Question 1

Ethnomethodology examines how people

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A)  approach racist stereotypes. 
B)  seek out professional guidance. 
C)  engage in collective action. 
D)  make sense of their social worlds. 
A)  approach racist stereotypes. 
B)  seek out professional guidance. 
C)  engage in collective action. 
D)  make sense of their social worlds. D

Question 2

Which of the following would be an example of an informal element of an organizational structure like a business?

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A)  rules outlining employee conduct in the company handbook 
B)  federal laws that impact how the business can function 
C)  traditions that influence how those within the organization address one another 
D)  All of these are formalized elements of a business organization. 
A)  rules outlining employee conduct in the company handbook 
B)  federal laws that impact how the business can function 
C)  traditions that influence how those within the organization address one another 
D)  All of these are formalized elements of a business organization. C

Question 3

The Carson & Co. trading firm is a very busy place. At 9 a.m. every day, trading begins when the national stock market opens. There are also strict rules, both governmental laws and firm rules, about how and when trading of stock can take place. On Fridays, the routine is a bit different and all employees eat lunch together in the break room along with the managers, a tradition started by the founder of the company years ago. Which of the following is an example of the informal structure of the firm?

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A)  governmental laws regarding trading 
B)  9 a.m. start time 
C)  the employee handbook 
D)  everyone eating lunch together on Fridays 
A)  governmental laws regarding trading 
B)  9 a.m. start time 
C)  the employee handbook 
D)  everyone eating lunch together on Fridays D

Question 4

How does a social institution relate to the concept of social structure?

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A)  A hospital is a social institution, whereas the interaction between two people is a social structure. 
B)  Social institutions are established patterns of behavior, whereas social structures are about random behaviors. 
C)  Social institutions are a type of social structure that governs major areas of social life. 
D)  Social structures are overarching social institutions. 
A)  A hospital is a social institution, whereas the interaction between two people is a social structure. 
B)  Social institutions are established patterns of behavior, whereas social structures are about random behaviors. 
C)  Social institutions are a type of social structure that governs major areas of social life. 
D)  Social structures are overarching social institutions.

Question 5

Which of the following illustrates how gender is structured in our society?

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A)  Men and women have different reproductive functions. 
B)  Men and women have different life expectancies. 
C)  Men and women are encouraged to assume different statuses and roles within the family. 
D)  Because of biological differences, men and women have different cancer risks. 
A)  Men and women have different reproductive functions. 
B)  Men and women have different life expectancies. 
C)  Men and women are encouraged to assume different statuses and roles within the family. 
D)  Because of biological differences, men and women have different cancer risks.

Question 6

Which of the following statements regarding friends that teens meet online is accurate?

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A)  Most of the time teens meet their online friends in person. 
B)  Teens never meet their online friends in person. 
C)  Most of the online connections remain online only. 
D)  Few teens make friends online that they have not previously met in person. 
A)  Most of the time teens meet their online friends in person. 
B)  Teens never meet their online friends in person. 
C)  Most of the online connections remain online only. 
D)  Few teens make friends online that they have not previously met in person.

Question 7

Which of the following would be an example of a role?

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A)  a member of the royal family 
B)  an airline pilot 
C)  the expectation that parents should take care of their children 
D)  the economy 
A)  a member of the royal family 
B)  an airline pilot 
C)  the expectation that parents should take care of their children 
D)  the economy

Question 8

Edgar is an accountant who works from home so that he can care for his infant daughter. His employer expects him to call the office every morning for the department briefing, and then Edgar spends the rest of his day doing accounting, contacting clients via e-mail, and filing paperwork electronically. Which of the following is a role for Edgar?

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A)  being a dad 
B)  calling in for the morning briefing 
C)  being an employee 
D)  being an accountant 
A)  being a dad 
B)  calling in for the morning briefing 
C)  being an employee 
D)  being an accountant

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a social function of work?

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A)  Jobs allow individuals to earn money. 
B)  Jobs reinforce societal values like self-discipline. 
C)  Jobs encourage people to get along with others. 
D)  Jobs give people a sense of responsibility. 
A)  Jobs allow individuals to earn money. 
B)  Jobs reinforce societal values like self-discipline. 
C)  Jobs encourage people to get along with others. 
D)  Jobs give people a sense of responsibility.

Question 10

Conversational analysis examines what level of our social world?

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A)  micro 
B)  meso 
C)  macro 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  micro 
B)  meso 
C)  macro 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 11

Which of the following best illustrates the idea of a social contract?

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A)  An employer makes employees sign very detailed legal agreements regarding the length of their employment. 
B)  An employee takes an employer to court because the employer terminated his employment without notice, which was a clear violation of their contract. 
C)  There is an understanding between employers and employees that if an employee does his or her job well, the employee will continue to have a job at the company. 
D)  An employer hires all employees through a temporary work agency so there are no direct, formal contracts with the people working for her. 
A)  An employer makes employees sign very detailed legal agreements regarding the length of their employment. 
B)  An employee takes an employer to court because the employer terminated his employment without notice, which was a clear violation of their contract. 
C)  There is an understanding between employers and employees that if an employee does his or her job well, the employee will continue to have a job at the company. 
D)  An employer hires all employees through a temporary work agency so there are no direct, formal contracts with the people working for her.

Question 12

Social structures change through

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A)  an individual's action. 
B)  the cumulative actions of many individuals. 
C)  referendums and political activity only. 
D)  slow evolution only. 
A)  an individual's action. 
B)  the cumulative actions of many individuals. 
C)  referendums and political activity only. 
D)  slow evolution only.

Question 13

All social structures will last forever.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How does mobile phone usage in the United States compare to usage in Africa?

