Sociology Final Exam

What is Sociology?

• The study of human development
• The scientific study of the mind and human behavior
• The scientific study of society and human behavior
• The study of geography

When sociologists are researching, they tend to look for _______

• Larger trends/connections and wonder about how they affect other parts of society
• The science behind individuals in society
• Smaller trends try to connect it to societal issues
• None of the above

Sociology originated in the 1800s with the basis of __________

• Industrialization
• Democratization
• Modernization
• All of the above

Emile Durkheim was a sociologist who believed in __________.

• All theories of sociology
• Conflict Theory- complex bureaucracies created social efficiency and order.
• Symbolic Interactionism- explains how societies and/or social groups come to view behaviors as deviant or conventional.
• Structural Functionalism- people form an ecosystem reliant on others and who influence others.

The idea of culture discusses two items: (check all that apply)

• Material
• Non-material
• Agents
• Interaction

Ethnocentrism discusses that ___________

• There is favoritism over "western" views
• One's culture is "natural" and others are "weird"
• There is active rejection of the mainstream
• Thrives on accessibility and change

Socialization is defined as ____________

• The parts of society work together to keep it functioning
• A long-standing, formal aspect of society that addresses basic human needs
• The process of learning one’s culture and how to function within it
• None of the above

Which of the following is generally the first agent of socialization for most people?

• Family
• Media
• Religion
• Medicine

Hidden curriculum within the agent of school, provides individuals with _________

• Connection to other agents
• A sense of security due to it being a private portion of school
• Helps us see the cognitive stages in understanding the world birth through young adulthood
• Additional social norms that help our social interactions, but aren't specifically taught

The Looking-Glass Self Theory states that ________

• We form a new identity through socialization
• Ongoing conversation between the opinion we have of ourselves and how we think others expect us to act
• We imagine how we appear to others
• None of the above