Posted: March 7th, 2016

According to Durkheim, a lack of social integration in society causes

According to Durkheim, a lack of social integration in society causes

a. inequality.

b. individual problems.

c. a high suicide rate.

d. group consciousness.

2.
Karl Marx coined the term sociology.

a. True

b. False

3.
A nurse, software writer, and thief are examples of

a. ascribed statuses.

b. achieved statuses.

c. a role set.

d. a status set.

4.
From a social conflict perspective, which of the following is an example of women s subordinate position in the United States?

a. sexual harassment

b. beginning a career before becoming a mother

c. business owner

d. corporate executive officer

5.
Humor is an element of culture.

a. True

b. False

6.
Proletarianism is the struggle between segments of society over valued and scarce resources.

a. True

b. False

7.
An office boss enjoys being friendly with other workers. At the same time, however, the boss must maintain personal distance to evaluate employees. This is an illustration of

a. role set.

b. role conflict.

c. role strain.

d. role exit.

8.
__________ is a system by which people share more or less equally in the production of food and other material goods.

a. Superstructure

b. Infrastructure

c. Capitalism

d. Communism

9.
Domesticating animals and plants increased food production so societies could support hundreds of people instead of dozens.

a. True

b. False

10.
__________ is social integration based on specialization and interdependence.

a. Mechanical solidarity

b. Organic solidarity

c. Division of labor

d. Capitalism

11.
A sociologist studying homelessness from a structural functional approach would probably focus on

a. the macro level of inequalities in society.

b. the micro level of inequalities in society.

c. how changes in parts of society are related to homelessness.

d. what the homeless say and do.

12.
One reason for the increasing proportion of people of African descent in professional sports is that athletic performance can be accurately measured and is not influenced by racial prejudice.

a. True

b. False

13.
The textbook states that culture influences emotions in all of the following ways except:

a. dictating what triggers emotions.

b. how emotions are displayed.

c. what value we attach to emotions.

d. how people react to emotions.

14. Modernity is more concerned with functional interdependence than moral consensus.

a. True

b. False

15.
The population size is millions of people for all of the following types of societies except:

a. horticultural and pastoral.

b. agrarian.

c. industrial.

d. postindustrial.

16.
Harold Garfinkel coined the term __________, which is the study of the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings.

a. dramaturgical analysis

b. Thomas theorem

c. social construction of reality

d. ethnomethodology

17.
Hunting and gathering societies are built on kinship.

a. True

b. False

18.
Women are more sensitive to nonverbal communication than men because women are socialized to be less assertive.

a. True

b. False

19.
Using the sociological perspective means seeing the strange in the familiar.

a. True

b. False

20.
Sociology is the systematic study of

a. personality and human development.

b. common sense knowledge.

c. the consumption of goods and services in a society.

d. human society.

21.
Durkheim argues that the natural outgrowth of industrial capitalism is many social problems.

a. True

b. False

22.
Which of the following is not one of the benefits of the sociological perspective?

a. It helps us see the opportunities and constraints in our lives.

b. It helps us understand that common sense is more important than research findings.

c. It helps us live in a diverse world.

d. It empowers us to be active participants in our society.

23.
A daughter, teenager, and Cuban are examples of

a. ascribed statuses.

b. achieved statuses.

c. a role set.

d. a status set.

24. Which of the following likens everyday life to a theatrical performance in which people slant their behavior to satisfy the demands of a particular audience?

a. dramaturgical analysis

b. ethnomethodology

c. Thomas theorem

d. social construction of reality

25.
There are four major theoretical approaches within the discipline of sociology.

a. True

b. False