Question 1

How do advertisers exploit reference groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  They offer group deals, so if you purchase the same item as a friend, you both get a discount. 
B)  They show images of people whom we hope to be like purchasing and using goods the advertisers are trying to sell. 
C)  They offer a discount on purchasing items in bulk, such as a "buy-one-get-one-free" deal. 
D)  They offer a trial subscription for free and then charge after the consumer has likely forgotten that they subscribed. 
A)  They offer group deals, so if you purchase the same item as a friend, you both get a discount. 
B)  They show images of people whom we hope to be like purchasing and using goods the advertisers are trying to sell. 
C)  They offer a discount on purchasing items in bulk, such as a "buy-one-get-one-free" deal. 
D)  They offer a trial subscription for free and then charge after the consumer has likely forgotten that they subscribed.

Question 2

A person who is transgender

Accepted Answer

A)  Identifies with a gender that is different from the one assigned to them at birth 
B)  Identifies with no gender 
C)  Changes their gender identity according to their social situation 
D)  Has undergone a gender confirmation surgery that changes their body to align better with cultural expectations about their gender 
A)  Identifies with a gender that is different from the one assigned to them at birth 
B)  Identifies with no gender 
C)  Changes their gender identity according to their social situation 
D)  Has undergone a gender confirmation surgery that changes their body to align better with cultural expectations about their gender

Question 3

Which of the following is an achieved status?

Accepted Answer

A)  Person with juvenile diabetes (also called Type I diabetes) 
B)  b. Tall person 
C)  Swimmer 
D)  Natural blonde 
A)  Person with juvenile diabetes (also called Type I diabetes) 
B)  b. Tall person 
C)  Swimmer 
D)  Natural blonde

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a primary group?

Accepted Answer

A)  A group of friends who met at summer camp in high school and have taken a camping trip together each year since then 
B)  Participants in a large online gaming community 
C)  All living alumni from your university 
D)  Members of a national organization promoting the interests of a profession, such as the American Medical Association or the National Council of Teachers of English 
A)  A group of friends who met at summer camp in high school and have taken a camping trip together each year since then 
B)  Participants in a large online gaming community 
C)  All living alumni from your university 
D)  Members of a national organization promoting the interests of a profession, such as the American Medical Association or the National Council of Teachers of English

Question 5

What is the thesis of Annette Lareau's book Unequal Childhoods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wealthy parents pay other people to do the work of rearing their children. In contrast, poor parents spend more time caring for their children on their own. 
B)  Wealthy parents are more likely to teach their children to be assertive with adults and to engage the adult world, while poorer parents are more likely to maintain a division between children and adult worlds. 
C)  Knowing that their children lack the same opportunities as wealthy children, poor parents work hard starting from the birth of their children to make them competitive for college admissions. 
D)  Parenting style has more of an impact on wealth than wealth does on parenting style. 
A)  Wealthy parents pay other people to do the work of rearing their children. In contrast, poor parents spend more time caring for their children on their own. 
B)  Wealthy parents are more likely to teach their children to be assertive with adults and to engage the adult world, while poorer parents are more likely to maintain a division between children and adult worlds. 
C)  Knowing that their children lack the same opportunities as wealthy children, poor parents work hard starting from the birth of their children to make them competitive for college admissions. 
D)  Parenting style has more of an impact on wealth than wealth does on parenting style.

Question 6

James' parents have forbidden him from driving a snowmobile, saying that he has not shown the maturity necessary to drive one. One day he attends an ice-fishing trip with some friends, all of whom are permitted to drive snowmobiles. When James tells his friends that he is not permitted by his parents to drive a snowmobile, they tease him for being controlled by his parents and unwilling to act independently. Still, James refuses to break his parents' rules. James has just successfully navigated

Accepted Answer

A)  peer pressure 
B)  adult socialization 
C)  the hidden curriculum 
D)  resocialization 
A)  peer pressure 
B)  adult socialization 
C)  the hidden curriculum 
D)  resocialization

Question 7

In 2019, children internees in detention camps for immigrants to the U.S. were denied basic healthcare supplies such as toothbrushes or lice treatment. In response to criticism that this is a human rights violation, federal government guards in the camps said that they were simply following orders when they did not provide children with these goods. This is a case of

Accepted Answer

A)  hidden curriculum 
B)  bureaucracy 
C)  peer pressure 
D)  moral indifference 
A)  hidden curriculum 
B)  bureaucracy 
C)  peer pressure 
D)  moral indifference

Question 8

What is one reason we accept the presentation of self that others perform?

Accepted Answer

A)  Efforts to correct them are rarely successful. 
B)  We don't want to cause them embarrassment. 
C)  We are not invested enough in others to make the effort to correct them. 
D)  We mistrust our own insights into their behaviors because we have been taught to trust the words of powerful people. 
A)  Efforts to correct them are rarely successful. 
B)  We don't want to cause them embarrassment. 
C)  We are not invested enough in others to make the effort to correct them. 
D)  We mistrust our own insights into their behaviors because we have been taught to trust the words of powerful people.

