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WorksheetsUnit 3 Sociology
Total questions: 96
Worksheet time: 49mins
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1.
A bureaucracy is an example of a formal organization because
a)
bureaucracies and formal organizations are always run by governments
b)
reaucracies are deliberately created to reach long-term goals.
c)
everyone in the organization has the same amount of power.
d)
bureaucracies and formal organizations both tend to last only until a specific goal is met
2.
How might in-group members identify one another?
a)
By clapping
b)
By using a special handshake
c)
By using first names only
d)
By waving hello
3.
One function of a reference group is to
a)
exclude others
b)
form identities
c)
eliminate group boundries
d)
establish relationships
4.
A bureaucracy is based on
a)
informal organizations
b)
oligarchy
c)
coercion
d)
rationalization
5.
Which of the following best expresses conformity?
a)
What do you think?
b)
That's a bad idea.
c)
Let's talk this over.
d)
All my friends say I should.
6.
What is one characteristic of groups?
a)
They are always small and informal
b)
the members of a group include insiders and outsiders
c)
they do not create boundaries
d)
they include as many people as possible
7.
What happens in the bystander effect?
a)
People fail to act because they assume someone else will take action
b)
Groups form to watch an action unfold
c)
Members of a group obey the commands of a leader
d)
Individuals act independently of other group members
8.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a social network?
a)
A social network includes only primary groups
b)
A social network dilutes relationships by bringing in many members
c)
A social network can provide a sense of belonging and purpose
d)
A social network involves close and continuous contact among members
9.
Authority refers to using power
a)
to promote conflict
b)
that derives from a legitimate source
c)
to discriminate against specific social categories of people
d)
in an illegal way
10.
Which of the following is an advantage of a bureaucracy?
a)
increased costs because of extra staff
b)
efficiency because of family ties
c)
rules promise at least a measure of equal treatment
d)
speed of arbitrary decision-making
11.
Many of the residents of a small town have joined together to create a neighborhood park. This collection of people is an example of a
a)
social aggregate.
b)
social category.
c)
primary group.
d)
secondary group.
12.
Workers at an insurance company are expected to work five hours of overtime a week without extra pay. If they do not, the boss has implied they will probably never receive a promotion. Which of the following describes this situation?
a)
cooperation
b)
coercion
c)
conflict
d)
conformity
13.
What occurs when people conform to social pressure and refuse to express their concerns?
a)
a social change
b)
an in-group
c)
a conflict
d)
groupthink
14.
When one of the maids on a motel’s staff is not feeling well, it is understood that the other maids will help her out by doing part of her work. This is an example of
a)
social exchange
b)
conflict
c)
conformity
d)
coercion
15.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between in-groups and out-groups?
a)
You can't have one without the other
b)
One has nothing to do with the other
c)
Both groups form a harmonious unit
d)
The two groups lack a clear boundary
16.
Members identify as we
a)
In group
b)
Out group
c)
Open group
d)
Closed group
17.
Group identified as "they"
a)
In group
b)
Out group
c)
Open group
d)
Closed group
18.
Anyone can be a member of the group
a)
In group
b)
Out group
c)
Open group
d)
Closed group
19.
Group membership is exclusive
a)
In group
b)
Out group
c)
Open group
d)
Closed group
20.
Members develop close, personal relationships
a)
Primary group
b)
Secondary group
c)
Vertical group
d)
Horizontal group
21.
Members act in a friendly, but impersonal way
a)
Primary group
b)
Secondary group
c)
Vertical group
d)
Horizontal group
22.
Members are from all social classes
a)
Primary group
b)
Secondary group
c)
Vertical group
d)
Horizontal group
23.
Members are from same social class
a)
Primary group
b)
Secondary group
c)
Vertical group
d)
Horizontal group
24.
Group that serves as a comparison
a)
Reference Group
b)
Voluntary group
c)
Involuntary group
25.
Group we join by our own choice
a)
Reference Group
b)
Voluntary group
c)
Involuntary group
26.
