Question 1

In what three states do 75 percent of the Old Order Amish live?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana 
B)  Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia 
C)  Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin 
D)  Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia

Question 2

Some people have a contradiction or a mismatch between their statuses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Mechanical solidarity is to Gemeinschaft as ________ solidarity is to Gesellschaft.

Accepted Answer

A)  organic 
B)  tribal 
C)  folk 
D)  natural

Question 4

Why is dramaturgy aligned with the microsociological approach?

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Question 5

Which of the following perspectives is most appropriate for a research sociologist to use?

Accepted Answer

A)  microsociology 
B)  macrosociology 
C)  neither macro nor microsociology 
D)  both macro and microsociology, depending upon the situation

Question 6

Name five of the ten social institutions discussed in the text.

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Question 7

Basic needs that a society must meet in order to survive, which include replacement of members, preserving order, and socializing new members, are referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  functional requisites 
B)  cultural goals 
C)  societal mandates 
D)  symbolic needs

Question 8

Which of the following represents an achieved status?

Accepted Answer

A)  being a high school drop-out 
B)  acting like your mother when she was your age 
C)  having a prescribed sex (male or female) 
D)  knowing your particular ethnic descent

Question 9

Why are the Amish classified as a Gemeinschaft society?

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Question 10

Expectations that guide our behavior are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  values 
B)  norms 
C)  statuses 
D)  roles

Question 11

What are functional requisites? List and discuss the five functional requisites each society must fulfill to survive.

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Question 12

What are the three primary variables in determining one's social class?

Accepted Answer

A)  race, sex, residence 
B)  income, education, occupational prestige 
C)  race, sex, income 
D)  income, education, sex

Question 13

As our military faces the threat of attacks from unidentifiable individuals in civilian areas throughout the world, understanding body language can be utilized as a tool to help them detect threats.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Mechanical solidarity and Gemeinschaft both describe the most intimate societies that are personal and have close kinship connections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The broadest framework that determines what kind of people we will become is social status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The typical patterns of a group, such as its usual relationships between men and women or students and teachers, are referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  social solidarity 
B)  social imperative 
C)  social institutions 
D)  social structure

Question 17

The social institution that is most recognized for allocating power, determining authority, and preventing chaos is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the military 
B)  politics 
C)  law 
D)  education

Question 18

Why is the mass media considered an emerging social institution?

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Question 19

What are sign-vehicles? List the three sign-vehicles and provide a brief explanation of each.

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Question 20

Leo, Ryan, and Matthew regularly interact with one another and share similar values, norms, and expectations. In view of this, which concept most applies to their relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are an aggregate. 
B)  They are a category. 
C)  They are a group. 
D)  They are a social institution.

Exam 4: Social Structure and Social Interaction

In what three states do 75 percent of the Old Order Amish live?

Some people have a contradiction or a mismatch between their statuses.

Mechanical solidarity is to Gemeinschaft as ________ solidarity is to Gesellschaft.

Why is dramaturgy aligned with the microsociological approach?

Which of the following perspectives is most appropriate for a research sociologist to use?

Name five of the ten social institutions discussed in the text.

Basic needs that a society must meet in order to survive, which include replacement of members, preserving order, and socializing new members, are referred to as ________.

Which of the following represents an achieved status?

Why are the Amish classified as a Gemeinschaft society?

Expectations that guide our behavior are called ________.

What are functional requisites? List and discuss the five functional requisites each society must fulfill to survive.

What are the three primary variables in determining one's social class?

As our military faces the threat of attacks from unidentifiable individuals in civilian areas throughout the world, understanding body language can be utilized as a tool to help them detect threats.

Mechanical solidarity and Gemeinschaft both describe the most intimate societies that are personal and have close kinship connections.

The broadest framework that determines what kind of people we will become is social status.

The typical patterns of a group, such as its usual relationships between men and women or students and teachers, are referred to as ________.

The social institution that is most recognized for allocating power, determining authority, and preventing chaos is ________.

Why is the mass media considered an emerging social institution?

What are sign-vehicles? List the three sign-vehicles and provide a brief explanation of each.

Leo, Ryan, and Matthew regularly interact with one another and share similar values, norms, and expectations. In view of this, which concept most applies to their relationship?