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| 1051. |
A culture complex is_______________? |
| A. | one cultural trait |
| B. | a psychological condition |
| C. | a cluster of traits centered around a common activity |
| D. | a theater symphony hall and museum |
| Answer» D. a theater symphony hall and museum | |
| 1052. |
Human life is acted out within a triangle of_______________? |
| A. | rules roles and norms |
| B. | society culture and the individual |
| C. | income safety and deference |
| D. | class status and power |
| Answer» C. income safety and deference | |
| 1053. |
Cultural universals include ? |
| A. | personal adornment |
| B. | music |
| C. | food taboos |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. food taboos | |
| 1054. |
A counterculture ? |
| A. | emphasizes math |
| B. | is based in stores |
| C. | opposes values of the mainstream culture |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 1055. |
Which of the following is an example of a culture complex ? |
| A. | a football |
| B. | goal posts |
| C. | team uniforms |
| D. | playing football |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1056. |
The development of modern culture is CHIEFLY dependent upon ? |
| A. | bifocalism |
| B. | upright posture |
| C. | grasping ability of the hand |
| D. | complex symbolic communication |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1057. |
The most important category of norms for maintaining social order are ? |
| A. | folkways |
| B. | mores |
| C. | customs |
| D. | traditions |
| Answer» C. customs | |
| 1058. |
Symbols differ from signals in that______________? |
| A. | symbols have universal meaning |
| B. | symbols are intrinsically meaningful |
| C. | symbols are biologically determined |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1059. |
Contemporary technologically advanced societies tend to be_______________? |
| A. | hexahedron |
| B. | hermetic |
| C. | heterogeneous |
| D. | homogeneous |
| Answer» D. homogeneous | |
| 1060. |
When gathering data, the scientist is required to exhibit all BUT which one of the following traits ? |
| A. | Courage |
| B. | Patience |
| C. | Ethical neutrality |
| D. | Social involvement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1061. |
Ethnocentrism refers to_______________? |
| A. | an attitude with which members of one society judge another society according to their own standards |
| B. | the attitude that cultures be analyzed on their own terms |
| C. | the attitude that certain values and practices are common to all cultures |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. the attitude that cultures be analyzed on their own terms | |
| 1062. |
Laws are_______________? |
| A. | informal norms |
| B. | formal norms enforced by the state |
| C. | casual folkways |
| D. | less important than folkways |
| Answer» C. casual folkways | |
| 1063. |
Which is an example of a pivotal social institution ? |
| A. | A rock bands |
| B. | The economy |
| C. | A jail |
| D. | A symphony orchestra |
| Answer» C. A jail | |
| 1064. |
Pivotal institutions_________________? |
| A. | arise from fundamental human needs |
| B. | include government the economy education the family and religion |
| C. | differ in traits and culture complexes from society to society |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1065. |
Society and culture______________? |
| A. | are interrelated and interdependent |
| B. | are in continual conflict |
| C. | are separate phenomena |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. are in continual conflict | |
| 1066. |
A general in an army chart of command positions would constitute a______________? |
| A. | status |
| B. | role |
| C. | norm |
| D. | institution |
| Answer» B. role | |
| 1067. |
The family is the prime example of a(n) ? |
| A. | Gesellschaft |
| B. | secondary group |
| C. | voluntary group |
| D. | primary group |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1068. |
Tolerance of conflicting ideas has been_________________? |
| A. | the downfall of industrialized societies |
| B. | one of the great contributions of democracy |
| C. | a major obstacle to establishing social order |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. a major obstacle to establishing social order | |
| 1069. |
The struggle of women and ethnic minorities to change certain discriminatory practices concerns ? |
| A. | role strain |
| B. | ascribed statuses |
| C. | master statuses |
| D. | role conflict |
| Answer» C. master statuses | |
| 1070. |
An example of a permanent or enduring subculture would be_______________? |
| A. | a group of guerrillas |
| B. | the military establishment |
| C. | life in a survivalist enclave |
| D. | a doomsday cult |
| Answer» C. life in a survivalist enclave | |
| 1071. |
Norms are_______________? |
| A. | social rules of behavior |
| B. | important institutions |
| C. | specific roles |
| D. | name given to certain kinds of laws |
| Answer» B. important institutions | |
| 1072. |
The research on an isolated Amazon tribe______________? |
| A. | supports the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis |
| B. | shows that perceptions affect reality |
| C. | language affects perceptions of reality |
| D. | only A and C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1073. |
The situation in the Middle East is an example of________________? |
| A. | competition |
| B. | cooperation |
| C. | conflict |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 1074. |
Studying interaction within a human family would occur on a____________? |
| A. | microsocial level |
| B. | macrosocial level |
| C. | macroscopic level |
| D. | microscopic level |
| Answer» C. macroscopic level | |
| 1075. |
Which is an ascribed status ? |
| A. | Black female |
| B. | President of the U.S |
| C. | Exotic dancer |
| D. | Thief |
| Answer» B. President of the U.S | |
| 1076. |
Which of the following would fit Charles Horton Cooley’s classification of a primary group ? |
| A. | Redheads |
| B. | Tourists visiting a resort |
| C. | A married couple |
