1. _______ is a recognized violation of cultural norms. (Points: 3)
A mistake
Ethnocentrism
Status
Deviance
3. ______ groups are large, formal, and impersonal. (Points: 3)
Ethnic
Primary
Secondary
Family
4. A research method in which subjects respond to items in a questionnaire: (Points: 3)
Participant observation.
Survey research.
Experiment.
Secondary analysis.
5. An example of a churchlike religion would be: (Points: 3)
the Catholic Church
a cult
the Church of Scientology
the Branch Davidians
6. ____ is the total way of life shared by members of a society. (Points: 3)
Culture
Heritage
Folkway
All of the above
7. The tendency to view the norms and values of our own culture as standards against which to judge the practices of other cultures is called: (Points: 3)
cultural bias.
ethnic prejudice.
ethnocentrism.
racial discrimination.
8. Churchlike religious organization which automatically includes all members of a society. (Points: 3)
denomination
cult
sect
ecclesia
9. Which is NOT an example of a race: (Points: 3)
black
white
Hispanic
Asian
11. Enduring social structures that provide ready-made answers to basic human needs are called: (Points: 3)
institutions.
social groups.
networks.
strong ties.
14. ____ theorists see prostitution as serving a positive function in society. (Points: 3)
Conflict
Normative
Structural-Functional
Symbolic-Interaction
15. Two or more persons who interact together within a shared social structure and recognize mutual dependency are known as: (Points: 3)
an aggregate.
a group.
a unit.
a category.
16. ____ is usually the first agent of socialization a child is exposed to outside the family. (Points: 3)
Religion
Work
Peers
School
17. Primary socialization occurs first in the: (Points: 3)
the family.
the school system.
the military.
the mass media.
19. Prejudice and discrimination occur together: (Points: 3)
always.
never.
sometimes.
often.
20. Groups which are smaller, more personal, and less formal are called: (Points: 3)
weak ties.
strong ties.
primary groups.
secondary groups.
21. A man wearing a coat and tie to a job interview reflects the _____ of a society. (Points: 3)
mores
folkways
laws
cultural imperatives
23. Norms which deal with issues of right and wrong are called: (Points: 3)
laws.
mores.
folkways.
cultural directives.
24. Schools, work, and political parties are all examples of: (Points: 3)
expressive groups.
reference groups.
primary groups.
secondary groups.
25. Social stratification based on individual achievement is an example of: (Points: 3)
a caste system.
a culturally-biased society.
a less developed nation.
a class society.
26. A sectlike religious organization independent of the religious traditions of a society. (Points: 3)
sect.
ecclesia.
cult.
denomination.
27. _____ is the process of learning the roles, statuses and values necessary for participation in society. (Points: 3)
Institutionalization.
Stratification.
Socialization.
Interaction.
28. Whether an act is deviant depends on: (Points: 3)
society.
how you define the situation.
what others think.
all of the above.
29. Sociology is the systematic study of: (Points: 3)
individual behavior.
mental cognition.
biological differences in humans.
human social interaction.
30. A status that is optional and one that we reach through our own efforts is called: (Points: 3)
a higher status.
an ascribed status.
an achieved status.
a normative status.
31. In the distribution of scarce resources, caste systems rely on_____statuses and class systems rely on _____statuses. (Points: 3)
achieved;ascribed
normative;social
educational;employment
ascribed;achieved
32. The practice of judging a culture by its own standards is called: (Points: 3)
cultural relativism.
ethnocentrism.
cultural bias.
ethnification.
33. Fifty years ago, a high school diploma was the minimum requirement for entry into the paid labor force of the United States. Today, a college diploma is virtually the bare minimum. This change reflects the process of... (Points: 3)
tracking.
credentialism.
the hidden curriculum.
the correspondence principle.
