Introduction to Social Sciences

Which of the following is NOT the main trait of stratification?

• Justice

• Power

• Status

• Class

The study of choices people make to satisfy their needs and wants

• history

• economics

• political science

• sociology

A subculture can be BEST defined as a group _____________.

• whose social norms are superior to the mainstream society

• whose cultural traits have been assimilated into modern society

• that has certain cultural traits which are inferior to those of the mainstream society

• located within the wider society which has norms and values that differ from

       those of the mainstream society

"Failing to acknowledge how our own cultural location shapes our ideas"

"Labels such as “black”, “white”, “Asian” become fact"

"Social scientists have often translated prejudices into objective"

The above are statements which describe _______________.

• cultural relativism

• prejudice

• ethnocentrism

• stranger

What is Society?

• People in a society share knowledge and learning.

• People living together and having common ways of celebration, ways of doing things, common beliefs about the world around them.

• People in a society care for and raise children.

• People in a society provide and keep order.

What do sociologists call a continuing process whereby individuals acquire personal identities and learn the norms, values, behaviors, and social skills appropriate to his or her social position?

• a mouth full

• socialization

• sociology

• culture

_____________ compared human societies as a living organism.

• Emile Durkheim

• Max Weber

• Herbert Spencer

• Karl Marx

Which of the following contributes towards the trend of nuclear families?

• Achieved status surpasses ascribed status in importance in industrialized societies.

• The decrease in the cost of housing in urban centers.

• Individuals are more likely to move away from urban centers in search for a better

       life.

• The increased difficulties in fulfilling functions that were previously performed by extended families.

What was the Renaissance a "rebirth" of?

• Religion

• Classical culture

• Life (after the black death)

• Middle Ages

One of these views DOES NOT contrast the nature of government.

• Government as a necessary evil.

• Government as a positive good.

• Government as a natural nature.

• Government as an unnecessary evil.