SOC 1502 - Review exam 2023 with 100% correct answers
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SOC 1502 – Review Questions & Answers 2023
What is a difference between a more and a folkway?
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 carr...
What is a difference between a more and a folkway?
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. - ANSWER-d. Mores may carry
serious consequences if violated; folkways do not.
Sociology is defined as the:
a. Qualitative analysis of human phenomenon.
b. Systematic study of society and social interaction.
c. Quantitative analysis of social transgressions.
d. Theoretical examination of life's origins. - ANSWER-b. Systematic study of society and social
interaction.
As industrialization began to boom, Durkheim believed people were more susceptible to anomie
because:
a. Collective norms are weakened.
b. Society no longer has the support of the collective consciousness.
c. Specialization of labor lead to alienation.
d. All of the above - ANSWER-d. All of the above
Which of the following is an example of a learned custom?
,a. Marrying for love
b. Shoving and pushing on the metro
c. Greeting an acquaintance with a handshake
d. All of the above - ANSWER-d. All of the above
Which historical event was greatly responsible for global stratification as we see it today?
a. World War I
b. The Fall of the British Empire
c. The French Revolution
d. The Industrial Revolution - ANSWER-d. The Industrial Revolution
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 __________.
a. More
b. Formal Sanction
c. Subculture
d. Social relativism - ANSWER-c. Subculture
The McDonalidization of Society refers to:
a. The increasing presence of the fast-food business model in common social institutions.
b. The obesity epidemic that's rapidly sweeping the United States.
c. The country's increasing dependence on fast food as a daily meal.
d. The increasing popularity of McDonalds as a hang-out for youths. - ANSWER-a. The increasing
presence of the fast-food business model in common social institutions
,Please define C. Wright Mill's sociological imagination.
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. -
ANSWER-d. How individuals understand their own and others' pasts in relation to history and social
structure.
Until 10,000 years ago, the basic structure of human society was based on __________.
a. Capitalism
b. Tribes
c. Industrialization
d. Feudalism - ANSWER-b. Tribes
Miguel is doing a research paper on New York City's Stone Wall riots of 1969. He visits the scene of the
riots, interviews people who were there, reads the police reports of the event, and watches video
footage. Miguel is conducting a(n) __________.
a. Overview
b. Case study
c. Experiment
d. Data analysis - ANSWER-b. Case study
According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, when do humans begin to think about the
feelings of other people and begin to see the world through other people's eyes?
a. When they are born.
b. When they first go to school.
, c. In their teenage years
d. After they graduate from college. - ANSWER-c. In their teenage years
Education is important to society because:
a. It teaches children facts about the world in which they live.
b. It teaches children how to interact with their peers and helps them to gain social graces.
c. It teaches children how to react to authority and how to behave in group and one-on-one situations.
d. All of the above - ANSWER-d. All of the above
GNI PPP, or gross national income divided by purchasing power parity, helps measure:
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. - ANSWER-a. The standard of living in a country.
Please place the following societies in chronological order:
a. Pastoral; Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural; Agricultural
b. Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Agricultural; Horticultural
c. Pastoral; Agricultural, Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural
The term "interpretive framework" can be defined as:
:
a. A basis for which sociologists determine whether their independent and dependent variables reflect
the results.
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