SOCS185 (Culture
and Society)
Week 2 quiz
Question 1
2 / 2 pts
(TCO 1) The sociological perspective _____.
helps us assess the truth of “common sense”
helps us see the opportunities and constraints in our lives
empowers us to be active participants in our society
helps us live in a diverse world
All of the above
Chapter 1
Question 2
0 / 2 pts
(TCO 1) Social science includes _____.
biology, astronomy, chemistry, and physics
anthropology, sociology, astronomy, and psychology
sociology, anthropology, economics, and political science
history, psychology, geology, and political science
sociology, entomology, botany, and psychology
Lecture
Question 3
2 / 2 pts
(TCO 1) When Peter Berger characterized the sociological
perspective as “seeing the general in the particular,” he meant that sociology
allows us to _____.
recognize that society has the same effect on all categories
of people
see that people in general are rather particular about their
behaviors
make generalizations about individuals’ particular habits
see McArthur in his Jeep, Patton in his tank, or Bradley in
his personnel carrier
look for general patterns in the behavior of particular
people
Chapter 1
Question 4
2 / 2 pts
(TCO 3) Of the major theoretical theories in sociology,
which one views society as a complex system whose parts work together to
promote solidarity and stability?
Social-solidarity theory
Social-conflict theory
Symbolic-interaction paradigm
Structural-functional theory
Fournickles-equalsa paradigm
Chapter 1
Question 5
2 / 2 pts
(TCO 3) Social _____ refers to any social pattern that may
disrupt the operation of society.
Dysfunctions
Datfunctions
Defunctions
Unfunctions
Conjunction Junction
Chapter 1
Question 6
0 / 2 pts
(TCO 2) Which is the term for the quality of measuring
exactly what one intends to measure?
Congruence
Reliability
Repeatability
Precision
Validity
Chapter 1
Question 7
2 / 2 pts
(TCO 2) Cause is to effect, as _____.
independent variable is to dependent variable
dependent variable is to independent variable
clause is to affect
variable is to constant
fish is to bicycle
Chapter 1
Question 8
2 / 2 pts
(TCO 2) A statement of a possible relationship between two
(or more) variables is called _____.
a theory
operationalization
a conclusion
a paradigm
a hypothesis
Chapter 1
Question 9
2 / 2 pts
(TCO 2) All of the following are strategies for doing
research EXCEPT _____.
experiment
the hellgrammite method
survey
participant observation
existing sources
Lecture
Question 10
0 / 2 pts
(TCO 2) A criticism of the symbolic-interaction approach is
that it
says little about how individuals actually experience
society.
wanted to colorize Casablanca.
ignores the influence of factors such as culture, class,
gender, and race.
focuses too much on class.
paints a very positive picture of society.
Chapter 1
Question 11
(TCO 4) Which of the following is TRUE about humor?
Humor cannot deal with topics that lend themselves to double
meanings, as the joke becomes unclear.
Humor is understood in the same fashion across cultures.
Humor never challenges established social conventions.
Humor is unrelated to human health.
Humor is derived from the Latin humidus meaning moist or
humid.
Chapter 4
Question 12
(TCO 4) Learning that helps a person achieve a desired
position is called _____.
anticipatory socialization
rehearsal socialization
practice socialization
training socialization
prophylactic socialization
Chapter 3
Question 13
(TCO 4) Claude Badly is an excellent lion tamer, but finds
he cannot devote enough time to his family. Claude is experiencing _____.
role conflict
role strain
role ambiguity
role exit
role in the hay
Chapter 4
Question 14
(TCO 4) Pavlovian researcher Isabel Ringing is a daughter,
mother, sister, friend, and tennis team member. Each of those represent Isabel’s
_____.
identity
statuses
role
status structure
role set
Chapter 4
Question 15
(TCO 4) Shrimp merchant Sheldon Devane is the son of
immigrants, and lives with his aunt and uncle while enrolled at a four-year
university where he is studying to be a graphic artist. Which of the following
is his achieved status?
Graphic artist
Male
Son
University student
Nephew
Chapter 4
Question 16
(TCO 3) Taxi cab driver Peacup Andropov maintains that human
behavior results from learning and has no gentic component. His position is the
fundamental opposite of _____.
sociobiologists
G. H. Mead
interactionists
social paychologists
structural functionalists
Chapter 2
Question 17
(TCO 3) The appearance of Harley-Davidson dealerships in
China, or KFC franchises in Japan, is a sign of what aspect of culture?