Members are forced to join the group
a)
Reference Group
b)
Voluntary group
c)
Involuntary group
27.
Members receive a sense of belonging
a)
Clique
b)
Family
c)
Government
d)
School
28.
Main purpose is to teach norms and values
a)
Clique
b)
Family
c)
Government
d)
School
29.
Reinforces behavior by enforcing laws
a)
Clique
b)
Family
c)
Government
d)
School
30.
Teaches skills to earn a living
a)
Clique
b)
Family
c)
Government
d)
School
31.
Helps to reinforce norms of society
a)
Religion
b)
Economic Institution
c)
Sociologist
32.
Provides society jobs
a)
Religion
b)
Economic Institution
c)
Sociologist
33.
Studies group behavior
a)
Religion
b)
Economic Institution
c)
Sociologist
34.
Includes aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc.
a)
Extended Family
b)
Nuclear family
35.
Mom, dad, brothers, sisters
a)
Extended Family
b)
Nuclear family
36.
The Minnesota Vikings
a)
Open
b)
Closed
37.
A private country club
a)
Open
b)
Closed
38.
Your gender
a)
Voluntary
b)
Involuntary
39.
University of Nebraska students
a)
Voluntary
b)
Involuntary
40.
Central High School
a)
In
b)
Out
41.
Family
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
42.
Church group
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
43.
Americans
a)
Vertical
b)
Horizontal
44.
Your neighborhood
a)
Vertical
b)
Horizontal
45.
A reference group for Millard South students
a)
Millard West High School
b)
Andersen Middle School
46.
Students in George’s sixth-grade class avoid him because they know his father is in prison for auto theft. This is an example of
a)
ritualism
b)
rebellion.
c)
a stigma.
d)
attachment.
47.
Which of the following is an example of white-collar crime?
a)
drunk driving
b)
tax evasion
c)
shoplifting
d)
plagiarism
48.
According to Durkheim, the social condition in which norms are weak, conflicting, or absent is called
a)
retreatism
b)
starin
c)
anomie
d)
ritualism
49.
Which of the following is true concerning deviant behavior?
a)
Primary deviance usually leads to secondary deviance.
b)
What is considered deviant in one society may not be considered deviant in another society.
c)
Deviant behavior is also illegal behavior.
d)
Adults learn deviant behavior more quickly than children.
50.
How does primary deviance differ from secondary deviance?
a)
Primary deviance derives from primary groups.
b)
Secondary deviance is not as important as primary deviance.
c)
In primary deviance people identify with deviant behavior.
d)
Primary deviance is deviant behavior that only happens once in a while.
51.
How does primary deviance differ from secondary deviance?
a)
Primary deviance derives from primary groups.
b)
Secondary deviance is not as important as primary deviance.
c)
In primary deviance people identify with deviant behavior.
d)
Primary deviance is deviant behavior that only happens once in a while.
52.
Which of the following best describes a person who exhibits positive deviance?
a)
a criminal
b)
a perfectionist
c)
an outsider
d)
a nonconformist
53.
Which of the following words can be considered an example of a stigma?
a)
cheater
b)
hero
c)
doctor
d)
studious
54.
It is so important to Chris to appear successful to others that he begins stealing goods from the
warehouse where he works and reselling them to obtain money. What is this an example of?
warehouse where he works and reselling them to obtain money. What is this an example of?
a)
ritualism
b)
conformity
c)
innovation
d)
retreatism
55.
It is so important to Chris to appear successful to others that he begins stealing goods from the
warehouse where he works and reselling them to obtain money. What is this an example of?
warehouse where he works and reselling them to obtain money. What is this an example of?
a)
ritualism
b)
conformity
c)
innovation
d)
retreatism
56.
How does victim discounting affect the seriousness of crimes directed at members of lower
social classes?
social classes?
a)
It reduces the seriousness.
b)
It raises the seriousness.
c)
It ignores the seriousness.
d)
It expresses the seriousness.
It expresses the seriousness.
57.
Which of the following is an example of a formal social sanction?
a)
bullying someone
b)
receiving an award
c)
gossiping about someone
d)
giving a hand shake
58.
