SO11S Lesson 1 Exam SCORE 100 PERCENT

Question 1

Courtney raises champion sheep, Joe is a cab driver in New York, and Rufus is a member of the RAW family of professional wrestling. What do Courtney, Joe, and Rufus have in common?

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	They are all members of countercultures.
	They are all engaged in ethnocentrism.
	They are all practicing cultural relativism.
	They are all members of subcultures.
Question 2

Language, beliefs, values, norms, behavior, material objects, and technology that are passed from one generation to the next by members of society describe:

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	culture.
	tradition.
	science.
	experience.
Question 3

According to Robert Merton, __________ are the intended beneficial consequences of people's actions.

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	latent functions
	manifest dysfunctions
	manifest functions
	latent dysfunctions
Question 4

The anthropologist who gathered data on hundreds of groups around the world to compare their customs, and then concluded that specific customs differed from one group to another, was:

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	Benjamin Whorf.
	Edward Wilson.
	Edward Sapir.
	George Murdock.
Question 5

What distinction did sociologist Frances Perkins hold in American history?

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	She was the first woman president of the American Sociological Association.
	She won a Nobel Prize for her work with poor women.
	She was the first woman elected governor.
	She was the first woman to hold a presidential cabinet position.
Question 6

Americans usually recognize hard work, education, and efficiency as desired qualities. Where one of these qualities is found, the other two also apply. This is an example of:

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	emergent values.
	a value cluster.
	cultural leveling.
	a normative cluster.
Question 7

Matthew is completing his master's thesis, which addresses the culture of outlaw motorcycle gangs. For the past six months, he has been riding with a gang, observing and describing behaviors in an attempt to present a view of these groups from a gang member's perspective. Like Mario Brajuha, he is determined to keep the identities of his subjects confidential. Which research method is Matthew employing?

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	Case study
	Documentary
	Participant observation
	Unobtrusive measures
Question 8

When a group has a distinctive way of looking at life, but at the same time its values and norms reflect the dominant culture of its society, the group would be considered a(n):

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	counterculture.
	example of cultural relativism.
	example of cultural diffusion.
	subculture.
Question 9

Anthropologist Ralph Linton said, "The last thing a fish would ever notice would be water." What does this imply about culture?

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	Culture is taken for granted by members of society who share it.
	There is only one acceptable method of doing any particular job.
	Every culture establishes firm standards by which it functions.
	Water is symbolic and has nothing to do with the statement.
Question 10

The American sociologist who focused on social analysis, developing abstract models showing how parts of society harmoniously work together, was:

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	Talcott Parsons.
	Ernest Burgess.
	Robert E. Park.
	W. I. Thomas.
Question 11

Dr. Zak is trying to determine what traits, if any, high-achieving students have that students who do poorly on his exams do not possess. To assess personal information from both groups of students, what research method should Dr. Zak probably use?

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	An experimental method
	An ethnographic study
	A form of secondary data analysis
	A survey
Question 12

Americans glorify academic progress and material success. However, most students do not graduate with honors and most citizens are not wealthy. This condition characterizes the difference between __________ culture and __________ culture.

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	material; symbolic
	ideal; real
	real; symbolic
	unrealistic; realistic
Question 13

Which sociological perspectives are best to use in developing an accurate understanding of society?

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	Structural functionalism and the conflict perspective
	Symbolic interactionism and structural functionalism
	Symbolic interactionism and the conflict perspective
	No single perspective is best, so all three must be utilized.
Question 14

In an experiment, one group of participants is exposed to treatment, another is exposed to an application identified to them as treatment, and another is not exposed to any treatment. In such a procedure, the participants who are not exposed to any form of treatment, either genuine or false, are classified as the __________ group.

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	rival
	placebo
	experimental
	control
Question 15

Symbols can be strung together in an infinite number of ways for the purpose of communicating abstract thought. This is referred to as:

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	technology.
	gesture.
	language.
	pattern.
Question 16

The term "__________" refers to the extent to which different studies come up with similar results.

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	validity
	replication
	reliability
	duplication
Question 17

What is the major problem with using participant observation as a research tool?

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	It often leads to findings that lack generalizability.
	It is unacceptable based on standards of the American Sociological Association.
	It lacks both validity and reliability.
	It is highly biased.
Question 18

When Harry returned from a business meeting in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, his wife asked him what he thought of the Vietnamese people. Harry replied, "They're primitive people who eat animals from the streets, drive wildly around town on motor scooters, and talk very fast." Harry's reply best qualifies as an example of:

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	ethnocentrism.
	cultural diffusion.
	the self-fulfilling prophecy.
	the relativist fallacy.
Question 19

Sociologists use the concept of "norms" to describe:

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	standards by which people define what is socially desirable.
	expressions of disapproval for violating socially acceptable behavior.
	ideas about what is true or false.
	expectations or rules of behavior that develop from values.
Question 20

Many fundamentalist Christians lobby for laws making same-sex marriage illegal. Gays and lesbians consider same-sex relationships and same-sex marriage as basic human rights. Which concept best describes the relationship between these fundamentalist Christians and the gay/lesbian community?

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	Culture shock on both sides
	Differences in norms and folkways
	Different symbols and languages
	Culture war due to conflicting values