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According to sociological perspective, peoples behavior

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A. influenced by the social context

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what is called when we "think ourselves away" from the familiar routine to see things in a different, more sociological perspective?

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B. sociological imagination

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what should knowledge of society be based on, according to Auguste Comte?

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C. scientific evidence

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According to Emile Durkheim sociologists must study social facts, which are:

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C. aspects of social life that shape our individual actions

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The way in which social structure limits the range of activities and opportunities in individuals' lives is called:

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B. social constraint

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What would a symbolic interactionist say is involved in nearly all social interactions?

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C. an exchange of symbols

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Which theoretical approach places gender, class, and race at the core of the theory?

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A. feminst theory

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The study of everyday life and face to face interaction is called:

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A. microsociology

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Behavior that is oriented toward self interest is often called:

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C. instrumental or rational action

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According to Merton,the intended consequences of an activity or institution are called:

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B. manifest functions

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Robert Park's vision of sociology included:

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E. a focus on careful firsthand observations

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How is sociology different from a natural science?

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A. sociology studies objects that are self-aware (i.e humans)

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A good hypothesis will be formulated in such a way that the:

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A. factual material gathered will provide evidence either supporting or disproving it

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Usually sociological research projects:

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C. create more research questions and problems

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When two variables are closely correlated:

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C. we can control for other variables to determine whether the relationship is a causal one

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The use of two or more methods of research to verify results is called:

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D. triangulation

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The interpretation of the results of sociological research projects:

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B. is rarely easy

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Age and internet use is:

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A. a positive correlation

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Frank develops a questionnaire for his study on internet dating. One of his questions asks, "How do you feel about internet dating?" This type of question is known as:

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D. open-ended

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For a sample to accurately reflect the characteristics of the study population, it must be:

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A. representative

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Why is France is averse to supporting the internet?

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C. France is reluctant to support American "cultural imperialism"

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Which of the following norm is universal?

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E. Marriage

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According to sociobiologists, __ __ has led to female chasity and male promiscuity.

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E. reproductive strategy

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Human behavior and cultural beliefs:

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B. Vary widely from culture to culture

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All cultures possess:

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D. all of the above

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Which type of society is more settled and tends to have more material possessions?

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D. agrarian

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In developing countries the global economic crisis has been hardest on:

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B. women in poverty

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Those societies that have begun to successfully develop industrial systems are known as:

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A. Newly Industrialized Economies (NIEs)

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The resurgence of local cultures is a response to:

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B. increasing globalization

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About one third of the world's poor live in:

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A. south asia

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For human to socialized, it is imperative that they have:

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D. regular social interaction with adults

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Which of the following best describes adults who never reach the formal operational stage?

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E. All of the above

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Formalized peer groups are known as:

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B. age grades

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Functionalists argue that social roles

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B. Direct an individual's behavior as people learn these roles from their culture and perform these roles as they have been defined

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At what age do children learn that gender does not change?

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C. approximately 5 years

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According to Nancy Chodorow's theory of gender development, men are more analytical and manipulative because they:

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A. gain a sense of self by making radical rejection of their closeness to ehir mothers

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Which of the following stages in the life course are relatively new developments?

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E. all of the above

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Young adulthood seems increasingly to be a stage in personal and sexual development in modern societies, particularly among affluent groups. This is evident because:

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E. all of the above

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The highest status in traditional cultures was the age-grade of an:

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E. elder

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At which stage in the development process does gender socialization begin?

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C. mature adulthood

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The of everyday life shows:

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E. all of the above

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Charles Darwin believed that basic human emotional expressions:

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B. are innate and the same in all human beings

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Goffman and other social interactionists brought sociology the notion that:

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E. all of the above

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An ethnomethodologists would likely study the:

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A. conversations among roommates in a college dormitory

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Communicating through plain, everyday language requires:

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B. an array of complex, shared background understanding

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Why do people use impression management?

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B. they are sensitive about how others see them

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The meaning of expressions in a conversation depends on:

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D. all of the above

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Nonverbal communication is:

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A. the exchange of information through facial expressions and movements of the body

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Studying day to day interactions is important because:

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C. it gives us insight into the similarities and varieties of behavior

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Everyday life is an important part of understanding the social world. The pioneering sociologists who developed microsociology and emphasized and importance of understanding the "seemingly trivial" was:

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D. erving goffman

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