URI SOC 100 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
An identity acquired by an individual throughout the life course that is sometimes
changeable, such as "student" or "mother." - Answers :achieved status
The process identified by Marx through which the worker experiences his or her labor
as foreign, as not belonging to him or her. People no longer work because they
experience satisfaction or a sense of connection to others, but to earn wages, which
they need in order to survive. They all become alienated from other people, whom they
see as competition. - Answers :alienation
An identity bestowed upon rather than chosen by or achieved by a person (e.g., gender,
race, etc.) - Answers :ascribed status
The way in which a social system organizes production, including the division of labor,
the relationships between the owners and the workers, technical capabilities, and
products. Determines the superstructure. - Answers :base
the conditions of our individual lives; is the sum of all that makes us who we are—the
circumstances that constitute our individual lives. - Answers :biography
The outcomes you are trying to explain. - Answers :dependent variable
Behavior that violates the norms of a particular (sub)group at a particular time in a
particular place. - Answers :deviance
Behaving in accordance with accepted standards of right and wrong. Behavior is ethical
insofar as it follows the rules that have been specifically oriented to the welfare of the
larger society and not to the self-interest of the professional. - Answers :ethics
the conditions under which our biography unfolds—the stage on which our individual
lives are performed. - Answers :history
A proposed relationship between two variables (or things in the social world that vary)
that you can observe, measure, and test. - Answers :hypothesis
The causal factor in explaining the outcomes you are studying. - Answers :independent
variable
A set of commonly recognized and shared practices that persist over time because they
allow our society to fill an important need, such as solving problems, making decisions,
sharing information, distributing resources, and organizing behaviors. - Answers
:institution
A modern condition, according to Weber, where the drive for efficiency and
accumulation becomes an end in and of itself, rather than for meaningful experiences.
An identity acquired by an individual throughout the life course that is sometimes
changeable, such as "student" or "mother." - Answers :achieved status
The process identified by Marx through which the worker experiences his or her labor
as foreign, as not belonging to him or her. People no longer work because they
experience satisfaction or a sense of connection to others, but to earn wages, which
they need in order to survive. They all become alienated from other people, whom they
see as competition. - Answers :alienation
An identity bestowed upon rather than chosen by or achieved by a person (e.g., gender,
race, etc.) - Answers :ascribed status
The way in which a social system organizes production, including the division of labor,
the relationships between the owners and the workers, technical capabilities, and
products. Determines the superstructure. - Answers :base
the conditions of our individual lives; is the sum of all that makes us who we are—the
circumstances that constitute our individual lives. - Answers :biography
The outcomes you are trying to explain. - Answers :dependent variable
Behavior that violates the norms of a particular (sub)group at a particular time in a
particular place. - Answers :deviance
Behaving in accordance with accepted standards of right and wrong. Behavior is ethical
insofar as it follows the rules that have been specifically oriented to the welfare of the
larger society and not to the self-interest of the professional. - Answers :ethics
the conditions under which our biography unfolds—the stage on which our individual
lives are performed. - Answers :history
A proposed relationship between two variables (or things in the social world that vary)
that you can observe, measure, and test. - Answers :hypothesis
The causal factor in explaining the outcomes you are studying. - Answers :independent
variable
A set of commonly recognized and shared practices that persist over time because they
allow our society to fill an important need, such as solving problems, making decisions,
sharing information, distributing resources, and organizing behaviors. - Answers
:institution
A modern condition, according to Weber, where the drive for efficiency and
accumulation becomes an end in and of itself, rather than for meaningful experiences.
