Sociology Chapter 1

Several members of a little league team begin wearing their baseball caps backward and soon the entire team is following this style. This is an example of

• social structure

• group conformity

• group imagination

• Social Darwinism

The changes caused by the Industrial Revolution, such as people moving from farms to cities, is an example of social

• conformity

• Darwinism

• dynamics

• relativism

Shopping on the Internet is convenient, and can save time. This is a __________ function of this type of shopping.

• latent

• dynamic

• static

• manifest

When an athlete holds a clenched fist over her head after scoring a point, she is using a

• function

• symbol

• verstehen

• rationalization

What is an important difference between sociology and anthropology?

• Sociology studies human mental processes; anthropology deals with human emotions.

• Anthropology studies social structure; sociology studies culture.

• Sociology studies the theory of government; anthropology studies how government works.

• Sociology investigates social behavior from a group perspective; anthropology investigates culture.

What did Harriet Martineau see a link between?

• slavery and the oppression of women

• the proletariat and the bourgeoisie

• Social Darwinism and the advancement of women

• educational opportunity and social structure

Using e-mail has decreased the number of hand-written letters that people send to their friends and relatives. This is a ________ function of e-mail.

• static

• dynamic

• latent

• manifest

________ emphasize that people can communicate because they share words, gestures, and physical objects that have similar meanings to all of them.

• Symbolic interactionists

• Functionalists

• Conflict Theorists

• Positivists

Some people think that shopping over the internet can lead to social isolation because people go to stores less frequently. This is a ________ function of Internet shopping.

• latent

• dynamic

• static

• manifest

When a baby waves "bye-bye," he is using a

• function

• symbol

• verstehen

• rationalization