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SOC 1502 Introduction to Sociology – Review Quiz 9 Question 1 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

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The term "media globalization" can be defined as: Select one: a. The cross-cultural development and exchange of computer hardware. b. The governmental sanction allowing worldwide access to media education. c. The inability of geographically rural areas to access new media. d. The worldwide integration of media through the cross-cultural exchange of ideas.

Feedback The correct answer is: The worldwide integration of media through the cross-cultural exchange of ideas.

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Symbolic interactionists have come to the conclusion that: Select one: a. Most people do not care about social rank and standing. b. Only lower class people drink beer. c. Only upper class people can enjoy a good game of polo. d. Most people only socialize with people in their same social class.

Feedback The correct answer is: Most people only socialize with people in their same social class.

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Which of the following statements represent a symbolic interactionist perspective on the state? Select one: a. The state is a means of managing the affairs of the bourgeoisie.

SOC 1502 Introduction to Sociology – Review Quiz 9 b. The state is made up of meaningful interactions of small groups of people.

c. The state is made up of meaningful interactions of small groups of men. d. The state is a means of attaining societal goals. Feedback The correct answer is: The state is made up of meaningful interactions of small groups of people.

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Comic books, Wikipedia, MTV, and a commercial for Coca-Cola are all examples of: Select one: a. Media

b. Symbolic interaction perspective c. E-readiness d. The digital divide Feedback The correct answer is: Media

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Which type of child abuse is most prevalent in Canada? Select one: a. Physical abuse

b. Neglect c. Shaken-baby syndrome d. Internet stalking Feedback The correct answer is: Neglect

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According to the concept of the power elite, why would a celebrity such as Charlie Sheen commit a crime? Select one: a. Because his parents committed similar crimes b. Because his fame protects him from retribution

c. Because his fame disconnects him from society d. Because he is challenging socially accepted norms Feedback The correct answer is: Because his fame protects him from retribution

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A parent who is worrying over her teenager's dangerous and self-destructive behaviour and low self-esteem may wish to look at her child's __________. Select one: a. Reference group b. In-group c. Out-group d. All of the above

Feedback The correct answer is: All of the above

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Please place the following societies in chronological order: Select one: a. Pastoral; Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural; Agricultural

SOC 1502 Introduction to Sociology – Review Quiz 9 b. Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Agricultural; Horticultural c. Pastoral; Agricultural, Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural d. Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Horticultural; Agricultural

Feedback The correct answer is: Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Horticultural; Agricultural

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Which of the following best defines the term "globalization?" Select one: a. The process of removing manufacturing and industrial sites from foreign countries and returning them to the host country. b. When products are assembled over the course of several international transactions. c. Long periods of recession followed by sharp economic upturn worldwide. d. The process of integrating governments, cultures, and financial markets through international trade into a single world market.

Feedback The correct answer is: The process of integrating governments, cultures, and financial markets through international trade into a single world market.

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Which of the main theoretical perspectives would approach religion from the micro-level, studying how religion impacts an individual's sense of support and well-being? Select one: a. Functionalism b. Symbolic interactionism

c. Conflict theory d. Feminism

SOC 1502 Introduction to Sociology – Review Quiz 9 Feedback The correct answer is: Symbolic interactionism

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About what percentage of the workforce in Canada are legal immigrants? Select one: a. Less than 1% b. 1% c. 20%

d. 66% Feedback The correct answer is: 20%

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Which materials are considered secondary data? Select one: a. photos and letters given to you by another person b. books and articles written by other authors about their studies

c. information that you have gathered and now have included in your results d. responses from participants whom you both surveyed and interviewed Feedback The correct answer is: books and articles written by other authors about their studies

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Which of the following best depicts Marx's concept of alienation from the process of one's labour?

SOC 1502 Introduction to Sociology – Review Quiz 9 Select one: a. A supermarket cashier always scans store coupons before company coupons because she was taught to do it that way.

b. A businessman feels that he deserves a raise, but is nervous to ask his manager for one; instead, he comforts himself with the idea that hard work is its own reward. c. An associate professor is afraid that she won't be given tenure and starts spreading rumours about one of her associates to make herself look better. d. A construction worker is laid off and takes a job at a fast food restaurant temporarily, although he has never had an interest in preparing food before. Feedback The correct answer is: A supermarket cashier always scans store coupons before company coupons because she was taught to do it that way.

