Introduction to Sociology - Milestone 3

Introduction to Sociology - Milestone 3 Which of the following is one of Max Weber's characteristics of bureaucracy? • Formal communications • Rules and regulations • Specialization • All of the answer choices are correct. Being someone's nephew is an example of which of the following types of status? • Achieved status • Status set • Ascribed status Which of the following is a potential advantage of modern reproductive technologies, such as in vitro fertilization? • They may help to reduce serious birth defects. • They provide couples who cannot conceive the opportunity to have a child. • They may increase the odds of couples having a healthy baby. • All of the answer choices are correct. Which of the following statements correctly describes the relationship between total institutions and resocialization? • Resocialization occurs within a total institution. • Total institutions cannot exist without resocialization. • Resocialization gives people their identities, and total institutions break those identities down. • The only reason that total institutions exist is to promote resocialization. Select the true statement about structural-functional theory's approach to the family. • According to this theory, the family is a means to consolidate property and wealth. • According to this theory, the family helps to ensure that society runs smoothly. • According to this theory, relationships are a series of complex negotiations for an equal trade. • According to this theory, reality is something that people create through their interactions. According to George Ritzer, which of the following lists the four principles associated with the McDonaldization of society? • Flexibility, competition, creativity, and control • Efficiency, predictability, uniformity, and control • Efficiency, unpredictability, diversity, and control • Specialization, hierarchy, impersonality, and clear rules The tendency for people to behave in social settings as if they were actors in a play is called which of the following? • Thomas Theorem • Dramaturgical analysis • Looking-glass self • Ethnomethodology Abigail enrolls in a large university that is several hours away from the small town in which she grew up. There were only 50 students per grade in her high school, but more than 40,000 students attend the university. As Abigail prepares to pledge to a sorority, she conforms to the attitudes and behavior of sorority members. The process in which Abigail learns the social behaviors of the group to which she wants to belong is called __________ socialization. • intrapersonal • anticipatory • cultural • assimilation Which of the following definitions of a basic family concept is correct? • Kinship is a culturally-patterned social relationship based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption. • All of the answer choices are correct. • Marriage is a legal union, usually involving economic cooperation, sexual activity, and (often) children. • Family is a group of two or more people who cooperate economically, and are related by blood or affiliation. Which of the following is a possible reference group? • Parents • All of the answer choices are correct. • Children • Friends In a __________, the political power of the ruling class increases as it ages. • gerontology • gerontocracy • bilateral descent • ageism Which of the following is an example of a secondary group? • You and your best friends • You and the other people protesting a law that you consider unjust • You and your family • You and your inner self The long hours that Cindy works as a waitress are interfering with her college coursework. This is an example of which of the following? • Role conflict • Role exit • Role strain • Master status Iris lives in a tribal society. She doesn't consider her father's sister to be a member of her family. Which of the following systems of descent is used in Iris' society? • Property-based descent • Patrilineal descent • Bilateral descent • Matrilineal descent Societies in which men have more than one wife, or women have more than one husband, are societies in which __________ is practiced. •