General sociology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

(1) What stages do groups pass through? 1. Idea generation, implementation and termination. 2. Introduction, high productivity and decline. 3. Initiation, evolution, maturation and decline. 4. Forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning. (2) How would you describe a work group? 1. A group whose individual efforts result in a performance that is greater than the sum of the individual inputs. 2. A group that primarily interacts to share information and to make decision...

WGU C273 Pre-Assessment V2 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Introduction to Sociology| Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct Q: What role do a culture's values play in social interactions? a) Values define a culture's standards for good and bad, beautiful and ugly, right and wrong b) Values are the primary way people communicate with one another c) Values are the expectations for behavior in a society d) Values can take the form of positive or negative sanctions Answer: Va...

PSYC-375 History of Psychology Midterm. Questions and answers. Graded A+. 2022/2023 updates Document Content and Description Below PSYC-375 History of Psychology Midterm Of the following, who would be most likely to take the position that humans are responsible for their actions? - Non determinist and soft determinist _ ________________ emphasizes the works of individuals who most prominently contributed to a topic such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Darwin of Freud in - The Great-person appr...

True or False: When completing an appraisal assignment, an appraiser may be an advocate for one party's interest. - Answer- False Which characteristic would NOT be associated with a good appraiser? diligent biased competent honest - Answer- Biased True or False: A course in sociology would probably not be beneficial to an appraiser. - Answer- False True or False: An applicant for Certified General appraiser must possess at least an associate's degree from an accredited college o...

Lifespan Development: A Psychological Perspective By Martha Lally and Suzanne Valentine-French This Open Education Resource (OER) textbook was funded by a grant from the College of Lake County Foundation and supported by the Business and Social Sciences Division. This textbook can be found at: Publication is under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 unported license to view a copy of this license, visit Table of Contents C...

Sociology Chapter 1 the Sociological Perspective Test Questions and Answers Sociology - ANSWER The systematic study of human society, culture and relationships on a group level Sociological Perspective - ANSWER seeing the general in the particular **sociologists look for general patterns in the behavior of particular people Social Institutions - ANSWER major structures made up of groups or ideas that influence peoples daily lives, views of the world or integ...

Soc 200 final Exam Questions With Answers Brandy graduated with a law degree from her state university. For the past six months she has been trying to get a job but has met with little success. She notes that most of her friends who graduated at the same time are also as yet unemployed. Brandy has concluded that her inability to obtain suitable employment is the result of poor economic conditions. According to C. Wright Mills, her conclusion is an example of: a. sociological imagination b. pe...

Auguste Conte Suggested we apply scientific method to social world, which is known as Positivism Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must function together to function smoothly. (functional analysis) Herbert Spencer *Called 2nd founder of sociology *disagreed with Conte, believed sociologists should not guide social reform *societies are evolving from lower to higher form *society's most capable and intelligent members service - the less capable die ...

Auguste Conte - Suggested we apply scientific method to social world, which is known as Positivism Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must function together to function smoothly. (functional analysis) Herbert Spencer - *Called 2nd founder of sociology *disagreed with Conte, believed sociologists should not guide social reform *societies are evolving from lower to higher form *society's most capable and intelligent members service - the less capable die ou...

Anthropology: Appreciating Human Diversity, 18e (Kottak) Chapter 1 What is Anthropology? 1) What is anthropology? A) the art of ethnography B) the study of long-term physiological adaptation C) the study of the stages of social evolution D) the humanistic investigation of myths in nonindustrial societies E) the study of humans around the world and through time Answer: E Topic: Defining anthropology Learning Objective: Explain what is meant by the statement that anthropology is the holist...