Question 1

How are action and social structure related?

Accepted Answer

A)  Action is when individuals live within the mandates of social structure. 
B)  Action is when individuals act in ways that are not expected or even conflict with their structural position. 
C)  Action is when someone does what is expected of them given their structural position. 
D)  Action only occurs when an individual in a powerful position exhibits his or her power. 
A)  Action is when individuals live within the mandates of social structure. 
B)  Action is when individuals act in ways that are not expected or even conflict with their structural position. 
C)  Action is when someone does what is expected of them given their structural position. 
D)  Action only occurs when an individual in a powerful position exhibits his or her power.

Question 2

A sociologist decides to study how students go about their daily routines and how they learn what they are supposed to do. For example, how do students know to go to class when the bell rings and why do students call teachers by their last names? A sociologist from which of the following backgrounds would be interested in this study?

Accepted Answer

A)  a functionalist 
B)  an ethnomethodologist 
C)  a conversational analyst 
D)  a gender scholar 
A)  a functionalist 
B)  an ethnomethodologist 
C)  a conversational analyst 
D)  a gender scholar

Question 3

Which of the following would NOT illustrate social integration?

Accepted Answer

A)  A social group falls apart because of disagreement over goals. 
B)  Community members feel a bond with others because of shared values. 
C)  The daily routines of a group facilitate group members getting along. 
D)  By sharing the same set of values and routines, a group becomes cohesive. 
A)  A social group falls apart because of disagreement over goals. 
B)  Community members feel a bond with others because of shared values. 
C)  The daily routines of a group facilitate group members getting along. 
D)  By sharing the same set of values and routines, a group becomes cohesive.

Question 4

Which of the following would illustrate rational action?

Accepted Answer

A)  a young woman jumping up and down on the soccer field after scoring the winning goal 
B)  a family going to church every holiday season as part of their family tradition 
C)  a student deciding whether or not to attend college by analyzing the related costs and benefits 
D)  a student starting to cry after finding out he flunked an exam 
A)  a young woman jumping up and down on the soccer field after scoring the winning goal 
B)  a family going to church every holiday season as part of their family tradition 
C)  a student deciding whether or not to attend college by analyzing the related costs and benefits 
D)  a student starting to cry after finding out he flunked an exam

Question 5

Which of the following does NOT represent how globalization has impacted the world of work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Manufacturing in the United States is declining. 
B)  High-paying jobs have been exported to countries where labor costs are lower. 
C)  Jobs in the United States now require most workers to travel globally and know multiple languages. 
D)  Workers in the United States are less likely to find stable, long-term, well-paying employment. 
A)  Manufacturing in the United States is declining. 
B)  High-paying jobs have been exported to countries where labor costs are lower. 
C)  Jobs in the United States now require most workers to travel globally and know multiple languages. 
D)  Workers in the United States are less likely to find stable, long-term, well-paying employment.

Question 6

Why are gender expectations an example of social structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender expectations guide how men and women behave. 
B)  Gender expectations are rigid rules that mandate behavior. 
C)  Structures are about informal patterns, and gender only influences us in our social lives. 
D)  There is a strict power differential between men and women. 
A)  Gender expectations guide how men and women behave. 
B)  Gender expectations are rigid rules that mandate behavior. 
C)  Structures are about informal patterns, and gender only influences us in our social lives. 
D)  There is a strict power differential between men and women.

Question 7

The idea that a man calculates whether or not getting married would be beneficial in terms of his finances illustrates which dimension of McDonaldization?

Accepted Answer

A)  efficiency 
B)  calculability 
C)  predictability 
D)  control 
A)  efficiency 
B)  calculability 
C)  predictability 
D)  control

Question 8

In which of the followings aspects of group life would Talcott Parsons be most interested?

Accepted Answer

A)  the group's dietary habits 
B)  how a group is held together through social integration 
C)  the buying habits of a particular group 
D)  the history of a group 
A)  the group's dietary habits 
B)  how a group is held together through social integration 
C)  the buying habits of a particular group 
D)  the history of a group

Question 9

How does social structure exist at the meso level?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizations are made up of individuals who have their own daily routines. 
B)  Organizations have organizational structure charts so everyone knows who is in power. 
C)  Organizations have daily routines and patterns that shape their daily activities. 
D)  Organizations are housed in buildings, which have physical structures to them. 
A)  Organizations are made up of individuals who have their own daily routines. 
B)  Organizations have organizational structure charts so everyone knows who is in power. 
C)  Organizations have daily routines and patterns that shape their daily activities. 
D)  Organizations are housed in buildings, which have physical structures to them.

Question 10

What are social roles?

Accepted Answer

A)  the parts that actors play 
B)  the positions that individuals occupy in the social structure 
C)  the social expectations that go along with a given social status 
D)  all the dos and don'ts of social life 
A)  the parts that actors play 
B)  the positions that individuals occupy in the social structure 
C)  the social expectations that go along with a given social status 
D)  all the dos and don'ts of social life

Question 11

What do functionalists assume about societal institutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Institutions within society are disconnected from one another. 
B)  Institutions do not do anything for the greater good of society. 
C)  The competition among institutions is what holds society together. 
D)  As part of society, institutions all contribute to the greater functioning of society. 
A)  Institutions within society are disconnected from one another. 
B)  Institutions do not do anything for the greater good of society. 
C)  The competition among institutions is what holds society together. 
D)  As part of society, institutions all contribute to the greater functioning of society.

