Sociology Q & A

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A group with two members is called?

Dyad

A tendency to view one's own culture and group as superior is called

Ethnocentrism

Cultural environments determine the basic types of heredities that will be found in a society.

False

Idea is a changing, biologically inherited behavior pattern.

False

The unsocialized, spontaneous, and self-interested component of personality and self-identity is:

I

People who influence the attitudes and opinions of others are?

Leaders

The part of personality and self-identity that is aware of the expectations and attitudes of society is:

Me

Shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations are called

Norms

Your conscious awareness of possessing a distinct identity that separates you and your environment from other members of society

Self

People that include parents, siblings, relatives, and others who have a direct influence on our socialization

Sig. other

The people closest to us who directly influence our socialization are called:

Sig. other

The unique cultural characteristics of these groups form a

Subculture

Similarly, the region of the country or the type of neighborhood in which an individual is raised also affects personality.

True

A state of balance between cooperation and conflict is referred to as:

accommodation.

Employers and labor unions settling wage disputes through a third party is called?

accommodation.

What is based on an individual's abilities, efforts, or accomplishments?

achieved status.

The specific individuals, groups, and institutions that enable socialization to take place are:

agents of socialization

Which term do sociologists use to describe the specific individuals, groups, and institutions that enable socialization to take place?

agents of socialization

A capacity to learn a particular skill or acquire a specific body of knowledge is called:

aptitude

As agricultural societies develop, money is more important than?

barter

Which are examples of social interaction that take place throughout the world?

both a and b

Resocialization involves?

both a and b.

Two basketball teams playing for the championship title is an example of?

competition.

When two or more people or groups oppose each other to achieve a goal that only one can attain is called:

competition.

One business attempting to undermine a rival business is called?

conflict.

Which of the following is a deliberate attempt to control or harm someone with few or no rules of conduct?

conflict.

People coming together to build houses for the homeless are examples of?

cooperation.

What is it called when two or more people or groups work together to achieve a goal that will benefit more than one person?

cooperation.

Which of the following terms describes people working together?

cooperation.

Idea that social interaction is like a drama being performed on a stage

dramaturgy

Getting things done well in the shortest time is very important is referred to as:

efficiency and practicality.

Everyone should have an equal chance at success and the right to participate freely in government and this is known as:

equality and democracy.

Dating, family life, friendship, and politics all involve what?

exchange

What theory explains how people interact with others mainly to serve their own self-interest?

exchange theory.

A person providing directions to someone who is lost is an example of:

exchange.

People interact in an effort to receive a reward or a return for their actions is?

exchange.

A group in which the structure, goals, and activities of the group are clearly defined is:

formal group.

The internalized attitudes, expectations, and viewpoints of society are:

generalized other

In sociological terms, a set of people who interact on the basis of shared expectations and who possess some degree of common identity are called a:

group.

Which is notan agent of socialization?

heredity

The effort that most people make to play their role well and manage the impressions that others receive is called:

impression management

A group that an individual belongs to and identifies with is a?

in group

Hard work, initiative, and individual effort are the keys to personal achievement which is called:

individualism.

A group in which there is no official structure or established rules of conduct is?

informal group.

A group with no official structure or established rules of conduct is called?

informal group.

An unchanging, biologically inherited behavior pattern is called:

instinct

An unchanging, biologically inherited behavior pattern is called:

instinct.

The interactive process by which we develop an image of ourselves based on how we imagine we appear to others is called?

looking glass self

Because people in preindustrial societies often share the same values and perform the same tasks they are said to be held together by:

mechanical solidarity.

Any group that a person does not belong to or identify with is called?

out group

A primary group composed of individuals of roughly equal age and similar social characteristics are:

peer group

Doing well at school and at work is important. Gaining wealth and prestige is a sign of success, this is called:

personal achievement.

The sum total of behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, and values that are characteristics of an individual is:

personality

During this time period, food production is the main economic activity for what group?

preindustrial society.

A small group of people who interact over a relatively long period of time on a direct and personal basis is called?

primary group.

A small group of people who interact over a relatively long period of time on a direct and personal basis is?

primary group.

History is marked by ongoing progress, and this progress improves people's lives, this is:

progress and material comfort.

Any group with which individuals identify and the attitudes and values of which they adopt is known as:

reference group.

This involves a break with past experiences and the learning of new values and norms.

resocialization

An employee and a parent needing both to go to work and to take care of a sick child is experiencing?

role conflict.

When fulfilling the role an expectation of one status makes it difficult to fulfill the role expectations of another status, this is called?

role conflict.

Each of us, because we hold more than one status, must deal with many of these in our daily lives is:

role sets.

The act that forms the basis of the socialization process by allowing us to anticipate what others expect of us is:

role taking

Being a student, a daughter, a sister, an African American, and a member of a sports team are all examples of:

roles.

A group in which interaction is impersonal and temporary in nature is:

secondary group.

A group in which interaction is impersonal and temporary in nature is?

secondary group.

When statuses and their related roles are organized to satisfy one or more of the basic needs of society, the group is called:

social institution.

The web of relationships that is formed by the sum total of an individual's interactions with other people are?

social network

The interactive process through which people learn the basic skills, values, beliefs, and behavior patterns of a society is:

socialization

The systematic study of the biological basis of all social behavior is:

sociobiology.

Sociologists tend to classify societies according to or the ways societies use technology to provide for the needs of their members are called:

subsistence strategies.

A setting in which people is isolated from the rest of society for a specific period of time and is subject to tight control is called:

total institution

Which is not an example of accommodation?

truce

When we talk about agents of socialization, we are basically referring to some primary groups. These groups are family, peer groups, school and the mass media.

true


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