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"The _________________________ stresses the central role of inequality, domination, competition, and struggle between groups in social life." Group of answer choices Structural-functionalist school Capitalist school Symbolic school Conflict school

"According to Max Weber," Group of answer choices social change could best be explained by examining the economy. cultural as well as economic factors shape social change. culture best explains social change. religion best explains social change.

___________________ analyzes the role of each part in the system. Group of answer choices The conflict approach The interactionist approach Structural-functionalism Industrialism

Emile Durkheim is closely associated with the _____________ perspective. Group of answer choices Conflict social symbolic interactionist structural-functionalist

Sociologists who follow symbolic interactionist theory are primarily interested in Group of answer choices interaction of large groups. interaction of social institutions. person-to-person interaction. interaction between the past and the present.

Which of the following is an assumption that Parsons makes about systems? Group of answer choices Systems have the property of order and interdependence of parts. Allocation and integration are two fundamental processes necessary for a given state of equilibrium of a system. Systems tend toward self-maintaining order and equilibrium. all of the above

__________________ focuses on the structures that emerge in society and on the functions that these structures perform in the operation of society as a whole. Group of answer choices The structural-functionalist perspective The conflict perspective The symbolic interactionist perspective all of the above

"According to Karl Marx, ________ is a series of structures that erect barriers between the individual and the production process, the products of that process, other people, and the individual himself/herself." Group of answer choices Capitalism bureaucracy species-being the dialectic

"From the work of Emile Durkheim, the type of solidarity that is achieved through interdependence and a complex division of labor is termed" Group of answer choices organic solidarity. mechanical solidarity. class solidarity. cohesive solidarity.

"The mechanical, clockwork approach to business and life that accompanied industrialization was termed ___________ by Max Weber." Group of answer choices Alienation Automation Robotization Rationalization

According to George Mead, the _____ is basically the ability to take oneself as an object. In other words, it is the ability to put ourselves unconsciously into other s places and to act as they act." Group of answer choices Mind consciousness self meaning

In Goffman's dramaturgical approach, the _____ is that part of the performance that generally functions in rather fixed and general ways to define a situation for those who observe the performance." Group of answer choices back stage manner front stage outside

________________ is the study of the body of common-sense knowledge and the range of procedures and considerations by means of which the ordinary members of society make sense of, find their way about in, and act on the circumstances in which they find themselves." Group of answer choices Ethnomethodology Ethnography Symbolic interactionism Positivism

According to Robert Merton s Theory of Structural Strain, ritualists _____ the means and _____ the goals." Group of answer choices accept / accept accept / reject reject / accept reject / reject

In which of these sociological theories would the development of self be of most particular interest? Group of answer choices Symbolic interactionism. Structural functionalism. Conflict theory. Anomie theory.

A researcher divided the UNT student population into different racial groups and then randomly selected cases from each of the racial groups into the sample. He used a sampling technique called Group of answer choices simple random sampling. systematic sampling. stratified sampling. cluster sampling.

Experiment is the best quantitative method for Group of answer choices studying large numbers of people. determining causality. measuring the dependent variable. measuring independent variables.

A study that surveys 300 UNT undergraduate students in 2004 is an example of a Group of answer choices cross-sectional study. cohort study. trend study. panel study.

"The future looks very dismal" would have ______ validity for the concept alienation." Group of answer choices Construct criterion face external

"In probability sampling," Group of answer choices each case in the population has an equal chance of being selected. each case in the population has an unequal chance of being selected. each case in the population has no chance of being selected. all cases in the population will be selected.

A negative association is one in which the variables vary in _____ direction(s). Group of answer choices the same opposite horizontal vertical

"A researcher questioned 45 incoming freshmen about their experiences of drinking alcohol and used these responses to estimate the drinking behavior of the entire freshman class. In this example, the 45 interviewees were the _____ and the _____ was the population." Group of answer choices sample/entire student body sample/freshman class parameters/freshman class statistics/parameters

"The systematic collection of information from or about people through use of self-administered questionnaires, telephone interviews, or personal interviews" describes" Group of answer choices intrusive research. survey research. field research. experiment.

Mode is defined as Group of answer choices an arithmetic average of the scores. that point in the distribution below which 50 percent of the cases falls. most frequently occurring value. none of the above.

The number of years of schooling completed is Group of answer choices a nominal variable. an ordinal variable an interval-ratio variable. a constant.

"The ratio of men to women in a college English class in 3.3:1. If there are 100 women, how many men are there?" Group of answer choices (Note: The answer is inferred but not directly provided in the question.)

"To determine whether there is a significant relationship between race and political party affiliation, which of the following significance tests is most appropriate?" Group of answer choices Chi-square (c2) test t-test Analysis of variance Bivariate regression

"If male and female college students have the same mean GPA but the standard deviation for the females is much larger, you may conclude that" Group of answer choices males are smarter than females females are smarter than males there is no variation in GPAs for both groups. there is more variability in GPAs for female students than for male students.

