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Introduction to Sociology explores the foundational concepts, theories, and methods used to study human society and social behavior. This course examines how individuals interact within groups, the influence of culture, social structures, institutions, and the processes of socialization. Topics include social stratification, race and ethnicity, gender, deviance, and social change, providing students with critical tools to understand and analyze the complexities of social life and contemporary issues impacting communities and societies globally.
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Chapter 1: Sociology in a Changing World
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Q1) In 1997,members of the Heaven's Gate religious cult committed mass suicide because they believed that after death their souls would be transported to a level of existence beyond human.According to Emile Durkheim's theory,what type of suicide did these members commit?
A)egoistic
B)altruistic
C)fatalistic
D)anomic
Answer: B
Q2) In his study of suicide,Emile Durkheim argued that egoistic suicides were the result of
A)too much integration.
B)too little integration.
C)too much regulation.
D)too little regulation.
Answer: B
Q3) Max Weber is best known for his work on social solidarity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Understanding the Research Process
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Q1) In a study,Hans found that the length of a prison sentence varied based on the convict's race,social class,and number of prior arrests.What was the dependent variable in his study?
A)race
B)social class
C)length of prison sentence
D)number of prior arrests
Answer: C
Q2) Studies that provide anonymity
A)do not allow the participant to know the true purpose of the research study.
B)change the names of participants so that their identity will not be known.
C)group participant data based on characteristics like race or gender.
D)guarantee that the information provided cannot be traced back to the participant. Answer: D
Q3) Researchers generalize their findings when they are able to use findings from a sample to explain patterns in a larger population.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Culture
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Q1) How does the statement "we are like fish in water" apply to the concept of culture?
A)Like fish,we rely on a specialized environment in order to survive.
B)Our culture seems natural to us and we take it as a given.
C)Cultural practices have become universal and natural around the world.
D)Many aspects of culture are still foreign to most people.
Answer: B
Q2) A variant of a language with its unique accent and vocabulary is known as a A)dialect.
B)didactic.
C)speech.
D)regionalism.
Answer: A
Q3) What is another way to refer to culture?
A)a way of life
B)our actualized self
C)who we are,but not what we are
D)a collection of objects
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Social Structure
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Q1) In which of the followings aspects of group life would Talcott Parsons be most interested?
A)the group's dietary habits
B)how a group is held together through social integration
C)the buying habits of a particular group
D)the history of a group
Q2) How can both an organization and a conversation be social structures?
A)Both rely on routines and recurring patterns of behavior to function smoothly.
B)Each has hard and fast rules that govern how they unfold.
C)Each is very informal and relies on the creativity of the participants to function smoothly.
D)Both always rely on formalized written rules.
Q3) News production is very similar to that of forty years ago.The only difference is that many newspapers today have online editions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Like individuals,organizations can have their own daily routines and rhythms.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) The system of racial oppression in the United States prior to the 1960's is an example of which system of stratification?
A)class-based
B)agriculture-based
C)caste-based
D)achievement-based
Q2) In a democracy,political participation is equal for all groups.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What factor is essential to the continued survival of a system of stratification?
A)large financial backing
B)ample resources
C)an ideology
D)dedicated members
Q4) Power that uses force to accomplish obedience is A)traditional.
B)illegitimate.
C)rational.
D)primitive.
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Chapter 6: Socialization
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Q1) The Boy Scouts is an agent of socialization.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When Bridget was born her mother taught her about the appropriate behavior for living in an American society.When she was three years old,she went to daycare full-time because her mother decided to go back to work.When she was five she started kindergarten.Once she was in high school,she decided to take a job at a local restaurant as a waitress.Bridget had many friends in high school and also played on the soccer team.Which of these groups served as agents of socialization for Bridget?
A)her family and her friends
B)her family,friends,and school
C)her family,friends,daycare,and soccer team
D)her family,friends,daycare,school,job,and the soccer team
Q3) Which of the following contributed to creating the gap between childhood and adulthood?
A)the decrease in immigration
B)industrialization
C)the invention of the computer
D)the aging of the population
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Chapter 7: Interaction, Groups, and Organizations
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Q1) What is a status category?
A)a status that individuals can hold in common
B)a status to which an individual is assigned
C)a social status that an individual achieves
D)all of the social statuses that a person holds
Q2) What do sociologists mean by "social construction"?
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.
Q3) What are stereotypes?
A)distorted and untrue generalizations about groups which overlook individual variation
B)true generalizations about a group of people based both negative and positive attributes
C)statements regarding the negative attributes of a racial or ethnic group
D)positive generalizations of a particular group such as a racial or ethnic group
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Chapter 8: Deviance and Social Control
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Q1) Deviance is best defined by which of the choices?
A)anything outside of the norm
B)behavior that people disapprove of
C)behavior that does not conform to norms and expectations
D)behavior that is inherently abnormal
Q2) The stigma of disability has disappeared overtime.Disabled people no longer occupy the deviant category.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Research suggests that the stigma of obesity may overshadow other aspects of a person's identity,such as race,gender or social status.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What has been the trend in crime rates since the 1990s?
A)steady increase
B)dramatic increase
C)steady decline
D)virtually no change
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Chapter 9: Class and Global Inequality
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Q1) In her research,Annette Lareau found differences in how middle-class and working-class parents raised their children.Which term did she use to describe how working-class parents raised their children?
A)concerted cultivation
B)capital cultivation
C)accomplishment of natural growth
D)acceleration of natural growth
Q2) Discrimination based on someone's economic resources and lifestyle is called A)classism.
B)consumerism.
C)socialism.
D)capitalism.