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Which of the following is not an act of terrorism? Select one: a. The use of tear gas to suppress public looting

b. The use of violence by non-state actors to achieve political ends c. The use of secretive security agencies to assassinate leaders of foreign governments d. The indiscriminate destruction of civilian property to attain military objectives Feedback The correct answer is: The use of tear gas to suppress public looting

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Which sociologist is not associated with critical theory? Select one: a. Catherine MacKinnon b. Michel Foucault c. Karl Marx

SOC 1502 Introduction to Sociology – Review Quiz 9 d. Erving Goffman

Feedback The correct answer is: Erving Goffman

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The term "values" can be defined as: Select one: a. The tenets or convictions that people hold to be true. b. A culture's standard for discerning what's good and just in society.

c. Scripture found within the Bible. d. Federal laws and regulations. Feedback The correct answer is: A culture's standard for discerning what's good and just in society.

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When did the first economies begin to develop? Select one: a. When all of the hunter-gatherers died b. When money was invented c. When people began to grow crops and domesticate animals

d. When the first cities were built Feedback The correct answer is: When people began to grow crops and domesticate animals

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The emphasis on image management in contemporary politics is a product of the central role of __________ in political party competition. Select one: a. Barbers b. Money c. Charisma

d. Democratic debate Feedback The correct answer is: Charisma

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What does human ecology theory address? Select one: a. The relationship between humans and their environments

b. The way that humans impact technology c. How the human population reduces the variety of nonhuman species d. The relationship between humans and other species Feedback The correct answer is: The relationship between humans and their environments

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A symbolic interactionist may compare social interactions to: Select one: a. behaviours b. conflicts c. human organs

SOC 1502 Introduction to Sociology – Review Quiz 9 d. theatrical roles

Feedback The correct answer is: theatrical roles

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Some believe that religion is important because it adds meaning to people's lives and provides answers to difficult questions. A sociologist following which theory would agree with this statement? Select one: a. A structural functionalist

b. A conflict theorist c. A symbolic interactionist d. A feminist Feedback The correct answer is: A structural functionalist

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After the floppy disk was introduced, zip drives were invented shortly after, followed quickly by flash drives. This is an example of: Select one: a. Digital divide b. Design patent c. Stolen technology d. Evolutionary model of technological change

Feedback The correct answer is: Evolutionary model of technological change

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Current divorce rates are __________. Select one: a. At an all-time high b. At an all-time low c. Steadily increasing. d. Steadily declining

Feedback The correct answer is: Steadily declining

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A measurement is considered __________ if it actually measures what it is intended to measure, according to the topic of the study. Select one: a. reliable b. sociological c. valid

d. quantitative Feedback The correct answer is: valid

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A class of third graders is told that the assistant principal will be visiting their class to confirm their teacher's reports of bad behavior. When the principal visits, the students behave perfectly. This is an example of __________. Select one: a. The Authority Effect

SOC 1502 Introduction to Sociology – Review Quiz 9 b. The Regressive Effect c. The Hawthorne Effect

d. The Cognizant Effect Feedback The correct answer is: The Hawthorne Effect

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Which of the following best describes sociology as a subject? Select one: a. the study of individual behaviour b. the study of cultures c. the study of society and social interaction

d. the study of economics Feedback The correct answer is: the study of society and social interaction

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A woman being married to two men would be an example of: Select one: a. Monogamy b. polygyny c. polyandry

d. cohabitation Feedback The correct answer is: polyandry

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Social movements are __________. Select one: a. Disruptive and chaotic challenges to the government b. Ineffective mass movements c. The collective action of individuals working together in an attempt to establish new norms beliefs, or values

d. The singular activities of a collection of groups working to challenge the status quo Feedback The correct answer is: The collective action of individuals working together in an attempt to establish new norms beliefs, or values

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The terms "masculine" and "feminine" refer to a person's __________. Select one: a. Sex b. Gender

c. Both sex and gender d. None of the above Feedback The correct answer is: Gender

