Straighter Line Sociology Mid-term
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORECT Answers
Ethnomethodology - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to procedures - rules and activities -
that people employ in making social life
what initially contributed to the occurrence of the deviant behavior. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Labeling theory does not explain
occupy; play - CORRECT ANSWER - We ___________ a status and ____________ a
role.
Fifty to sixty - CORRECT ANSWER - ________ percent of the elderly function without
any limitation.
increased over the past several decades. - CORRECT ANSWER - Juvenile involvement in
violent crime
d. All of the choices are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER - The process that led to the
NASA Challenger tragedy in 1986 involved people who
impression management. - CORRECT ANSWER - According to Goffman's dramaturgical
view of human interaction, when we dress up for a special event such as a job interview, we are
engaging in
d. 50 - CORRECT ANSWER - Nearly _____ percent of adults in the United States have
used illegal drugs or used prescription drugs without a physician's prescription in their lifetime.
, d. three and six - CORRECT ANSWER - The average American child spends between
__________ hours with a television every day.
Socialization - CORRECT ANSWER - c. ideally blends the ideas of culture to the
capacities and needs of the individual for the mutual benefit of the individual and society.
Hindu caste system. - CORRECT ANSWER - A good example of a closed stratification
system is the
b. $19,157 - CORRECT ANSWER - In 2004, the poverty threshold for a family of four
was
involves a somewhat unwieldy, but more descriptive approach to measuring social class by
combining the self-placement and reputational approaches. - CORRECT ANSWER - The
Coleman-Rainwater approach to understanding class structure
d. All of the choices are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER - ________ represent(s) symbols
of American culture.
c. culture of poverty perspective. - CORRECT ANSWER - The view that such poverty
values as weak ego, helplessness, and dependence are passed from one generation to the next
reflects the
Innovator - CORRECT ANSWER - Merton described five responses to anomie. An
embezzler stealing money from his company to fund his high mortgage payments is an example
of a(n)
In-Group - CORRECT ANSWER - A group with which we identify and to which we
belong is called a(n)
b. ways to evaluate people, objects, and events as to their relative worth, merit, beauty, or
morality. - CORRECT ANSWER - Values provide us with
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORECT Answers
Ethnomethodology - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to procedures - rules and activities -
that people employ in making social life
what initially contributed to the occurrence of the deviant behavior. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Labeling theory does not explain
occupy; play - CORRECT ANSWER - We ___________ a status and ____________ a
role.
Fifty to sixty - CORRECT ANSWER - ________ percent of the elderly function without
any limitation.
increased over the past several decades. - CORRECT ANSWER - Juvenile involvement in
violent crime
d. All of the choices are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER - The process that led to the
NASA Challenger tragedy in 1986 involved people who
impression management. - CORRECT ANSWER - According to Goffman's dramaturgical
view of human interaction, when we dress up for a special event such as a job interview, we are
engaging in
d. 50 - CORRECT ANSWER - Nearly _____ percent of adults in the United States have
used illegal drugs or used prescription drugs without a physician's prescription in their lifetime.
, d. three and six - CORRECT ANSWER - The average American child spends between
__________ hours with a television every day.
Socialization - CORRECT ANSWER - c. ideally blends the ideas of culture to the
capacities and needs of the individual for the mutual benefit of the individual and society.
Hindu caste system. - CORRECT ANSWER - A good example of a closed stratification
system is the
b. $19,157 - CORRECT ANSWER - In 2004, the poverty threshold for a family of four
was
involves a somewhat unwieldy, but more descriptive approach to measuring social class by
combining the self-placement and reputational approaches. - CORRECT ANSWER - The
Coleman-Rainwater approach to understanding class structure
d. All of the choices are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER - ________ represent(s) symbols
of American culture.
c. culture of poverty perspective. - CORRECT ANSWER - The view that such poverty
values as weak ego, helplessness, and dependence are passed from one generation to the next
reflects the
Innovator - CORRECT ANSWER - Merton described five responses to anomie. An
embezzler stealing money from his company to fund his high mortgage payments is an example
of a(n)
In-Group - CORRECT ANSWER - A group with which we identify and to which we
belong is called a(n)
b. ways to evaluate people, objects, and events as to their relative worth, merit, beauty, or
morality. - CORRECT ANSWER - Values provide us with