Question 9

What kind of group is typically organized around a common activity or interest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Secondary group 
B)  Primary group 
C)  Organizational culture 
D)  Bureaucracy 
A)  Secondary group 
B)  Primary group 
C)  Organizational culture 
D)  Bureaucracy

Question 10

What is one feminist criticism of Caitlyn Jenner's transition?

Accepted Answer

A)  She did not choose to change her last name, which is a recognizable link to her deadname (her name prior to her transition). 
B)  She has chosen to pursue a very traditional version of femininity, including popular ideas of beauty. 
C)  She did not reject the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, even though Ashe was a man. 
D)  She did not work to remove images of herself pre-transition from the social media world. 
A)  She did not choose to change her last name, which is a recognizable link to her deadname (her name prior to her transition). 
B)  She has chosen to pursue a very traditional version of femininity, including popular ideas of beauty. 
C)  She did not reject the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, even though Ashe was a man. 
D)  She did not work to remove images of herself pre-transition from the social media world.

Question 11

In July 2019, President Donald Trump attacked four women of color who are also Members of Congress by saying that they should "go back to where they came from"-though all of them are citizens and three of them were born in the U.S. In his tweet associating the Representatives with immigrants, President Trump was arguing that these women are part of

Accepted Answer

A)  an in-group 
B)  a secondary group 
C)  a primary group 
D)  an out-group 
A)  an in-group 
B)  a secondary group 
C)  a primary group 
D)  an out-group

Question 12

When sociologists say that "biology is not destiny," what do they mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biological factors established before birth, such as our genes, are influential over our social lives, but biological factors that appear after we are born, such as injuries and illnesses, are not. 
B)  While biology is one factor that shapes our bodies and our health, social factors also impact these. 
C)  We expect that, in the future, researchers will be able to locate the exact genes responsible for different social outcomes. 
D)  Biology and social forces are equally influential over social outcomes in our lives. 
A)  Biological factors established before birth, such as our genes, are influential over our social lives, but biological factors that appear after we are born, such as injuries and illnesses, are not. 
B)  While biology is one factor that shapes our bodies and our health, social factors also impact these. 
C)  We expect that, in the future, researchers will be able to locate the exact genes responsible for different social outcomes. 
D)  Biology and social forces are equally influential over social outcomes in our lives.

Question 13

A star of a reality TV show about people living with addictions likes to wear clothing from a particular brand; this includes T-shirts with the logo of the brand prominently displayed. This brand sues the TV show over the use of their logo on the show. Why do they want to stop a reality TV actor from displaying their logo?

Accepted Answer

A)  They do not want people with addictions to serve as a reference group for people considering their brand. 
B)  They do not want the TV show to make a claim later that they should have paid for product placement (when a company places their product in a television show, movie, video game, etc.). 
C)  Out of respect for viewers, they do not want to expose people to their product if those people are not seeking it out. 
D)  They fear that excessive exposure may increase the popularity of the product beyond what they are able to supply to retailers; they don't want to create a demand that they cannot meet. 
A)  They do not want people with addictions to serve as a reference group for people considering their brand. 
B)  They do not want the TV show to make a claim later that they should have paid for product placement (when a company places their product in a television show, movie, video game, etc.). 
C)  Out of respect for viewers, they do not want to expose people to their product if those people are not seeking it out. 
D)  They fear that excessive exposure may increase the popularity of the product beyond what they are able to supply to retailers; they don't want to create a demand that they cannot meet.

Question 14

Which of the following is an ascribed status?

Accepted Answer

A)  Honor roll student 
B)  Latina 
C)  Member of a sorority 
D)  Tutor 
A)  Honor roll student 
B)  Latina 
C)  Member of a sorority 
D)  Tutor

Question 15

Which of the following statements are accurate about adults who are socially isolated?

Accepted Answer

A)  They die younger after having worse mental and physical health. 
B)  They have worse mental and physical health, but they do not die younger than better-connected adults. 
C)  They report higher levels of happiness, citing social isolation as a source of relief, not stress, for themselves. 
D)  They experience worse physical health and die younger than their peers, but they do not have worse mental health. 
A)  They die younger after having worse mental and physical health. 
B)  They have worse mental and physical health, but they do not die younger than better-connected adults. 
C)  They report higher levels of happiness, citing social isolation as a source of relief, not stress, for themselves. 
D)  They experience worse physical health and die younger than their peers, but they do not have worse mental health.

