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A cultural universal is: Question options: 1)A pattern or trait common to all societies. 2)A written document outlining appropriate behavior. 3)An object or a belonging of a group. 4)The ideas, attitudes and beliefs of a particular society.

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Many Americans pay for haircuts, trips to the dentist, or transportation on the metro and bus systems. These actions support the notion of capitalism, an example of _____. Question options: 1)Non-material culture 2)A cultural universal 3)Material culture 4)The counterculture

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The term values can be defined as: Question options: 1)A culture's standard for discerning what's good and just in society. 2)Federal laws and regulations. 3)The tenets or convictions that people hold to be true. 4)Scripture found within the Bible.

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What is one difference between a more and a folkway? Question options: 1)Mores may carry serious consequences if violated; folkways do not. 2)Mores encourage social rebellion; folkways do not. 3)Mores are constructed based on norms; folkways are not. 4)Mores are legally acceptable to violate; folkways are not.

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Which of the following is an example of an unethical sociological research practice? Question options: 1)Observing study participants without their consent 2)Using a control group and an experimental group during observation 3)Conducting a literature review prior to conducting an experiment 4)Drawing conclusions from a study which the hypothesis did not predict

1 Observing study participants without their consent

Kendra is researching the effects of vitamin C on test-taking ability. Before the exam, Kendra gives group A orange juice, and group B water. Vitamin C is the ______. Question options: 1)independent variable 2)Experimental group 3)Dependent variable 4)Control group

1 independent variable ( got wrong)

Alona is examining the impact of the 2011 Penn State scandal on student morale and school spirit by distributing number-scaled surveys in her Introduction to Sociology class. Alona is employing a _____ research method. Question options: 1)Quantitative 2)Pathos 3)Logos 4)Qualitative

1)Quantitative

Sociology is defined as the: Question options: 1)Systematic study of society and social interaction. 2)Theoretical examination of life's origins. 3)Qualitative analysis of human phenomenon. 4)Quantitative analysis of social transgressions.

1)Systematic study of society and social interaction.

Angelica visits Thailand with her family. When she wears short-shorts and tank tops while visiting a series of temples during her first week, she is met with hostility from the locals. She feels she no longer knows how to behave or interact with those outside her family. Angelica is experiencing _____. Question options: 1)Cultural imperialism 2)Culture shock 3)Material culture 4)Xenocentricism

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In the early 2000's, The L Word and Queer as Folk debuted on Showtime. Both shows depicted the lives of members of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community, thus giving viewers a glimpse into a ¬¬______. Question options: 1)Formal Sanction 2)Subculture 3)Social relativism 4)More

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a formal norm within the United States? Question options: 1)Paying taxes 2)Making eye contact while speaking 3)Crossing streets on cross-walks 4)Driving on the right hand side of the road

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Which of the following is an example of cultural relativism? Question options: 1)Joseph protesting the Running of the Bulls while visiting Pamplona. 2)Helena putting aside her vegetarianism to eat meals with the local tribe she is studying. 3)Andy refusing to marry a woman who does not practice his religion. 4)Ingrid becoming upset over the course language used in the Australian Outback.

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In order to better understand the sorority pledging process at her university for her sociology thesis, Carmen pledges with a popular sorority. This is an example of _____. 1)Secondary data analysis 2)Participant observation 3)Literature review 4)Dependent variables

2 Participant observation

A class of third graders is told that the assistant principal will be visiting their class to confirm their teacher's reports of bad behavior. When the principal visits, the students behave perfectly. This is an example of ________. Question options: 1)The Cognizant Effect 2)The Hawthorne Effect 3)The Authority Effect 4)The Regressive Effect

2 The Hawthorne Effect

_____ view society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of individuals who make up that society. Question options: 1)Social Individualists 2)Structural Functionalists 3)Symbolic Interactionists 4)Conflict Theorists

2)Structural Functionalists

The term value neutrality is defined by the text as: Question options: 1)A systematic approach to record and value information gleaned from secondary data as it relates to the study at hand. 2)The study of evolving ethics and morals in relation to sociological research. 3)A practice of remaining impartial, without bias or judgment during the course of a study and in publishing results. 4)A study's participants being randomly selected to serve as a representation of a larger population.