Question 12

Due to high costs, cell phone usage is on the decline in most parts of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of a macro-level structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  an informal group of peers 
B)  a principal talking to one of her students 
C)  the American educational system 
D)  a large university 
A)  an informal group of peers 
B)  a principal talking to one of her students 
C)  the American educational system 
D)  a large university

Question 14

How have gender expectations evolved over the last few decades?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women are more likely to work outside the home today. 
B)  Men play a less active role in children's lives today. 
C)  Men are more likely to be the sole breadwinner of a family. 
D)  Women are less likely than men to be involved in their children's lives. 
A)  Women are more likely to work outside the home today. 
B)  Men play a less active role in children's lives today. 
C)  Men are more likely to be the sole breadwinner of a family. 
D)  Women are less likely than men to be involved in their children's lives.

Question 15

How do affective and traditional forms of action compare to one another?

Accepted Answer

A)  Affective action is motivated by efficiency, whereas traditional action is motivated by emotion. 
B)  Affective action is motivated by emotion, whereas traditional action is motivated by custom. 
C)  Affective action is motivated by custom, whereas traditional action is motivated by emotion. 
D)  Affective action is motivated by emotion, whereas traditional action is motivated by rationality. 
A)  Affective action is motivated by efficiency, whereas traditional action is motivated by emotion. 
B)  Affective action is motivated by emotion, whereas traditional action is motivated by custom. 
C)  Affective action is motivated by custom, whereas traditional action is motivated by emotion. 
D)  Affective action is motivated by emotion, whereas traditional action is motivated by rationality.

Question 16

Social integration is the idea that

Accepted Answer

A)  only new members of a society need to learn societal rules. 
B)  society is held together through shared values and social structures. 
C)  groups within society are always in conflict. 
D)  individuals engage in collective action to counter prevailing norms. 
A)  only new members of a society need to learn societal rules. 
B)  society is held together through shared values and social structures. 
C)  groups within society are always in conflict. 
D)  individuals engage in collective action to counter prevailing norms.

Question 17

An employee has some important information about a company's web security. The employee has identified some security breaches that would allow a hacker to access customers' personal information. However, the employee's manager decided the issue was not important and the employee has no way of contacting the president of the company. Two weeks later, the website is hacked. The lack of communication between employee and president illustrates which concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  social integration 
B)  information loss 
C)  structure 
D)  conversational analysis 
A)  social integration 
B)  information loss 
C)  structure 
D)  conversational analysis

Question 18

In order to apply conversational analysis to the study of instant messaging, a sociologist would

Accepted Answer

A)  look at instant messaging as a form of cultural change. 
B)  look at the patterns in how instant messaging conversations unfold. 
C)  look for ways in which technological change has impacted our attention spans. 
D)  use it as an opportunity to write an editorial on how youth today are distracted. 
A)  look at instant messaging as a form of cultural change. 
B)  look at the patterns in how instant messaging conversations unfold. 
C)  look for ways in which technological change has impacted our attention spans. 
D)  use it as an opportunity to write an editorial on how youth today are distracted.

Question 19

How does McDonaldization illustrate structural change?

Accepted Answer

A)  McDonald's is a business organization that has changed its menus to suit the times. 
B)  People are constantly moving in and out of the top positions within the corporation. 
C)  McDonaldization has altered how individuals interact with one another. 
D)  McDonald's has led change in the types of food and nutrition Americans consume. 
A)  McDonald's is a business organization that has changed its menus to suit the times. 
B)  People are constantly moving in and out of the top positions within the corporation. 
C)  McDonaldization has altered how individuals interact with one another. 
D)  McDonald's has led change in the types of food and nutrition Americans consume.

Question 20

The idea that if part of society changes, other parts will adjust accordingly illustrates what theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  social integration 
B)  social structure 
C)  equilibrium 
D)  social conflict 
A)  social integration 
B)  social structure 
C)  equilibrium 
D)  social conflict

How are action and social structure related?

Which of the following would NOT illustrate social integration?

Which of the following would illustrate rational action?

Which of the following does NOT represent how globalization has impacted the world of work?

Why are gender expectations an example of social structure?

The idea that a man calculates whether or not getting married would be beneficial in terms of his finances illustrates which dimension of McDonaldization?

In which of the followings aspects of group life would Talcott Parsons be most interested?

How does social structure exist at the meso level?

What are social roles?

What do functionalists assume about societal institutions?

Due to high costs, cell phone usage is on the decline in most parts of the world.

Which of the following is an example of a macro-level structure?

How have gender expectations evolved over the last few decades?

How do affective and traditional forms of action compare to one another?

Social integration is the idea that

In order to apply conversational analysis to the study of instant messaging, a sociologist would

How does McDonaldization illustrate structural change?

The idea that if part of society changes, other parts will adjust accordingly illustrates what theory?

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

How are action and social structure related?

Which of the following would NOT illustrate social integration?

Which of the following would illustrate rational action?

Which of the following does NOT represent how globalization has impacted the world of work?

Why are gender expectations an example of social structure?

The idea that a man calculates whether or not getting married would be beneficial in terms of his finances illustrates which dimension of McDonaldization?

In which of the followings aspects of group life would Talcott Parsons be most interested?

How does social structure exist at the meso level?

What are social roles?

What do functionalists assume about societal institutions?

Due to high costs, cell phone usage is on the decline in most parts of the world.

Which of the following is an example of a macro-level structure?

How have gender expectations evolved over the last few decades?

How do affective and traditional forms of action compare to one another?

Social integration is the idea that

In order to apply conversational analysis to the study of instant messaging, a sociologist would

How does McDonaldization illustrate structural change?

The idea that if part of society changes, other parts will adjust accordingly illustrates what theory?

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