Question 1

What do sociologists mean by "social construction"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Our social world is constructed through social interaction. 
B)  Our world quickly changes because it is just "constructed." 
C)  There are no consequences to the social world. 
D)  The social world has naturally evolved. 
A)  Our social world is constructed through social interaction. 
B)  Our world quickly changes because it is just "constructed." 
C)  There are no consequences to the social world. 
D)  The social world has naturally evolved.

Question 2

A sociologist is mapping out who knows each other in her sociology class. Jill knows Paul and Mike. Mike knows Isaiah, who knows Catherine and Juan. Juan knows Paul as well. The sociologist is looking at the ________ present in her classroom.

Accepted Answer

A)  out-groups 
B)  in-groups 
C)  social networks 
D)  social circuits 
A)  out-groups 
B)  in-groups 
C)  social networks 
D)  social circuits

Question 3

It is simply human nature to want to conform; therefore, all cultures are similar in the level of conformity demonstrated by their members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Uncritical thinking of social groups where consensus is reinforced rather than critical discussion is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  in-group. 
B)  out-group. 
C)  role conflict. 
D)  groupthink. 
A)  in-group. 
B)  out-group. 
C)  role conflict. 
D)  groupthink.

Question 5

How is status hierarchy linked to social inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Statuses in a hierarchy have unequal access to resources based on the prestige of their position. 
B)  A social hierarchy is a way to battle social inequality because all positions are equal. 
C)  A social hierarchy is the equitable distribution of resources across those in the hierarchy. 
D)  As our society has become more unequal, social hierarchies have diminished. 
A)  Statuses in a hierarchy have unequal access to resources based on the prestige of their position. 
B)  A social hierarchy is a way to battle social inequality because all positions are equal. 
C)  A social hierarchy is the equitable distribution of resources across those in the hierarchy. 
D)  As our society has become more unequal, social hierarchies have diminished.

Question 6

What is a bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  a secondary group of people interested in business 
B)  a highly diffuse and informal organization 
C)  a hierarchical administrative system with formal rules and procedures 
D)  a governmental agency with many responsibilities 
A)  a secondary group of people interested in business 
B)  a highly diffuse and informal organization 
C)  a hierarchical administrative system with formal rules and procedures 
D)  a governmental agency with many responsibilities

Question 7

At a community meeting, everyone in attendance agreed on the proposal offered by the head of the committee. No one was willing to listen to different ideas, criticisms, or alternate plans. This decision-making dynamic represents

Accepted Answer

A)  intersubjectivity. 
B)  groupthink. 
C)  achieved status. 
D)  homophily. 
A)  intersubjectivity. 
B)  groupthink. 
C)  achieved status. 
D)  homophily.

Question 8

What is a social network?

Accepted Answer

A)  collections of social ties that connect people together 
B)  a new kind of Facebook 
C)  the hierarchy of social statuses 
D)  collections of social ties that prevent people from communicating 
A)  collections of social ties that connect people together 
B)  a new kind of Facebook 
C)  the hierarchy of social statuses 
D)  collections of social ties that prevent people from communicating

Question 9

What does impersonality mean in terms of a bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  People who work at bureaucracies are mean. 
B)  Bureaucracies rely greatly on robots and technology. 
C)  People move in out of positions, but the structure remains. 
D)  When a position is vacated it takes a long time to be filled. 
A)  People who work at bureaucracies are mean. 
B)  Bureaucracies rely greatly on robots and technology. 
C)  People move in out of positions, but the structure remains. 
D)  When a position is vacated it takes a long time to be filled.

Question 10

Saying that a particular ethnic group is "hardworking" is not a stereotype because it is a compliment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is a social role?

Accepted Answer

A)  a part that an actor plays, such as Hamlet 
B)  the social expectations that go along with a social status 
C)  when children play "pretend" and take on various personas 
D)  the social positions that one holds in a social system 
A)  a part that an actor plays, such as Hamlet 
B)  the social expectations that go along with a social status 
C)  when children play "pretend" and take on various personas 
D)  the social positions that one holds in a social system

Question 12

Scientific management is when jobs are

Accepted Answer

A)  deskilled in an effort to improve workplace efficiency. 
B)  translated into management jobs. 
C)  up-skilled to keep pace with changing technology. 
D)  kept at the same level to ensure constant productivity. 
A)  deskilled in an effort to improve workplace efficiency. 
B)  translated into management jobs. 
C)  up-skilled to keep pace with changing technology. 
D)  kept at the same level to ensure constant productivity.

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a bureaucratic organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  The division of labor becomes so complex it is inefficient. 
B)  Written rules do not always cover new situations efficiently. 
C)  Impersonality can make it seem like no one is responsible. 
D)  It tends to be so informal that there are no written procedures. 
A)  The division of labor becomes so complex it is inefficient. 
B)  Written rules do not always cover new situations efficiently. 
C)  Impersonality can make it seem like no one is responsible. 
D)  It tends to be so informal that there are no written procedures.

