of the following is NOT an example of organic solidarity?

A judge and her gavel.A cop and his gun.A lawyer and her power suit.A ____ would be most concerned with the parts these objects play in impression management.

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