SOCIAL
The idea that socialization continues into adulthood and its just in your teens supports the idea that..
A) socialization is biologically determined
B) only institutions socialize people
C) socialization is only happens in your teens
D) socialization is a life-long process
D) socialization is a life-long process
What is the definition of ideology?
A) A set of shared beliefs that explains the social world
B) Groups of people who accept the dominant culture
C) Radically transforms mass media messages
D) None of the above
A) A set of shared beliefs that explains the social world
Which is related to conflict theory?
A) Social structure is inherently unequal
B) Rainforces inequalities in privileges bestowed
C) inequalities within cultural value systems
D) meets member’s basic needs
E) all of the above
E) all of the above
Why did the Stanford Prison Experiment end early?
A) participants become dangerously abusive
B) funding was cut
C) there was a fire in the building
D) not enough participants
A) participants become dangerously abusive
According to structural functionalism, what's the main role of families?
A) Maintain social stability through socialization and regulation
B) challenge dominate norms
C) emotional support
D) teach lessons from a young age
A) Maintain social stability through socialization and regulation
Which of the following is an example of an ascribed status?
A) College student
B) Employee
C) Daughter
D) Manager
C) Daughter
What is social structure?
A) A government policy
B) a psychological process
C) a building where people gather
D) A set of predictable patterns that shape behavior
D) A set of predictable patterns that shape behavior
Whose theory is rooted around conflict theory?
A) Simmel’s theory
B) Veblen’s theory
C) Mark’s theory
D) Durkheim’s theory
C) Mark’s theory
What are major problems in the U.S. healthcare system?
A) too many doctors
B) high costs and lack of universal coverage
C) no medical technology
D) mass amounts of government control
B) high costs and lack of universal coverage
What gestures can humans and nonhumans both do?
A) Vocal gestures
B) Gestures (made by movement)
C) Both listen above
D) Neithe
C) Both listed above
When a teen changes his behavior based on what his friends are doing, what does this best represent?
A) cultural diffusion
B) peer influence
C) formal socialization
D) role strain
B) peer influence
Religion is best understood as?
A) a system that is made to control you
B) a hobby that only you personally practice
C) A social institution that provides meaning, cohesion, and shared practices
D) a set of beliefs that are scientifically proven
C) A social institution that provides meaning, cohesion, and shared practice
Which is an example of a social force?
A) different tastes in music
B) natural disaster
C) the weather
D) cultural expectations
D) cultural expectations
What was the main purpose of the Asch experiment?
A) To study obedience to authority
B) To test memory and perception
C) To examine how group pressure influences conformity
D) To measure intelligence
C) To examine how group pressure influences conformity
Why is globalization so important?
A) It affects the way sociologists look and react with the world
B) Because it raises sociological concerns
C) Due to how fast the world is changing and adapting to different technological things
D) It is continually affecting all aspects of the social world everywhere on the globe
D) It is continually affecting all aspects of the social world everywhere on the globe
What is an important social change happening in the U.S. according to Karen Sternheimer?
A) Immigration
B) Crime
C) Growth in elderly population
D) Social wealth
C) Growth in elderly population
The definition of stratification is?
A) a lifelong process of learning culture, norms, and expected behaviors
B) a system that forces people to obey the laws
C) methods for teaching skills and knowledge
D) a process that shapes who we are physically
A) a lifelong process of learning culture, norms, and expected behaviors
Which sociologist developed dramaturgical analysis?
A) Karal Mark
B) Max Weber
C) Erving Goffman
D) none of the above
C) Erving Goffman
What's one reason Switzerland’s system is considered successful?
A) they don't need insurance
B) Everyone must buy insurance, but insurers cannot profit from basic plans
C) insurers don't have to give you coverage
D) healthcare is run by the government
B) Everyone must buy insurance, but insurers cannot profit from basic plans
Why are wealthy families able to maintain their social class across generations?
A) they work harder than other social classes
B) they have more children
C) they use their wealth to preserve and expand their resources
D) they receive more government assistance
C) they use their wealth to preserve and expand their resources
A teen imagining how others would judge them illustrates what?
A) socialization stratification
B) labeling theory
C) looking-glass self
D) structural functionalism
C) looking-glass self
What is intersex?
A) A cultural term
B) A term used for medical conditions
C) A person's internal sense of gender
D) A biological term
D) A biological term
Why Is Karl Mark’s Theory Important to Sociology?
A) its reflected on and people have built onto his theory
B) It addressed communism
C) its often dismissed as an ideologue
D) He wasn't often recognized
A) its reflected on and people have built onto his theory
What was the primary purpose of the Stanford Prison Experiment?
A) to evaluate prison design
B) to test new interrogation techniques
C) to examine prison power and authority affect behavior
D) to study how prisoners behave
C) to examine prison power and authority affect behavior
In the healthcare documentary it discusses how certain illnesses are more common in low income communities. Which concept does this represent?
A) labeling theory
B) deviance
C) social determinants of health
D) collective behavior
C) social determinants of health