INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (FINAL
EXAM) FREQUENTLY TESTED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Norms are
ANSWER
Social rules that specify appropriate behavior in a given situation
Question 2.
Achieved status is a social position
ANSWER
That individuals secure on the basis of choice and competition
Question 3.
A subculture is
ANSWER
A group whose members participate in the main culture of a society, while simultaneously
sharing a number of unique values, norms, traditions, and lifestyles
Question 4.
Any violation of norms, whether good or bad is called
ANSWER
Deviance
Question 5.
A condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth, prestige, or power is
called
ANSWER
Social inequality
,Question 6.
Some elements of our society are socially constructed such as the social institutions, formal
organizations, and bureaucracies. Which of the following is not a social construction?
ANSWER
i. Ethnic groups
ii. Gender groups
iii. Racial groups
iv. All of the above are social constructions
Question 7.
A society is
ANSWER
A group of people who live within the same territory and share a common culture
Question 8.
Sociologists such as George Herbert Mead, Erving Goffman, and Charles Horton Cooley believed that
the development of the self - what makes us unique - is a result of
ANSWER
Our interaction with others
Question 9.
If a person refuses to hire members of a particular ethnic group not because of a personal dislike of
that ethnic group, but because he or she fear business clients will go elsewhere, this is
ANSWER
Discrimination without prejudice
Question 10.
Mores are
ANSWER
Norms to which people attach a good deal of importance and expect strict conformity
, Question 11.
Which of the following is NOT, by sociologists, regarded as a characteristic of a minority group?
ANSWER
There are fewer of them than there are members of the dominant group
Question 12.
Ethnocentrism refers to
ANSWER
Belief that one's culture is "the best"; therefore, will tend to judge the behaviors of other
groups by the standards of one's own culture
Question 13.
Socialization is the process
ANSWER
Of social interaction by which people acquire the knowledge, values, and behaviors essential
for effective participation in society.
Question 14.
A key element in sociological imagination is the ability to view one's society
ANSWER
As an outsider
Question 15.
Which term is used to refer to the principle instruments/means whereby the essential tasks (functional
prerequisites) of living are organized, directed, and executed?
ANSWER
Social institutions
EXAM) FREQUENTLY TESTED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Norms are
ANSWER
Social rules that specify appropriate behavior in a given situation
Question 2.
Achieved status is a social position
ANSWER
That individuals secure on the basis of choice and competition
Question 3.
A subculture is
ANSWER
A group whose members participate in the main culture of a society, while simultaneously
sharing a number of unique values, norms, traditions, and lifestyles
Question 4.
Any violation of norms, whether good or bad is called
ANSWER
Deviance
Question 5.
A condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth, prestige, or power is
called
ANSWER
Social inequality
,Question 6.
Some elements of our society are socially constructed such as the social institutions, formal
organizations, and bureaucracies. Which of the following is not a social construction?
ANSWER
i. Ethnic groups
ii. Gender groups
iii. Racial groups
iv. All of the above are social constructions
Question 7.
A society is
ANSWER
A group of people who live within the same territory and share a common culture
Question 8.
Sociologists such as George Herbert Mead, Erving Goffman, and Charles Horton Cooley believed that
the development of the self - what makes us unique - is a result of
ANSWER
Our interaction with others
Question 9.
If a person refuses to hire members of a particular ethnic group not because of a personal dislike of
that ethnic group, but because he or she fear business clients will go elsewhere, this is
ANSWER
Discrimination without prejudice
Question 10.
Mores are
ANSWER
Norms to which people attach a good deal of importance and expect strict conformity
, Question 11.
Which of the following is NOT, by sociologists, regarded as a characteristic of a minority group?
ANSWER
There are fewer of them than there are members of the dominant group
Question 12.
Ethnocentrism refers to
ANSWER
Belief that one's culture is "the best"; therefore, will tend to judge the behaviors of other
groups by the standards of one's own culture
Question 13.
Socialization is the process
ANSWER
Of social interaction by which people acquire the knowledge, values, and behaviors essential
for effective participation in society.
Question 14.
A key element in sociological imagination is the ability to view one's society
ANSWER
As an outsider
Question 15.
Which term is used to refer to the principle instruments/means whereby the essential tasks (functional
prerequisites) of living are organized, directed, and executed?
ANSWER
Social institutions
