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Basic Concepts and Key Terms in Sociology

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QUIZ_Basic Concepts and Key Terms

Pregunta 1 de 10

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The fundamental principle or lesson of sociology is that:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • it is not possible to truly understand human behavior.

  • the social context shapes what people do and think

  • it is easiest to study the most extreme and unusual behavior.

  • one’s personality shapes his or her behavior and life chances

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Pregunta 2 de 10

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Socialization is:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • assimilation into the existing society

  • education about the skills needed to succeed in society

  • creating your identity

  • the process through which people learn the expectations of society

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 10

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“Social Institutions” include:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • the family

  • religion

  • government

  • the economy

  • all of the above

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 10

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_______________ refers to an established and organized system of social behavior with a recognized purpose.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Socialization

  • Social Institutions

  • Roles

  • the division of labor

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 10

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"Nicole is a working mother. She is expected to work until late night as a sales manager almost everyday. She is also expected to make dinner for her young children." This is a prime example of ___________.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • role conflict

  • role strain

  • role modeling

  • master status

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 10

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Behavior that is recognized as violating expected rules and norms is called ____________.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • role conflict

  • deviance

  • subculture

  • risky shift

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 10

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Bureaucracy is characterized by ___________________________.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • an authority hierarchy

  • a clear division of labor

  • explicit rules

  • impersonality

  • all of the above

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 10

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Statistics show that today's younger generation change their jobs more frequently than the Baby Boomers did when they were adolescent. Why? Which of the following hypothesis is NOT fully based on sociological imagination?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Today’s younger generation have more access to a variety of jobs than the Baby Boomers did due to the development of job search websites.

  • Today’s younger generation are required to earn a variety of skills before entering the full-time job market due to the unstable economy.

  • Today’s younger generation are more materialistic and quickly move to high-paid jobs due to the glorified images of celebrity lives by the media.

  • Today’s younger generation are impatient and less loyal to their employers than the Baby Boomers since many of them are careless about their future.

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 10

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Agents of socialization include:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • family

  • peers

  • mass media

  • schools

  • all of the above

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Pregunta 10 de 10

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_____________ refers to the ability to grasp the relationship between individual lives and the larger social forces that help to shape them.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Sociological Imagination

  • Cultural Relativism

  • Scientific thinking

  • Individualistic thinking

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