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Class & Stratification
Culture
Socialization
Deviance
Poverty
100
Is the respect or regard with which a person or status position is regarded by others a. wealth b. power c. status d prestige
What is prestige
100
From a sociological perspective, culture a. is comprised of people b. seldom degenerates discord, conflict, or violence c. is interdependent with society d. can exist without society
What is interdependent with society
100
Sigmund Freud divided the mind into three interrelated parts; which of the following is NOT one of these? a. Id b. Ego c. Superego d. Me
What is Me
100
The police, courts, and prisons are examples of a. internal social control b. moral policing c. external social control d. mores
What is external social control
100
All of the following are components of wealth, except a. income b a position on the Board of Regents c. land d. insurance policies
What is position on the Board of Regents
200
Is the ability of people or groups to achieve their goals despite opposition from others a. wealth b. power c. status d. prestige
What is power
200
All of the following are examples of material culture except: a. beliefs b. silicon c. iron ore d. oil
What is beliefs
200
According to Freud, the ---, or conscience, consists of the moral and ethical aspects of personality. a. id b. ego c. superego d. libido
What is superego
200
Which of the following is more likely to take place through the socialization process a. external social control b. mild social control c. civil social control d. internal social control
What is internal social control
200
The value of all of a person's or family's economic assets is known as a. power b. wealth c. prestige d. income
What is wealth
300
Sociologists often employ a combined measure that attempts to classify individuals, families or households in terms of indicators such as income, occupation, and education. This is called. a. social class b. socioeconomic status c. prestige ranking d. status ranking
What is socioeconomic status
300
Which of the following reflect core American values? a. faith in science and technology b. progress and material comfort c. efficiency and practicality d. All of the above are core American values
What is all of the above
300
-----refers to the way in which a person's sense of self is derived from the perceptions of others. a. personality development b. the looking-glass self c. the I and the me d. the human psyche
What is the looking-glass self
300
A behavior that violates criminal law and is punishable with negative sanctions a. stigma b. deviant act c. crime d. cultural strain
What is crime
300
Those who live in poverty a experience about the same amount of crime as do the wealthy b. are exposed to more crime and lack of safety c. are more motivated by greed and competition to try and get ahead d. feel more connected to society
What is are exposed to more crime and lack of safety.
400
According to Dennis Gilber, people who are poor, seldom employed, and caught in long-term deprivation are in the a. working class b. underclass c. poverty class d. "bottom-out-of-sight" class
What is underclass
400
Represents a set of symbols that express ideas and enable people to think and communicate with one another a. beliefs b. values c. language d. norms
What is language
400
The systematic study of how biology affects social behavior is referred to as a. psychophysiology b. sociobiology c. genetic analysis d. cybernation
What is sociobiology
400
A public execution illustrates which function of deviance a. deviance clarifies rules b. deviance unites a group c. deviance promotes social change d. deviance prevents social chaos.
What is clarifies rules
400
This poverty exists when people may be able to afford basic necessities but still are unable to maintain an average standard of living a. absolute b. official c. relative d. objective
What is relative
500
This type of housing has inadequate heating, plumbing, electricity, air conditioning or structural durability. a. affordable b. substandard c. slum d. tenet
What is substandard.
500
Collective ideas about what is right or wrong, good or bad, and desirable or undesirable in a particular culture a. beliefs b. norms c. values d. assumptions
What is values
500
Are the persons, groups, or institutions that teach us what we need to know in order to participate in society. a. interaction forums b. agents of socialization c. sources of social reference d. role sets
What is agents of socialization.
500
Skid row alcoholics and drug addicts reflect a pattern of a. rebellion b. ritualism c. retreatism d. innovation
What is retreatism
500
Included in the working class are -- occupations relatively low paying, nonmanual, semiskilled positions held by women a. pink collar b. frayed collar c. blue collar d. white collar
What is pink collar