Sociology Chapter 4

Which of the following is NOT an example of organic solidarity? A Ford Motors employee assembling taillights on an assembly line A freelance artist creating a sculpture of Barack Obama A fast-food employee putting burgers into their buns A toll-booth employee collecting toll change

A freelance artist creating a sculpture of Barack Obama

The concept anomie can be defined as:

A situation in which society no longer has the support of a firm collective consciousness

Please place the following societies in chronological order:

Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Horticultural; Agricultural

A judge and her gavel. A cop and his gun. A lawyer and her power suit. A ____ would be most concerned with the parts these objects play in impression management.

Symbolic interactionist

The term institutionalization can be defined as

The act of implanting a convention or norm into society.

Alienation is defined by the text as:

The condition in which the individual is isolated and divorced from his or her society, work, or sense of self.

Karl Marx asserted that the means of societal change existed in the tension between

The working class proletariat taking the means of production from the wealthy bourgeois

Until 10,000 years ago, the basic structure of human society was based on _____.

Tribes

____ societies relied on permanent tools for survival, and expanded due to innovations such as crop rotation and fertilizer.

Agricultural

Which of the following is NOT one of Marx's four types of alienation? Alienation from the product of one's labor* Alienation from one's self Alienation from others Alienation from one's religion*

Alienation from one's religion*

As industrialization began to boom, Durkheim believed people were more susceptible to anomie because: Collective norms are weakened. Society no longer has the support of the collective consciousness Specialization of labor lead to alienation. All of the above

All of the above

Functionalist Émile Durkheim viewed society as:

An organism in which each portion plays a vital role in keeping the organism stable and healthy

Ivanka Trump is the daughter of business mogul Donald Trump. Her role as heiress to the Trump fortune is an example of ______.

Ascribed status

Which of the following is an example of role conflict? Derek attends law school and becomes a lawyer, though he dreams of one day becoming the next John Grisham. Becca returns to work after giving birth to her daughter, finding it difficult to act as mother, wife, and executive. Alex is a stay at home dad who raises his two young children. Krista lands a role on "Days of Our Lives" and begins receiving fan mail from fans across the country

Becca returns to work after giving birth to her daughter, finding it difficult to act as mother, wife, and executive.

The Agricultural Revolution is often referred to as "dawn of civilization" because:

Cities and towns were established, and humans had more time for leisure activities.

Durkheim defined ______ as the communal beliefs, morals, and attitudes of a society.

Collective conscience

Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto is based on the ____ perspective.

Conflict Theory

Which of the following is NOT an example of self-fulfilling prophecy? Charlotte is an intelligent teenager, but told by her step-sisters and cousins that she's destined to a life of poverty and failure. Charlotte begins to do poorly in school, and eventually drops out. Though encouraged by his parents to audition for Julliard, Jose believes he isn't good enough to attend. After his audition, he expresses this reluctance to the admissions committee. They don't admit him due to his lack of certainty Which of the following is NOT an example of self-fulfilling prophecy?a. Charlotte is an intelligent Morgan overhears a professor predicting the economic recession will prevent entry-level graduates from finding gainful employment. Morgan goes on interviews but doesn't bother preparing, convinced it's a waste of time. Morgan appears unprofessional and is not hired. Kevin sprained his ankle a month before a marathon. Though his trainer advises him not to participate, Kevin runs the marathon and places third.

Kevin sprained his ankle a month before a marathon. Though his trainer advises him not to participate, Kevin runs the marathon and places third.

Charles Cooley's concept of the looking-glass self hypothesizes that:

People base their images on how they think other people see them

On the first day of high school, Kaitlin overhears a group of girls calling her "goth" and "emo." She soon begins to don more black clothing, dark makeup, and seek out friends who dress the same. This is an example of ______.

Role playing