3 A practice of remaining impartial, without bias or judgment during the course of a study and in publishing results.

Which of the following is not a purpose of the American Sociological Association's code of ethics? Question options: 1)To maintain value neutrality 2)To foster professionally responsible scholarship in sociology 3)To ensure the financial gain of the researchers 4)To guarantee the safety of their participants

3 To ensure the financial gain of the researchers

A hypothesis can be defined as: Question options: 1)An attempt to explain large-scale relationships 2)Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them 3)A testable proposition 4)A way to explain different aspects of social interactions

3) A testable proposition

Reliability is defined by the text as: Question options: 1)How long a study is expected to remain relevant and influential. 2)How close the study's results come to the experimenter's hypothesis. 3)A measure of a study's consistency that considers how likely results are to be replicated if a study is reproduced. 4)How well the study measures what it was designed to measure.

3)A measure of a study's consistency that considers how likely results are to be replicated if a study is reproduced.

Eleanor is researching the effect social media has on worldwide political awareness and revolution. Felix is examining the effect World of Warcraft has on the romantic relationships of middle-aged men in his metro area. Eleanor's analysis is _____, while Felix's analysis is? 1)They are both micro-level. 2)Micro-level; macro-level 3)Macro-level; micro-level 4)They are both macro-level.

3)Macro-level; micro-level

John wants to study whether a larger number of laptops available to students at his school lead to higher grades. Choose the independent and dependent variable. Question options: 1)Independent variable: Grades; Dependent variable: John 2)Independent variable: John; Dependent variable: Grades 3)Independent variable: Number of laptops; Dependent variable: Grades 4)Independent variable: Grades; Dependent variable: Number of laptops

3Independent variable: Number of laptops; Dependent variable: Grades

Elise travels across Thailand with her friends and, to her surprise, finds the country quite unlike the United States. "I hate the food," she tells her family at home. "I hate the language, I hate the weird customs and awful music. America is clearly the best place to be." This is an example of _______. Question options: 1)Xenocentrism 2)Moral relativism 3)Paradigms 4)Ethnocentrism

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The term language can be defined as: Question options: 1)Gestures, signs, objects, signals, and words that help people understand the world. 2)The exchange of gestures and signals for the purpose of reaching a consensus. 3)Communication grounded in ideals, norms, and values. 4)A symbolic system through which people communicate and through which culture is transmitted.

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Quincia is studying how of the lack of comprehensive sex education is affecting a small, rural town in North Dakota. She spends two months in the town, observing and interviewing the townspeople. Quincia is conducting a. Question options: 1)Experiment 2)Case study 3)Secondary data analysis 4)Ethnography

4 Ethnography

Alexis wants to research the 1960's feminist movement. She reads articles from the time period, watches documentaries, reads scholarly journals on the topic, and interviews influential women from the movement. What kind of research method is Alexis using? Question options: 1)Experiments 2)Ethnography 3)Surveys 4)Secondary data analysis

4 Secondary data analysis

Please define C. Wright Mill's sociological imagination. Question options: 1)A series of interviews asking subjects about their sleep habits and dreams. 2)The process of analyzing human behavior based solely on statistics. 3)The theory that man evolved slowly over time. 4)How individuals understand their own and others' pasts in relation to history and social structure.

4) How individuals understand their own and others' pasts in relation to history and social structure.

A paradigm can be defined as: Question options: 1)Social patterns that have undesirable consequences for the operation of society 2)The social ties that bind a group of people together such as kinship, shared location, and religion 3)The consequences of a social process that are sought or anticipated 4)Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them.

4) Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them.

Political science teacher Mr. Jones asks his students to study how social media can influence public opinion by "following" famous activists, academics, and politicians on Twitter. While reading and exchanging each other's Tweets, some classmates became close friends. The first is an example of the project's ____ function, the second is an example of the project's _____ function. Question options: 1)latent; latent 2)manifest; manifest 3)latent; manifest 4)manifest; latent

4) manifest; latent

Jeremy wrote an essay criticizing the college admissions process, arguing that heavy competition and limited educational resources make admission difficult for the average student. Which perspective would Jeremy's argument fall under? Question options: 1)Symbolic Interactionism 2)Behaviorism 3)Structural Functionalism 4)Conflict Theory

4)Conflict Theory

____ believed that societies grew and changed as a result of the struggles of different social classes over the means of production and greatly favored ____. 1)Durkheim; Communism 2)Max Weber; Positivism 3)Comte; Antipositivism 4)Karl Marx; Communism

4)Karl Marx; Communism