| D. | A sales clerk and a customer |
| Answer» B. Tourists visiting a resort | |
| 1077. |
An extreme example of the consequences of ethnocentrism in the sense of ethnochauvinism is_____________? |
| A. | cultural relativity |
| B. | “ethnic cleansing” |
| C. | ethnic pluralism |
| D. | assimilation |
| Answer» C. ethnic pluralism | |
| 1078. |
Social systems are based on_______________? |
| A. | expectations as to the behavior of others |
| B. | chaos |
| C. | haphazard behavior |
| D. | disorganization |
| Answer» B. chaos | |
| 1079. |
Americans who join voluntary associations are generally ? |
| A. | poor |
| B. | black |
| C. | Catholic |
| D. | urban |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1080. |
Utilitarian organizations are so named because they ? |
| A. | produce useful things |
| B. | serve the practical purposes of their owners |
| C. | provide useful services to the community |
| D. | provide material benefits in exchange for work |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1081. |
A society based on close personal ties is a_____________? |
| A. | Gemeinschaft |
| B. | Gesellschaft |
| C. | Mineshaft |
| D. | family |
| Answer» B. Gesellschaft | |
| 1082. |
Agrarian societies are based on_____________? |
| A. | the use of the plow |
| B. | hunting animals |
| C. | factories |
| D. | farm animals |
| Answer» B. hunting animals | |
| 1083. |
“Humanity “is__________________? |
| A. | an aggregate |
| B. | a group |
| C. | a category |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 1084. |
For a young guitar player a rock band seen on TV would represent a (n) ? |
| A. | reference group |
| B. | membership group |
| C. | involuntary group |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. membership group | |
| 1085. |
The norm of reciprocity entails______________? |
| A. | doing things in an institutionalized way |
| B. | working jointly in a common enterprise for a shared goal |
| C. | doing something in return for what someone has done for you |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 1086. |
It is true that_____________? |
| A. | formal organizations are the same as institution |
| B. | formal organizations are based on groups of people |
| C. | institutions are groups of people |
| D. | institutions are voluntary |
| Answer» C. institutions are groups of people | |
| 1087. |
Master status refers to________________? |
| A. | the attainment of recognized excellence |
| B. | a dominant position in a relationship |
| C. | the most widely recognized among several positions |
| D. | the position from which all other positions are derived |
| Answer» D. the position from which all other positions are derived | |
| 1088. |
A formal structure of an organizations is its_______________? |
| A. | leadership structure |
| B. | full-time employees |
| C. | bylaws and body of officers |
| D. | appearance to its general public |
| Answer» D. appearance to its general public | |
| 1089. |
The human infants first step in socialization is_________________? |
| A. | awareness of self |
| B. | walking |
| C. | speaking |
| D. | crying |
| Answer» B. walking | |
| 1090. |
The sequence of Freud,s psychosexual stages is_________________? |
| A. | anal genital oral phallic and Oedipal |
| B. | oral anal phallic Oedipal and latency |
| C. | oral Oedipal phallic latency and genital |
| D. | oral anal phallic latency and genital |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1091. |
An extreme type of coercive organizations is called a(n) _______________-? |
| A. | oligarchy |
| B. | economic institution |
| C. | public institution |
| D. | total institution |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1092. |
Conflict_______________? |
| A. | underlies both competition and coercion |
| B. | is diametrically opposed to competition |
| C. | is a hostile form of struggle? |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 1093. |
According Piaget,s developmental theory______________? |
| A. | a child of five can learn philosophy |
| B. | a child of one can understand social rules |
| C. | a child of eight can master addition |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 1094. |
A personality refers to______________? |
| A. | behavioral traits of a person |
| B. | emotions of a person |
| C. | attitudes of a person |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1095. |
Personality must be considered as________________? |
| A. | interplay between environment and learned behavior |
| B. | a result of biology alone |
| C. | role demands |
| D. | more a function of heredity than anything else |
| Answer» B. a result of biology alone | |
| 1096. |
A child shows her parents how to operate a computer This situation reflects_____________? |
| A. | primary socialization |
| B. | secondary socialization |
| C. | reverse socialization |
| D. | tertiary socialization |
| Answer» D. tertiary socialization | |
| 1097. |
Maturation for humans involves ? |
| A. | socialization |
| B. | the development of instincts |
| C. | physical development |
| D. | learning to be responsible |
| Answer» D. learning to be responsible | |
| 1098. |
A major criticism of Fred,s theory is__________________? |
| A. | his overemphasis on early childhood |
| B. | his overemphasis on adulthood |
| C. | none his theory is widely accepted |
| D. | his stress on the spiritual facet of personality |
| Answer» B. his overemphasis on adulthood | |
| 1099. |
Recent studies related to daycare centers indicate that_____________? |
| A. | children are generally emotionally impaired by them |
| B. | children lose intellectual progress |
| C. | there is no important loss or gain in intellectual development in well managed centers |
| D. | they are a breeding ground of child abuse |
| Answer» D. they are a breeding ground of child abuse | |
| 1100. |
Mead,s”I” ? |
| A. | corresponds to Freud,s”ego” |
| B. | emerged before the “me” |
| C. | eventually completely merges with the “me” |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. eventually completely merges with the “me” | |