Innovation
Diffusion
Infusion
Cultural relativism
Cultural contamination
Chapter 2
Question 18
(TCO 3) Norms for routine or casual interaction are called
_____.
folkways
mores
proscriptive norms
prescriptive norms
etiquette
Lecture
Question 19
(TCO 3) In sociology, a symbol is _____.
an important part of any complete drum kit; best made by
Zildjian.
any word or phrase that carries meaning to a “receiver.”
any gesture that carries meaning to a “receiver.”
a verbal representation of the material or non-material
culture.
anything that carries a particular meaning which is
recognized by people who share a culture.
Chapter 2
Question 20
(TCO 3) _____ is/are the ways of thinking, the ways of
acting and the material objects that together form a people’s way of life.
Society
Ethnicity
Artifacts
Norms
Culture
Week 4 quiz
Question 1
(TCO 4) What do
sociologists call two or more people who identify and interact with one
another?
A category
A social group
An interactive group
A crowd
A collective
Question 2
(TCO 4) Which
statement reflects Georg Simmel's understanding of the dyad?
She was one of the greatest marathon swimmers of all time
and is a fine sports commentator.
There usually is less intense interaction in a dyad.
Dyads have the least potential for meaningful social bonds.
One member can act as a mediator if relations become
strained.
Dyads are less stable than groups with many members.
Question 3
(TCO 4) A group of
businesswomen meet on a monthly basis to assist one another in advancing their
careers. They give each other job leads and advice. This group is an example of
_____.
a role connection
impression management
status assistance
a network
LinkedIn individuals
Question 4
(TCO 4) _____ feel
they are trapped in the wrong body.
Hermaphrodites
Homosexuals
Transvestites
Transsexuals
Transylvanians
Question 5
(TCO 4) How many
chromosomes do humans have?
23
20
18
88
46
Question 6
(TCO 6) The changing
importance of virginity over the last century in our society is a topic you
would associate with _____.
Structural Functional Theory
Symbolic Interaction Theory
Social Conflict Theory
Queer Theory
Exchange Theory
Question 7
(TCO 6) Using Robert
K. Merton's paradigm, classify the deviance type illustrated by someone trying
to get ahead by selling illegal drugs or fencing stolen goods.
Innovation
Ritualism
Retreatism
Rebellion
Conformity
Question 8
(TCO 6) Travis
Hirschi's approach to deviance and control proposes that
Hirschi is a deviant spelling of Hershey.
deviance results from differential access to wealth.
deviance is a frustration of ambition.
individualism inhibits the deviance.
everyone finds at least some deviance tempting.
Question 9
(TCO 6) Which of the
following is NOT a reason researchers have given for decline in violent crime?
Increased use of the death penalty
Reduction in the youth population
Changes in policing
Better economy
Declining drug trade
Question 10
(TCO 3) In France
during the Middle Ages, the third estate, second estate, and first estate refer
respectively to
nobility, high clergy, and commoner.
high clergy, nobility, and commoner.
commoner, high clergy, and nobility.
commoner, nobility, and high clergy.
high clergy, commoner, and nobility
Question 11
(TCO 3) According to Karl Marx, what are the two basic
relationships involved in the means of production?
Owning reproduction and owning productivity property
Owning productive property and laboring for others
Laboring for others and laboring for self
Owning private property and owning public property
The system and the man
Question 12
(TCO 3) _____ is the term for earnings from work or
investments and _____ is the term for the total value of money and other
assets, minus outstanding debts.
Income; personal property
Profit; income
Wealth; income
Income; wealth
Rent; net worth
Question 13
(TCO 3) What is the term for the trend in which females
represent an increasing proportion of the poor?
The feminization of poverty
The subjugation of women
Gender poverty
The degradation of women
Gynopoverty
Question 14
(TCO 5) Which of the following did Max Weber suggest were
analytically distinct components of stratification?
Conformity, deviance, and social control
Power, prestige, and position
Class, caste, and age
Class, prestige, and esteem
Class, status, and power
Question 15
(TCO 4) Accounts Payable Administrator Imelda Czechs works
for a small international corporation. This category of work can be described
as _____
blue-collar work.
white-collar work.
pink-collar work.
fur collar work.
no-collar work.
Question 16
(TCO 4) When multinational corporations dominate the economy
of a poor country it is called _____.
neocolonialism
colonialism
modernization
recolonization
neodependency
Question 17
(TCO 4) One criticism of dependency theory is that it
lacks a historical focus.
has little to say about the role of rich countries.
blames poor countries for their own poverty.
often wears white after Labor Day.
treats global wealth as a zero-sum so that one country
benefits only at the expense of another.
Question 18
(TCO 4) A social theorist who contributed to the development
of dependency theory by tracing the growth of the capitalist world economy is
Max Weber.
Emile Durkheim.
Walt Rostow.
