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Sociology Final

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Deviance

a)

is fixed and does not change.

b)

means that a person is bad.

c)

changes across time and place.

d)

does not exist at all.

2.

The first society to develop permanent settlements was the __ society.

a)

pastoral

b)

hunters/gatherers

c)

agricultural

d)

industrial

3.

The piece of technology that most likely enabled gender inequality is the

a)

plow

b)

steam engine

c)

printing press

d)

automobile

4.

Because secondary groups do not satisfy our human needs for intimate associations, these groups tend to

a)

develop into primary groups

b)

cease to exist

c)

develop into out-groups

d)

dissolve

5.

The members of the Marching Band and the Orchestra are constantly at odds. A Marching Band member befriending an Orchestra member is unthinkable. The Orchestra is the Marching Band’s

a)

reference group

b)

out-group

c)

social network

d)

secondary group

6.

The leadership style where the members are most happy and will accomplish the goals eventually is the

a)

laissez-faire

b)

authoritarian

c)

democratic

d)

Communistic

7.

If Mr. Kenzor says, “Hey ya’ll do what you want but I’m leaving” when the fire alarm sounds. She is being a(an) ___ leader.

a)

laissez-faire

b)

authoritarian

c)

democratic

d)

Communistic

8.

___ is social bonds based on common sentiment and shared moral values that are common among members of pre-industrial societies.

a)
Mechanical solidarity
b)

Organic Solidarity

9.

___ is social bonds based on specialization and interdependence that are strong among members of industrial societies.

a)
Organic solidarity
b)

Mechanical solidarity

10.

In which theory does a group of like-minded people convince the crowd to generate collective action?

a)

conflict theory

b)

polychronic

c)

Genovese Effect

d)

convergence theory

11.

Which of the following is an achieved status?

a)

being a son

b)

being Asian

c)

being a senior in high school

d)

mindguarding

12.

The tendency of a group to take a greater chance than individuals would is

a)

conflict theory

b)

Genovese Effect

c)

risky-shift phenomenon

d)

role conflict

13.

Identify whether the following situations are premodern, modern, or postmodern: You are entitled to the pursuit of happiness, so long as it doesn’t interfere with anybody else’s.

a)

premodern

b)

modern

c)

postmodern

14.

Identify whether the following situations are premodern, modern, or postmodern: A king rules our country, and it is your duty to serve and obey him.

a)

premodern

b)

modern

c)

postmodern

15.

Identify whether the following situations are premodern, modern, or postmodern: There is no way to know what the absolute truth is.

a)

premodern

b)

modern

c)

postmodern

16.

Identify whether the following situations are premodern, modern, or postmodern: Everyone is entitled to healthcare.

a)

premodern

b)

modern

c)

postmodern

17.

Identify whether the following situations are premodern, modern, or postmodern: People are born a blank slate.

a)

premodern

b)

modern

c)

postmodern

18.

It’s 2017, and Charlie uses a typewriter to create documents at his office. This is an example of

a)

Cultural Lag

b)

Counter Culture

c)

Culture Shock

d)

Androgyny

19.

A reward or beneficial reaction for following norms, ranging from a smile to a prize

(a)  

20.

The values and related behaviors of a group that distinguish its members from the larger culture

(a)  

21.

Group that rejects the values, norms, and practices of the larger society and replaces them with a new set of culture patterns

(a)  

22.

People of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture

(a)  

23.

A value, norm, or other cultural trait that is found in every group

(a)  

24.

What kind of society is America?

a)

Ideal

b)

Pluralistic

c)

Symbolic

d)

Folkway

25.

The material objects that distinguish a group of people, such as their art, buildings, weapons, utensils, machines, hairstyles, clothing, and jewelry

a)

Ideal Culture

b)

Material Culture

c)

Popular Culture

d)

Symbolic Culture

26.

Teenagers are an example of a

a)

Counterculture

b)

Non-Culture

c)

Social Institution

d)

Subculture

27.

Which behavior is a more?

a)

Cross Dressing

b)

Robbing a Bank

c)

Drinking alcohol in front of a Baptist

d)

Incest

28.

Which is ethnocentric?

a)

Dog is a delicacy in some cultures.

b)

Indian women wear red on their wedding day.

c)

The British drive on the wrong side of the road.

d)

Muslims worship in mosques.

29.