Consider the following statement: “The more you hang around with a group of teenagers who shoplift, the more likely it is that you will become a shoplifter.” Which of the following theories would most strongly agree with this statement?
a)
control theory
b)
differential association theory
c)
labeling theory
d)
retreatism theory
59.
A computer operator figures out a way to steal from the bank where he works by sending money to
a secret account. This is an example of
a secret account. This is an example of
a)
retreatism.
b)
control theory.
c)
labeling theory.
d)
white-collar crime.
60.
Which of the following is true about deviance?
a)
Deviance can only affect society in negative ways.
b)
Some societies have eliminated deviance altogether.
c)
It is easy to identify deviant behavior.
d)
Ideas of deviance can change from one social context to another.
61.
A young high-school dropout is sent to prison for repeated car theft. While in prison, the individual is helped to obtain his high-school equivalency diploma. This increases his chances of getting a good job when he is released, and is an example of
a)
recidivism.
b)
rehabilitation.
c)
rebellion.
d)
ritualism.
62.
Which of the following is an example of an informal social sanction?
a)
school awards
b)
detention
c)
gossip
d)
expulsion
63.
The Theory suggesting that people who commit deviant acts have weak ties to the community is
a)
labeling theory
b)
control theory
c)
differential-association theory
d)
cultural-transmission theory
64.
Mark of social disgrace that sets the deviant apart from the rest of society
a)
Anomie
b)
Crime
c)
Stigma
d)
Rebellion
65.
Rape, robbery, and aggravated assault are example of
a)
Organized Crime
b)
Violent Crimes
c)
White-Collar Crime
d)
Victimless Crime
66.
Repeated criminal behavior
a)
Innovation
b)
Rebellion
c)
Recidicism
d)
Anomie
67.
Crime committed by individuals of high status in the course of their professional lives
a)
Victimless Crimes
b)
White-Collar Crimes
c)
Organized Crime
d)
Violent Crimes
68.
Any act that is labeled as such by those in authority, is prohibited by law, and is punishable by the government
a)
Recidivism
b)
Anomie
c)
Crime
d)
Rebellion
69.
Theory focuses on how individuals come to be labeled as a deviant
a)
Labeling Theory
b)
Control Theory
c)
Cultural Transmission Theory
d)
Differential Association Theory
70.
T/F: Deviance can be either positive or negative, but either form involves behavior that departs from societal norms.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
71.
Some behavior results in formal sanctions, such as police citations, jail time, or even the death penalty. Which of these statements defines “crime”?
a)
Behavior that departs from societal or group norms.
b)
Acts committed in violation of the law.
c)
Rules defining appropriate and inappropriate behavior.
d)
Using census data collected by your state government to determine the average number of children per classroom in the public schools.
72.
People in a romantic relationship are expected to not engage in romantic activities with other people. This expectation is a social norm. Which of these terms means “Behavior that departs from societal or group norms”?
a)
Sanctions
b)
Stratification
c)
Deviance
d)
Crime
73.
Arson is an example of a violation of what type of norm?
a)
folkway
b)
more
c)
law
d)
conditions
74.
Johnny has to wear his brother's hand-me-down pants that are a little too big from him. At school the teachers are quick to accuse him of vandalism and he is always called into the office when something is stolen. He is innocent but his sagging pants are identifying him as a thug/criminal/POS.
This is explained by ______________.
This is explained by ______________.
a)
The Looking Glass Self
b)
Cultural Relativism
c)
The Labeling Approach
d)
Ethnocentrism
75.
What is it called when members of a group think, feel, and behave in similar ways.
a)
Sociological perspective
b)
Conformity
c)
Levity
d)
deviance
76.
The control theorist Travis Hirschi argued that
a)
the development of strong social bonds leads to lower rates of deviance
b)
the development of strong social bonds has no bearing on deviance
c)
those who have weak ties to the community are less likely to commit deviant acts
d)
none of these
77.