Question 14

Power at the top of a bureaucracy can never be challenged by those in lower positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

An ascribed status is one that

Accepted Answer

A)  someone tries to achieve but fails to do so. 
B)  a person achieves but they did not have to work hard at it. 
C)  someone achieves but then they decide they do not like it. 
D)  is assigned to a person despite their wishes or abilities. 
A)  someone tries to achieve but fails to do so. 
B)  a person achieves but they did not have to work hard at it. 
C)  someone achieves but then they decide they do not like it. 
D)  is assigned to a person despite their wishes or abilities.

Question 16

When the roles of the various social statuses an individual occupies clash with one another, which of the following occurs?

Accepted Answer

A)  role strain 
B)  role play 
C)  role conflict 
D)  role change 
A)  role strain 
B)  role play 
C)  role conflict 
D)  role change

Question 17

Why do organizations, as they grow larger, tend to become more formalized?

Accepted Answer

A)  Since organizations are so impersonal they have to become more formalized. 
B)  The person in power wants a greater degree of formality. 
C)  By law, as it grows larger, an organization has to have more formal rules and policies. 
D)  Organizations become more complex and former informal structures become inadequate. 
A)  Since organizations are so impersonal they have to become more formalized. 
B)  The person in power wants a greater degree of formality. 
C)  By law, as it grows larger, an organization has to have more formal rules and policies. 
D)  Organizations become more complex and former informal structures become inadequate.

Question 18

How are Stanley Milgram's and Solomon Asch's experiments similar in their findings?

Accepted Answer

A)  They both found that people do not like conforming to others. 
B)  They both found that people are prone to conforming behavior. 
C)  The both found that people are prone to activism. 
D)  They both found that people are susceptible to family influences. 
A)  They both found that people do not like conforming to others. 
B)  They both found that people are prone to conforming behavior. 
C)  The both found that people are prone to activism. 
D)  They both found that people are susceptible to family influences.

Question 19

Sociologists believe that successful interaction requires each participant to take the perspective of the other to achieve some common understanding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A sociologist is studying how police officers perform their roles, specifically examining how officers perform their roles and present themselves to the public. What approach is the sociologist using to study the officers?

Accepted Answer

A)  scientific management 
B)  reference groups 
C)  acting 
D)  dramaturgy 
A)  scientific management 
B)  reference groups 
C)  acting 
D)  dramaturgy

What do sociologists mean by "social construction"?

A sociologist is mapping out who knows each other in her sociology class. Jill knows Paul and Mike. Mike knows Isaiah, who knows Catherine and Juan. Juan knows Paul as well. The sociologist is looking at the ________ present in her classroom.

It is simply human nature to want to conform; therefore, all cultures are similar in the level of conformity demonstrated by their members.

Uncritical thinking of social groups where consensus is reinforced rather than critical discussion is referred to as

How is status hierarchy linked to social inequality?

What is a bureaucracy?

At a community meeting, everyone in attendance agreed on the proposal offered by the head of the committee. No one was willing to listen to different ideas, criticisms, or alternate plans. This decision-making dynamic represents

What is a social network?

What does impersonality mean in terms of a bureaucracy?

Saying that a particular ethnic group is "hardworking" is not a stereotype because it is a compliment.

What is a social role?

Scientific management is when jobs are

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a bureaucratic organization?

Power at the top of a bureaucracy can never be challenged by those in lower positions.

An ascribed status is one that

When the roles of the various social statuses an individual occupies clash with one another, which of the following occurs?

Why do organizations, as they grow larger, tend to become more formalized?

How are Stanley Milgram's and Solomon Asch's experiments similar in their findings?

Sociologists believe that successful interaction requires each participant to take the perspective of the other to achieve some common understanding.

A sociologist is studying how police officers perform their roles, specifically examining how officers perform their roles and present themselves to the public. What approach is the sociologist using to study the officers?

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What do sociologists mean by "social construction"?

A sociologist is mapping out who knows each other in her sociology class. Jill knows Paul and Mike. Mike knows Isaiah, who knows Catherine and Juan. Juan knows Paul as well. The sociologist is looking at the ________ present in her classroom.

It is simply human nature to want to conform; therefore, all cultures are similar in the level of conformity demonstrated by their members.

Uncritical thinking of social groups where consensus is reinforced rather than critical discussion is referred to as

How is status hierarchy linked to social inequality?

What is a bureaucracy?

At a community meeting, everyone in attendance agreed on the proposal offered by the head of the committee. No one was willing to listen to different ideas, criticisms, or alternate plans. This decision-making dynamic represents

What is a social network?

What does impersonality mean in terms of a bureaucracy?

Saying that a particular ethnic group is "hardworking" is not a stereotype because it is a compliment.

What is a social role?

Scientific management is when jobs are

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a bureaucratic organization?

Power at the top of a bureaucracy can never be challenged by those in lower positions.

An ascribed status is one that

When the roles of the various social statuses an individual occupies clash with one another, which of the following occurs?

Why do organizations, as they grow larger, tend to become more formalized?

How are Stanley Milgram's and Solomon Asch's experiments similar in their findings?

Sociologists believe that successful interaction requires each participant to take the perspective of the other to achieve some common understanding.

A sociologist is studying how police officers perform their roles, specifically examining how officers perform their roles and present themselves to the public. What approach is the sociologist using to study the officers?

Sociology in a Changing World

Understanding the Research Process

Culture

Social Structure

Power

Socialization

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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