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1.Which sociological perspective suggests that the term medicalization of s
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ociety refers to the growing role of medicine as a major institution of social
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control?
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a. functionalist perspective 00
b. conflict perspective 00
c. interactionist perspective 00
d. labeling perspective: conflict perspective 00 00 00
2.Which of the following factors has contributed to the rise in the cost of
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healthcare in the United States?
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a. The system is highly efficient.
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b. Health care is profit-driven. 00 00 00
c. The young population is consuming less health care that previously
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thought.
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d. Pharmaceutical companies are developing generic, low- 00 00 00 00 00
cost prescription drugs: Health care is profit-driven
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3.In most states in the U.S., an individual is not permitted to marry a parent, a
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sibling, an aunt or an uncle, a grandparent, or a first or second cousin. Thes
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e rules reflect our societal emphasis on
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a. the incest taboo.
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b. endogamy.
c. exogamy.
d. homogamy.: the incest taboo 00 00 00
4.What is the general term for a marriage in which an individual can have
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several husbands or wives at the same time?
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a. monogamy
b. polygamy
c. polygyny
d. polyandry: polygamy 00
5.Which of the following would be an example of a man "redoing" traditional
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gender?
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Select one: a. fist fighting in public
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b. organizing a birthday lunch at work 00 00 00 00 00
c. not crying when hurt
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d. carrying lots of heavy items: organizing a birthday lunch at work
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6.In Immanuel Wallerstein's view, the global economic system is divided
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between nations that control wealth and nations from which resources are
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taken. This view is referred to as
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a. neocolonialism.
b. colonialism.
c. world systems analysis. 00 00
d. the world exploitation model: world systems analysis
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7.The failure of various government intelligence-
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gathering organizations to detect the terrorist attacks of September 11, 200
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1, illustrates which poorly functioning aspect of government bureaucracy?
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Select one: 00
a. division of labor 00 00
b. hierarchy of authority 00 00
c. impersonality
d. employment based on technical qualifications: division of labor 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
8.Invention is the 00 00
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a. combination of existing cultural items into a form that did not previously 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0
exist.
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b. process of introducing new elements into a culture.
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c. process of making known or sharing the existence of an aspect of reality.
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d. process by which a cultural item is spread from group to group or society
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to society.: combination of existing cultural items into a form that did not
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previously exist
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9.Trying to understand why your roommate prefers a certain genre of music,
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over others, is an example of using one's
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a. cultural capital. 00
b. conflict perspective. 00
c. double consciousness. 00
d. sociological imagination: sociological imagination 00 00 00
10.A study of divorce rates among the populations of Canada, England, the
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U.S., and France, is an example of
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Select one: 00
a. alienation.
b. anomie.
c. microsociology.
d. macrosociology: macrosociology 00
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11.Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels said, "The history of all hitherto existing
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society is the history of class struggles.... The
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have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. WORKING
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MEN OF ALL COUNTRIES, UNITE!"
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a. bourgeoisie
b. proletarians
c. Vulcans
d. middle classes: proletarians 00 00
12.Émile Durkheim's explanation of suicide was scientific because he
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a. developed conclusions based on a systematic examination of data. b. 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00carefully studied the personalities of hundreds of suicide victims.
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c. worked in a university setting. 00 00 00 00
d. divided suicide into four distinctive categories.: developed conclusions ba
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sed on a systematic examination of data.
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13.In Karl Marx's analysis, society was fundamentally divided between
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a. separate genders that clash in pursuit of their own interests.
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b. economic classes that clash in pursuit of their own class interests. c.
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d. the religious and the nonreligious who clash in pursuit of their own inter-
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14.Which of the following statements is true? 00 00 00 00 00 00
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a. Clinical sociologists take direct responsibility for implementing their ideas.
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b. There are no established methods for educating clinical sociologists.
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c. Applied and clinical sociology are the same. 00 00 00 00 00 00
d. Clinical sociology has existed for only the last 20 years: Clinical sociologi
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sts take direct responsibility for implementing their ideas.
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15.Which of the following relationships best shows causal logic?
