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Quiz :Level of victim culpability suggests that a person was victimized because 
they unintentionally made it easier for the offender to commit the crime - 
√Answer :Victim Facilitation 
Quiz :Restitution was created with the idea that an offender would be punished 
because he or she deserved it and the punishment would be equal to the crime 
- √Answer :False; its actually retribution 
Quiz :When scientifically studying victimology what type of approach should be 
taken? - √Answer :objecti...
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Quiz :Level of victim culpability suggests that a person was victimized because 
they unintentionally made it easier for the offender to commit the crime - 
√Answer :Victim Facilitation 
Quiz :Restitution was created with the idea that an offender would be punished 
because he or she deserved it and the punishment would be equal to the crime 
- √Answer :False; its actually retribution 
Quiz :When scientifically studying victimology what type of approach should be 
taken? - √Answer :objecti...
According to the information presented in the lecture, what can be said about personality? 
a. 
It is the behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, and values of a person. 
b. 
It can develop throughout a person's life. 
 
c. 
It affects how a person reacts and adjusts in his or her environment. 
d. 
 
all of the above D 
 
Some groups in society share values, norms, and behaviors that are not shared by the entire 
population. The unique cultural characteristics of these groups form a 
a. 
cultural relati...
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According to the information presented in the lecture, what can be said about personality? 
a. 
It is the behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, and values of a person. 
b. 
It can develop throughout a person's life. 
 
c. 
It affects how a person reacts and adjusts in his or her environment. 
d. 
 
all of the above D 
 
Some groups in society share values, norms, and behaviors that are not shared by the entire 
population. The unique cultural characteristics of these groups form a 
a. 
cultural relati...
People who have a common cultural background and a common sense of identity. Ethnic 
group 
 
In a bureaucracy, what is employment typically based on? Specific qualifications 
 
In a society in which groups interact closely on a basis of equality, there tend to be Low 
levels of prejudice 
 
The gap between those with access to new technologies and those without. Digital divide 
 
Personality and social behavior can be determined by All of the above 
 
Having unclear expectations is part of whic...
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People who have a common cultural background and a common sense of identity. Ethnic 
group 
 
In a bureaucracy, what is employment typically based on? Specific qualifications 
 
In a society in which groups interact closely on a basis of equality, there tend to be Low 
levels of prejudice 
 
The gap between those with access to new technologies and those without. Digital divide 
 
Personality and social behavior can be determined by All of the above 
 
Having unclear expectations is part of whic...
racial profilling The practice that assumes that nonwhite Americans are more likely to 
commit crimes than white Americans. 
 
role set Sociologists call the different roles attached to a single status a(n) 
 
Postindustrial All of the following are examples of preindustrial societies except 
 
all of the above Personality and social behavior can be determined by 
 
a. 
heredity. 
 
c. 
 
nature. 
b. 
instinct. 
d. 
all of the above
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racial profilling The practice that assumes that nonwhite Americans are more likely to 
commit crimes than white Americans. 
 
role set Sociologists call the different roles attached to a single status a(n) 
 
Postindustrial All of the following are examples of preindustrial societies except 
 
all of the above Personality and social behavior can be determined by 
 
a. 
heredity. 
 
c. 
 
nature. 
b. 
instinct. 
d. 
all of the above
racial profilling The practice that assumes that nonwhite Americans are more likely to 
commit crimes than white Americans. 
 
role set Sociologists call the different roles attached to a single status a(n) 
 
Postindustrial All of the following are examples of preindustrial societies except 
 
all of the above Personality and social behavior can be determined by 
 
a. 
heredity. 
 
c. 
 
nature. 
b. 
instinct. 
d. 
all of the above
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racial profilling The practice that assumes that nonwhite Americans are more likely to 
commit crimes than white Americans. 
 
role set Sociologists call the different roles attached to a single status a(n) 
 
Postindustrial All of the following are examples of preindustrial societies except 
 
all of the above Personality and social behavior can be determined by 
 
a. 
heredity. 
 
c. 
 
nature. 
b. 
instinct. 
d. 
all of the above
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 prepar...
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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 prepar...
Sociological imagination C. Wright Mills- the ability to see the connection between the 
larger world and your personal life 
 
Conflict Perspective people who employ this perspective focus on the forces in society that 
promote competition and change. 
 
Functionalist perspective people who use this perspective view society as a set of interrelated 
parts that work together to produce a stable social system. 
 
Interactionist perspective people who employ this perspective focus on how individua...
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Sociological imagination C. Wright Mills- the ability to see the connection between the 
larger world and your personal life 
 
Conflict Perspective people who employ this perspective focus on the forces in society that 
promote competition and change. 
 
Functionalist perspective people who use this perspective view society as a set of interrelated 
parts that work together to produce a stable social system. 
 
Interactionist perspective people who employ this perspective focus on how individua...
white-collar work, bureaucracies, and the growth of the service sector are associated with which 
age? the post industrial age 
 
what is the term for a complex pattern of social relationships that is bounded in space and 
persists over time? society 
 
Increasingly fluid global flows and the structures that expedite and impede those flows is known 
as ______. globalization 
 
Today, many employees rely heavily on technology to make decisions. Which characteristic of 
McDonaldization describes t...
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white-collar work, bureaucracies, and the growth of the service sector are associated with which 
age? the post industrial age 
 
what is the term for a complex pattern of social relationships that is bounded in space and 
persists over time? society 
 
Increasingly fluid global flows and the structures that expedite and impede those flows is known 
as ______. globalization 
 
Today, many employees rely heavily on technology to make decisions. Which characteristic of 
McDonaldization describes t...
What is TRUE about deviance? Each cultural group and social group defines deviance in 
different ways. 
 
Yosef's grandfather said, "You can't go to the mall or take your wallet out around your friend 
Miguel. He's a deviant!" What did Yosef's grandpa MOST likely believe Miguel would do? 
Steal money from someone. 
 
Bruno got mad at the boy who sits next to him on the bus, so he punched him in the face. How 
would the FBI MOST likely describe this deviant behavior? crimes against the pers...
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What is TRUE about deviance? Each cultural group and social group defines deviance in 
different ways. 
 
Yosef's grandfather said, "You can't go to the mall or take your wallet out around your friend 
Miguel. He's a deviant!" What did Yosef's grandpa MOST likely believe Miguel would do? 
Steal money from someone. 
 
Bruno got mad at the boy who sits next to him on the bus, so he punched him in the face. How 
would the FBI MOST likely describe this deviant behavior? crimes against the pers...
What kind of belief is more personal in nature? 
 
a. peripheral 
b. central 
c. valuable 
 
d. intense a. peripheral 
 
____ beliefs are made up of the fundamental teachings in a culture. 
 
a. peripheral 
b. formal 
c. central 
 
d. linear c. central 
 
The values that a culture has don't necessarily match people's actual behavior
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What kind of belief is more personal in nature? 
 
a. peripheral 
b. central 
c. valuable 
 
d. intense a. peripheral 
 
____ beliefs are made up of the fundamental teachings in a culture. 
 
a. peripheral 
b. formal 
c. central 
 
d. linear c. central 
 
The values that a culture has don't necessarily match people's actual behavior