Oliver Clozov
Immanuel Wallerstein.
Question 19
(TCO 4) According to Immanuel Wallerstein’s view of the
global economic system, which type of nation is relatively independent of
outside control?
Core
Periphery
Semiperiphery
Marginality
Tertiary
Question 20
(TCO 5) _____ is a model of economic and social development
that explains global inequality in terms of technological and cultural
differences between nations and _____ is a model of economic and social
development that explains global inequality in terms of the historic
exploitation of poor nations by rich ones.
Dependency theory; modernization theory
Destiny; manifest destiny
Neocolonialism; colonialism
Modernization theory; dependency theory
Colonialism; neocolonialism
Week 6 quiz
Question 1
(TCO 8) What term is
used by sociologists to describe socially constructed categories based on
biological traits a society defines as important?
Ethnicity
Race
Social group
Reference group
Erogenous group
Question 2
(TCO 8) People define
themselves—or others—as members of an ethnic category based on which three
characteristics?
Food, music, and clothing
Language, music, and ancestry
Common country of origin, language, and religion
Athos, Porthos, and Aramis
Common ancestry, language, and religion
Question 3
(TCO 6) In
sociological terms, members of a minority are _____.
any category of people distinguished by physical or cultural
difference that a society sets apart and subordinates
are outnumbered by the dominant group
speak a different language than the dominant group
are members of a different religious group than the dominant
group
vote less often than those in the majority group
Question 4
(TCO 5) Scapegoat
theory states that prejudice is created by
cultural beliefs.
high levels of immigration.
frustration among disadvantaged people.
people with rigid personalities.
somebody else, but not me.
Question 5
(TCO 8) Which is the
term for the personal traits and social positions that members of a society
attach to being female and male?
Primary sex characteristics
Secondary sex characteristics
Sexual orientation
Gender
Gestation
Question 6
(TCO 8) _____ refers to social organization in which males
dominate females.
Patriarchy
Matriarchy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Fratriarchy
Question 7
(TCO 8) According to
intersection theory, _____ is a source of social disadvantage.
only gender
only race
only class
only the lonely
gender, race, and class
Question 8
(TCO 8) Which type of
feminism accepts the basic organization of U.S. society, but seeks to give
women the same rights and opportunities as men?
Liberal feminism
Socialist feminism
Radical feminism
Moderate feminism
Libertarian feminism
Question 9
(TCO 7) Comparing
school performance, researchers have found that the most important cause of the
achievement gap between rich and poor children is
differences in schools.
differences in home environments.
differences in personal ability.
differences in personal health.
differences in family composition.
Question 10
(TCO 3) A
social-exchange analysis of family life is likely to consider
how families keep society as a whole operating.
how families perpetuate social inequality.
how individuals select partners who offer about as much as
they do to the relationship.
how families regulate sexual activity.
the influence of partner swapping and open marriage.
Question 11
(TCO 3) What is the term for the study of the distribution
of health and disease in a society’s population?
Demography
Sociology of medicine
Sociology of health
Social epidemiology
Social pathology
Question 12
(TCO 7) The term empty nest refers to
families whose children have grown and left home.
women who choose to remain single.
women who marry, but choose to remain childless.
egalitarian family structures.
couples who are unable to have a child.
Question 13
(TCO 7) A religious organization that stands apart from the
larger society is a _____, while a _____ is a religious organization that is
largely outside a society’s cultural traditions.
church; sect
sect; cult
cult; church
denomination; cult
cult; sect
Question 14
(TCO 7) According to Max Weber’s analysis of Protestantism
and the rise of capitalism, which of the following statements is TRUE?
Protestantism held back the development of capitalism for
years.
Protestantism, with its conflict with the Roman Catholic
Church, fostered social unrest, and averted a socialist revolution.
Protestantism even with its argument with the dominant Roman
Catholic Church, still supported the economic status quo.
Protestantism stressed duty and hard work, boosting economic
production and fostering the rise of capitalism.
Protestantism, with its conflict with the Roman Catholic
Church, fostered social unrest, and a socialist revolution.
Question 15
(TCO 3) Magnet schools encourage
students to specialize in specific areas of study.
school busing for cultural diversity.
students to take control of their own learning.
parents and teachers to be polarized.
students to complete their education in fewer years.
Question 16
(TCO 3) A symbolic-interaction approach to health and
medicine emphasizes
the meanings people attach to health and illness.
social inequality in terms of health.
how societies must excuse ill people from most
responsibilities.
diet and exercise.
the distribution of health care resources.