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a. The time spent reviewing for a test may be directly related to, or produce a
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b. Being less integrated into society may be directly related to, or produce a
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c.The time spent tending to one's vegetable garden may be directly related to
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, or produce a greater likelihood of overgrowth.
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Final Exam 00 00
1.Which sociological perspective suggests that the term medicalization of s
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ociety refers to the growing role of medicine as a major institution of social
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control?
Select one: 00
a. functionalist perspective 00
b. conflict perspective 00
c. interactionist perspective 00
d. labeling perspective: conflict perspective 00 00 00
2.Which of the following factors has contributed to the rise in the cost of
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healthcare in the United States?
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Select one: 00
a. The system is highly efficient.
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b. Health care is profit-driven. 00 00 00
c. The young population is consuming less health care that previously
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thought.
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d. Pharmaceutical companies are developing generic, low- 00 00 00 00 00
cost prescription drugs: Health care is profit-driven
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3.In most states in the U.S., an individual is not permitted to marry a parent, a
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sibling, an aunt or an uncle, a grandparent, or a first or second cousin. Thes
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e rules reflect our societal emphasis on
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Select one: 00
a. the incest taboo.
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b. endogamy.
c. exogamy.
d. homogamy.: the incest taboo 00 00 00
4.What is the general term for a marriage in which an individual can have
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several husbands or wives at the same time?
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Select one: 00
a. monogamy
b. polygamy
c. polygyny
d. polyandry: polygamy 00
5.Which of the following would be an example of a man "redoing" traditional
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gender?
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Select one: a. fist fighting in public
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b. organizing a birthday lunch at work 00 00 00 00 00
c. not crying when hurt
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d. carrying lots of heavy items: organizing a birthday lunch at work
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Final Exam 00 00
6.In Immanuel Wallerstein's view, the global economic system is divided
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between nations that control wealth and nations from which resources are
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taken. This view is referred to as
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Select one: 00
a. neocolonialism.
b. colonialism.
c. world systems analysis. 00 00
d. the world exploitation model: world systems analysis
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7.The failure of various government intelligence-
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gathering organizations to detect the terrorist attacks of September 11, 200
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1, illustrates which poorly functioning aspect of government bureaucracy?
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Select one: 00
a. division of labor 00 00
b. hierarchy of authority 00 00
c. impersonality
d. employment based on technical qualifications: division of labor 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
8.Invention is the 00 00
Select one:
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a. combination of existing cultural items into a form that did not previously 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0
exist.
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b. process of introducing new elements into a culture.
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c. process of making known or sharing the existence of an aspect of reality.
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d. process by which a cultural item is spread from group to group or society
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to society.: combination of existing cultural items into a form that did not
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previously exist
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9.Trying to understand why your roommate prefers a certain genre of music,
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over others, is an example of using one's
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Select one: 00
a. cultural capital. 00
b. conflict perspective. 00
c. double consciousness. 00
d. sociological imagination: sociological imagination 00 00 00
10.A study of divorce rates among the populations of Canada, England, the
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U.S., and France, is an example of
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Select one: 00
a. alienation.
b. anomie.
c. microsociology.
d. macrosociology: macrosociology 00
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11.Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels said, "The history of all hitherto existing
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society is the history of class struggles.... The
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have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. WORKING
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MEN OF ALL COUNTRIES, UNITE!"
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Select one: 00
a. bourgeoisie
b. proletarians
c. Vulcans
d. middle classes: proletarians 00 00
12.Émile Durkheim's explanation of suicide was scientific because he
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0 Select one: 00
a. developed conclusions based on a systematic examination of data. b. 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
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c. worked in a university setting. 00 00 00 00
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sed on a systematic examination of data.
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13.In Karl Marx's analysis, society was fundamentally divided between
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a. separate genders that clash in pursuit of their own interests.
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b. economic classes that clash in pursuit of their own class interests. c.
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14.Which of the following statements is true? 00 00 00 00 00 00
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c. Applied and clinical sociology are the same. 00 00 00 00 00 00
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b. Being less integrated into society may be directly related to, or produce a
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c.The time spent tending to one's vegetable garden may be directly related to
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