Graded Quiz Unit 3 Attempt Review

Dashboard / My courses / / / Graded Quiz Unit 3 Started on St at e Finished Completed on Time taken Marks 33.00/35.00 Grade 94.29 out of 100.00 Question 1 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Society and culture __________. Select one: a. Could not exist without each other b. Are unrelated c. Are the same thing d. Could not exist together The correct answer is: Could not exist without each other  Question 2 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Which of the following is an example of an unethical sociological research practice? Select one: a. Conducting a literature review prior to conducting an experiment b. Drawing conclusions from a study which the hypothesis did not predict c. Observing study participants without their consent  d. Using a control group and an experimental group during observation The correct answer is: Observing study participants without their consent Question 3 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Functionalist Emile Durkheim viewed society as: Select one: a. An even playing field composed of the educated and uneducated b. Split between two classes categorized by education, kinship, and religion c. The product of class struggle, requiring social revolutions to correct rampant class inequality d. An organism in which each portion plays a vital role in keeping the organism stable and healthy  The correct answer is: An organism in which each portion plays a vital role in keeping the organism stable and healthy Question 4 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Please place the following societies in chronological order: Select one: a. Pastoral; Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural; Agricultural b. Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Agricultural; Horticultural c. Pastoral; Agricultural, Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural d. Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Horticultural; Agricultural  The correct answer is: Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Horticultural; Agricultural Question 5 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Which of the following is an example of cultural relativisim? Select one: a. Ingrid becoming upset over the course language used in the Australian Outback. b. Andy marrying a woman who does not practice his religion, though his parents disprove. c. Helena putting aside her vegetarianism to eat meals with the local tribe she is studying. d. Joseph protesting the Running of the Bulls while visiting Pamplona. The correct answer is: Helena putting aside her vegetarianism to eat meals with the local tribe she is studying.  Question 6 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 In 1999, Sean Fanning, John Fanning, and Sean Parker invented Napster, a global, free-of-charge, peer-topeer music sharing program. Prior to Napster, no such program existed. The three men created __________. Select one: a. An innovation  b. A discovery c. A culture lag d. A cultural universal The correct answer is: An innovation Question 7 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Functionalist Emile Durkheim believed some deviance within society was: Select one: a. Necessary; it challenged people's views. b. Dangerous; it encouraged disruptive behavior. c. Insignificant; deviance within society is largely ignored. d. Instrumental; it encouraged the population to rebel. The correct answer is: Necessary; it challenged people's views.  Question 8 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 The term "secondary deviance" can be defined as: Select one: a. When positive formal sanctions cause an individual to deviate from society's expectations. b. When a violation of norms does not result in any long-term effects on the individual's self-image or interactions with others. c. When negative informal sanctions encourage an individual to seek more positive behavioral choices. d. When a person's self-concept and behavior begin to change after his or her actions are labeled  as deviant by members of society. The correct answer is: When a person's self-concept and behavior begin to change after his or her actions are labeled as deviant by members of society. Question 9 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Kendra is researching the effects of vitamin C on test-taking ability. Before the exam, Kendra gives group A orange juice, and group B water. Group B is the __________. Select one: a. Experimental group b. Dependent variable c. Control group d. Independent variable The correct answer is: Control group  Question 10 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 The term "interpretive framework" can be defined as: Select one: a. A basis for which sociologists determine whether their independent and dependent variables reflect the results. b. A sociological research approach that seeks in-depth understanding of a topic or subject through observation or interaction; this approach is not based on hypothesis testing. c.  An established scholarly research method that involves asking a question, researching existing sources, forming a hypothesis, designing and conducting a study, and drawing conclusions. d. Specific explanations of abstract concepts that a researcher plans to study The correct answer is: A sociological research approach that seeks in-depth understanding of a topic or subject through observation or interaction; this approach is not based on hypothesis testing. Question 11 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 __________ view society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of individuals who make up that society. Select one: a. Symbolic Interactionists b. Conflict Theorists c. Structural Functionalists d. Social Individualists The correct answer is: Structural Functionalists  Question 12 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 In the early 2000's, The L Word and Queer as Folk debuted on Showtime. Both shows depicted the lives of members of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community, thus giving viewers a glimpse into a __________. Select one: a. More b. Formal Sanction c. Subculture  d. Social relativism The correct answer is: Subculture Question 13 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Verstehen is defined by the text as: Select one: a. To maintain a moral conscience. b. To compare and contrast social facts. c. To understand in a deep way. d. To require proof of interpretation. The correct answer is: To understand in a deep way.  Question 14 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 What seems to be the key (although not the rule) to upward social mobility? Select one: a. How well off your parents are. b. How much education you have. c.  How many jobs you work. d. How much you spend on your personal appearance. The correct answer is: How much education you have. Question 15 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Reliability is defined by the text as: Select one: a. How well the study measures what it was designed to measure. b. How long a study is expected to remain relevant and influential. c. How close the study's results come to the experimenter's hypothesis. d. A measure of a study's consistency that considers how likely results are to be replicated if a study is reproduced. The correct answer is: A measure of a study's consistency that considers how likely results are to be replicated if a study is reproduced.  Question 16 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 What is a difference between a more and a folkway? Select one: a. Mores encourage social rebellion; folkways do not. b. Mores are legally acceptable to violate; folkways are not. c. Mores are constructed based on norms; folkways are not. d. Mores may carry serious consequences if violated; folkways do not.  