Question 17
(TCO 5) Capitalism is an economic system in which
there is private ownership of property.
all property is communally owned, and no social distinctions
are made on the basis of people’s ability to produce.
the means of production and distribution are collectively
owned.
there is a private/public partnership in the production of
goods and services.
the rich are exploited by the poor.
Question 18
(TCO 5) Concerning the issue of personal freedom, capitalist
systems emphasize people’s _____, while socialist systems emphasize people’s
_____.
collective needs; personal needs
freedom from basic want; freedom to pursue their
self-interest
freedom to pursue their self-interest; freedom from basic
want
social needs; material needs
social needs; private needs
Question 19
(TCO 5) The Marxist political-economy model suggests that
power is no longer concentrated in the hands of a few.
an anti-democratic bias exists in the capitalist system.
power is widely dispersed throughout society.
many people do not vote because they are satisfied with the
political system..
that the only justice in the halls of justice is in the
halls.
Question 20
(TCO 5) In Max Weber’s view, monarchy claims legitimacy
based on
egalitarian authority.
charismatic authority.
traditional authority.
rational-legal authority.
ritualistic authority.
Week 8 final
quiz
Question 1
(TCO 8) Why is the
term called the crude birth rate?
If you’ve ever attended a birth, you understand that it can
get kind of crude.
The rate is crude because males and females, not in their
childbearing years, are part of the equation.
To compare societies have differing proportions of females
in their childbearing years.
The crude birth rate is precise, but difficult to calculate.
It is calculated using the average annual number of births
and deaths.
Question 2
(TCO 8) According to Emile Durkheim, while traditional,
rural societies were built on _____, modern urban societies are held together
by _____.
likeness; difference
difference; likeness
money; morals
trust; duct tape
choice; conformity
Question 3
(TCO 3) The concept of modernity refers to changes in social
patterns brought on by which of the following?
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Enlightenment
The Industrial Revolution
World War I
Globalization
Question 4
(TCO 3) Durkheim’s _____ is similar to Tennies’ _____.
mechanical solidarity; Gesellschaft
organic solidarity; Gesellschaft
Countach; Boxter
social solidarity; Gemeinschaft
organic solidarity; Gemeinschaft
Question 5
(TCO 8) The concept zero population growth refers to the
level of reproduction that
produces a perfect age-sex pyramid.
keeps the sex ratio steady at 100.
nothing.
maintains population at a steady level.
will take the population steadily downward to zero.
Question 6
(TCO 3) What is a
criticism that is sometimes made of Weber’s work?
The inequality he attributed to alienation actually stems
from social bureaucracy.
The bureaucracy he attributed to alienation actually stems
from social inequality.
The inequality he attributed to bureaucracy actually stems
from social alienation.
The alienation he attributed to bureaucracy actually stems
from social inequality.
The bureaucracy he attributed to inequality actually stems
from social alienation.
Question 7
(TCO 3) Which theory
states that social movements arise among people who feel they lack enough
income, basic rights, or human dignity?
Resource deprivation theory
Relative mobilization theory
Relative deprivation theory
Resource mobilization theory
Resource relativity theory
Question 8
(TCO 8) Medical
science can keep a person’s body alive, on machines, long after their vital
organs have failed. However, there is no agreement among religious and ethical
leaders about how to decide when to unplug those machines. This example
illustrates _____.
Material culture
Nonmaterial culture
Cultural relativity
Culture shock
Culture lag
Question 9
(TCO 3) David Riesman described other-directed social
character as which of the following?
Openness to the latest trends and fashions
Rigid conformity to established ways of life
Being highly individualistic
Helping others before helping yourself
Unique
Question 10
(TCO 8) Which type of social movement seeks radical change
in all of society?
Alternative social movements
Redemptive social movements
Reformative social movements
Revolutionary social movements
Reactionary social movements
Question 11
(TCOs 1, 2, 3, and 4)
Describe and give an example of each of sociology’s three research
orientations.
Question 12
(TCOs 3 and 8) You
have been asked by a committee of student success coaches to investigate why
the rate at which freshman students post to their course threaded discussions
is lower than the rate for other groups of students. Explain how the
social-conflict perspective would analyze and explain the low posting rate. (In
other words, consider the contributing factors that the social-conflict
perspective would focus on in trying to explain the reasons for the low rate of
students posting to their threads.) Then discuss a solution that a conflict
theorist might use to encourage freshman students to post.
Question 13
(TCOs 6 and 7)
Identify and define the four stages in the life course of a social movement.
Question 14
(TCOs 3, 4, and 6)
List and describe the stages that societies go through in Lenski’s
sociocultural evolution.
Question 15
(TCOs 5, 6, and 8)
Define and give examples of ascribed status, achieved status, master status,
role conflic,t and role strain.
