Soc 101 Straighter line final
______ consists of all objects and ideas within a society.
Select one:
a. Argot
b. Culture
c. Folkways
d. Inventions - ANS-b. Culture
\______ embraces the study of formal organizations and social movements.
Select one:
a. Global sociology
b. Microsociology
c. Macrosociology
d. Mesosociology - ANS-d. Mesosociology
\________ stresses the study of small groups and often uses experimental study in laboratories.
Select one:
a. Microsociology
b. Macrosociology
c. Middle-range sociology
d. Conflict theory - ANS-A: Microsociology
\A college student is caught cheating on an exam and is brought before a college-wide
disciplinary committee, which decides to expel the student from the school. The committee's
action is an example of
Select one:
a. formal social control.
b. informal social control.
c. neutralization.
d. enforcement of regulatory law. - ANS-a. formal social control.
\A construct or model that serves as a measuring rod against which specific cases can be
evaluated is called a(n)
Select one:
a. coalition.
b. ideal type.
c. metaphor.
d. questionnaire. - ANS-b. ideal type.
\A group of businesswomen meet on a monthly basis to assist one another in advancing their
careers. They give each other job leads and advice, and they invite business leaders to attend
their sessions to provide further assistance. This group is an example of
Select one:
a. role connection.
b. impression management.
c. status assistance.
,d. social networking. - ANS-d. social networking.
\A member of a rural Indian tribe in Central America who moves to a large city, such as Mexico
City, will probably experience
Select one:
a. cultural relativity.
b. cultural diffusion.
c. culture shock.
d. cultural integration. - ANS-c. culture shock.
\A retirement party, a high-school graduation party, and a confirmation party are all examples of
Select one:
a. role taking.
b. impression management.
c. rites of passage.
d. face-work. - ANS-c. rites of passage.
\A society
Select one:
a. is a dependent group that owes allegiance to a larger group.
b. is the largest form of human group.
c. contains several different cultures.
d. contains one subculture and many cultures. - ANS-b. is the largest form of human group.
\A sociologist sets up an experiment on the effects of energy drinks on sleep. The individuals
who are given a placebo drink are considered to be the
Select one:
a. independent variable.
b. control group.
c. experimental group.
d. dependent variable. - ANS-b. control group.
\A sociologist studies drug-use patterns among small groups of college students in a
Midwestern college. This would be an example of
Select one:
a. conflict theory.
b. functionalism.
c. macrosociology.
d. microsociology. - ANS-d. microsociology.
\A sociologist who is interested in examining racism in sports might determine what percentage
of team owners, general managers, coaches, and managers are members of each racial group.
This would be an example of developing a(n)
Select one:
a. research design.
b. operational definition.
c. hypothesis.
d. theory. - ANS-b. operational definition.
\A speculative statement about the relationship between two or more variables is known as a
Select one:
, a. correlation.
b. hypothesis.
c. sample.
d. research design. - ANS-b. hypothesis.
\A study is being done on the effects of a new antibiotic on cognitive ability. In this scenario, the
antibiotic is considered to be the
Select one:
a. experimental group.
b. control group.
c. independent variable.
d. dependent variable. - ANS-c. independent variable.
\A study, generally in the form of an interview or a questionnaire, that provides sociologists with
information concerning how people think or act is known as
Select one:
a. observation research.
b. a survey.
c. secondary analysis.
d. an experiment. - ANS-B: survey
\A subculture is
Select one:
a. a segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of customs, rules, and traditions that
differs from the pattern of the larger group.
b. a large number of people who live in the same territory, are relatively independent of people
outside it, and participate in a common culture.
c. the totality of learned, socially transmitted behavior.
d. a specialized language that is used by members of a group. - ANS-a. a segment of society
that shares a distinctive pattern of customs, rules, and traditions that differs from the pattern of
the larger group
\A system of stratification under which peasants were required to work land leased to them by
nobles in exchange for military protection is known as a(n)
Select one:
a. estate system.
b. slavery system.
c. caste system.
d. peonage system. - ANS-a. estate system.
\A teacher plans a trip to the theater for a junior high school class. As part of the preparation,
the teacher tells students how they should dress and how they will be expected to act inside the
theater. This is an example of
Select one:
a. the dramaturgical approach.
b. social promotion.
c. socialization.
d. role taking. - ANS-c. socialization.
