Question 1

According to sociologists,which of the following allows people to communicate?

Accepted Answer

A) shared symbols and meanings 
B) everyone learning English in school 
C) flashcards 
D) constant clarification 
A) shared symbols and meanings 
B) everyone learning English in school 
C) flashcards 
D) constant clarification

Question 2

Which of the following would be part of an organizational environment?

Accepted Answer

A) the gender of the organization's president 
B) the traditions and history of the organization 
C) the sales figures for the organization's last quarter 
D) the state of the economy and political arena 
A) the gender of the organization's president 
B) the traditions and history of the organization 
C) the sales figures for the organization's last quarter 
D) the state of the economy and political arena

Question 3

What type of group does a person identify with and have positive feelings towards?

Accepted Answer

A) out-group 
B) in-group 
C) social group 
D) a dyad 
A) out-group 
B) in-group 
C) social group 
D) a dyad

Question 4

Which of the following BEST describes the difference between objectivation and internationalization?

Accepted Answer

A) Objectivation is when something is true and internationalization is when something is false. 
B) Objectivation is when a part of our social world appears natural and internationalization is when we become influenced by our social world. 
C) Both refer to how sociologists make sense of our social world;neither process impacts individuals in their daily lives. 
D) Internationalization is when a part of our social world appears natural and objectivation is when we become influenced by our social world. 
A) Objectivation is when something is true and internationalization is when something is false. 
B) Objectivation is when a part of our social world appears natural and internationalization is when we become influenced by our social world. 
C) Both refer to how sociologists make sense of our social world;neither process impacts individuals in their daily lives. 
D) Internationalization is when a part of our social world appears natural and objectivation is when we become influenced by our social world.

Question 5

What is the goal of impression management?

Accepted Answer

A) for an individual to achieve a higher social status than they currently hold 
B) for a sociologist to understand how people interact with one another 
C) for an individual to be open and honest with others regarding who they are 
D) for an individual to control the image that others have of him or her 
A) for an individual to achieve a higher social status than they currently hold 
B) for a sociologist to understand how people interact with one another 
C) for an individual to be open and honest with others regarding who they are 
D) for an individual to control the image that others have of him or her

Question 6

Which of the following would be a secondary relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) a family going on vacation 
B) store clerks helping a customer choose a smart phone 
C) a friend helping another friend move 
D) a group of college friends having dinner 
A) a family going on vacation 
B) store clerks helping a customer choose a smart phone 
C) a friend helping another friend move 
D) a group of college friends having dinner

Question 7

With which of the following statements would a sociologist DISAGREE regarding the importance of social roles in our society?

Accepted Answer

A) Social roles guide behaviors because they are the expectations that go along with the various social positions individuals hold. 
B) Roles connect us to other individuals within a society because many of the expectations of a social status regard how to interact with others in keeping with their social statuses. 
C) Social roles are made up expectations by society regarding what individuals are supposed to do within a given social status and since they are made up they are not consequential. 
D) Social roles are a vital part of social stability because society needs people knowing how to fulfill their roles in order for society to function smoothly. 
A) Social roles guide behaviors because they are the expectations that go along with the various social positions individuals hold. 
B) Roles connect us to other individuals within a society because many of the expectations of a social status regard how to interact with others in keeping with their social statuses. 
C) Social roles are made up expectations by society regarding what individuals are supposed to do within a given social status and since they are made up they are not consequential. 
D) Social roles are a vital part of social stability because society needs people knowing how to fulfill their roles in order for society to function smoothly.

Question 8

If two people know the same language,there will never be misunderstandings and miscommunication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Role distance is that idea that someone

Accepted Answer

A) embraces a social role. 
B) distances themselves from a role as they carry it out. 
C) decides not to carry out a social role. 
D) challenges a social role. 
A) embraces a social role. 
B) distances themselves from a role as they carry it out. 
C) decides not to carry out a social role. 
D) challenges a social role.

Question 10

What changes when a dyad relationship become a triad?

Accepted Answer

A) The number of possible interactions increases. 
B) The relationship immediately dissolves. 
C) The relationship becomes more intense emotionally. 
D) The relationship becomes less interesting because more people are involved. 
A) The number of possible interactions increases. 
B) The relationship immediately dissolves. 
C) The relationship becomes more intense emotionally. 
D) The relationship becomes less interesting because more people are involved.

Question 11

Symbolic interactionists would be most interested in studying which aspect of education?

Accepted Answer

A) the functions of schools within a society 
B) how classmates interact with one another 
C) the economic benefits to attending college 
D) the history of the American educational system 
A) the functions of schools within a society 
B) how classmates interact with one another 
C) the economic benefits to attending college 
D) the history of the American educational system

Question 12

Stanley Milgram found people will stand up when they feel that they are pressured into doing something ethically questionable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

Liza only hangs out with other people just like her in terms of her ethnicity,age,education,religion and so forth.What is a consequence of Liza spending most of her time in such groups?