Sociologists are encouraged to practice this to understand people considering the subjects’ culture’s norms and values, not the sociologist’s personal culture.

a)

Cultural Leveling

b)

Ethnocentrism

c)

Cultural Shock

d)

Cultural Relativity

30.

The coexistence of values such as democracy and equality with sexism and racism illustrates

a)

Value contradictions

b)

Value clusters

c)

Ideal culture

d)

Counterculture

31.

Americans glorify academic progress and material success. However, most students do not graduate with honors and most citizens are not wealthy. This condition characterizes the difference between _____ and _____.

a)

Value clusters; value contradictions

b)

Material culture; symbolic culture

c)

Real culture; ideal culture

d)

Subculture; counterculture

32.

The students thought Mr. Kenzor was mean because after he explained the assignment three times, he refused to explain it again. This is an example of

a)

Fundamental Attribution Error

b)

Cultural Relativity

c)

Ethnocentrism

d)

Folkways

33.

Who coined the term “survival of the fittest”?

a)

C. Darwin

b)

T. Hobbes

c)

S. Freud

d)

H. Spencer

34.

Behaving differently depending on the social situation is a result of

a)

Social Integration

b)

Conflict Theory

c)

Social Context

d)

Macrosociology

35.

The ________ perspective emphasizes the social contexts in which people live.

a)

Sociological

b)

Societal

c)

Natural sciences

d)

Ethnocentric

36.

Karl Marx believed that ____________ was the most relevant factor in history.

a)

Communism

b)

Class conflict

c)

Democracy

d)

Reconciliation

37.

Durkheim’s concept of _________ refers to how much people are tied to their social groups.

a)

social integration

b)

Conflict theory

c)

Revolution

d)

Religion

38.

What does the German word Verstehen mean?

a)

To understand

b)

To explain

c)

To investigate

d)

To reject

39.

In the eyes of __________, society consists of connected parts working together as a whole.

a)

Functionalists

b)

George Herbert Mead

c)

conflict theorists

d)

symbolic interactionists

40.

Face-to-face interaction is the focus of analysis in __________.

a)

symbolic interactionism

b)

Conflict theory

c)

Functional analysis

d)

Any sociological viewpoint

41.

SES is one way we stratify. It stands for

a)

socioeconomic status

b)

special excellent status

c)

stratification evaluation system

d)

simple evaluation symbol

42.

______believe that stratification is imposed on society by those who own the means of production.

a)

Endogamists

b)

Conflict theorists

c)

Functionalists

d)

Symbolic interactionists

43.

A police officer giving you a ticket for speeding is an example of breaking what kind of cultural norm?

a)

Law

b)

Folkway

c)

More

d)

Taboo

44.

Rock concerts, football games, and Snapchat are all examples of...

a)

High culture

b)

Popular Culture

c)

Cultural leveling

d)

Cultural theory

45.

The passive, social self

a)

Significant other

b)

Generalized other

c)

The "I"

d)

The "Me"

46.

The creative, spontaneous self

a)

Significant other

b)

Generalized other

c)

The "I"

d)

The "Me"

47.

We see ourselves as we imagine others see us

a)

Cooley

b)

Freud

c)

Piaget

d)

Erikson

48.

The Ego moderates between the Id and the Superego.

a)

G. Mead

b)

Gilligan

c)

Kohlberg

d)

Freud

49.

Children develop in three stages: Preparatory, Play, and Game.

a)

G. Mead

b)

Erikson

c)

Cooley

d)

Piaget

50.

Psycho-social development is lifelong, and it occurs in eight stages.

a)

Erikson

b)

Gilligan

c)

Freud

d)

Kohlberg

51.

The term sociology was coined in 1838 by

a)

Durkhiem

b)

Marx

c)

Darwin

d)

Comte

52.

These are social sciences except:

a)

Biology

b)

Anthropology

c)

History

d)

Psychology

53.

Which of the following quotes from To Kill a Mockingbird illustrates Verstehen?

a)

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”

b)

“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand.”

c)

“Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

d)

“You rarely win, but sometimes you do.”

54.

Behaving differently depending on the social situation is a result of

a)

Social integration

b)

Conflict theory

c)

Social context

d)

Macrosociology

55.

Per Durkheim, people may commit suicide because they lack

a)

Altruism

b)

Dependent variables

c)

Social reality

d)

Social integration