SOCY 1000: Exam 1 (McConnell)
yablonsky described the street gang as a what? ...ANSWER...near group
there are diffuse relationships in what kind of group? ...ANSWER...primary group
who first described the primary group and secondary group ideal
types? ...ANSWER...charles horton cooley
the size and scope of the things that are studied in a science is its
what? ...ANSWER...level of analysis
relationships which involve a lot of emotion are described as being
what? ...ANSWER...expressive
a perfect description which lists all of the characteristics of a social phenomenon is a
what? ...ANSWER...ideal type
what term indicates that the purpose of the secondary group is practical and goal-
oriented? ...ANSWER...instrumental
that which guides people as to what goals they are to pursue and how they are to
pursue them is a what? ...ANSWER...institution
an individual in a secondary group and in an institution will know how to act because he
or she is filling a what? ...ANSWER...role
when relationships in a primary group involve many aspects of a person's life, they are
described as being what? ...ANSWER...diffuse
what kind of sociology has the highest levels of analysis? ...ANSWER...macrosociology
what involves the increasing liquidity of things, people, and information around the
world? ...ANSWER...globalization
a study of a small group of teenage boys who hang out on the street corner every
evening would be considered what kind of sociology? ...ANSWER...microsociology
(t/f) complete examples of ideal types are rarely found in the real world ...ANSWER...t
, (t/f) a role gives a person a social identity ...ANSWER...t
(t/f) a society is the same thing as a nation-state ...ANSWER...f
(t/f) lewis yablonsky observed that the street gang is an ideal-typical
group ...ANSWER...f
(t/f) people set up their lives in much the same way because of
institutions ...ANSWER...t
(t/f) an institution and an organization are the same thing ...ANSWER...f
(t/f) society is the highest level of analysis in sociology ...ANSWER...f
(t/f) the study of separate societies has become more important because of
globalization ...ANSWER...f
(t/f) yablonsky found that the street gang member knows exactly who are the other
members ...ANSWER...f
(t/f) the members of a secondary group are performing roles and can be replaced by
other people ...ANSWER...t
essay: what makes sociology distinctive? ...ANSWER...bigger things on higher levels of
analysis
awareness of the big picture
what makes you similar to other people
societies/cultures are always changing
essay: how did yablonsky use "the group" as an ideal type, to study the street
gang? ...ANSWER...many others who studied gangs saw them as a group
gangs aren't a group, they're a "near-group"
only saw gangs from media
helped reveal that many of the people fighting the gang wars had different perceptions
essay: what are the five major institutions? ...ANSWER...economy, family, education,
politics, religion
who coined the paradoxical term "the strength of weak ties"? ...ANSWER...mark
granovetter
in what kind of social network would norms of reciprocity develop? ...ANSWER...dense
social network
when there is only one reason why two people have a relationship within a social
network, they have a what? ...ANSWER...uniplex tie
yablonsky described the street gang as a what? ...ANSWER...near group
there are diffuse relationships in what kind of group? ...ANSWER...primary group
who first described the primary group and secondary group ideal
types? ...ANSWER...charles horton cooley
the size and scope of the things that are studied in a science is its
what? ...ANSWER...level of analysis
relationships which involve a lot of emotion are described as being
what? ...ANSWER...expressive
a perfect description which lists all of the characteristics of a social phenomenon is a
what? ...ANSWER...ideal type
what term indicates that the purpose of the secondary group is practical and goal-
oriented? ...ANSWER...instrumental
that which guides people as to what goals they are to pursue and how they are to
pursue them is a what? ...ANSWER...institution
an individual in a secondary group and in an institution will know how to act because he
or she is filling a what? ...ANSWER...role
when relationships in a primary group involve many aspects of a person's life, they are
described as being what? ...ANSWER...diffuse
what kind of sociology has the highest levels of analysis? ...ANSWER...macrosociology
what involves the increasing liquidity of things, people, and information around the
world? ...ANSWER...globalization
a study of a small group of teenage boys who hang out on the street corner every
evening would be considered what kind of sociology? ...ANSWER...microsociology
(t/f) complete examples of ideal types are rarely found in the real world ...ANSWER...t
, (t/f) a role gives a person a social identity ...ANSWER...t
(t/f) a society is the same thing as a nation-state ...ANSWER...f
(t/f) lewis yablonsky observed that the street gang is an ideal-typical
group ...ANSWER...f
(t/f) people set up their lives in much the same way because of
institutions ...ANSWER...t
(t/f) an institution and an organization are the same thing ...ANSWER...f
(t/f) society is the highest level of analysis in sociology ...ANSWER...f
(t/f) the study of separate societies has become more important because of
globalization ...ANSWER...f
(t/f) yablonsky found that the street gang member knows exactly who are the other
members ...ANSWER...f
(t/f) the members of a secondary group are performing roles and can be replaced by
other people ...ANSWER...t
essay: what makes sociology distinctive? ...ANSWER...bigger things on higher levels of
analysis
awareness of the big picture
what makes you similar to other people
societies/cultures are always changing
essay: how did yablonsky use "the group" as an ideal type, to study the street
gang? ...ANSWER...many others who studied gangs saw them as a group
gangs aren't a group, they're a "near-group"
only saw gangs from media
helped reveal that many of the people fighting the gang wars had different perceptions
essay: what are the five major institutions? ...ANSWER...economy, family, education,
politics, religion
who coined the paradoxical term "the strength of weak ties"? ...ANSWER...mark
granovetter
in what kind of social network would norms of reciprocity develop? ...ANSWER...dense
social network
when there is only one reason why two people have a relationship within a social
network, they have a what? ...ANSWER...uniplex tie
