SOC EXAM 1

Which of the following is an example

E

What sorts of things do students

B

a monetary fine, harsh words, and a raised fist are examples of:

negative sanctions

the social sciences are all those disciplines that study -

the human, or social, world.

what do you call broad theoretical models of the social or natural world?

paradigms

How does an individual come to possess

B

According to the Code of the Streets article, which of the following is true?

C - both "decent" and "street" children need to learn the code of the street

Why are adults not considered to be completely socialized?

C - socialization is a life-long process. There will always be new situations and new norms to learn

A college student plans to go to graduate school because she thinks of herself as having excellent critical thinking and a brilliant mind. What would Charles Cooley's theory of the looking-glass self say about where she got these ideas?

C - these ideas came from fellow students and teachers expressing admiration for her and her work

According to Clyde Kluckhohn ("Queer Customs"), the best way to understand human behavior is in terms of__________.

D - a group of people who cooperate with each other to achieve certain ends

How is subculture different from a counterculture?

D - both are distinct from mainstream culture, but a counterculture actively opposes important aspects of the mainstream

While a dishonest judge must pretend to be an honest judge, even an honest judge must play the role of "honest judge" for an audience in order to interact and work with others effectively. What theoretical perspective considers this performance?

D - ethnomethodology

In 2005 the Northwestern University women's lacrosse team won an NCAA championship and was invited to the White House to receive congratulations from the president. Controversy erupted after their visit, when the official photograph revealed that several team members were wearing flip-flops. Despite the outcry, the athletes took the criticism in stride, talking about it on the Today Show and auctioning the offending footwear for charity. Given the reaction and the team's response, what sort of norm did the athletes break by wearing flip-flops to the White House?

a folkway

According to sociologists, what are signs?

anything designed to meaningfully represent something else

sociologists observe society?

by studying the various parts of a society and the ways they interact and influence each other

in recent years, sociologists who study deviance have learned that they can measure the quantities of narcotics consumed by a community by testing its sewage before treatment. What part of the research process would the sociologists be carrying out when they visit the sewage treatment plant?

collecting data

what do sociologists say is true about culture? a) culture includes the habits and lifestyle choices of a group of people b) culture includes customs and rituals, as well as tools and artifacts c) culture shapes and defines who we are d) culture encompasses every aspect of social life e) all of the above

e) all of the above

Which of the following is an advantage of using ethnography to study social life?

ethnography allows the researched to gather abundant data on a small population

Which of the following sources of socialization form the foundation for all other socializing agents?

family

which of the following is one of the functions of nonmaterial culture?

it allows people to communicate

how does Horace Miner's "Body Ritual among the Nacirema" demonstrate the sociological imagination?

it challenges he preconceptions by looking at a familiar culture in an unexpected light

which of the following could NOT by considered a strong critique of symbolic interactionism?

it is insufficiently concerned with the meaning that individuals give to their actions

imagine that you're trying rewrite a survey. You find a multiple-choice question that asks, "What is your favorite recreational activity?" and gives three response options: watching television, shopping, or sports. You rewrite the question so that it reads simply, "What is your favorite recreational activity?" and allow the respondent to fill in any response that they choose. What kind of question have you just made?

open-ended

what subculture was being socialized by the cadaver stories in the "Cadaver Stories" article?

premed students who have not yet taken the anatomy classes

The term total institution

prisons

sometimes it's hard for college students to use new forms of technology to communicate with their parents or grandparents. Its very convenient to be able to use an instant message to ask family members a quick question, but they might not know the difference between :-D and >:O, which could lead to serious miscommunication. The problem is that older people may not know the same __________ as younger people.

signs of symbols

according to C. wright mills, what one quality of mind do all great sociologists possess?

sociological imagination

what school of social theory believes that society is a stable system of structures, each of which contribute to the equilibrium of the whole?

structural functionalism

together and in groups, people organize their lives and their social interactions to produce a real and meaningful world. Sociologists can study this because -

such organization is done is patterned ways

how does karl marx differentiate between members of the proletariat and the bourgeoisie?

symbolic interactionism

which of the following listens norms in order form the most severely enforced to the least?

taboos, mores, folkways

in many middle eastern countries, showing someone the bottom of your foot or shoe is considered very rude, so American military personnel stationed in the Middle East are instructed to keep their feet inside helicopters when flying low. Why is this instruction needed?

the meaning of gestures is not universal

what is the scientific method?

the standard procedure for acquiring and verifying empirical knowledge

if you possess a sociological imagination and someone ask you to study unemployment rates in a city of fifty million people where fifteen are unemployed, what would you conclude?

we should consider the economic and political structures of the society

which of the following is an example of material culture?

weapons of war