Soc 204 Exam 1 Zonoozy PCC

Receiving the medal of honor and making the deans list are both examples of

*value clusters*

Professor bases her self concept on the interactions she has with students and the reactions she receives from them. What process is she utilizing?

*Cooley's looking- glass self*

The step in which the researchers specifies what he/she wants to learn about a specific topic of study is called

*Defining the problem*

A statement that best describes how variables are expected to be related to one another, often according to predictions from a theory, is known as a ____

*Hypothesis*

People from all walks of life, races, religions, ethnic groups participate in the US legislative process. In view of this, what term best describes American society?

*LAmerican is a pluralistic society*

Sociologists have identified an emerging set of five interrelated values in american society, what are these *emerging values*?

*Leisure, self-fulfillment, physical fitness, youthfulness, environmental concern*

According to Mead's theory of development, individuals who have a profound influence on the lives of another person, such as parents or siblings are referred to as

*Significant others*

Why do so many sociologists object to psychoanalysis as a valid explanation for human behavior?

*Sociologists object to the view that inborn and subconscious motivations are the primary reasons for human behavior *

Every December, many Jewish families celebrate Chanukah, where food is served, rituals are practiced, and traditional activities take place that are unique to this faith. In this context, members of the Jewish faith would represent?

*Subculture*- unique to them

A third grader reading about American Revolution is not only learning how to read but is also absorbing lessons in patriotism and democracy. These lessons would be referred to by conflict theorists as

*a part of the hidden curriculum in the U.S. schools*

People and groups that influence our orientation to life; self concept, emotions, attitudes and behaviors are called

*agents of socialization*

What is it called when capitalism is becoming the worlds dominant economic system

*globalization of capitalism*

George Herbert Mead theorized that learning to take the role of the other entails three stages:

*imitation;play;team games*

Give some examples accurately describing gestures

- Gestures rely on the use of one's body to communicate with others - People in every part of the world use gestures - A gestures meaning may change completely from one culture to another (there are not many common gestures/not universal)

An examination format that is most likely to incorporate close ended questions

A multiple choice exam

How does the mass media influence gender roles in contemporary American society?

It reinforces gender roles considered appropriate for one's sex

In the statement, "Poverty causes crime" the words "poverty" and "crime" are best described as

variables

Counter culture

A group whose values, beliefs, norms and related behaviors place its members in opposition to the broader culture

What was the result of a research on mother-child bonding based on hours per week children spent in day care?

As the number of hours in a day increased, the bond was weaker between mother and child

*Globalization*

Breaking down national boundaries because of advances in communication, trade, and travel.

According to Max Weber, the protestant ethic was a central factor in the birth of

Capitalism

Social location

Categories based on age, gender, education level, job, and income.

A group in an experiment in which the participants are not exposed to any form of treatment, either genuine or false, are classified as the ____ group

Control

The spread of cultural characteristics from one group to another refers to

Cultural diffusion

McDonald's is in every other major city in the world. Mickey Mouse and Fred Flinstone are most popular cartoon figures.. these are examples of

Cultural leveling

Language, beliefs, values, norms, behavior, material objects, technology that are passed down from one generation to the next by members of society

Culture

Anthropologist Ralph Linton said, "the last thing a fish would ever notice would be water" what does this imply about our culture?

Culture is often taken for granted by members of society who share it

An environment where there is an absence of women from public positions, intense stares, pushing/shoving, total disregard for sanitation would leave a foreigner in a sense of

Culture shock

The case study of Jack and Oskar, support what kind of explanations of behavior?

Environment has a significant influence on behavior, regardless of gene complement.

When Harry returned from a business meeting in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam his wife asked him what he thought of the Vietnamese people. Harry said "they're primitive people who eat animals from the streets, drive wildly on motor scooters and talk fast." His response is an example of

Ethnocentrism

The refusal of Christians to accept Islam as a valid religion is a form of ____, while the sincere effort to understand the practice of having multiple wives in some societies is a form of ____

Ethnocentrism; cultural relativism

If alice came to class wearing a soiled and torn blouse, she would be violating a ___. But if alice came to class not wearing a blouse she would be violating a ___.

Folkway; more

Mark views society as a system of interrelated parts, while John views society as composed of groups competing for scarce resources. Mark would be considered a ___ and John would be seen as a ___

Functionalist; conflict theorist

The Smiths are going Christmas shopping for their 2 kids. They plan to buy Jane a barbie and Dick a tonka truck, their selection of toys is an example of

Gender socialization

Mead describes the active, creative, and spontaneous part of the self as the

I

Max has developed the hypothesis that the stress felt by unemployed men increases the probability of spousal abuse. In this case, the stress would be considered the ___ variable and the spouse would be considered the ____ variable.

Independent; Dependent

Based on the studies of isolated and institutionalized children, what is the key variable in acquiring the basic human traits we take for granted?

Intimate early social reaction

What did the harlow experiment conclude as being the key to infant- mother bonding?

Intimate social contact

There is a high correlation between the number of Americans who pay income tax in the month of April and the number of swimsuits sold. What would best describe this relationship?

It is a spurious relationship

Anthropologists Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf concluded that

Language creates ways of thinking and perceiving

Functionalists and conflict theorists tend to focus on the ____ patterns of society

Macro level (large scale)

According to Robert Merton, ____ are the intended beneficial consequences of peoples actions

Manifest functions

Self

Our image of how others see us

Morris is 3 years old and is just beginning to talk. He can count to 10 but is not altogether sure what numbers actually mean. according to piaget, morris is in the ___ stage

Preoperational

What term would Mead use to refer to the norms, values, attitudes, and expectations of the public?

Secondary group

Sociologists who analyze how social life depends on the ways that people define themselves and others are most likely

Symbolic interactionists

In frued's theory, what part of the personality represents the pleasure seeking aspect, demanding immediate fulfillment of basic needs such as attention, food, safety, and sex?

The id

What term applies to the stages that people pass through from the birth to death, beginning with "childhood" and concluding with the "older years"?

The life course

What are the starting and stopping points of the development of the self during the life course?

The self development concept begins at birth and continues as a life-long process until death

Another term used for the stage of development called transitional adulthood, which is between the ages of 18 and 29 is

adolescence (adultolescense)

Sociologists use the concept of norms to describe

expectations or rules of behavior that develop from values

What term is best used to describe children who are assumed to have been raised by animals in the wilderness and are isolated from other children

feral

"unemployed men are more likely to commit spousal abuse than employed men" is an example of a

hypothesis

Sue is an expert in interpreting gestures, silence, the use of space, and expressions people make in their daily interactions, how would sue's expertise be defined?

in nonverbal interaction

Symbols that can be strung together in an infinite number of ways for the purpose of communicating abstract thought is referred to as

language

Jewelry, art, hairstyles, and clothing each represent examples of

material culture

The feeling of trust that researchers establish with their responders is referred to as

rapport

When young people enter college as resident students, they must learn new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors this is an example of

resocialization

What concept is used when they say that "society makes us human"?

socialization

A method that involves collecting data by having people answer a series of questions

survey