GCU SOC102 FINAL EXAM 2025 WITH 140 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
1. Which of the following would be considered a cultural universal?
school
a family
family
movie theater
2. If a new religious movement emphasizes community gatherings and
shared rituals, which of Durkheim's elements of religion does this
exemplify?
individual beliefs
sacred texts
ceremonies
moral community
3. What are the three main components of Durkheim's 'Elements of
Religion'?
rituals, ceremonies, moral community
values, norms, roles
symbols, myths, traditions
beliefs, practices, institutions
4. The sum total of learned beliefs, values, and customs that direct the
,behavior of members of a particular society is referred to as:
a consumption community
, a subculture of consumption
culture
core values
5. "Significant others" is:
George Herbert Mead's term for altering the presentation of the
self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy
particular audiences
Charles Horton Cooley's term for the child's awareness of the
attitudes, viewpoints, and expectations of society as a whole
George Herbert Mead's term for the sum total of people's
conscious perception of their identity as distinct from others
George Herbert Mead's term for those individuals who are most
important in the development of the self
6. Anthropologist George Murdock compiled a list of over seventy
categories that included appearance (such as bodily adornment and
hairstyles), activities (such as sports, dancing, games, joking, and visiting),
and social institutions (such as family, law, and religion), and the
customary practices (such as cooking, folklore, gift giving, and
hospitality). These are all examples of:
ethnocentrism
cultural universals
values
folkways
7. What trend is observed regarding divorce rates in relation to the number
of marriages?
Divorce rates are unrelated to the number of marriages
, Divorce rates remain constant regardless of marriage number
Divorce rates decrease with each marriage
Divorce rates increase with each marriage
8. How does Edwin Sutherland's concept of group association contribute to
our understanding of deviance in society?
Group association is irrelevant to sociological theories.
Group association influences individuals' behaviors and norms,
leading to deviance.
Group association has no impact on individual behavior.
Group association only affects criminal behavior, not deviance.
9. If a sociologist were to study the impact of divorce rates on family
structures, what hypothesis might they propose based on the trend of
increasing divorce rates with each marriage?
Higher divorce rates lead to more single-parent households.
Higher divorce rates decrease the number of marriages overall.
Higher divorce rates result in stronger family units.
Higher divorce rates have no effect on family structures.
10. Societies based on close personal relationships of small groups and
communities are:
global societies
Gesellschaft (large scale society)
Gemeinschaft
folk societies
AND ANSWERS
1. Which of the following would be considered a cultural universal?
school
a family
family
movie theater
2. If a new religious movement emphasizes community gatherings and
shared rituals, which of Durkheim's elements of religion does this
exemplify?
individual beliefs
sacred texts
ceremonies
moral community
3. What are the three main components of Durkheim's 'Elements of
Religion'?
rituals, ceremonies, moral community
values, norms, roles
symbols, myths, traditions
beliefs, practices, institutions
4. The sum total of learned beliefs, values, and customs that direct the
,behavior of members of a particular society is referred to as:
a consumption community
, a subculture of consumption
culture
core values
5. "Significant others" is:
George Herbert Mead's term for altering the presentation of the
self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy
particular audiences
Charles Horton Cooley's term for the child's awareness of the
attitudes, viewpoints, and expectations of society as a whole
George Herbert Mead's term for the sum total of people's
conscious perception of their identity as distinct from others
George Herbert Mead's term for those individuals who are most
important in the development of the self
6. Anthropologist George Murdock compiled a list of over seventy
categories that included appearance (such as bodily adornment and
hairstyles), activities (such as sports, dancing, games, joking, and visiting),
and social institutions (such as family, law, and religion), and the
customary practices (such as cooking, folklore, gift giving, and
hospitality). These are all examples of:
ethnocentrism
cultural universals
values
folkways
7. What trend is observed regarding divorce rates in relation to the number
of marriages?
Divorce rates are unrelated to the number of marriages
, Divorce rates remain constant regardless of marriage number
Divorce rates decrease with each marriage
Divorce rates increase with each marriage
8. How does Edwin Sutherland's concept of group association contribute to
our understanding of deviance in society?
Group association is irrelevant to sociological theories.
Group association influences individuals' behaviors and norms,
leading to deviance.
Group association has no impact on individual behavior.
Group association only affects criminal behavior, not deviance.
9. If a sociologist were to study the impact of divorce rates on family
structures, what hypothesis might they propose based on the trend of
increasing divorce rates with each marriage?
Higher divorce rates lead to more single-parent households.
Higher divorce rates decrease the number of marriages overall.
Higher divorce rates result in stronger family units.
Higher divorce rates have no effect on family structures.
10. Societies based on close personal relationships of small groups and
communities are:
global societies
Gesellschaft (large scale society)
Gemeinschaft
folk societies
