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Topic 3: Culture and Society

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Question 1

In his study of society, Charles Horton Cooley focused on

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Select one: a. class issues. b. divorce. c. intimate, face-to-face groups. d. suicide.

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Question 2

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Networks, which are built on reciprocal trust are referred to as

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Select one: a. cultural capital. b. latent functions. c. manifest functions. d. social capital.

Question 3

Which sociologist explored what it meant to be female and Black living in the U.S.?

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Select one: a. Jane Addams b. Ida Wells-Barnett c. Harriet Martineau d. Sherry Turkle

Question 4

The study of international crime rates is an example of

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Select one: a. mesosociology. b. microsociology. c. macrosociology. d. global sociology.

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Question 5 Correct 4.17 points out of 4.17

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Which sociological perspective would view sports as a form of big business in which prots are more important than the health and safety of athletes? Select one: a. functionalist perspective b. conict perspective c. interactionist perspective d. global perspective

Question 6 Correct

The view that laws are set up to assist those who are in positions of power is most consistent with the

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Select one: a. functionalist perspective. b. conict perspective. c. interactionist perspective. d. feminist perspective.

Question 7 Incorrect

How institutions, such as the government, may help to maintain the privileges of some groups is a topic of interest for

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Select one: a. globalization theorists. b. conict theorists. c. interactionist theorists. d. functionalist theorists.

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Question 8

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Émile Durkheim is known for his classic sociological study of

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Select one: a. suicide. b. abortion. c. soccer. d. crowd control.

Question 9 Correct

Which sociological perspective would most likely argue that the social order is based on coercion and exploitation.

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Select one: a. functionalist perspective b. conict perspective c. interactionist perspective d. global perspective

Question 10 Correct

Theorist Eve Sedgwick (1990) argues that any analysis of society is incomplete if it does not include

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Select one: a. both macro- and micro-level views of the subject of study. b. a consideration of the patriarchal nature of government and business management systems. c. the spectrum of sexual identities that people embrace. d. comprehensive data on the common symbology that the society has adopted.

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Question 11 Correct 4.17 points out

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"Data indicate that people who prefer to watch televised news programs are less knowledgeable than those who read newspapers and newsmagazines." This statement is an example of a(n)

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Select one: a. causality. b. correlation. c. independent variable. d. law.

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In an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the independent variable is called the Select one: a. experimental group. b. representative group. c. study group. d. control group.

Question 13 Correct

A study, generally in the form of an interview or a questionnaire, that provides sociologists with information concerning how people think or act is known as

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Select one: a. observation research. b. a survey. c. secondary analysis. d. an experiment.

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Question 14

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Objectivity in the interpretation of data is referred to as

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Select one: a. external validity. b. reliability. c. value neutrality. d. internal validity.

Question 15 Correct

Ethnography is the most common form of ________ research, which relies on what is seen in the eld and in naturalistic settings more than it does on statistical data.

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Select one: a. quantitative b. qualitative c. observational d. experimental

Question 16

Secondary analysis includes a variety of research techniques that use

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Select one: a. questionnaires and interviews. b. participant observation. c. publicly accessible information and data, or data collected by another. d. control groups.

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Question 17

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Which of the following relationships best shows causal logic?

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Select one: a. The time spent reviewing for a test may be directly related to, or produce a greater likelihood of getting a high score. b. Being less integrated into society may be directly related to, or produce a lower likelihood of, suicide. c. The time spent tending to one's vegetable garden may be directly related to, or produce a greater likelihood of overgrowth. d. Being more involved in extracurricular activities may be directly related to, or produce a lower likelihood of, college admission.

Question 18 Correct

What conclusion did the National Bureau of Economic Research reach about gays and lesbians as subjects of sociological research?

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Select one: a. Most research treats its gay and lesbian subjects with contempt. b. Most research ignores the possibility that its subjects might be gay or lesbian. c. Most research underreports the number of gays and lesbians in a population. d. Most research begins from a position that sexuality is uid and that gays and lesbians are in a state of transition.

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Question 19 Correct 4.17 points out of 4.17

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To conduct a cross-cultural study of job discrimination against women, a sociologist interviews 75 women between the ages of 20 and 40 in an American city, and 75 women in the same age group in a Canadian city. This study would be classied as Select one: a. a secondary analysis. b. participant observation. c. a survey. d. a content analysis.

Question 20

Which of the following is a common characteristic among feminist researchers?

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Select one: a. They tend to involve and consult subjects more. b. They are more oriented toward stability, rather than change. c. They are more inclined to conduct research that appeases the masses. d. They tend to focus more on quantitative versus qualitative data.

Question 21 Correct

According to sociologist Robin Williams, which of the following is considered an American value?

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Select one: a. Effectiveness b. Equality c. Frugality d. Supremacy of faith

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Question 22 Correct 4.17 points out of 4.17

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A basketball arena, an airliner, a slice of pizza, and a television set can all be considered examples of Select one: a. xenocentrism. b. nonmaterial culture. c. material culture. d. argot.

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Ethnocentrism is the tendency to assume that one's own culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others. In this way, ethnocentrism fosters cohesion in a group. This observation would best reect which sociological perspective? Select one: a. Functionalist perspective b. Conict perspective c. Interactionist perspective d. Feminist perspective

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A worker is frequently late, takes extended "coffee breaks," and makes numerous mistakes while working on important tasks. As a result of poor performance, the worker is red. This is an example of

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Select one: a. a sanction. b. a law. c. cultural diffusion. d. replication.

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Question 25

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Countercultures thrive amongst

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Select one: a. the young. b. the elderly. c. females only. d. the working class.

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Which sociological perspective maintains that the laws of a society are created by the groups in power and help those groups maintain their superior status?

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Select one: a. Functionalist perspective b. Conict perspective c. Interactionist perspective d. Global perspective

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An abstract system of word meanings and symbols for all aspects of culture is called

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Select one: a. a material culture. b. sanctioning. c. language. d. an argot.

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Question 28

In American society, we often formalize norms into

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a. folkways.

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b. mores. c. laws. d. values.

Question 29

Language is an important component of

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a. diffusion.

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b. cultural capital. c. cultural universals. d. material culture.

Question 30

A Girl Scout works hard on a dicult project, and when she has completed her work, she is given a badge that she can wear on her uniform. This is an example of

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Select one:

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a. a sanction. b. replication. c. a more. d. a typology.

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