Sociology Unit 1

The social science that deals with the behavior and thinking of organisms

The social science that differs from sociology primarily in that it focuses on individual behavior rather than on group behavior is

The ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life is what sociologist C. Wright Mills called

By adopting a ____, you can look beyond commonly held beliefs to the hidden meanings behind human actions

The social science that studies human society and social behavior is

Sociologists refer to observable facts or events that involve human society as

Psychology is the social science that studies human society and social behavior t/f

the study of how the social environment affects an individual’s behavior and personality

the examination of the organization and operation of governments voting patterns and political groups

political science is the study of past events t/f

By adopting a sociological imagination, you can look beyond commonly held beliefs to the hidden meanings behind human actions. t/f

the comparative study of various aspects of past and present cultures Group behavior in advanced societies. Studying cultural traits of neighborhoods in large cities

related disciplines that study various aspects of human social behavior

An intended and recognized consequence of some element of society is a

People who view society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system are said to employ the

People who employ the interactionist perspective focus on the forces in society that promote competition and change t/f

People who focus on the forces in society that promote competition and change employ the

symbolic interaction is where interactionists focus on how people use symbols when interacting

anything that represents something else

an explanation of the relationships among particular phenomena

putting yourself in the place of others and trying to see situations through their eyes

Functionalists view certain elements in society as ____, representing the negative consequences that elements have for the stability of the social system

A function is the consequence that an element of society produces for the maintenance of its social system t/f

the consequence that an element of society produces for the maintenance of its social system

An interactionist perspective

A latent function is the intended and recognized consequence of some element of society t/f

From the following list, who did NOT influence the field of sociology during its early years

Herbert Spencer was strongly influenced by the views of ____, an evolutionist from the 1800s

Karl Marx coined the phrase \”survival of the fittest.\” t/f

The phrase \”survival of the fittest,\” or the belief that the best aspects of society would survive over time, was coined by

The physical objects that people create and use form a group’s

what sociologists sometimes refer to as the combination of objects and rules

Norms that exist in our society include

Society consists of people, and culture consists of the material and nonmaterial products that people create t/f

Folkways are norms that describe socially acceptable behavior but do not have great moral significance attached to them t/f

Mores are norms that do not have great moral significance attached to them t/f

shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations.

The game of basketball is considered

Sociologists distinguish between these three types of norms

The following are examples of certain basic components of all cultures except

Basic components of a culture vary from society to society t/f

A group of interdependent people who have organized in such a way as to share a common culture and feeling of unity is a

Folkways include all of the following except

All groups create norms to enforce their cultural values t/f

The most complex level of culture is the culture trait t/f

Values are the organization of written or spoken symbols into a standardized system t/f

The following are examples of nonmaterial culture except

The features of a culture can be divided into three levels of complexity: traits, folkways, and patterns t/f

Culture consists of all the shared products of human groups t/f

Certain features that are developed to ensure the fulfillment of some needs of society and are common to all cultures.

Some groups in society share values, norms, and behaviors that are not shared by the entire population. The unique cultural characteristics of these groups form a

The tendency to view one’s own culture and group as superior is called

A group that shares values, norms, and behaviors that are not shared by the entire population

the belief that cultures should be judged by their own standards rather than by applying the standards of another culture

____ help(s) sociologists and anthropologists understand practices that seem strange or different from those of their own culture

The anthropologist that conducted a now-classic study of cultural variation in the 1930s was

The Arapesh and the Mundugumor were two societies in New Guinea that Margaret Mead conducted a study of cultural variation on in the 1930s. t/f

A group that accepts the major values, norms, and practices of the larger society is a subculture sociologists refer to as a counterculture. t/f

certain features that are developed to ensure the fulfillment of some needs of society and are common to all cultures

Most subcultures do not reject all of the values and practices of the larger society t/f

Which of the following are not examples of a subculture

Organized crime families and the hippie movement of the 1960s are examples of countercultures in the United States t/f

Margaret Mead, in the 1940s, compiled a list of more than 65 cultural universals after examining hundreds of different cultures t/f

Which of the following forms the foundation of the American culture

A commitment to the full development of one’s personality, talents, and potential is

Patriotism and education are traditional American values t/f

What percentage of students were noted as having different values from their parents

Young Americans do not recognize the connection between hard work and success t/f

Match the value with the correct description. Disciplined effort

Narcissism is the tendency to view one’s own culture or group as superior to others t/f

Match the value with the correct description. Every problem has a solution

Bell believed the established American values are stronger due to narcissism t/f

Match the value with the correct description. Working toward a specific goal

Which of the following is not a traditional American core value

Match the value with the correct description. Belief in justice and equality