Sociology Final Exam Review

What is Sociology?

• The study of individual human behavior

• The study of social interaction

• The study of social sciences

• None of the above

The term “sociology” was reinvented and coined in the early 1800’s by which of the following sociologist?

• Robert A. Merton

• Karl Marx

• Auguste Comte

• Emile Durkheim

Commonly held standards of what is acceptable or unacceptable, right or wrong within a Culture.

• Cultural Beliefs

• Multicultural

• Cultural Values

• Cultural Norms

________ is when one culture believes they are superior to another culture.

• Pop Culture

• Ethnocentrism

• Relativism

• Ego

When a person living in China goes to McDonald's to eat, it is an example of ______.

• Counterculture

• Sub Culture

• Cultural Identity

• Pop Culture

________________ ______________ are the standards we live by within a culture.

________ is a set of behavioral expectations associated with a given status.

• Status

• Role

• Master Status

• Socialization

________ a socially defined position in a group or society characterized by certain expectations, rights, and duties.

• Group Dynamics

• Ascribed Status

• Social Status

• Role Conflict

Being born Irish is my ______.

• Achieved Status

• Ascribed Status

• Racial Socialization

• Status Symbol

________ is an example of a Social Institution.

• Family

• Co-Workers

• Aggregate Group

• None of the Above