Test of hypothesis is based on the assumption that Group of answer choices the null hypothesis is false and should be rejected. the null hypothesis is true. the observed difference is important. the observed difference exits.

"If you hypothesize that suicide is an outcome of depression for both men and women, then the dependent variable is" Group of answer choices depression. suicide. man. woman.

"In their functional theory of stratification, Davis and Moore " Group of answer choices argue that social stratification is both necessary and universal. were concerned about how to make society more equitable for the lower classes. focus on positions of prestige rather than individuals within the social stratification system. all of the above

Which of the following statements best represents the importance that sociologists attach to social class? Group of answer choices "Objective location in the stratification system has major, life-time implications." Conscious awareness (subjective location) of social class is more important than objective locations. Mental health and personality are more important than social class in determining life chances. Social class is no longer important in post-industrial societies.

Structured inequality can be understood sociologically as resulting from Group of answer choices lack of motivation and an inadequate reward system. unequal distribution of power and power-related resources. personality and luck. physical force.

The most widely-argued theoretical alternative to the power elite perspective in the study of social stratification is Group of answer choices "pluralism, which defines power as diverse participation in decision-making." a Marxian perspective of class conflict. "a communist, people-oriented form of governance." rugged individualism.

A sociological approach to racism would emphasize that Group of answer choices racism is a thing of the past and is no longer a serious problem today. interpersonal relations that generate warm feelings and affectionate ties are best defense against racism. the problems of racism stem more from unequal control of resources than from individual feelings and prejudices. "racism cannot be controlled because people s attitudes, feelings, or morals cannot be controlled."

Sociologists would point out that much of the difference in scores on IQ tests between ethnic groups comes from Group of answer choices cultural bias of the tests themselves. failure of some ethnic groups to assimilate American culture. differences in natural abilities. differences in the behavior of teachers toward minority students.

"Sociologically speaking, a structural explanation of poverty would emphasize" Group of answer choices institutionalized barriers to social mobility. the part that the inability of poor people to defer gratification has on their poverty. the lack of a future orientation among the poor. the structure of the personality of poor people.

There are well-known expressions that go: He s aggressive; she s pushy. He s good at details; she s picky. He follows through; she doesn t know when to quit. He s confident; she s conceited. These sayings are an example of Group of answer choices fuzzy thinking. traditional gender socialization. sexist stereotyping. bad psychology.

"Teachers tend to acknowledge and reward male students more than they do female students. As a sociologist, how would you explain this?" Group of answer choices Teachers tend to favor students of their own sex. Men are generally more aggressive in presenting their views. Teachers tend to reproduce in their classes the social order as it exists outside the classroom. Women tend not to seek reward and recognition as much as men because of hormonal differences.

______ refers to the increasing proportion of older people in the United States. Group of answer choices Long life expectancy Graying of America Ageism Disengagement theory

"Which of the following terms refers to prejudice, discrimination and hostility directed against people because of their age? " Group of answer choices Sexism Racism Ageism all of the above

Which of the following terms best describes the idea of biological and cultural blending and the creation of a totally new group and new culture? Group of answer choices Anglo conformity Melting pot Cultural pluralism Internal colonialism

"All of the following groups are defined by the U.S. government as a racial group, except for" Group of answer choices White Americans. African Americans. Hispanic Americans. Native Americans.

"According to the internal colonialism perspective advocated by Robert Blauner, which of the following groups can be viewed as a colonized people within America in terms of its historical experience?" Group of answer choices American Indians after being conquered African Americans before the Civil War Japanese Americans during World War II all of the above

Social disorganization theory of deviance Group of answer choices was associated with the Chicago School of Sociology. attributed deviance to the collapse of social norms as a result of migration or rapid social change. was one of the earliest theories of social problems in sociology. all of the above

Which school of thought argues that social problems are results of systemic inequality and exploitation? Group of answer choices Structural-functionalist theory Symbolic interaction Theory Conflict Theory both a and b

The sociology of social problems argues that Group of answer choices social problems are results of psychological problems of individuals. deviant behavior is always a result of physiological and hormonal pathologies and deficiencies. social problems are alleged situations that are incompatible with the values of significant number of people who agree that action is needed to alter the situation. none of the above.

"__________________ argues that all human societies will go through the following three stages of transition: pre-transitional stage with high and fluctuating mortality, higher fertility, and low population growth; transitional stage with rapidly decreasing mortality, gradually decreasing fertility, and population explosion; and finally, post-transitional stage with low mortality, low and fluctuating fertility, and declining population growth rate." Group of answer choices Malthusian theory Marxist theory Demographic transition theory Theory of demographic change and response

Life expectancy indicates Group of answer choices how long human beings can possibly live. the average length of life generated from a life table. the oldest age that all human beings desire to live to. the youngest age that a woman can give birth.

"All of the following are part of population processes, except for" Group of answer choices fertility. age structure. migration. mortality.