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| 501. |
The attitude of some Americans toward the minorities in their midst shows_______________? |
| A. | culture shock |
| B. | the importance of culture |
| C. | cultural superiority |
| D. | cultural relativity |
| Answer» C. cultural superiority | |
| 502. |
“Personal space is defined differently in different societies Therefore we can say that_____________? |
| A. | culture shapes both verbal and nonverbal behavior |
| B. | personal space is controlled genetically |
| C. | many people have no manners |
| D. | nonverbal behavior is not part of culture |
| Answer» B. personal space is controlled genetically | |
| 503. |
When we refer to how people really behave we________________? |
| A. | use statistical norms |
| B. | refer to the ideal norms |
| C. | speak of mores |
| D. | use folkways |
| Answer» B. refer to the ideal norms | |
| 504. |
An example of a temporary subculture would be_______________? |
| A. | the MTV generation |
| B. | vegetarians |
| C. | monks in a convent |
| D. | players of chess |
| Answer» B. vegetarians | |
| 505. |
The smallest group is constituted by the________________? |
| A. | triad |
| B. | quadrad |
| C. | dyad |
| D. | monad |
| Answer» D. monad | |
| 506. |
Countercultures are_______________? |
| A. | subcultures that refuse to assimilate |
| B. | groups whose values differ from the mainstream |
| C. | groups whose values are in explicit opposition to those of the wider societal culture |
| D. | the most active subcultures |
| Answer» D. the most active subcultures | |
| 507. |
In one sense of the term everyone is ethnocentric This is because______________? |
| A. | it is virtually impossible not to view people and situations in terms of some of the norms and categories derived from one,s own cultural experiences |
| B. | people are intolerant by nature |
| C. | people are afraid and distrustful of strangers |
| D. | it is impossible to understand another culture or subculture without having been raised in it |
| Answer» B. people are intolerant by nature | |
| 508. |
Similarities common to all cultures are called_________________? |
| A. | pivotal institution |
| B. | cultural universals |
| C. | culture traits |
| D. | culture complexes |
| Answer» C. culture traits | |
| 509. |
Another way of saying that position in a group are value-rated by group members is_______________? |
| A. | statuses are ascribed |
| B. | authority is hierarchical |
| C. | statuses are ranked |
| D. | roles are scripted |
| Answer» D. roles are scripted | |
| 510. |
Industrial societies are based on____________? |
| A. | kinship |
| B. | primary ties |
| C. | machines for production |
| D. | smokestacks |
| Answer» D. smokestacks | |
| 511. |
Which of the following is a group ? |
| A. | commuters riding a train |
| B. | spectators watching the construction of a building |
| C. | lines of people at a supermarket checkout counter |
| D. | softball players performing in a playoff tournament |
| Answer» E. | |
| 512. |
The five pivotal institutions are__________________? |
| A. | the economy medicine family religion and education |
| B. | the military religion government family and education |
| C. | the family the economy government the military and education |
| D. | the economy government religion family and education |
| Answer» E. | |
| 513. |
Official sanctions usually entail________________? |
| A. | public recognition |
| B. | the threat of force |
| C. | a transgression of the law |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. the threat of force | |
| 514. |
Role conflicts tend to occur______________? |
| A. | over scarce resources |
| B. | within aggregates |
| C. | because we must fulfill several demanding roles simultaneously |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 515. |
Which is NOT a presidential role ? |
| A. | Chief Justice |
| B. | commander in chief of Armed Forces |
| C. | chief diplomat |
| D. | party leader |
| Answer» B. commander in chief of Armed Forces | |
| 516. |
Which is NOT an element of social structure ? |
| A. | Norms |
| B. | Concepts |
| C. | Statuses |
| D. | Roles |
| Answer» C. Statuses | |
| 517. |
The human social process most important for social interaction is_______________? |
| A. | conflict |
| B. | competition |
| C. | cooperation |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 518. |
The microelements of societies are made up of_____________? |
| A. | processes of social interaction |
| B. | diseases that harm societies |
| C. | problems of cement roads |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. diseases that harm societies | |
| 519. |
One British psychologist believes that the Western family causes most of the mental illness in individuals This theory implies that ___________? |
| A. | the primary group is always helpful to the individual |
| B. | primary group relations can be harmful to the individual |
| C. | secondary relations are more important than primary ones |
| D. | none of the above are relevant |
| Answer» C. secondary relations are more important than primary ones | |
| 520. |
To a person who belongs to it beer can collectors, club is a(n) ? |
| A. | reference group |
| B. | membership group |
| C. | voluntary group |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. voluntary group | |
| 521. |
Functionalists approach the state as a tool to________________? |
| A. | maintain order |
| B. | protect the privileged few |
| C. | protect private property |
| D. | maintain the state of nature |
| Answer» B. protect the privileged few | |
| 522. |
A makeshift organizational network which often parallels bureaucratic administration is called______________? |
| A. | oligarchy |
| B. | humanized bureaucracy |
| C. | informal bureaucracy |
| D. | scientific management |
| Answer» D. scientific management | |
| 523. |
Critiques of bureaucratic forms of business administration argue that_____________? |
| A. | explicit standards of quality control must be imposed by management |
| B. | employees are given too much discretion |
| C. | small organization inevitably become bureaucracies |
| D. | vertical hierarchies of power are too sluggish |
| Answer» E. | |
| 524. |
A modern definition of class maintains that social class is constituted by____________? |
| A. | the owners of the means of production |
| B. | persons who have similar forms of power prestige or wealth |
| C. | categories of people set up by governments |
| D. | people especially endowed by nature |
| Answer» C. categories of people set up by governments | |
| 525. |
Absence of body contact and stimulation in infants inhibits_______________? |
| A. | instinctual development |
