SOC 100 MIDTERM EXAM PART 2

26 Jun SOC 100 MIDTERM EXAM PART 2

uestion 1

What is the sociological definition of significant others?

[removed]		Specific people important in a child’s life who have the greatest impact on their self-evaluation
[removed]		Relationships characterized by intense emotional ties, face-to-face interaction, intimacy, and a strong, enduring sense of commitment
[removed]		Those whose opinions provide the basis for how we judge our own attitudes or behaviors
[removed]		People of similar age and social standing that influence our norms and values

Question 2

Adopting the behavior or standards of a group you emulate or hope to join is referred to as:

[removed]		Conformity
[removed]		Clique socialization
[removed]		Anticipatory socialization
[removed]		Pro-active conformity

Question 3

Which of the following behaviors is most likely the result of family socialization?

[removed]		Texting and holding a face-to-face conversation at the same time
[removed]		Standing during the playing of the national anthem
[removed]		Arriving to an important appointment 15 minutes early
[removed]		Performing specific household chores

Question 4

Psychoanalysis, the psychological perspective that emphasizes the complex reasoning processes of the conscious and unconscious mind, is associated with which major theorist?

[removed]		George Herbert Mead
[removed]		Sigmund Freud
[removed]		Charles H. Cooley
[removed]		Jean Piaget

Question 5

How would sociologists define social learning?

[removed]		The process by which people learn the culture of their society
[removed]		The way people adapt their behavior in response to social rewards and punishments
[removed]		The way people are socialized to act in a given situation
[removed]		The process by which people learn norms, what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior

Question 6

The unspoken classroom socialization to the norms, values, and roles of a culture that school provides is referred to as:

[removed]		Textbook socialization
[removed]		Socialization curriculum
[removed]		Curriculum of inequality
[removed]		Hidden curriculum

Question 7

_____ refers to when members of a group ignore anything that goes against the group consensus.

[removed]		Discompromise effect
[removed]		Group cohesion
[removed]		Groupthink
[removed]		Consent partiality

Question 8

Power exercised over those who recognize it as deserved or earned is referred to as:

[removed]		Authentic authority
[removed]		Electoral power
[removed]		Personal power
[removed]		Legitimate authority

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a secondary group?

[removed]		Two close friends who practice tennis together
[removed]		A father who plays catch with his son
[removed]		A college basketball team
[removed]		A family who watches football together every Sunday

Question 10

The simplest group, consisting of two persons, is referred to as:

[removed]		Pair
[removed]		Dyad
[removed]		Duo
[removed]		Primary relationship

Question 11

The ability of groups to exclude outsiders participating in the group or enjoying group resources is referred to as:

[removed]		Social exclusion
[removed]		Social closure
[removed]		Factioning
[removed]		Clique capacity

Question 12

Large, impersonal groups with minimal emotional and intimate ties are referred to as:

[removed]		Secondary groups
[removed]		Principal groups
[removed]		Reference groups
[removed]		Remandiary groups

Question 13

The act of having multiple wives is referred to as:

[removed]		Monogamy
[removed]		Mormonism
[removed]		Polygamy
[removed]		Polyandry

Question 14

The argument that deviant behavior is little more than a product of the labels people attach to certain types of behavior is referred to as:

[removed]		Catalogue theory
[removed]		Association theory
[removed]		Labeling theory
[removed]		Criminal label theory

Question 15

An act defined in the law as punishable by fines, imprisonment or both is referred to as:

[removed]		Deviance
[removed]		Law-breaking
[removed]		Crime
[removed]		Criminality

Question 16

In the United States, which of the following would not
be considered to be a normative cultural goal that people strive for?

[removed]		Earning economic success
[removed]		Raising and supporting a family
[removed]		Gaining recognition or fame
[removed]		Maintaining a steady routine, day-to-day

Question 17

A crime considered so heinous that it is punishable by death is referred to as:

[removed]		Capital offense
[removed]		Death penalty crime
[removed]		Eye-for-an-eye offense
[removed]		Felony crime.

Question 18

The idea that what is labeled deviant or criminal—and therefore who gets punished—is determined by the interests of the dominant class is referred to as:

[removed]		Class-dominant theory
[removed]		Class conflict theory
[removed]		Capitalist culture theory
[removed]		Marxist theory

Question 19

According to Karl Marx, the _____ own the means of production, which they use to exploit the labor of the _____.

[removed]		proletariat, bourgeoisie
[removed]		industrialists, masses
[removed]		capitalist class, worker class
[removed]		bourgeoisie, proletariat

Question 20

The value of everything a person owns minus the value of everything he or she owes is referred to as:

[removed]		Wealth
[removed]		Income
[removed]		Net capital
[removed]		Value of assets

Question 21

A person’s economic position in society, based on differences in income, wealth, and occupation, is referred to as:

[removed]		Caste
[removed]		Socioeconomic category
[removed]		Class
[removed]		Social classification

Question 22

The upward or downward status movement of individuals or groups over time is referred to as:

[removed]		Social progression
[removed]		Cultural promotion
[removed]		Social mobility
[removed]		Socioeconomic stasis

Question 23

Which of the following is the best sociological definition of income?

[removed]		An individual’s yearly salary
[removed]		Wages, tips, and other compensation
[removed]		The amount of money a person or household earns in a given period of time
[removed]		The value of everything a person owns, minus the value of everything he or she owes

Question 24

Areas that lack places that sell competitively priced, healthy, and fresh food are referred to as:

[removed]		Food wastelands
[removed]		Grocery deserts
[removed]		Food deserts
[removed]		Food insecure regions

Question 25

The systematic ranking of different groups of people in a hierarchy of inequality is referred to as:

[removed]		Social stratification
[removed]		Social inequality
[removed]		Class differences
[removed]		Class status