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Sociology
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A process by which schools pass a society's core values from one generation to the next is referred to as the | cultural transmission of values |
| According to conflict theorists, the hidden curriculum perpetuates | social inequality |
| From a functionalist perspective, teaching knowledge and skills reinforces positive consequences in students, which are referred to as the ______________of education. | minifest funstions |
| A sociologist who studied face-to-face interactions in the classroom between teachers and students would be emphasizing which sociological perspective? | symbolic |
| Renee has difficulty in reading and writing. However, despite her problem with reading and writing, she has been passed into the next grade every year. This is an example of | social promotion |
| Those expectations that define appropriate and inappropriate behavior for the occupant of a status are | roles |
| Theorists who would argue that the mass media represents the interests o society's political and economic elites would be most aligned with the _______________perspective. | conflict |
| An approach to social interaction in which social life is analyzed in terms of the stage is called | Dramaturgical analysis |
| According to Durkheim, when a society increases in size, its division of labor becomes more specialized. People begin to depend on one another and become interdependent. This form of social cohesion he termed ____________________. | organic solidarity |
| Charles Horton Cooley characterized _______________as being the "springs of life | primary groups |
| Different situations require that different styles of leadership be used to meet the primary goals of the group. Imagine a tour group that is lost in the desert. Which type of leadership would be best for the tour guide to adopt | authoritarian |
| Sam has been promoted every year since he joined the law firm Unfortunately Sam feels he cannot handle the responsibilities of his promotion In an effort to keep his new job title, Sam takes credit for the work done by the employees he supervises this is | the peter principle |
| The term degradation ceremony was coined by sociologist | Harold Garfinkel |
| By focusing attention on the significance of the meanings that names and reputations have for people, labeling theory reflects the __________________perspective. | symbolic |
| The division of large numbers of people into layers according to their relative power, property and prestige is referred to as | social stratification |