Sociology Final Exam|60 Complete
Questions and Answers
What does the sociological perspective show us about whom any individual
chooses to marry? - -The operation of society guides many of our personal
choices
-What does the symbolic interaction approach see society as? - -A product
of the everyday interactions between individuals
-What does the structural functional approach compare society to? - -An
organism
-What are three personal values of studying sociology? - -Seeing the
opportunities and constraints in our lives. The fact that it is good preparation
for a number of careers. Becoming more active participants in society.
-What does the social conflict approach draw attention to? - -Patterns of
social inequality
-Kingsley Davis's Study of Anna, the girl isolated for five years, shows what?
- -Without social experience a child never develops personality.
-Why is the family so important to the socialization process? - -Family
members provide necessary care for infants and children. Families give
children social identity in terms of class, ethnicity, and religion. Parents
greatly affect a child's self-concept.
-The self, according to Sigmund Freud, is comprised of what? - -The id, the
ego, and the super ego
-Most sociologists believe that - -It is human nature for us to need
nurturance experience.
-What is an example of a total institution? - -Prison
-Ideas created by members of a society are part of what? - -Nonmaterial
culture
-Which theoretical approach focuses on the link between culture and social
inequality? - -Social conflict theory
-The human species has been successful on earth due to culture. Culture is
made possible because of our - -Large brains
, -When Napoleon Chagnon went to live with the Yanomamo tribe in
Venezuela what did he experience - -Culture shock
-Ethel can't believe that the people of India will not eat hamburgers. This is
what she says, "No wonder they are starving. What is wrong with them!"
What kind of attitude is Ethel displaying? - -Ethnocentrism
-What concept defines who we are in relation to others? - -Status
-What is the meaning of "presentation of self"? - -Efforts to create
impressions in the minds of others
-What does the Thomas theorem state? - -Situations defined as real are real
in their consequences.
-Frank is attending the University of smarty-pants on a full football
scholarship. However he does not have enough time to study because he is
spending so much time practicing with the team. What type of dilemma is
this? - -Role conflict
-What is a status that you receive at birth or take on involuntarily later in
life? - -Ascribed status
-What is the name of a small social group whose members share personal
and lasting relationships? - -Primary group
-What is the name of a social group that someone uses as a point of
reference in making an evaluation or decision? - -Reference group
-What did the research of Solomon Asch illustrate? - -Group conformity
-What did the research of Stanley Milgram illustrate? - -Obedience to
authority
-What is the largest group of people that can carry on a single conversation?
- -6
-What does a global perspective on human sexuality show us? - -Although
sex involves our biology it is also a cultural trait that varies from place to
place.
-What is the term for humans who have some combination of female and
male genitalia? - -Intersexual people
Questions and Answers
What does the sociological perspective show us about whom any individual
chooses to marry? - -The operation of society guides many of our personal
choices
-What does the symbolic interaction approach see society as? - -A product
of the everyday interactions between individuals
-What does the structural functional approach compare society to? - -An
organism
-What are three personal values of studying sociology? - -Seeing the
opportunities and constraints in our lives. The fact that it is good preparation
for a number of careers. Becoming more active participants in society.
-What does the social conflict approach draw attention to? - -Patterns of
social inequality
-Kingsley Davis's Study of Anna, the girl isolated for five years, shows what?
- -Without social experience a child never develops personality.
-Why is the family so important to the socialization process? - -Family
members provide necessary care for infants and children. Families give
children social identity in terms of class, ethnicity, and religion. Parents
greatly affect a child's self-concept.
-The self, according to Sigmund Freud, is comprised of what? - -The id, the
ego, and the super ego
-Most sociologists believe that - -It is human nature for us to need
nurturance experience.
-What is an example of a total institution? - -Prison
-Ideas created by members of a society are part of what? - -Nonmaterial
culture
-Which theoretical approach focuses on the link between culture and social
inequality? - -Social conflict theory
-The human species has been successful on earth due to culture. Culture is
made possible because of our - -Large brains
, -When Napoleon Chagnon went to live with the Yanomamo tribe in
Venezuela what did he experience - -Culture shock
-Ethel can't believe that the people of India will not eat hamburgers. This is
what she says, "No wonder they are starving. What is wrong with them!"
What kind of attitude is Ethel displaying? - -Ethnocentrism
-What concept defines who we are in relation to others? - -Status
-What is the meaning of "presentation of self"? - -Efforts to create
impressions in the minds of others
-What does the Thomas theorem state? - -Situations defined as real are real
in their consequences.
-Frank is attending the University of smarty-pants on a full football
scholarship. However he does not have enough time to study because he is
spending so much time practicing with the team. What type of dilemma is
this? - -Role conflict
-What is a status that you receive at birth or take on involuntarily later in
life? - -Ascribed status
-What is the name of a small social group whose members share personal
and lasting relationships? - -Primary group
-What is the name of a social group that someone uses as a point of
reference in making an evaluation or decision? - -Reference group
-What did the research of Solomon Asch illustrate? - -Group conformity
-What did the research of Stanley Milgram illustrate? - -Obedience to
authority
-What is the largest group of people that can carry on a single conversation?
- -6
-What does a global perspective on human sexuality show us? - -Although
sex involves our biology it is also a cultural trait that varies from place to
place.
-What is the term for humans who have some combination of female and
male genitalia? - -Intersexual people
