SOC 100 WEEK 8 QUIZ 5

02 Jul SOC 100 WEEK 8 QUIZ 5

Question 1

A church that is formally allied with the state and is the official religion of the society is referred to as:

[removed]		Sect
[removed]		Denomination
[removed]		Ecclesia
[removed]		Church

Question 2

A system of common beliefs and rituals centered on “sacred things” that unites believers and provides a sense of meaning and purpose is referred to as:

[removed]		Culture
[removed]		Society
[removed]		Education
[removed]		Religion

Question 3

Shared beliefs, values, norms, ideas, institutions, and organizations that create a common identity among a group of people is referred to as:

[removed]		Culture
[removed]		Society
[removed]		Education
[removed]		Religion

Question 4

The study of human cultures and societies and their development is known as:

[removed]		Sociology
[removed]		Humanities
[removed]		Ethnography
[removed]		Anthropology

Question 5

_____ is power based on a belief in the lawfulness of enacted rules (laws) and the legitimate right of leaders to exercise authority under such rules.

[removed]		Rational-legal authority
[removed]		Lawful authority
[removed]		Legitimate authority
[removed]		Rational-legal power

Question 6

Groups comprised of people who share the same concerns on a particular issue are referred to as:

[removed]		Reference groups
[removed]		Political parties
[removed]		Interest groups
[removed]		Civic groups

Question 7

A single people or nation governed by a political authority or state is commonly referred to as:

[removed]		Nation-state
[removed]		Country
[removed]		State
[removed]		Society

Question 8

The threat or use of physical violence to force compliance is referred to as:

[removed]		Authority
[removed]		Political intimidation
[removed]		Coercion
[removed]		Oppression

Question 9

An economic order characterized by the market allocation of goods and services, production for private profit, and private ownership of the means of producing wealth is referred to as:

[removed]		Communism
[removed]		Post-industrialization
[removed]		Socialism
[removed]		Capitalism

Question 10

Karl Marx introduced the idea of a _____, a pool of job-seekers whose numbers outpace the available positions and who contribute to keeping wages low and conditions of work tenuous.

[removed]		pool of unemployment
[removed]		unemployed labor pool
[removed]		reserve army of labor
[removed]		labor army reserve

Question 11

Any human effort that adds something of value to the goods and services that are available to others is commonly known as:

[removed]		Production
[removed]		Work
[removed]		Labor
[removed]		Vocation

Question 12

Highly educated professionals who engage in mental labor and the manipulation of symbols are also known as:

[removed]		Symbolic interactionists
[removed]		Computer programmers
[removed]		Symbolic analysts
[removed]		Knowledge laborers

Question 13

Which of the following best represents the sociological definition of health?

[removed]		The extent to which a person experiences a state of mental, physical, and social well-being
[removed]		The absence of illness and a positive sense of soundness
[removed]		The extent to which a person is free from illness or able to perform day-to-day tasks
[removed]		An institutionalized system for the scientific diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of illness

Question 14

What is the definition of morbidity?

[removed]		The rate of death
[removed]		The rate of illness
[removed]		The rate of incidence of physical ailments
[removed]		The number of people who seek medicial attention in a given period of time

Question 15

The science and practice of health protection and maintenance at a community level is referred to as:

[removed]		Public health
[removed]		Public health policy
[removed]		Health care
[removed]		Community health

Question 16

Which of the following countries spends the most per capita on health care?

[removed]		Norway
[removed]		Switzerland
[removed]		Japan
[removed]		The United States