The correct answer is: Mores may carry serious consequences if violated; folkways do not. Question 17 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Charles Cooley's concept of the looking-glass self hypothesizes that: Select one: a. Self-esteem is directly correlated with body image. b. The media encourages society to base their appearances on visible public figures. c. People base their images on how they think other people see them. d. Personal identity isn't influenced by outside social forces. The correct answer is: People base their images on how they think other people see them.  Question 18 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a bureaucracy: Select one: a. Clear division of labor b. Impersonality c. Explicit rules d. Personality-based promotion  The correct answer is: Personality-based promotion Question 19 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Please define C. Wright Mill's sociological imagination. Select one: a. The theory that man evolved slowly over time. b. The process of analyzing human behavior based solely on statistics. c. A series of interviews asking subjects about their sleep habits and dreams. d. How individuals understand their own and others' pasts in relation to history and social structure. The correct answer is: How individuals understand their own and others' pasts in relation to history and social structure.  Question 20 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Until 10,000 years ago, the basic structure of human society was based on __________. Select one: a. Capitalism b. Tribes c.  Industrialization d. Feudalism The correct answer is: Tribes Question 21 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 The term "crime" can be defined as: Select one: a. A behavior that violates official law and is punishable through formal sanctions. b. A harmful action directed at the authorities. c. A sequence of events leading to incarceration. d. An unintended consequence of necessary action. The correct answer is: A behavior that violates official law and is punishable through formal sanctions.  Question 22 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 The concept "reference groups" can be defined as: Select one: a. Groups which consist of people for whom an individual feels great disdain. b. Groups a person belongs to and feels are an integral part of his or her identity. c. People who share similar characteristics but who are not connected in any way. d. Groups to which an individual compares himself or herself.  The correct answer is: Groups to which an individual compares himself or herself. Question 23 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Which factor is considered when evaluating someone's standard of living? Select one: a. Income b. Employment c. Class d. All of the above The correct answer is: All of the above  Question 24 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 GNI PPP, or gross national income divided by purchasing power parity, helps measure: Select one: a. The standard of living in a country.  b. The average level of education per person in a country. c. The amount of inflation affecting a country's currency. d. The average global interest rates for loans. The correct answer is: The standard of living in a country. Question 25 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 It was time for Oli to marry. He had finished school and was starting a job. His parents chose a bride for him whose parents had the same amount of wealth and belonged to the same class as they did. Oli and his bride will have a(n) __________ marriage. Select one: a. Exogamous b. Endogamous c. Traditional d. Unconventional The correct answer is: Endogamous  Question 26 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 A paradigm can be defined as: Select one: a. Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them.  b. The social ties that bind a group of people together such as kinship, shared location, and religion c. The consequences of a social process that are sought or anticipated d. Social patterns that have undesirable consequences for the operation of society The correct answer is: Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them. Question 27 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Mohit spent his days combing through garbage in Mumbai, India with his brothers and sisters. Sometimes he would find food, or something to sell for money. He never tried to overcome his lower-class status because he had seen his friends try and fail. So, he accepted his fate, and tried to live life as best he could in a closed society. Mohit is an example of someone living under: Select one: a. A meritocracy b. A dictatorship c. A caste system d. An oligarchy The correct answer is: A caste system  Question 28 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Justin enrolls in a local community college so he can one day become an engineer. Justin is about to become a member of a: Select one: a. Voluntary organization b. Paparazzi organization c. Utilitarian organization  d. Coercive organization The correct answer is: Utilitarian organization Question 29 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Qualitative sociology can be defined as: Select one: a. In-depth interviews, focus groups, and/or analysis of content sources as the source of its data.  b. Virtual interactivity, online polls, and online gaming. c. Door to door sales pitches, cold calls, and press conferences. d. Statistical methods such as surveys with large numbers of participants. The correct answer is: In-depth interviews, focus groups, and/or analysis of content sources as the source of its data. Question 30 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Whose study described the differences in the way that boys and girls view morality? Select one: a. Carol Gilligan b. Erik Erikson c.  Sigmund Freud d. Lawrence Kholberg The correct answer is: Carol Gilligan Question 31 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 __________ believed that societies grew and changed as a result of the struggles of different social classes over the means of production and greatly favored __________. Select one: a. Durkheim; Communism b. Max Weber; Positivism c. Karl Marx; Communism d. Comte; Antipositivism The correct answer is: Karl Marx; Communism  Question 32 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Solomon Asch concluded that one reason people conform to a group is because they believe: Select one: a. They are too weak to decide for themselves. b. The group is better informed than they are. c.  Dissent is a form of weakness. d. Large groups never make mistakes. The correct answer is: The group is better informed than they are. Question 33 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Kyle is collecting newspaper clippings from his grandfather about the American public's perception of World War II. This is an example of __________. Select one: a. Tertiary data b. Interactive data c. Primary data d. Secondary data The correct answer is: Secondary data  Question 34 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Which theorist studied the power elite, and the influence they had over society? Select one: a. Karl Marx b. Carl Sagan c. Emile Durkheim d. C. Wright Mills  The correct answer is: C. Wright Mills Question 35 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Parents often socialize their children to: Select one: a. Understand and follow different norms from what they themselves follow b. Understand and follow the same norms that they themselves follow c. Ignore society and create their own norms and follow them regardless of consequences d. Ignore society and live alone without much interaction with other people The correct answer is: Understand and follow the same norms that they themselves follow 