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SOCIOLOGY FINAL MILESTONE 1 Magdalena works for a government licensing bureau that doesn't allow exceptions to its rules. Magdalena feels that uniform adherence to procedures is undermining the bureau's effectiveness and causing problems that it is currently experiencing. This scenario illustrates which of the following problems of bureaucracy? • Bureaucratic alienation • Bureaucratic inertia • Oligarchy • Bureaucratic ritualism CONCEPT Problems of Bureaucracy 2 When evaluating sources, it is important to look for evidence of __________, such as expertise and advanced degrees. • authority • information • biases • skills CONCEPT Evaluating Sources 3 __________ research emphasizes the need for the researcher to be as objective as possible. • Value-free research SOCIALOGY FINAL • Value-relevant research • Gynocentric • Verstehen CONCEPT Conducting Sociological Research 4 The tendency for people to behave in social settings as if they were actors in a play is called which of the following? • Ethnomethodology • Thomas Theorem • Looking-glass self • Dramaturgical analysis CONCEPT Goffman's Dramaturgical Analysis 5 Which of the following statements accurately reflects world systems theory? • Semi-peripheral countries exploit those on the periphery, and are not exploited by those at the core. • The core of the world economy consists of low-income nations that produce most of the world's goods. • Rich countries form the core of the world economy and economically exploit poor countries that are situated on the periphery. CONCEPT Capitalist World Economy 6 Gary says he is prejudiced because his father was prejudiced. He believes that prejudicial attitudes are part of our society and are passed from generation to generation. Gary's comments illustrate which of the following theories of prejudice? • Scapegoat theory • Culture theory • Authoritarian personality theory • Conflict theory CONCEPT Theories of Inequality in Race 7 Which of the following arguments is NOT made by supporters of multiculturalism? • It encourages understanding of one's cultural heritage. • It is a way of accepting society's increasing diversity.