Intro Soc 2

Which of the following is defined as a relationship in which people live together with commitment, form an economic unit and care for any young, and consider their identity to be significantly attached to the group?

Which of the following statements about modern U.S. family life is true?

The family that an individual forms by having or adopting children is a/an

Conflict explanations of family problems such as high rates of divorce and overall family instability focus on

The extraction of raw materials and natural resources from the environment is

Which of the following is an example of a shared monopoly in the United States?

The situation in which members of the board of directors of one corporation also sit on the boards of other corporations is known as

Which of the following terms is defined as part-time work, temporary work, or subcontracted work that offers advantages to employers but can be detrimental to the welfare of workers?

The political entity that possesses a legitimate monopoly over the use of force within its territory to achieve its goals is

What is the term that sociologists use to describe the situation where charismatic authority is succeeded by a bureaucracy controlled by a rationally established authority or by a combination of traditional and bureaucratic authority?

When cities developed circa 3500–3000 B.C.E., political power became centralized in

Which of the following types of government requires that citizens be able to meet together regularly to debate and decide the issues of the day?

Which manifest function of education is illustrated by the fact that, at a very young age, children learn the appropriate attitudes and behavior for the student role?

What term do sociologists use to refer to social assets that include values, beliefs, attitudes, and competencies in language and culture?

Which of the following educational funding systems allows students and their families to spend a specified sum of government money to purchase education at the school of their choice?

Which of the following terms is defined as the transmission of cultural values and attitudes, such as conformity and obedience to authority, through implied demands found in rules, routines, and regulations of schools?

When groups act out their religious beliefs in the form of symbolic actions that represent religious meanings, the symbolic actions are referred to as

Which social thinker referred to religion as "the opium of the masses"?

The type of health-care system in which all citizens receive medical services paid for by tax revenues is

The set of patterned expectations that defines the norms and values appropriate for individuals who are sick and for those who interact with them is called

What is the term that Max Weber used to describe the extent to which persons within a particular layer of stratification have access to important scarce resources?

According to the functionalist perspective, graduates of the most elite colleges and universities attain high positions because

In the United States, the belief that people who work hard and play by the rules will be rewarded with success is known as

The conflict approach to measuring class

A hierarchy in which persons are placed in occupational positions according to their ability and credentials is

People who are poor, seldom employed, and caught in long-term deprivation are members of the

Sociologist Max Weber did NOT view the concept of social class as a specific social category of "real people," but as a/an

How do the views of Max Weber and Karl Marx differ concerning the concept of social class?

Which of the following statements about the unequal distribution of income and wealth in the United States is TRUE?

The situation in which women are disproportionately represented among individuals living in poverty is referred to as

All of the following are reasons why social inequality may increase in the United States in the twenty-first century, EXCEPT

Even when people of color achieve high incomes and prestigious careers, their life chances are often diminished by

The economic gain derived from wages, salaries, income transfers, and ownership of property is

Which of the following refers to a reduction in the proficiency needed to perform a specific job that leads to a corresponding reduction in the wages for that job?

Which characteristic of professionals is demonstrated when they go beyond their self-interest or personal comfort in order to help a patient or client?

Working-class occupations that are relatively low-paying, nonmanual, semiskilled positions primarily held by women are referred to as

The shift from manufacturing to service occupations in the U.S. economy has contributed to

Sociologists define race as a category of people who

How would functionalists classify a baseball umpire who dislikes African-Americans but is scrupulous about making correct calls when African-Americans are at bat?

The extermination of 6 million European Jews by Nazi Germany during World War II is best described by which of the following terms?

Sociologists who argue that class is more important than race in explaining relationships between the members of different races suggest that

Which of the following terms is defined as the attitudes, behaviors, and activities that are socially defined as appropriate for each sex and are learned through the socialization process?

Sociologists point out that gender-appropriate behavior is

Which of the following concepts is illustrated in a negative sense by a factory that pays male assembly-line workers a higher hourly rate than women employees who do the same work?

Which theoretical perspective is illustrated by the view that women's roles as nurturers and caregivers ensure that important societal tasks will be fulfilled and family members' needs provided for?

