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| This theoretical perspective focuses on the role that interaction plays in structiring society as a whole. |
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| This perspective is most closely associated with the writings of Karl Marx, and focuses on the way that inequality structures society and social relations. |
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| Durkheim is most closely associate with this theoretic perspective: |
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| What is the first step of the research process? |
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| What part of the scientific method determines how you will collect your data? |
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| Selecting a research design |
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| This early American sociologist was among the first sociologists to study race relations and the lives of African Americans. |
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| This early sociologist was among the first to insist that any analysis of society must include an understanding of women's lives, and was among the first to pay attention to previously ignored issues such as marriage, children, domestic, and religious life. |
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| This sociologist studied bureaucracies extensively, in order to understand the rationalization of social life. |
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| If you wanted to know more about the lives of graffiti writers in the San Francisco Bay Area, which research design might help you understand this group in depth? |
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| If you wanted to know more about the attitudes that Californians have regarding interracial dating, which research design should you use? |
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| Which research design did Philip A. Zimbardo use in his study of social interaction in prison? |
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| Sociological research has shown that indeed, two minds are better than one, because people tend to act more rationally and base decisions on data in a larger group than when they are acting alone: true or false? |
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| Which of the following is an example of a counter culture? (anarchists, skate boarders, democrats, republicans) |
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| Which of the following is an example of groupthink? (Bay of Pigs invasion, launching of the Challenger, Iraq invasion, all of the above) |
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| Romandeep has a job interview with a local bank. Right before his interview, he gets a haircut, goes shopping for a nice, semi-formal button down shirt and some dress slacks and shoes. On the day of his interview he grooms himself meticulously, he shaves, gets his hair and nails trimmed and splashes on some after-shave. During the interview, Romandeep folds his hands neatly on the table and, even though he is nervous, he avoids fidgeting in order to seem professional and competent. What is Romandeep practicing? |
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| These are principles of behavior that people within a culture are expected to observe. |
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| How to roles and statuses influence social interaction? (use of status markers to make assumptions, use of roles to influence treatment of others, treating people of higher status with more respect than those with lower status, all of the above) |
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| Lydia is planning her 21st birthday party. She wants to drink and have a good time, but she also wants to hang out with family and her friends in her church group without seeming like a drunk or a lush. So, she decides to have two partiesa nice brunch with her family and friends from church, and a late night party that will involve dancing and drinking (perhaps even a bit of binge drinking) with her friends from work and school. What is Lydia engaging in? |
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| Solomon Asch's line experiment demonstrated that: |
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| pressure from the group is so strong, that an individual is very likely to conform to what the rest of the group says or does, even if she or he knows it is wrong. |
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| Incest, causing physical harm to others, and cheating on your significant other are all examples of ways that people break this kind of norm |
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| What is civil inattention? |
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| It refers to the way that people casually acknowledge one another's presence, without making any gestures that might be take as too intrusive. |
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| Which of the following is an example of a sub culture? (Mexican-Americans, skate boarders, elite marathoners, all of the above) |
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| Why do sociologists like to study social interaction? (to learn about a group's culture, to understand how reality is the product of creative action, because social systems depend on social interaction, all of the above) |
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| Which of the following is true about non-verbal communication? |
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| Many scientific studies over the years support the idea that basic aspects of the facial expressions of emotion are innate. |
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| Stanley Milgram's "shocking" experiment demonstrated that: |
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| People are likely to obey orders from a perceived authority figure, even if it goes against their own morals or best judgment. |
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| Standing in line, saying "excuse me," and holding the foor open for someone are all examples of |
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| What is the essence of labeling theory? (deviance is defined through interaction between deviants and non-deviants, deviance results from actions being labeled deviant, acts of primary deviance are sufficient to label an individual as deviant, all of the above) |
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| How does Durkheim view social deviance? |
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| He believes that deviance is necessary for any society. It helps to delineate the boundary between the law abiding and the "deviant," and ironically, reinforces society's moral code. |
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| What is the theory of differential association? |
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| Individuals become delinquents by associating with carriers of criminal norms. |
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| This theory of deviance posits that people act rationally, and that given the opportunity, everyone would engage in deviant acts. |
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| This theoretical perspective of deviance argues that deviance is a result of social inequality, and that wealthy individuals are oftene excused for their deviant or criminal behavior because the law is in the hands of the wealthy and powerful. |
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| This way of measuring social mobility in a society would measure an individual's economic position and would compare it with the economic position of their parents and/or grandparents. |
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| Intergenerational mobility |
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| In his article 'The Hidden Cost of Being African American,' he discusses his perspective for viewing inequality between blacks and whites. What does he call this perspective? |
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| Color blind ideology refers to a system of beliefs and practices that operate on the idea that (the playing field is even and race plays no role in determining life chances, talking about or noticing race is in itself racist, noticing the race of others makes on racist, all of the above) |
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| This model of ethnic integration holds that new immigrants would assume the attitudes and language of the dominant, white community. |
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| This term refers to a group categorized according to distinct cultural characteristics or practices and that shares a real or symbolic national heritage. |
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| Peggy McIntosh argues that whites gain privilege in our society through the overt and conscious practice of racism and through intentional acts of meanness, true or false? |
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| According to Oscar Lewis, poverty is not a result of individual inadequacies, but is a result of a larger social and cultural atmosphere into which poor children are socialized. This view is also know as |
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| Irish and Italian Americans were not considered white until the late 20th century, true or false? |
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| What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination? |
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| Prejudice refers to opinopns and attitudes held by members of one group toward another, while discrimination refers to behavior toward the other group. |
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| "Social inequality is not only inevitable in out society but also desireable because it motivates peopel to word hard to fill important positions in job economy." This statement best reflects which sociological perspective? |
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