Question 1

The term organic solidarity is based on the way that different members of society

Accepted Answer

A)   intermarry.
B)   need each other.
C)   share the same status level.
D)   exploit each other.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

A basic need addressed by _____ is to regulate reproduction.

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A)   medicine
B)   the family
C)   the economy
D)   educationE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Ethnomethodologists explore _____ assumptions about how the world operates that underlie our behavior.

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A)   background
B)   written
C)   legal
D)   foregroundE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

In a self-fulfilling stereotype

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A)   the behaviors of the person match our expectations from the get-go.
B)   the underlying truth of stereotypes is confirmed.
C)   the behaviors of the person change to match our expectations.
D)   many factors can play a role, but attractiveness is not one of them.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

_____ refers to our efforts to manage the impressions that others receive of us.

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A)   Dramaturgy
B)   Back stage
C)   Impression management
D)   Center stageE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

For the social institution of religion, name some of the basic needs addressed and some norms of the institution.

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Basic needs include concerns about life ...

Question 7

Are street people influenced by a social structure?

Accepted Answer

A)   No.
B)   Yes.
C)   Only in scattered instances
D)   The research is unclear.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

What do the German terms Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft mean? In which direction-toward which of the two-is society changing?

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Gemeinschaft means intimate co...

Question 9

To interpret _____, we consider facial expressions, posture, and gestures.

Accepted Answer

A)   the extent of intimate distance
B)   body language
C)   stereotypes
D)   macrosociologyE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 10

The _____ framework that determines what kind of people we become is culture.

Accepted Answer

A)   biological
B)   narrowest
C)   only
D)   broadestE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

The social institution of _____ would include groups or organizations such as the police, courts, and prisons.

Accepted Answer

A)   religion
B)   the law
C)   the economy
D)   politicsE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following is one of the five functional requisites that functionalists believe a society must meet in order to survive?

Accepted Answer

A)   Replacing members
B)   Yielding the needs of the group in favor of self-interest
C)   Promoting creative chaos
D)   Socializing politiciansE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Emile Durkheim was interested in how societies united their members by shared values and other social bonds to produce

Accepted Answer

A)   social dissolution.
B)   aggregation.
C)   dissonance.
D)   social integration.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

People learn behaviors and attitudes according to their _____ the social structure.

Accepted Answer

A)   attitude toward
B)   willingness to be part of
C)   location in
D)   number of friends withinE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

What is the sociological significance of social structure?

Accepted Answer

A)   It guides our behavior.
B)   Understanding it helps to prove the randomness of human behavior.
C)   It is a synonym for the term sociology.
D)   Our behavior guides it.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 16

When we belong to a group, who has the right to judge our behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   No one
B)   Only a court of law
C)   No one but ourselves
D)   The groupE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 17

The social construction of reality theory states that through our _____, we construct what for us is reality.

Accepted Answer

A)   ethnomethodology
B)   interaction with others
C)   classroom experience
D)   introspectionE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

A 90-year-old college student exemplifies

Accepted Answer

A)   status shock.
B)   prestige.
C)   status inconsistency.
D)   role.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Girish is a husband, a son, an entrepreneur, and an amateur ornithologist. A sociologist would say that these statuses or positions make up Girish's

Accepted Answer

A)   role.
B)   social class.
C)   status set.
D)   culture.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Erving Goffman used the term _____ to mean that social life is like a drama or a stage play.

Accepted Answer

A)   proscenium
B)   dramaturgy
C)   movie
D)   rehearsalE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Exam 4: Social Structure and Social Interaction

Girish is a husband, a son, an entrepreneur, and an amateur ornithologist. A sociologist would say that these statuses or positions make up Girish's

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For the social institution of religion, name some of the basic needs addressed and some norms of the institution.

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People learn behaviors and attitudes according to their _____ the social structure.

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In a self-fulfilling stereotype

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Which of the following is one of the five functional requisites that functionalists believe a society must meet in order to survive?

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What is the sociological significance of social structure?

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A 90-year-old college student exemplifies

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The social institution of _____ would include groups or organizations such as the police, courts, and prisons.

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What do the German terms Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft mean? In which direction-toward which of the two-is society changing?

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The term organic solidarity is based on the way that different members of society

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The _____ framework that determines what kind of people we become is culture.

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Ethnomethodologists explore _____ assumptions about how the world operates that underlie our behavior.

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The social construction of reality theory states that through our _____, we construct what for us is reality.

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Emile Durkheim was interested in how societies united their members by shared values and other social bonds to produce

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A basic need addressed by _____ is to regulate reproduction.

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Erving Goffman used the term _____ to mean that social life is like a drama or a stage play.

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_____ refers to our efforts to manage the impressions that others receive of us.

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Are street people influenced by a social structure?

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To interpret _____, we consider facial expressions, posture, and gestures.

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