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INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
Every society uses various strategies to regulate the behavior of
individuals; this general process is called ________. - ANSWER-
social control
Assume you were listening to a lecture on Emile Durkheim's
approach to deviance. You might expect the focus of the lecture to
be ________. - ANSWER-deviance is a normal element of social
organization
Thomas Szasz made the controversial assertion that ________. -
ANSWER-mental illness is a myth so that "insanity" is only
"differences" that bother other people
A judge orders that an offender be sentenced to prison for a short
time, with most of the sentence served on probation. This
sentence reflects a policy called ________. - ANSWER-shock
probation
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In the United States, men account for about ________ of all
arrests for violent crime. - ANSWER-80 percent
Looking at the relationship between age and crime, the likelihood
a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply
________. - ANSWER-during the late teenage years
In his study of New England's Puritans, Kai Erikson concluded
that ________. - ANSWER-even this disciplined and highly
religious group created deviance to clarify the moral boundaries of
their community
In legal terms, a crime is composed of which two components? -
ANSWER-The act and criminal intent
A judge sentences a young man who has committed several
crimes to counseling and places him in a supportive foster home.
These efforts to prevent further wrongdoing are called ________.
- ANSWER-rehabilitation
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In 2020, the median income for U.S. families was ________. -
ANSWER-$84,008
Karl Marx claimed social stratification would end with the creation
of a socialist economy. What was Max Weber's view? - ANSWER-
Weber thought socialism would reduce economic differences but
also create political elite, increasing differences in power.
According to the Davis-Moore thesis, ________. - ANSWER-more
important jobs must provide enough rewards to attract the talent
necessary to perform them
The concept of structural social mobility refers to ________. -
ANSWER-change in the social position of many people due to
changes in society itself
Working class people might also be described as ________. -
ANSWER-lower-middle class
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In general, people of low social position are more liberal on
________ issues and more conservative on ________ issues. -
ANSWER-economic; social
The richest 5 percent of U.S. families owns about what
percentage of privately owned property? - ANSWER-60 percent
According to Lisa Keister's research, ________. - ANSWER-
social mobility is least likely for people at the top and the bottom
of the wealth hierarchy
Because the United States lacks a history of nobility, as in
Europe, many people in this country think of it as ________. -
ANSWER-mostly middle-class
One good indication that caste still operates in the United
Kingdom is the importance people attach to ________. -
ANSWER-accent in speech
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
Every society uses various strategies to regulate the behavior of
individuals; this general process is called ________. - ANSWER-
social control
Assume you were listening to a lecture on Emile Durkheim's
approach to deviance. You might expect the focus of the lecture to
be ________. - ANSWER-deviance is a normal element of social
organization
Thomas Szasz made the controversial assertion that ________. -
ANSWER-mental illness is a myth so that "insanity" is only
"differences" that bother other people
A judge orders that an offender be sentenced to prison for a short
time, with most of the sentence served on probation. This
sentence reflects a policy called ________. - ANSWER-shock
probation
,2|Page
In the United States, men account for about ________ of all
arrests for violent crime. - ANSWER-80 percent
Looking at the relationship between age and crime, the likelihood
a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply
________. - ANSWER-during the late teenage years
In his study of New England's Puritans, Kai Erikson concluded
that ________. - ANSWER-even this disciplined and highly
religious group created deviance to clarify the moral boundaries of
their community
In legal terms, a crime is composed of which two components? -
ANSWER-The act and criminal intent
A judge sentences a young man who has committed several
crimes to counseling and places him in a supportive foster home.
These efforts to prevent further wrongdoing are called ________.
- ANSWER-rehabilitation
,3|Page
In 2020, the median income for U.S. families was ________. -
ANSWER-$84,008
Karl Marx claimed social stratification would end with the creation
of a socialist economy. What was Max Weber's view? - ANSWER-
Weber thought socialism would reduce economic differences but
also create political elite, increasing differences in power.
According to the Davis-Moore thesis, ________. - ANSWER-more
important jobs must provide enough rewards to attract the talent
necessary to perform them
The concept of structural social mobility refers to ________. -
ANSWER-change in the social position of many people due to
changes in society itself
Working class people might also be described as ________. -
ANSWER-lower-middle class
, 4|Page
In general, people of low social position are more liberal on
________ issues and more conservative on ________ issues. -
ANSWER-economic; social
The richest 5 percent of U.S. families owns about what
percentage of privately owned property? - ANSWER-60 percent
According to Lisa Keister's research, ________. - ANSWER-
social mobility is least likely for people at the top and the bottom
of the wealth hierarchy
Because the United States lacks a history of nobility, as in
Europe, many people in this country think of it as ________. -
ANSWER-mostly middle-class
One good indication that caste still operates in the United
Kingdom is the importance people attach to ________. -
ANSWER-accent in speech