Q3) In the United States,the number of manufacturing jobs has been decreasing because companies are exporting the labor to other nations,which allows for cheaper production of goods.What term describes what is happening in the United States?
A)industrialization
B)deindustrialization
C)post-modernization
D)modernization
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Chapter 10: Race and Ethnicity
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Q1) According to the 2010 census,how did President Obama identify himself?
A)white only
B)biracial
C)black only
D)multiracial
Q2) What explains why most black Americans consistently categorized themselves as "black," even though the Census Bureau estimates that approximately 75 percent of Blacks have a multiracial ancestry?
A)cultural norms
B)peer pressure
C)racial solidarity
D)religious affiliations
Q3) If you were a person of mixed race in the early twentieth century American South,into what racial category would you be placed?
A)The darkness of your skin color would determine your racial classification.
B)Your father's race would determine your racial classification
C)Your mother's race would determine your racial classification.
D)You would be considered colored or black.
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Chapter 11: Gender and Sexuality
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Q1) What is sexism?
A)the belief that men are better than women
B)the belief that one sex is better than the other
C)the belief that women are better than men
D)the belief that men and women are equals
Q2) Before gender convergence,girls who had premarital sex were seen as "bad girls."
A)True
B)False
Q3) An individual's sexuality encompasses each of the following EXCEPT
A)behaviors.
B)identity.
C)gender.
D)sexual desires.
Q4) Which of the following institutions is the MOST important in understanding gender socialization?
A)educational systems
B)the media
C)the family
D)peer groups
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Chapter 12: Family and Religion
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Q1) Wendy does not attend or affiliate with any particular church.She goes about her day with a sense of purpose and meaning.She is a teacher and feels that her calling is to be a role model and a guide to her students.She often takes walks in the woods and feels connected to something greater than herself.Dawn was raised Lutheran and still attends the Lutheran church.She also has a sense of meaning and purpose which she believes comes from reading the Bible and practicing the teachings of the church.What accounts for the differences between Wendy and Dawn?
A)Dawn is more spiritual than Wendy.
B)There is little difference as they are both very religious.
C)There is little difference as they both feel guided by a higher power.
D)Wendy is spiritual whereas Dawn is religious.
Q2) The role of the family ends when a person reaches adulthood.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Why do sociologists study religion?
A)to understand the role it plays in social life
B)to assess the truth of the world's religions
C)to determine how science plays a role in religion
D)to help understand the meaning of life
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Chapter 13: Education and Work
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Q1) Which of the following statements does NOT accurately describe current patterns in worldwide literacy?
A)Adult literacy is nearly universal in developed areas of the world.
B)In some areas of the world today,less than half of adults are literate.
C)Adult literacy rates are higher in developed than developing nations.
D)Literacy rates have declined in developing nations in recent decades.
Q2) How does allocative discrimination contribute to the gender wage gap?
A)Employers devalue occupations dominated by women.
B)Women earn less money than men for performing the same job.
C)Hiring and promotion processes place women in lower-paying jobs.
D)Socialization patterns encourage women to choose lower-paying jobs.
Q3) Which of the following illustrates the concept of emotional labor?
A)a salesman smiling after earning a huge commission
B)a teacher who loves his job and is happy while at work
C)a server at a restaurant becoming irate at a customer for spilling a drink
D)a receptionist forcing a smile with a client who is being rude
Q4) The American workforce is increasingly working in industrial jobs.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Media and Consumption
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Q1) What does what we buy say about us?
A)which social groups we feel we belong to
B)how much money we have to spend
C)how we identify ourselves
D)All of the answers are correct.
Q2) A movie featuring a star drinking a popular beverage is what form of advertising?
A)emotional obsolescence
B)captive audience
C)product placement
D)stealth advertising
Q3) Which of the following has NOT contributed to the rise of consumer culture in the United States?
A)people being more frugal with their money
B)the rise of industrialization
C)the mass production of goods
D)the rise of advertising and competitive pricing
Q4) Sociologists believe that the media only influences us as entertainment.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Communities, the Environment, and Health
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Q1) The pattern of health and disease among the population is not equal,and it is not random.The patterns of health distribution are related to
A)religious affiliation.
B)class and income level.
C)political affiliation.
D)ethnicity.
Q2) Urbanization in the developing world is declining.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Low population density and the privacy-oriented style of housing in the suburbs contribute to which phenomenon?
A)higher standard of living
B)social isolation
C)satisfaction and happiness
D)interconnectedness
Q4) Gesellschaft and organic solidarity both describe the characteristics of a modern urban social organization.The two concepts are virtually the same.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Politics and the Economy
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Q1) The spiral of silence inflates our perception of political consensus by _____ alternative views.
A)publically denouncing
B)explicitly discouraging
C)refuting
D)excluding
Q2) Who developed the power elite theory?
A)Max Weber
B)C.Wright Mills
C)Karl Marx
D)McFarland and Thomas
Q3) As part of the New Deal program,the government intervened to address extreme unemployment by implementing
A)legislation that outlawed labor strikes.
B)a welfare-to-work program.
C)a public works program.
D)All of the answers are correct.
Q4) The United States has always kept a large military force.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Social Change: Globalization, Population, and Social Movements
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Q1) Unsustainable population growth is threatening the planet.This statement is consistent with which population theory?
A)neoclassical
B)Malthusian
C)environmental
D)neo-Malthusian
Q2) The idea of framing originated in the work of
A)Max Weber.
B)Karl Marx.
C)Erving Goffman.
D)Frederick Douglass.
Q3) Demographic transition theory suggests that societies progress through four demographic stages,beginning with high birth and death rates and culminating at _____ population growth.
A)slowed
B)zero
C)negative
D)sustainable
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