______ consists of all objects and ideas within a society.
Select one:
a. Argot
b. Culture
c. Folkways
d. Inventions - ANS-b. Culture
\______ embraces the study of formal organizations and social movements.
Select one:
a. Global sociology
b. Microsociology
c. Macrosociology
d. Mesosociology - ANS-d. Mesosociology
\________ stresses the study of small groups and often uses experimental study in laboratories.
Select one:
a. Microsociology
b. Macrosociology
c. Middle-range sociology
d. Conflict theory - ANS-A: Microsociology
\A college student is caught cheating on an exam and is brought before a college-wide
disciplinary committee, which decides to expel the student from the school. The committee's
action is an example of
Select one:
a. formal social control.
b. informal social control.
c. neutralization.
d. enforcement of regulatory law. - ANS-a. formal social control.
\A construct or model that serves as a measuring rod against which specific cases can be
evaluated is called a(n)
Select one:
a. coalition.
b. ideal type.
c. metaphor.
d. questionnaire. - ANS-b. ideal type.
\A group of businesswomen meet on a monthly basis to assist one another in advancing their
careers. They give each other job leads and advice, and they invite business leaders to attend
their sessions to provide further assistance. This group is an example of
Select one:
a. role connection.
b. impression management.
c. status assistance.
,d. social networking. - ANS-d. social networking.
\A member of a rural Indian tribe in Central America who moves to a large city, such as Mexico
City, will probably experience
Select one:
a. cultural relativity.
b. cultural diffusion.
c. culture shock.
d. cultural integration. - ANS-c. culture shock.
\A retirement party, a high-school graduation party, and a confirmation party are all examples of
Select one:
a. role taking.
b. impression management.
c. rites of passage.
d. face-work. - ANS-c. rites of passage.
\A society
Select one:
a. is a dependent group that owes allegiance to a larger group.
b. is the largest form of human group.
c. contains several different cultures.
d. contains one subculture and many cultures. - ANS-b. is the largest form of human group.
\A sociologist sets up an experiment on the effects of energy drinks on sleep. The individuals
who are given a placebo drink are considered to be the
Select one:
a. independent variable.
b. control group.
c. experimental group.
d. dependent variable. - ANS-b. control group.
\A sociologist studies drug-use patterns among small groups of college students in a
Midwestern college. This would be an example of
Select one:
a. conflict theory.
b. functionalism.
c. macrosociology.
d. microsociology. - ANS-d. microsociology.
\A sociologist who is interested in examining racism in sports might determine what percentage
of team owners, general managers, coaches, and managers are members of each racial group.
This would be an example of developing a(n)
Select one:
a. research design.
b. operational definition.
c. hypothesis.
d. theory. - ANS-b. operational definition.
\A speculative statement about the relationship between two or more variables is known as a
Select one:
, a. correlation.
b. hypothesis.
c. sample.
d. research design. - ANS-b. hypothesis.
\A study is being done on the effects of a new antibiotic on cognitive ability. In this scenario, the
antibiotic is considered to be the
Select one:
a. experimental group.
b. control group.
c. independent variable.
d. dependent variable. - ANS-c. independent variable.
\A study, generally in the form of an interview or a questionnaire, that provides sociologists with
information concerning how people think or act is known as
Select one:
a. observation research.
b. a survey.
c. secondary analysis.
d. an experiment. - ANS-B: survey
\A subculture is
Select one:
a. a segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of customs, rules, and traditions that
differs from the pattern of the larger group.
b. a large number of people who live in the same territory, are relatively independent of people
outside it, and participate in a common culture.
c. the totality of learned, socially transmitted behavior.
d. a specialized language that is used by members of a group. - ANS-a. a segment of society
that shares a distinctive pattern of customs, rules, and traditions that differs from the pattern of
the larger group
\A system of stratification under which peasants were required to work land leased to them by
nobles in exchange for military protection is known as a(n)
Select one:
a. estate system.
b. slavery system.
c. caste system.
d. peonage system. - ANS-a. estate system.
\A teacher plans a trip to the theater for a junior high school class. As part of the preparation,
the teacher tells students how they should dress and how they will be expected to act inside the
theater. This is an example of
Select one:
a. the dramaturgical approach.
b. social promotion.
c. socialization.
d. role taking. - ANS-c. socialization.