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A)  There are more landlines in Africa because of limited resources. 
B)  There are more mobile phones in the United States because of higher incomes. 
C)  In Africa there are few landlines; most people use mobile phones. 
D)  Mobile phone usage is growing faster in the United States. 
A)  There are more landlines in Africa because of limited resources. 
B)  There are more mobile phones in the United States because of higher incomes. 
C)  In Africa there are few landlines; most people use mobile phones. 
D)  Mobile phone usage is growing faster in the United States.

Question 15

In a conversational analysis, what would a sociologist NOT be interested in studying?

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A)  how two people go back and forth in their conversation 
B)  the level of intimacy used between the two participants 
C)  how people switch interactive styles depending on whom they are speaking to 
D)  who is ultimately right in the opinions argued over 
A)  how two people go back and forth in their conversation 
B)  the level of intimacy used between the two participants 
C)  how people switch interactive styles depending on whom they are speaking to 
D)  who is ultimately right in the opinions argued over

Question 16

A young man walks into a grocery store and puts some food in his shopping cart. He then puts a blanket on the floor near the cashiers and proceeds to eat the food from his cart rather than pay for it. Customers and employees are shocked and are not sure what to do. The young man seems to be gauging all of their responses and then runs out of the store before the manager approaches him. What type of experiment could the young man be conducting?

Accepted Answer

A)  conversational 
B)  breaching 
C)  functional 
D)  conventional 
A)  conversational 
B)  breaching 
C)  functional 
D)  conventional

Question 17

How do social statuses and roles compare to one another?

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A)  Social statuses are the positions individuals hold in society; social roles are the expectations that go along with those positions. 
B)  Social roles are the positions individuals hold in society; social statuses are the expectations that go along with those positions. 
C)  They are basically the same thing; both refer to the expectations we hold of people within society. 
D)  They are basically the same thing; both refer to the positions individuals hold within society. 
A)  Social statuses are the positions individuals hold in society; social roles are the expectations that go along with those positions. 
B)  Social roles are the positions individuals hold in society; social statuses are the expectations that go along with those positions. 
C)  They are basically the same thing; both refer to the expectations we hold of people within society. 
D)  They are basically the same thing; both refer to the positions individuals hold within society.

Question 18

The goal of a breaching experiment is to

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A)  change social norms by breaking well-known social rules. 
B)  adhere to social rules in order to better understand social change. 
C)  adhere to formal rules in order to test informal boundaries. 
D)  break social rules in order to better understand social routines. 
A)  change social norms by breaking well-known social rules. 
B)  adhere to social rules in order to better understand social change. 
C)  adhere to formal rules in order to test informal boundaries. 
D)  break social rules in order to better understand social routines.

Question 19

Positions in social systems that individuals can occupy are social

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A)  roles. 
B)  structures. 
C)  expectations. 
D)  statuses. 
A)  roles. 
B)  structures. 
C)  expectations. 
D)  statuses.

Question 20

Sociologists may conduct conversational analysis to understand

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A)  the evolution of accents and word usage. 
B)  the diction of both speakers. 
C)  how politicians construct campaign speeches. 
D)  the underlying structure of conversations. 
A)  the evolution of accents and word usage. 
B)  the diction of both speakers. 
C)  how politicians construct campaign speeches. 
D)  the underlying structure of conversations.

Ethnomethodology examines how people

Which of the following would be an example of an informal element of an organizational structure like a business?

How does a social institution relate to the concept of social structure?

Which of the following illustrates how gender is structured in our society?

Which of the following statements regarding friends that teens meet online is accurate?

Which of the following would be an example of a role?

Which of the following is NOT a social function of work?

Conversational analysis examines what level of our social world?

Which of the following best illustrates the idea of a social contract?

Social structures change through

All social structures will last forever.

How does mobile phone usage in the United States compare to usage in Africa?

In a conversational analysis, what would a sociologist NOT be interested in studying?

How do social statuses and roles compare to one another?

The goal of a breaching experiment is to

Positions in social systems that individuals can occupy are social

Sociologists may conduct conversational analysis to understand

Sociology in a Changing World

Understanding the Research Process

Culture

Power

Socialization

Interaction, Groups, and Organizations

Deviance and Social Control

Class and Global Inequality

Race and Ethnicity

Gender and Sexuality

Family and Religion

Education and Work

Media and Consumption

Communities, the Environment, and Health

Politics and the Economy

Social Change: Globalization, Population, and Social Movements

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Exam 4: Social Structure

Ethnomethodology examines how people

Which of the following would be an example of an informal element of an organizational structure like a business?

How does a social institution relate to the concept of social structure?

Which of the following illustrates how gender is structured in our society?

Which of the following statements regarding friends that teens meet online is accurate?

Which of the following would be an example of a role?

Which of the following is NOT a social function of work?

Conversational analysis examines what level of our social world?

Which of the following best illustrates the idea of a social contract?

Social structures change through

All social structures will last forever.

How does mobile phone usage in the United States compare to usage in Africa?

In a conversational analysis, what would a sociologist NOT be interested in studying?

How do social statuses and roles compare to one another?

The goal of a breaching experiment is to

Positions in social systems that individuals can occupy are social

Sociologists may conduct conversational analysis to understand

Sociology in a Changing World

Understanding the Research Process

Culture

Power

Socialization

Interaction, Groups, and Organizations

Deviance and Social Control

Class and Global Inequality

Race and Ethnicity

Gender and Sexuality

Family and Religion

Education and Work

Media and Consumption

Communities, the Environment, and Health

Politics and the Economy

Social Change: Globalization, Population, and Social Movements

Filters