Prejudice and discrimination against people on the basis of age is

All of the following statements regarding elder abuse are true EXCEPT

In which type of family structure is authority held by the eldest female (usually the mother)?

In preindustrial societies, adolescents are usually viewed as

Emile Durkheim believed that people in preindustrial societies feel a more or less automatic sense of belonging, a condition he referred to as

Ferdinand Tönnies' concept ofGesellschaft refers to

In Gesellschaft societies, a prevailing core value is that people

Which of the following concepts is illustrated by the situation in which a local church is destroyed by fire and the congregation members still worship together in a makeshift setting?

The specialty area of sociology that studies human population characteristics and changes is

The number of deaths per 1,000 people in a population in a given year is the

All of the following are push factors that affect migration, EXCEPT

Thomas Malthus stated that the human population, if left unchecked, would exceed the

All of the following are factors that limited the size of preindustrial cities EXCEPT

Which of the following is the process by which members of the middle and upper middle classes, especially whites, move into the central city area and renovate existing properties?

Which of the following terms describes the situation in which the number of births plus immigrants is equal to the number of deaths plus emigrants?

New urban fringes that have arisen beyond central cities and suburbs are referred to as

Which of the following terms is defined as one or more central cities and their surrounding suburbs that dominate the economic and cultural life of a region?

All of the following are examples of light industry found in postindustrial cities, EXCEPT

A collection of two or more people who interact frequently with one another, share a sense of belonging, and have a feeling of interdependence is a/an

Sociologists point out that in-group and out-group distinctions

For a person who strongly believes in the value of human rights and equal opportunity, which of the following would NOT constitute a reference group?

All of the following statements regarding deviance are true, EXCEPT

Strain theorists suggest that deviant behavior is caused by

Which of the following types of deviance is illustrated by a situation in which a person who smokes marijuana is labeled as a "stoner," and then accepts this label and socializes only with others who use marijuana on a regular basis?

Information provided by individuals or groups that have a vested interest in furthering their own cause or damaging an opposing one is

Cultural lag occurs when

A shift in population distribution from central cities to suburban areas in the United States has resulted in all of the following, EXCEPT

Grassroots environmental movements are types of

Which approach to social movements assumes that a collective definition of appropriate and inappropriate behavior emerges during episodes of collective behavior?

The lifelong process of social interaction through which individuals acquire a self-identity and the physical, mental, and social skills needed for survival in society is

Which of the following concepts was used by Charles Horton Cooley to indicate that the self is a product of social interactions with other people?

Persons whose care, affection, and approval are especially desired and who are most important in the development of the self are referred to by sociologists as

It has been said that some Native North American languages have over 20 words to describe snow, which is an illustration of

The standards by which people define what is right and wrong, good and bad, desirable and undesirable are called

Which of the following terms refers to the ways in which an individual shows an awareness that another is present without making this person the object of particular attention?

What is Erving Goffman's term for the study of social interaction that compares everyday life to a theatrical presentation?

The process by which perception of reality is shaped largely by the subjective meaning that is given to an experience is called

Which British sociologist is credited with coining the phrase "survival of the fittest"?

French sociologist Auguste Comte's belief that the world can best be understood through scientific inquiry is known as

Which of the following sociologists identified ideal-type characteristics of bureaucracy?

Sociologist Jane Addams was active in poor urban areas as a leader of community centers referred to as

Sociologist Emile Durkheim is noted for his study of

All of the following statements about qualitative research are true, EXCEPT

Which of the following terms refers to the extent to which a study or research instrument accurately measures what it is intended to measure?

A printed research instrument containing a series of items to which subjects respond is called

Which of the following terms is illustrated by a situation in which researchers studying the political party preferences of New Mexico residents draw up a list of 3,000 New Mexico residents who are statistically found to be typical of the state's population?

In a scientific experiment, the group that is NOT exposed to the independent variable is known as the

The conflict perspective is based primarily on the ideas of

Latent functions of institutions are

Which sociological perspective would argue that professional football exists because it satisfies the needs of players, owners, and an audience?

Which of the following terms is defined as a set of logically interrelated statements that attempt to describe, explain, and (occasionally) predict social events?

Conflict theorists and functional theorists primarily utilize which of the following levels of analysis?