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SOC 185 EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ Sociology - ANSWER- systematic and scientific study of human society, social structure/institutions/interactions > social structure and change = social processes and interactions > building blocks = interactions and behaviors of individuals Sociological Problems - ANSWER- 1. social order 2. social change 3. indviduals and society Self-Fulfilling ...

Steven Pinker has a book called ____. The book described ___. - Answer- "Better angels of our nature" convincing argument that crime and violence have gone down worldwide 3 lowest crime rate countries? why is each is so low? - Answer- Switzerland, Singapore, Japan ------------------------------------------------- Swiss = everyone has guns, well regulated Singapore & Japan: nobody has guns 3 ways of measuring crime - Answer- looking at published statistics, Self-report, Victimizatio...

Finished this course with an 8! This is a summary of the book Criminology: A Contemporary Introduction ISBN 1419 of the course Advanced Criminology of Utrecht University. The summary starts with some bulletpoints of chapter 2 and 4, since these are more for general understanding. The rest of the summary contain the full information from the chapters. Together with the powerpoint slides of the course you will be able to easily identify the main theories, together with the historical context and...

________ is most closely associated with the concept of the sociological imagination. A. Emile Durkheim B. Max Weber C. Karl Marx D. C. Wright Mills - D. C Wright Mills Sociologists argue that, unlike scientific knowledge, commonsense conclusions are not A. published B. reliable C. politically correct D. easily disseminated - B. reliable Anomie refers to a A. model that serves as a measuring rod against which actual cases can be evaluated. B. loss of direction that is felt in a socie...

Which sociological approach would view sports as an agent for defining people's social positions as players, coaches, and referees as a result of their performances and reputations? a. functionalist perspective b. conflict perspective c. interactionist perspective d. feminist perspective - c. interactionist perspective ________ stresses the study of small groups and often uses experimental study in laboratories. Select one: a. Microsociology b. Macrosociology c. Middle-range sociology...

Which sociological approach would view sports as an agent for defining people's social positions as players, coaches, and referees as a result of their performances and reputations? a. functionalist perspective b. conflict perspective c. interactionist perspective d. feminist perspective - c. interactionist perspective ________ stresses the study of small groups and often uses experimental study in laboratories. Select one: a. Microsociology b. Macrosociology c. Middle-range sociology...

Who created the strain/anomie theory? Correct Answer-Merton Who is the primary focus of Merton's strain theory? Correct Answer-The lower class In Merton's strain theory, societies with certain characteristics (strains) are more likely to have ...? Correct Answer-High rates of deviance at the societal and individual level What features of society does the Strain theory focus on? Correct Answer-Permanent features of the social structure of society In the Strain theory, what are peopl...

SOC 100 Exam 2 Purdue Questions and Answers 100% Pass deviant behavior nonconformity to/violation of a set of cultural norms informal deviance minor transgressions of norms formal deviance crime; violation of norms that have been codified into law (not all crime is deviant) ______________ can determine what is or is not considered deviant. social status Biological/psychological perspective on deviance Caesar Lombroso observed physical traits of criminals, but non criminals may have same feat...

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Sociology CLEP Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Absolute poverty - Answer-A standard of poverty based on a minimum level of subsistence below which families should not be expected to exist. Achieved status - Answer-A social position attained by a person largely through his or her own efforts. Activity theory - Answer-An interactionist theory of aging that argues that elderly people who remain active will be best-adjusted. Adoption - Answer-In a legal sense, a process that allows...