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The use of Facebook to create an online persona by only posting images that match your ideal self exemplifies the __________ that can occur in forms of new media. Select one:

SOC 1502 Introduction to Sociology – Review Quiz 9 a. Social construction of reality

b. Cyberfeminism c. Market segmentation d. Referencing Feedback The correct answer is: Social construction of reality

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A convicted sexual offender is released on parole and arrested two weeks later for repeated sexual crimes. How would labelling theory explain this? Select one: a. The offender has been labelled deviant by society and has accepted this master status.

b. The offender has returned to his old neighbourhood and so re-established his former habits. c. The offender has lost the social bonds he made in prison and feels disconnected from society. d. The offender is poor and coping with conditions of oppression and inequality. Feedback The correct answer is: The offender has been labelled deviant by society and has accepted this master status.

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The Ku Klux Klan is an example of what part of culture? Select one: a. Counterculture

b. Subculture c. Multiculturalism d. Afrocentricity

SOC 1502 Introduction to Sociology – Review Quiz 9 Feedback The correct answer is: Counterculture

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Who believed that the history of society was one of class struggle? Select one: a. Emile Durkheim b. Karl Marx

c. Erving Goffmann d. George Herbert Mead Feedback The correct answer is: Karl Marx

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Which federal act or program was designed to address Quebecois nationalism? Select one: a. Official Languages Act

b. The Treaty of Utrecht c. The Multiculturalism Act d. The repatriation of the Constitution Feedback The correct answer is: Official Languages Act

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Reliability is defined by the text as: Select one:

SOC 1502 Introduction to Sociology – Review Quiz 9 a. How well the study measures what it was designed to measure. b. How long a study is expected to remain relevant and influential. c. How close the study's results come to the experimenter's hypothesis. d. A measure of a study's consistency that considers how likely results are to be replicated if a study is reproduced.

Feedback The correct answer is: A measure of a study's consistency that considers how likely results are to be replicated if a study is reproduced.

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The Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) is an example of __________. Select one: a. The social construction of health

b. Medicalization c. Disability accommodations d. A contested illness Feedback The correct answer is: The social construction of health

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Which socialist perspective most emphasizes the ways in which religion helps to maintain social inequalities within a society? Select one: a. Functional b. Symbolic interactionist c. Conflict theory

d. Feminist perspective

SOC 1502 Introduction to Sociology – Review Quiz 9 Feedback The correct answer is: Conflict theory

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A fantasy city refers to what aspect of contemporary urban development? Select one: a. Red-light districts b. Land speculation and development based on the belief in the continuing rise in property values c. The recreation of cities as theme parks for international tourists

d. A fictional city scape in William Gibson's Neuromancer Feedback The correct answer is: The recreation of cities as theme parks for international tourists

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Secularization refers to a number of interrelated trends including: Select one: a. The Protestant work ethic b. Television ministries c. Separation of church and state

d. Liberation theology Feedback The correct answer is: Separation of church and state

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The existence of social norms, both formal and informal, is one of the main things that inform __________, otherwise known as a way to encourage social conformity.

SOC 1502 Introduction to Sociology – Review Quiz 9 Select one: a. values b. sanctions c. social control

d. mores Feedback The correct answer is: social control

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What factor makes class systems open? Select one: a. They allow for movement between the classes.

b. People are more open-minded. c. People are encouraged to socialize within their class. d. They do not have clearly defined layers. Feedback The correct answer is: They allow for movement between the classes.

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Why are wealthy parents more likely than poor parents to socialize their children toward creativity and problem solving? Select one: a. Wealthy parents are socializing their children toward the skills of white-collar employment.

b. Wealthy parents are not concerned about their children rebelling against their rules. c. Wealthy parents never engage in repetitive tasks. d. Wealthy parents are more concerned with money than with a good education.

SOC 1502 Introduction to Sociology – Review Quiz 9 Feedback The correct answer is: Wealthy parents are socializing their children toward the skills of white-collar employment.

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Which of the following is the primary component of the evolutionary model of technological change? Select one: a. Technology should not be subject to patenting. b. Technology and the media evolve together. c. Technology can be traced back to the early stages of human society. d. A breakthrough in one form of technology leads to a number of variations, and technological develo...