Question 1

As a result of social interaction,

Accepted Answer

A)  common expectations emerge about how people should act. 
B)  people feel freer to express themselves. 
C)  social life becomes more coercive. 
D)  people become over-stimulated. 
A)  common expectations emerge about how people should act. 
B)  people feel freer to express themselves. 
C)  social life becomes more coercive. 
D)  people become over-stimulated.

Question 2

Durkheim's concept of egoistic suicide is the result of membership in a highly cohesive group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Sociologist Barry Wellman claims the new technological age we live in is a society dominated by______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  "anomie" 
B)  "networked individualism" 
C)  "cultural conditioning" 
D)  "face-to-face interactions" 
A)  "anomie" 
B)  "networked individualism" 
C)  "cultural conditioning" 
D)  "face-to-face interactions"

Question 4

Although human beings are biologically programmed to eat, drink, sleep, and engage in sexual activity, genetics play the primary role in influencing how these drives are met.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

It is critical that members of secondary groups share common values and beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Institutions are necessary for unity and stability, but they can be outmoded and unresponsive to the swift changes of contemporary life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The components of social organizations include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  social actors. 
B)  social interactions. 
C)  social determinants. 
D)  social relationships. 
A)  social actors. 
B)  social interactions. 
C)  social determinants. 
D)  social relationships.

Question 8

All of the following emerge in the process of enduring social interaction EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  roles. 
B)  values. 
C)  aggregates. 
D)  norms. 
A)  roles. 
B)  values. 
C)  aggregates. 
D)  norms.

Question 9

Human beings adopt regularized patterns of behavior because of their ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  social conditions 
B)  physiological circumstances 
C)  psychological characteristics 
D)  instincts 
A)  social conditions 
B)  physiological circumstances 
C)  psychological characteristics 
D)  instincts

Question 10

All of the following statements describe social organizations EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  they reinforce stability. 
B)  they change gradually. 
C)  they are predictable. 
D)  they remain static. 
A)  they reinforce stability. 
B)  they change gradually. 
C)  they are predictable. 
D)  they remain static.

Question 11

Some Appalachian families expose themselves and their children to injury or death by practicing serpent handling in their church services, showing the power of a social group to affect an individual's ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior 
B)  health and life 
C)  religious beliefs 
D)  attitude toward animals 
A)  behavior 
B)  health and life 
C)  religious beliefs 
D)  attitude toward animals

Question 12

One's master status refers to a status that has exceptional significance for an individual's social identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

George Ritzer used the concept of functionalism to describe the increasing bureaucratization of social life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Philip Zimbardo's prison experiment led him to reject social roles as the basis for human behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the technological age we live in, connections are superficial often devoid of human contact; social mechanisms are missing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Bureaucracy promotes inefficiency, favoritism, and ambiguous role expectations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Wearing pajamas to the opera, bringing one's own bottle of wine to Communion, or coming to an office barefoot are examples of violating ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  values 
B)  folkways 
C)  consensus 
D)  mores 
A)  values 
B)  folkways 
C)  consensus 
D)  mores

Question 18

Society places constraints on primary and secondary groups and their members through its own norms, values, roles, and mechanisms for social control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Ritzer was the sociologist whose studies showed that groups affect the probability of suicide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The hierarchical arrangement of people in terms of power, prestige, and resources exists

Accepted Answer

A)  in Eastern societies of the world. 
B)  in Western societies of the world. 
C)  in every society of the world. 
D)  in very few societies of the world. 
A)  in Eastern societies of the world. 
B)  in Western societies of the world. 
C)  in every society of the world. 
D)  in very few societies of the world.

As a result of social interaction,

Durkheim's concept of egoistic suicide is the result of membership in a highly cohesive group.

Sociologist Barry Wellman claims the new technological age we live in is a society dominated by______________.

Although human beings are biologically programmed to eat, drink, sleep, and engage in sexual activity, genetics play the primary role in influencing how these drives are met.

It is critical that members of secondary groups share common values and beliefs.

Institutions are necessary for unity and stability, but they can be outmoded and unresponsive to the swift changes of contemporary life.

The components of social organizations include all of the following EXCEPT

All of the following emerge in the process of enduring social interaction EXCEPT

Human beings adopt regularized patterns of behavior because of their ________.

All of the following statements describe social organizations EXCEPT

Some Appalachian families expose themselves and their children to injury or death by practicing serpent handling in their church services, showing the power of a social group to affect an individual's ________.

One's master status refers to a status that has exceptional significance for an individual's social identity.

George Ritzer used the concept of functionalism to describe the increasing bureaucratization of social life.

Philip Zimbardo's prison experiment led him to reject social roles as the basis for human behavior.

In the technological age we live in, connections are superficial often devoid of human contact; social mechanisms are missing.

Bureaucracy promotes inefficiency, favoritism, and ambiguous role expectations.

Wearing pajamas to the opera, bringing one's own bottle of wine to Communion, or coming to an office barefoot are examples of violating ________.

Society places constraints on primary and secondary groups and their members through its own norms, values, roles, and mechanisms for social control.

Ritzer was the sociologist whose studies showed that groups affect the probability of suicide.

The hierarchical arrangement of people in terms of power, prestige, and resources exists

The Sociological Perspective

The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict

Culture

Socialization

Social Control

Deviance

Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic

Social Stratification

Class

Racial Inequality

Gender Inequality

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Exam 2: The Structure of Social Groups

As a result of social interaction,

Durkheim's concept of egoistic suicide is the result of membership in a highly cohesive group.

Sociologist Barry Wellman claims the new technological age we live in is a society dominated by______________.

Although human beings are biologically programmed to eat, drink, sleep, and engage in sexual activity, genetics play the primary role in influencing how these drives are met.

It is critical that members of secondary groups share common values and beliefs.

Institutions are necessary for unity and stability, but they can be outmoded and unresponsive to the swift changes of contemporary life.

The components of social organizations include all of the following EXCEPT

All of the following emerge in the process of enduring social interaction EXCEPT

Human beings adopt regularized patterns of behavior because of their ________.

All of the following statements describe social organizations EXCEPT

Some Appalachian families expose themselves and their children to injury or death by practicing serpent handling in their church services, showing the power of a social group to affect an individual's ________.

One's master status refers to a status that has exceptional significance for an individual's social identity.

George Ritzer used the concept of functionalism to describe the increasing bureaucratization of social life.

Philip Zimbardo's prison experiment led him to reject social roles as the basis for human behavior.

In the technological age we live in, connections are superficial often devoid of human contact; social mechanisms are missing.

Bureaucracy promotes inefficiency, favoritism, and ambiguous role expectations.

Wearing pajamas to the opera, bringing one's own bottle of wine to Communion, or coming to an office barefoot are examples of violating ________.

Society places constraints on primary and secondary groups and their members through its own norms, values, roles, and mechanisms for social control.

Ritzer was the sociologist whose studies showed that groups affect the probability of suicide.

The hierarchical arrangement of people in terms of power, prestige, and resources exists

The Sociological Perspective

The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict

Culture

Socialization

Social Control

Deviance

Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic

Social Stratification

Class

Racial Inequality

Gender Inequality

The Economy

Power and Politics

Families

Education

Religion

Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures

Filters