| B. | development of higher learning functions |
| C. | biological drives |
| D. | aggressive behavior |
| Answer» C. biological drives | |
| 526. |
Four primary social processes are________________? |
| A. | differentiation stratification conflict and coercion |
| B. | accommodation assimilation conflict and coercion |
| C. | exchange reciprocity competition and conflict |
| D. | conflict exchange cooperation and competition |
| Answer» E. | |
| 527. |
Formal organizations have_______________? |
| A. | clearly stated goals and policies |
| B. | no ranking of their members |
| C. | little durability |
| D. | no people in them |
| Answer» B. no ranking of their members | |
| 528. |
Which is FALSE of power ____________________? |
| A. | It is necessary for exerting social control in society |
| B. | It plays a significant role in all kinds of social interactions |
| C. | All power relationships are one sided |
| D. | People have greater or lesser amounts of power according to their statuses in society |
| Answer» D. People have greater or lesser amounts of power according to their statuses in society | |
| 529. |
Daniel Bell has called the newly emerging from of society ? |
| A. | technological |
| B. | informational |
| C. | post-subsistence |
| D. | postindustrial |
| Answer» E. | |
| 530. |
Organization differ from institutions in that________________? |
| A. | one cannot join an institution |
| B. | only a few organizations last long enough to become institutions |
| C. | institutions are organizations in which people no longer discuss the basis of the rules |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. only a few organizations last long enough to become institutions | |
| 531. |
The “significant others” of Mead,s theory are____________? |
| A. | important because they provide the initial role models |
| B. | unimportant because models do not influence personality |
| C. | constituted by governmental authorities who must be obeyed |
| D. | similar to the ego of Freud,s theory |
| Answer» B. unimportant because models do not influence personality | |
| 532. |
The state has the following relationship to force__________________? |
| A. | it shares it with the citizens |
| B. | it lacks it completely in democracy |
| C. | it has a monopoly on it |
| D. | it gives it up to the people |
| Answer» D. it gives it up to the people | |
| 533. |
A prison is a______________? |
| A. | primary institution |
| B. | secondary institution |
| C. | total institution |
| D. | tertiary socialization |
| Answer» D. tertiary socialization | |
| 534. |
When one knows the roles that one is expected to play and is willing and able to do so one is_____________? |
| A. | successfully socialized |
| B. | brainwashed |
| C. | conditioned |
| D. | a significant other |
| Answer» B. brainwashed | |
| 535. |
What is one difference between Freuds developmental stages and Erikson’s ? |
| A. | Freud stopped at adolescence |
| B. | Freud thought all conflicts were conscious |
| C. | Freud saw conflicts with parents as predominant |
| D. | Freud only worked with males |
| Answer» B. Freud thought all conflicts were conscious | |
| 536. |
Socialization involves the use of which process to turn a “horde of barbarians” into productive human beings ? |
| A. | trial and error |
| B. | reinforcement |
| C. | symbolic and physical interaction |
| D. | prohibition |
| Answer» D. prohibition | |
| 537. |
The Superego of Freud,s theory is similar to Mead,s ? |
| A. | l |
| B. | me |
| C. | generalized other |
| D. | libido |
| Answer» D. libido | |
| 538. |
Children have taken on the role of the generalized other when______________? |
| A. | most of the important norms have been internalized |
| B. | they start school |
| C. | they have learned to speak |
| D. | they are consciously socialized |
| Answer» C. they have learned to speak | |
| 539. |
Deviance contributes to social change in that________________? |
| A. | today’s deviant is tomorrow’s leader |
| B. | deviant acts invariably point to outdated |
| C. | deviance is a fad |
| D. | some actions initially defined as deviant eventually become generally accepted |
| Answer» E. | |
| 540. |
The mass media especially TV have been_______________? |
| A. | definitely proven to increase the crime rate |
| B. | definitely proven to improve school learning |
| C. | providing realistic view of the world |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 541. |
The primary agent of socialization is the______________? |
| A. | peer group |
| B. | school |
| C. | family |
| D. | mass media |
| Answer» D. mass media | |
| 542. |
Freud located the “libido” ? |
| A. | within the ld |
| B. | within family relations |
| C. | in the genital stage |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. within family relations | |
| 543. |
According to Freud the crucial institution for the development of personality is______________? |
| A. | religion |
| B. | the family |
| C. | the economy |
| D. | education |
| Answer» C. the economy | |
| 544. |
Anger is_______________? |
| A. | an innate human response to deprivation and frustration |
| B. | a definite sharply defined emotion |
| C. | subject to manipulation |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 545. |
According to George H.Mead mind is________________? |
| A. | the acting subject as opposed to “object ” |
| B. | the source of experience |
| C. | an emergent outcome of social acts |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 546. |
To some degree according to some research heredity determines_____________? |
| A. | the ability to control impulses |
| B. | leadership abilities |
| C. | sociability |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 547. |
The biological explanations of deviance include____________? |
| A. | Lombroso,s criminal types |
| B. | Sheldon,s mesomorphs |
| C. | the extra Y chromosome |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 548. |
According to the cultural transmission theory deviance is learned through________________? |
| A. | genetic inheritance |
| B. | being labeled as deviant |
| C. | close association with deviants |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 549. |
An ideology is______________? |
| A. | a set of ideas values and attitudes |
| B. | a testable theory |
| C. | always based on religion |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. a testable theory | |
| 550. |
Schizophrenia is_______________? |
| A. | another name for split personality |
| B. | a term meaning “to hallucinate” |
| C. | applied to a number of disturbances for lack of any other label |
| D. | a psychosomatic disorder |
| Answer» D. a psychosomatic disorder | |