SOC 1010 Exam 3 Study Guide
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Education and __________ are closely related processes because education builds on the base
of knowledge already acquired in early life. - correct answer ✔✔socialization
The correlation between educational attainment and employment earnings is - correct answer
✔✔strong
Randall Collins focused on the growth of ___________ as a social signal that high-status groups
are used to maintain their status. - correct answer ✔✔credentials
At what grade level do German schools recommend a secondary track of either academic or
vocational for all students? - correct answer ✔✔4th grade
____________ is a social phenomenon that consists of beliefs about the sacred; practices or
rituals; and the community that shares similar beliefs and practices. - correct answer
✔✔Religion
Emile Durkheim argued that all human experience could be divided into two categories, the
_________ and the __________. - correct answer ✔✔sacred and profane
Each year, the Smith family spends time visiting national monuments in Virginia and Washington
D.C. This ritual is part of ____________. - correct answer ✔✔tradition
The decline in the significance of religion is called _________. - correct answer
✔✔Secularization
, The role of rites, rituals, and ceremonies in religion is to ________. - correct answer ✔✔build
cohesion and community
In pre-agricultural societies, the connection between or the continuum of the natural and
supernatural was such that _________ was not a concept or institution as it is today. - correct
answer ✔✔religion
Religions may be categorized as religions of __________ and religions of __________. - correct
answer ✔✔beliefs and practice
The religion with the largest number in the world's population is ___________. - correct answer
✔✔Christianity
_______ and ________ are the two fastest-growing religions in the world today. - correct
answer ✔✔Islam and Christianity
Which are some functions of religion according to Emile Durkheim? - correct answer
✔✔cohesion, community, solidarity, mediating between sacred and profane
__________ is a political system in which people vote for their leaders and for legislation in
some cases. - correct answer ✔✔Representative Democracy
When groups go through established governmental channels to compete and meet their own
objectives, this is referred to as ______. - correct answer ✔✔politics
____________ are states that are usually totalitarian and ruled either by a single individual or
by a small group of people. - correct answer ✔✔Dictatorships
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2025/2026
Education and __________ are closely related processes because education builds on the base
of knowledge already acquired in early life. - correct answer ✔✔socialization
The correlation between educational attainment and employment earnings is - correct answer
✔✔strong
Randall Collins focused on the growth of ___________ as a social signal that high-status groups
are used to maintain their status. - correct answer ✔✔credentials
At what grade level do German schools recommend a secondary track of either academic or
vocational for all students? - correct answer ✔✔4th grade
____________ is a social phenomenon that consists of beliefs about the sacred; practices or
rituals; and the community that shares similar beliefs and practices. - correct answer
✔✔Religion
Emile Durkheim argued that all human experience could be divided into two categories, the
_________ and the __________. - correct answer ✔✔sacred and profane
Each year, the Smith family spends time visiting national monuments in Virginia and Washington
D.C. This ritual is part of ____________. - correct answer ✔✔tradition
The decline in the significance of religion is called _________. - correct answer
✔✔Secularization
, The role of rites, rituals, and ceremonies in religion is to ________. - correct answer ✔✔build
cohesion and community
In pre-agricultural societies, the connection between or the continuum of the natural and
supernatural was such that _________ was not a concept or institution as it is today. - correct
answer ✔✔religion
Religions may be categorized as religions of __________ and religions of __________. - correct
answer ✔✔beliefs and practice
The religion with the largest number in the world's population is ___________. - correct answer
✔✔Christianity
_______ and ________ are the two fastest-growing religions in the world today. - correct
answer ✔✔Islam and Christianity
Which are some functions of religion according to Emile Durkheim? - correct answer
✔✔cohesion, community, solidarity, mediating between sacred and profane
__________ is a political system in which people vote for their leaders and for legislation in
some cases. - correct answer ✔✔Representative Democracy
When groups go through established governmental channels to compete and meet their own
objectives, this is referred to as ______. - correct answer ✔✔politics
____________ are states that are usually totalitarian and ruled either by a single individual or
by a small group of people. - correct answer ✔✔Dictatorships