Question 16

You are a first-year undergraduate student who wants to pursue a career in sports medicine after attending medical school. To achieve your goal, you would be wise to choose which of the following groups as a reference group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Student athletes at your university 
B)  The biology professor who most challenged you 
C)  The juniors and senior pre-med students at your university with the highest GPAs 
D)  The advisors who work with students who want to become sports medicine doctors 
A)  Student athletes at your university 
B)  The biology professor who most challenged you 
C)  The juniors and senior pre-med students at your university with the highest GPAs 
D)  The advisors who work with students who want to become sports medicine doctors

Question 17

As we move through childhood, ______________ tend to become a more powerful socializing force, while the influence of ____________ may diminish.

Accepted Answer

A)  families, peer groups 
B)  media, schools 
C)  peer groups, families 
D)  schools, families 
A)  families, peer groups 
B)  media, schools 
C)  peer groups, families 
D)  schools, families

Question 18

Which group is typically the most emotionally difficult to leave?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large groups 
B)  Bureaucracies 
C)  Primary groups 
D)  Secondary groups 
A)  Large groups 
B)  Bureaucracies 
C)  Primary groups 
D)  Secondary groups

Question 19

John is both the captain of the lacrosse team and the president of the honor society at his high school. Wednesday night is the induction ceremony for new members of the honor society and also lacrosse practice. John is torn about which event he should attend. What is John experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Role conflict 
B)  Role strain 
C)  Peer pressure 
D)  Normalization 
A)  Role conflict 
B)  Role strain 
C)  Peer pressure 
D)  Normalization

Question 20

According to Freud, the super-ego is

Accepted Answer

A)  our memory for perceived injuries and slights; it is where we hold our grudges 
B)  where we store our affection for our parents and our fear of their disappointment in us 
C)  our unconscious desires to hurt those we see as competitors, even if we also think we love them 
D)  the part of the mind that serves as our conscience, telling us what is moral 
A)  our memory for perceived injuries and slights; it is where we hold our grudges 
B)  where we store our affection for our parents and our fear of their disappointment in us 
C)  our unconscious desires to hurt those we see as competitors, even if we also think we love them 
D)  the part of the mind that serves as our conscience, telling us what is moral

How do advertisers exploit reference groups?

A person who is transgender

Which of the following is an achieved status?

Which of the following is an example of a primary group?

What is the thesis of Annette Lareau's book Unequal Childhoods?

What is one reason we accept the presentation of self that others perform?

What kind of group is typically organized around a common activity or interest?

What is one feminist criticism of Caitlyn Jenner's transition?

When sociologists say that "biology is not destiny," what do they mean?

Which of the following is an ascribed status?

Which of the following statements are accurate about adults who are socially isolated?

You are a first-year undergraduate student who wants to pursue a career in sports medicine after attending medical school. To achieve your goal, you would be wise to choose which of the following groups as a reference group?

As we move through childhood, __ tend to become a more powerful socializing force, while the influence of may diminish.

Which group is typically the most emotionally difficult to leave?

John is both the captain of the lacrosse team and the president of the honor society at his high school. Wednesday night is the induction ceremony for new members of the honor society and also lacrosse practice. John is torn about which event he should attend. What is John experiencing?

According to Freud, the super-ego is

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American Sociology: Theories and Contexts

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Inequality, Mobility, and Social Change

Race, Ethnicity, and Multiculturalism

Gender, Sexuality, and the Body

Marriage, Family, and the Law

Science, Religion, and Knowing

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How do advertisers exploit reference groups?

A person who is transgender

Which of the following is an achieved status?

Which of the following is an example of a primary group?

What is the thesis of Annette Lareau's book Unequal Childhoods?

What is one reason we accept the presentation of self that others perform?

What kind of group is typically organized around a common activity or interest?

What is one feminist criticism of Caitlyn Jenner's transition?

When sociologists say that "biology is not destiny," what do they mean?

Which of the following is an ascribed status?

Which of the following statements are accurate about adults who are socially isolated?

You are a first-year undergraduate student who wants to pursue a career in sports medicine after attending medical school. To achieve your goal, you would be wise to choose which of the following groups as a reference group?

As we move through childhood, ______________ tend to become a more powerful socializing force, while the influence of ____________ may diminish.

Which group is typically the most emotionally difficult to leave?

John is both the captain of the lacrosse team and the president of the honor society at his high school. Wednesday night is the induction ceremony for new members of the honor society and also lacrosse practice. John is torn about which event he should attend. What is John experiencing?

According to Freud, the super-ego is

What Is Sociology?

American Sociology: Theories and Contexts

Doing Sociology: Research Methods and Critical Literacy

Culture

Deviance, Crime, and Punishment

Inequality, Mobility, and Social Change

Race, Ethnicity, and Multiculturalism

Gender, Sexuality, and the Body

Marriage, Family, and the Law

Science, Religion, and Knowing

Health, Illness, and Medicine

Politics, Media, and Social Movements

Economy, Education, Work, and Recreation

Population, Immigration, and Urbanization

Living on the Planet: Environment, Disaster, and Risk

Filters

As we move through childhood, __ tend to become a more powerful socializing force, while the influence of may diminish.