Accepted Answer

A) She cannot understand others because they are so similar to her. 
B) Her worldview is constantly being challenged. 
C) She can never reach intersubjectivity with others in her group. 
D) Her worldview is constantly being reaffirmed. 
A) She cannot understand others because they are so similar to her. 
B) Her worldview is constantly being challenged. 
C) She can never reach intersubjectivity with others in her group. 
D) Her worldview is constantly being reaffirmed.

Question 15

What is the three-step process that Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann believe individuals go through as they construct reality?

Accepted Answer

A) externalization,objectivation,internalization 
B) embodiment,objecting,internalizing 
C) internalization externalization,objectivation 
D) defining,believing,constructing 
A) externalization,objectivation,internalization 
B) embodiment,objecting,internalizing 
C) internalization externalization,objectivation 
D) defining,believing,constructing

Question 16

In one community,doctors and teachers are considered to have the most honored jobs,then business managers,and then those who work in politics.The more honored the job,the more income and influence the person holding the position has.This job ranking represents a

Accepted Answer

A) social network. 
B) in-group. 
C) social circuit. 
D) status hierarchy. 
A) social network. 
B) in-group. 
C) social circuit. 
D) status hierarchy.

Question 17

Stereotypes are only negative statements and generalizations about a group.Positive attributes are never part of a stereotype.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following accurately describes culture and organizations?

Accepted Answer

A) Organizations have unique cultures that influence how their members operate. 
B) Culture exists only outside of an organization,not within it. 
C) Organizations always rely on cues from pop culture in creating an environment. 
D) Organizational culture really only shows itself at social events like company picnics. 
A) Organizations have unique cultures that influence how their members operate. 
B) Culture exists only outside of an organization,not within it. 
C) Organizations always rely on cues from pop culture in creating an environment. 
D) Organizational culture really only shows itself at social events like company picnics.

Question 19

Which of the following is FALSE regarding "weak" social ties according to sociologists?

Accepted Answer

A) Weak ties link us to a larger pool of contacts and social support. 
B) Weak ties can be strong in the sense that they help us connect to more resources. 
C) Weak ties are less intimate social networks such as with coworkers and casual acquaintances. 
D) Weak ties are always so tenuous that they really never add to our lives in a meaningful way. 
A) Weak ties link us to a larger pool of contacts and social support. 
B) Weak ties can be strong in the sense that they help us connect to more resources. 
C) Weak ties are less intimate social networks such as with coworkers and casual acquaintances. 
D) Weak ties are always so tenuous that they really never add to our lives in a meaningful way.

Question 20

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.

According to sociologists,which of the following allows people to communicate?

Which of the following would be part of an organizational environment?

What type of group does a person identify with and have positive feelings towards?

Which of the following BEST describes the difference between objectivation and internationalization?

What is the goal of impression management?

Which of the following would be a secondary relationship?

With which of the following statements would a sociologist DISAGREE regarding the importance of social roles in our society?

If two people know the same language,there will never be misunderstandings and miscommunication.

Role distance is that idea that someone

What changes when a dyad relationship become a triad?

Symbolic interactionists would be most interested in studying which aspect of education?

Stanley Milgram found people will stand up when they feel that they are pressured into doing something ethically questionable.

Scientific management is when jobs are

Liza only hangs out with other people just like her in terms of her ethnicity,age,education,religion and so forth.What is a consequence of Liza spending most of her time in such groups?

What is the three-step process that Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann believe individuals go through as they construct reality?

In one community,doctors and teachers are considered to have the most honored jobs,then business managers,and then those who work in politics.The more honored the job,the more income and influence the person holding the position has.This job ranking represents a

Stereotypes are only negative statements and generalizations about a group.Positive attributes are never part of a stereotype.

Which of the following accurately describes culture and organizations?

Which of the following is FALSE regarding "weak" social ties according to sociologists?

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

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

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Exam 7: Interaction, Groups, and Organizations

According to sociologists,which of the following allows people to communicate?

Which of the following would be part of an organizational environment?

What type of group does a person identify with and have positive feelings towards?

Which of the following BEST describes the difference between objectivation and internationalization?

What is the goal of impression management?

Which of the following would be a secondary relationship?

With which of the following statements would a sociologist DISAGREE regarding the importance of social roles in our society?

If two people know the same language,there will never be misunderstandings and miscommunication.

Role distance is that idea that someone

What changes when a dyad relationship become a triad?

Symbolic interactionists would be most interested in studying which aspect of education?

Stanley Milgram found people will stand up when they feel that they are pressured into doing something ethically questionable.

Scientific management is when jobs are

Liza only hangs out with other people just like her in terms of her ethnicity,age,education,religion and so forth.What is a consequence of Liza spending most of her time in such groups?

What is the three-step process that Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann believe individuals go through as they construct reality?

In one community,doctors and teachers are considered to have the most honored jobs,then business managers,and then those who work in politics.The more honored the job,the more income and influence the person holding the position has.This job ranking represents a

Stereotypes are only negative statements and generalizations about a group.Positive attributes are never part of a stereotype.

Which of the following accurately describes culture and organizations?

Which of the following is FALSE regarding "weak" social ties according to sociologists?

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

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

Filters