The concept of the relativity of deviance is best illustrated by which of the following statements?
a)
It is not the act itself, but the reaction of others to the act that makes it deviant.
b)
The nature of one's behavior is the most important aspect in determining deviance.
c)
Deviance is most related to functionalism because it creates a dysfunction for society.
d)
Deviance is analogous to mental illness.
78.
Sociologists call an action that rewards a particular kind of behavior a(n)
a)
internalization
b)
anomie
c)
positive sanction
d)
formal sanction
79.
The theory of behavior in which people who associate with some groups learn an "excess of definitions" of deviance, increasing the likelihood that they will become deviant
a)
conflict theory
b)
strain theory
c)
differential association theory
d)
social control theory
80.
What is a punishment or the threat of punishment used to enforce conformity?
a)
informal sanction
b)
formal sanction
c)
anomie
d)
negative sanction
81.
Crimes such as burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson are classified as
a)
organized crime
b)
property crime
c)
white collar crime
d)
victimless crime
82.
Crimes such as homicide, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault are classified as
a)
violent crime
b)
white collar crime
c)
victimless crime
d)
organized crime
83.
What is one factor considered by police when deciding whether to make an arrest?
a)
the seriousness of the offense
b)
the attitude of the suspect
c)
whether or not bystanders are present
d)
all of these
84.
A young high-school dropout is sent to prison for repeated car theft. While in prison, the individual is helped to obtain his high-school equivalency diploma. This increases his chances of getting a good job when he is released, and is an example of
a)
recidivism.
b)
rehabilitation.
c)
rebellion.
d)
ritualism.
85.
Which of the following is an example of an informal social sanction?
a)
school awards
b)
detention
c)
gossip
d)
expulsion
86.
When you reject a goal but continue to use socially-accepted means of achieving that goal, you are engaging in
a)
conformity.
b)
ritualism.
c)
retreatism
d)
rebellion.
87.
A computer operator figures out a way to steal from the bank where he works by sending money to
a secret account. This is an example of
a secret account. This is an example of
a)
retreatism.
b)
control theory.
c)
labeling theory.
d)
white-collar crime.
88.
Consider the following statement: “The more you hang around with a group of teenagers who shoplift, the more likely it is that you will become a shoplifter.” Which of the following theories would most strongly agree with this statement?
a)
control theory
b)
differential association theory
c)
labeling theory
d)
retreatism theory
89.
A plumber has stolen thousands of dollars from individuals by installing substandard plumbing fixtures. The judge says that the plumber must pay for new fixtures for these people’s homes. This is an example of
a)
ritualism.
b)
recidivism.
c)
restitution.
d)
rehabilitation.
90.
Which of the following is an example of a formal social sanction?
a)
bullying someone
b)
receiving an award
c)
gossiping about someone
d)
giving a hand shake
91.
Which of the following is true concerning deviant behavior?
a)
Primary deviance usually leads to secondary deviance.
b)
What is considered deviant in one society may not be considered deviant in another society.
c)
Deviant behavior is also illegal behavior.
d)
Adults learn deviant behavior more quickly than children.
92.
How does victim discounting affect the seriousness of crimes directed at members of lower
social classes?
social classes?
a)
It reduces the seriousness.
b)
It raises the seriousness.
c)
It ignores the seriousness.
d)
It expresses the seriousness.
It expresses the seriousness.
93.
The police and judicial courts are both part of
a)
the criminal justice system.
b)
control theory
c)
recidivism.
d)
retreatism.
94.
It is so important to Chris to appear successful to others that he begins stealing goods from the
warehouse where he works and reselling them to obtain money. What is this an example of?
warehouse where he works and reselling them to obtain money. What is this an example of?
a)
ritualism
b)
conformity
c)
innovation
d)
retreatism
95.
Which of the following words can be considered an example of a stigma?
a)
cheater
b)
hero
c)
doctor
d)
studious
96.
Which of the following best describes a person who exhibits positive deviance?
a)
a criminal
b)
a perfectionist
c)
an outsider
d)
a nonconformist
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