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The ___________ is an awareness between a person’s behavior and experiences, and the wider culture that shaped the person’s choices and perceptions.
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The ___________ is an awareness between a person’s behavior and experiences, and the wider culture that shaped the person’s choices and perceptions. | Sociological imagination |
| A group of people who share a culture and territory is known as a(n) | Society |
| Auguste Comte was one of the early thinkers who contributed to | Sociology |
| The phrase "survival of the fittest" was coined by | Herbert Spencer |
| _________ believed the rise of capitalism in the west led to great disparities between the factory owners and the laborer. | Karl Marx |
| When research has reliability, this means | It can be repeated and get the same result |
| Which of the following is a research method some sociologists will use to test their questions? | Secondary data, Surveys, Interviews |
| Emile Durkheim_______ | Wrote a famous book on Suicide showing it was a social fact, not an individual decision. |
| _____________ is a micro theory that studies the meanings people give to symbols | Symbolic Interaction |
| This macro theory views society like a human body, showing how all the parts work together to benefit the whole. | Functionalism |
| Functionalism and Conflict Theory are both micro theories | False, they are both major sociological theories. |
| The way of life shared by a group of people is their: | Culture |
| Examples of material culture: | Language, values, and norms |
| Cultural values are_____while cultural beliefs are _____. You can “touch” __________culture but you cannot touch _______culture it is. | Cultural values are broad while cultural beliefs are specific. You can "touch" material culture but you cannot touch non-material culture. |
| According to the theory of Linguistic Relativity, the language you speak is the foundation of your culture and shapes the way you see the world. | True |
| According to the text, countercultures: | Have different expectations and values when compared with mainstream society. |
| While _______ is when we think our own culture is superior to other cultures, _______ is when we take an objective stance and understand a culture within its own context. Both of these are rooted in our cultural _______ and _________. | While ethnocentrism is when we think our own culture is superior to other cultures, cultural relativism is when we take an objective stance and understand a culture within its own context. Both of these are rooted in our cultural values and beliefs. |
| Cultural imperialism is when: | One culture imposes itself on another |
| Subcultures can be thought of as “half in and half out” of the dominant culture while counter cultures (check all that apply): | -Are in direct opposition to the dominant culture - Have their own set of values, norms, and beliefs |
| One’s desire for personal space is an example of material culture. | False |
| What are the various types of norms in any given society? (check all that apply): | Mores, Taboos, Folkways, Laws |
| While breaking a ___________is desirable but not strictly enforced, breaking a _______can give us feelings of disgust. A _______ is more severe than a folkway, but less severe than a _______. | While breaking a folkway is desirable but not strictly enforced, breaking a taboo can give us feelings of disgust. A more is more severe than a folkway, but less severe than a law. |
| _________ is the foundation of all culture because without it, we wouldn’t be able to transmit culture around. | Language |
| If you kill another person, you have violated a society's | Lawa |
| When people break norms, they receive | Sanctions |
| What is considered the blueprint for society, or the standards set that determine what is appropriate? | Norms |
| What did Karl Marx believe was the main cause of social conflict? | The conflict between social classes, especially between the bourgeoisie (owners) and the proletariat (workers). |
| What is the difference between mechanical and organic solidarity in Durkheim’s theory? | Mechanical solidarity exists in traditional societies with shared beliefs; Organic solidarity exists in modern societies where people are connected through different roles and interdependence. |
| Socialization takes place: | Throughout the life course |
| The basic building block of socialization through which a child becomes shaped into a human being, learns its culture, and becomes a member of a society is: | The process of interaction |
| What is an example of an agent of socialization? (check all that apply) | Family, religion, peer groups |
| In response to the question “What is more important—nature or nurture?” sociologists tend to respond: | A combination of nature and nurture |
| According to the hidden curriculum, | teachers actively socialize children according to societal standars and are not always aware that they do it. |
| Anticipatory socialization is the preparation for future life roles like parenting, finances, and healthcare. | True |
| The process of abandoning one or more social positions for others that are more suitable is called resocialization . | Resocialization |
| The most common way resocialization occurs is: | In a total institution |
| ________________ refers to the perceptions we have of who we are or our distinct identity. | The Self |
| According to theorist George Mead, the generalized other is the common behavioral expectation in general society. | True |
| Our social networks include: | Private interactions, small groups, global organizations |
| Societies are filled with Organizations , which are collectives purposely constructed to achieve particular ends. | Organizations |
| The main purpose of a bureaucracy is to: | Maximize efficiency |
| Which of the following is one of Weber’s types of authority? | Rational-legal, traditional, charismatic |
| While primary groups are those further from you personally, secondary groups are those you consider to be in your “inner circle” and are much closer to you on a personal level. | False |
| Organizations and bureaucracies experienced several types of conflicts as society transitioned through the Industrial, Post-Industrial, and Digital Ages. What are some examples? | Oligarchies, Gender and race discrimination, sexual harrassment |
| A network organization arose due to the rise of technology and is fundamentally different from previous organization models in what way(s)? | They have a flat structure instead of a hierarchy |
| Utilitarian organizations are organizations that are joined to fill a specific material need. | True |
| Conformity is the extent to which an individual complies with group or societal norms. | True |
| __________ refers to the extent and direction of individual movement in the social stratification system. | Social mobility |
| First-generation college graduates who become physicians reflect: | Intergenerational mobility |
| A nation’s geographic location has little impact on the opportunities available to individuals in that nation. | False |
| While social class is how much money you have, stratification is where you rank in society based on social class. | True |
| ___ system is a system in which people are born into a social standing that they will retain their entire lives. | Caste system |
| The _______________ of poverty refers to the trend in which single females with children make up a growing proportion of those in poverty. | feminization |
| Two important concepts for measuring economic inequality are: | Income and wealth |
| If Omar is born into the upper class, he has an increased likelihood of remaining in the upper class while if Elizabeth is born into the lower class, she has an increased likelihood of remaining in the lower class. | True |
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