sociology quiz

Which of the following illustrates the operation of "groupthink"?

A group seeks opinion differences and is unable to come up with any policy recommendation at all.

Family is important to the socialization process because

All of the choices are correct.

A psychiatric hospital is a coercive organization for a patient, a utilitarian organization for a psychiatrist, and a normative organization for a part-time volunteer

True

A college is a good example of a total institution

false

Which of the following concepts refers to the weak social ties among people who have little common identity and little interaction

network

Beliefs are standards that serve as broad guidelines for living.

False

Over the course of the last century, the mass media have had less and less influence on people in the United States.

False

Sociological generalizations are the same as simple stereotypes

False

Subculture is more at odds with dominant culture than counterculture

False

__________ are rules about everyday casual living; __________ are rules with great moral significance

Folkways; mores

Read the following four statements about social diversity and group dynamics. Which statement is NOT correct?

Large groups turn outward

George Herbert Mead considered the self to be

That part of an individual's personality composed of self-awareness and self-image

As groups grow larger in terms of membership, they become more stable (between 3 and 7 peple).

True

Many hand gestures, such as the "okay" sign, can have significantly different meanings around the world

True

New symbols are created all the time, as in the new language by which people "text-message" via their cell phones

True

The sociological perspective reveals that personal decisions such as whom we marry are shaped to a large degree by our social environment.

True

Validity refers to actually measuring exactly what one intends to measure.

True

Jake is a member of the Bulldogs soccer team. His team's main rival is the Tigers. Members of the Bulldogs put down the Tigers all the time. To Jake, the Tigers represent

an out-group

When people model themselves after the members of peer groups they would like to join, they are engaging in

anticipatory socialization

The emergency room clerk who keeps a bleeding patient waiting while filling out extensive paperwork is a classic example of

bureaucratic ritualism.

Levi's jeans are a hot fashion item in Russia. The desire of Russians to follow U.S. fashion trends is an example of

diffusion

A person who criticizes an Amish farmer as foolish or backward for tilling his fields using horses and a plow instead of a tractor is exhibiting

ethnocentrism

If you were to attend a New York City Ballet performance, you would experience

high culture

Sociology is the systematic study of _______________

human society

What is the term for group leadership that emphasizes the completion of tasks

instrumental leadership

The text states that cultural change is set in motion in three general ways

invention, discovery, and diffusion.

Jordan is a leader who tends to downplay her position and power, allowing the group to function more or less on its own. Which type of leader is she?

laissez-faire

The recognized and intended consequences of a social pattern are referred to as

latent functions

The social-conflict approach draws attention to

patterns of social inequality

When Charles Horton Cooley used the concept "looking-glass self," he was referring to the fact that

people see themselves as they think others see them

In general, we see a __________ as a means to an end; we see a __________ as an end in itself.

secondary group; primary group

Which of the following concepts refers to relatively stable patterns of social behavior?

social structure

Which of the following concepts refers to an individual person's fairly consistent pattern of acting, thinking, and feeling

socialization

Which theoretical approach states that the stability of U.S. society rests on the core values shared by the majority of people?

structural-functional approach

The theoretical approach in sociology that views society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability is the

structural-functional approach.

Which theoretical approach highlights the fact that it is not so much what people do that matters as much as the meaning they attach to their behavior?

symbolic-interaction approach

By linking specific facts together to give us meaning, we create a

theory

A more common word for "superego" in Freud's model of personality would be "conscience."

true

A peer group is a social group whose members share common interests, social position, and a similar age.

true

Studies of children raised in isolation, show that

without social experience, a child is incapable of meaningful thought or action.