Intro. to Sociology
The ability to evaluate claims about truth by using reason and evidence is referred to as
what is critical thinking
The process of gathering empirical data, creating theories, and rigorously testing theories is known as
what is the scientific method.
The beliefs, norms, behaviors, and products common to the members of a particular group are referred to as
What is culture.
What is the process of people learning the culture of their society?
What is Socialization
_____ is any behavior, practice, attitude, or condition that violates a cultural norm or societal law that results in disapproval, hostility, or sanction if it becomes known
What is Deviance?
Which sociologist developed the concept of the sociological imagination?
What is C. Wright Mills.
______ research is characterized by data that can be converted into numbers.
What is Quantitative.
Abstract and general standards in society that define ideal principles, such as those governing right and wrong, are referred to as
what are values.
The saying “Dress for the job you want, not the job you have” reflects which of the following concepts?
What is anticipatory socialization.
Which of the following refers to what happens when members of a group ignore ways of thinking and plans of action that go against the group consensus
What is Groupthink?
Which of the following sociological paradigms has been especially adept at explaining how individuals develop a social identity and a capacity for social interaction?
What is symbolic interactionism.
How do you define an operational definition.
what is creating a definition for concepts in such a way that we can observe and measure it.
Common rules of a culture that govern the behavior of people belonging to it are referred to as
What are social norms.
People’s self-image is shaped by their understanding of how others perceive them. What is this concept called?
what is the looking-glass self?
An act defined in the law as punishable by fines, imprisonment, or both is referred to as____
What is a crime?
What concept is most closely associated with the concept of free will?
what is agency
______ reasoning starts from specific information and uses that information to identify larger patterns from which to generalize
What is Inductive reasoning.
American society professes to embrace marital fidelity, yet in reality many individuals are unfaithful to their spouses. This is an example of
what is cultural inconsistency.
What does the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis assert?
What is Language shapes our perception of the social world.
A collections of people who share a sense of common identity and regularly interact with one another based on shared expectations are referred to as
What are social groups?
The assertion that conservative politicians oppose gun control reform because they receive contributions from wealthy pro-gun lobbyists most closely reflects which sociological perspective?
what is social conflict theory?
As a part of his research on mandatory minimum sentencing, Andrew is studying court documents related to this practice. He is particularly interested in examining the court documents of cases that have caused considerable public outrage. This aspect of his research is an example of which of the following?
What is Document Analysis (Content Analysis is also fine)
Leo travelled to Varanasi, India. While he was there, he witnessed the public burning of dead bodies on pyres along the Ganges River. Shocked and appalled, he couldn’t imagine what would bring people to engage in this practice. Leo’s response reflects
what is ethnocentrism
Max is taking a chemistry exam. A part of him feels the urge to get up, leave, and go hang out with his friends. Another part of him knows that he should use the full time allotted to maximize his chance of getting a good grade. According to Mead, the part of him that wants to leave is the ______, and the part of him that knows he should stay is the ______.
What is the I and Me?
There is a diversity of opinion regarding deviance and criminality because most societies are
What are pluralistic societies?