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Intro to Sociology - Module 3

Questão 1 de 20

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Ally's father was sent to prison when she was 12 for the trafficking of narcotics; her brother was arrested when she was 13 for possession of methamphetamines. By the age of 18, Ally has been arrested three ties for possession of marijuana. Which theory best describes Ally's experience?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Differential association theory

  • Strain theory

  • Labeling theory

  • Opaque theory

Explicação

Questão 2 de 20

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There term deviance can be defines as:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • A violation of established contextual cultural, or social norms, whether folkways, mores, or codified law.

  • The act of notifying authorities when criminal acts are occurring.

  • The regulation and enforcement of norms.

  • Bad people acting badly.

Explicação

Questão 3 de 20

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What is the difference between a violent crime and a hate crime?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • A violent crome is based on a person's race, religion, or other characteristics.

  • A violent crime is punishable in court of law; a hate crime is not.

  • A hate crime is punishable in a court of law; a violent crime is not.

  • A hate crime is based on a person's race, religion, or other characteristics.

Explicação

Questão 4 de 20

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Jake receives a promotion at his law firm after winning an important case. This is an example of a:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Positive informal sanction

  • Negative informal sanction

  • Positive formal sanction

  • Negative formal sanction

Explicação

Questão 5 de 20

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Which theorist studies the power elite, and the influence they has over society?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Karl Marx

  • Carl Sagon

  • C. Wright Mills

  • Émile Durkheim

Explicação

Questão 6 de 20

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The term secondary deviance can be defined as:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • When positive formal sanctions cause an individual to deviate from society's expectations.

  • When a violation of norms does not result in any long-term effects on the individual's self-image or interactions with others.

  • When negative informal sanctions encourage an individual to seek more positive behavioral choices.

  • When a person's self-concept and behavior begin to change after his or her actions are labeled as deviant by members of society.

Explicação

Questão 7 de 20

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Social control is:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • An arrangement of practices and behaviors on which society's members base their daily lives.

  • A system that has the authority to make decisions based on law.

  • A label that describes the chief characteristic of an individual.

  • The regulation and enforcement of norms.

Explicação

Questão 8 de 20

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In first grade, Scott is unfairly singled out by his teacher for bad behavior, partly because his older brother had behavioral problems themselves. Throughout grade school, Scott gains a reputation as a "problem" child. Scott eventually drops out of school, thinking he was born to fail anyway. Which school of thought best fits Scott's experience?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Strain theory

  • Control theory

  • Differential association

  • Labeling theory

Explicação

Questão 9 de 20

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Bernie Madoff, recently sentenced to 150 years in prison for creating a Ponzi scheme which caused clients to lose millions of dollars, engaged in which form of crime?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Street crime

  • Corporate crime

  • Violent crome

  • Institutional crime

Explicação

Questão 10 de 20

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True o False: Deviance is always considered a crime?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • True

  • False

Explicação

Questão 11 de 20

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E-readiness can be defined as:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • the ability to sort through, interpret, and process digital knowledge.

  • the application of science to solve problems in daily life.

  • the virtual experience offered by leading educational institutions.

  • the electronic waste created by consumers.

Explicação

Questão 12 de 20

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Which of the following is an example of planned obsolesce?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Evangeline refuses to purchase a Droid of an iPhone because her Razor phone has been in perfect shape for the past 6 years.

  • Target offers a "buy two, get one free" sale on Blue Ray discs.

  • Sarah's iPod breaks just as the newest iPod Nano is being introduced.

  • Jerome spills coffee on his MacBook, and it ruins the keyboard.

Explicação

Questão 13 de 20

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The term technological diffusion is defined as:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • The spread of technology across borders.

  • The global lack of access to online media.

  • The breakdown of communication between technological innovators and the general public.

  • Companies who offer free computers and smart phones to low income families.

Explicação

Questão 14 de 20

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Which sociological perspective sees technology and media as a tool individuals use to express how much wealth they have?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Functionalist

  • Cyberfeminist

  • Symbolic Interactionist

  • Conflict

Explicação

Questão 15 de 20

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How has advertising revenue significantly changed in the past few years?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Newspaper advertising revenue has greatly increased, while online advertising revenue has fallen.

  • Cable and online revenue have remained greatly unchanged, while newspaper and magazine advertising have fallen greatly.

  • Magazine revenue has risen steadily, while online and newspaper revenue has fallen dramatically.

  • Online advertising revenue has fallen slightly, while newspaper advertising revenue has increased greatly.

Explicação

Questão 16 de 20

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The term media globalization can be defined as:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • The cross-cultural development and exchange of computer hardware.

  • The governmental sanction allowing worldwide access to media education.

  • The inability of geographically rural areas to access new media.

  • The worldwide integration of media through the cross-cultural exchange of ideas.

Explicação

Questão 17 de 20

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Susan has the newest iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Mac. When a new apple product is released, Susan stands in line for hours to be the first to buy it. Susan is a(n):

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Republican

  • Technophile

  • PC person

  • Neo-Luddite

Explicação

Questão 18 de 20

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Which theorist would be most interested in who controls the media, and the ways in which the dominant race and class minimizes the media presence of the lower classes and other races?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • A conflict theorist

  • A symbolic Interactionist

  • A cyber feminist

  • A functionalist

Explicação

Questão 19 de 20

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What is a negative risk of media globalization?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Social media spreading awareness about social causes.

  • Accessible technology being made available to remote societies.

  • The spread of computer literacy.

  • Government censoring information for their benefit.

Explicação

Questão 20 de 20

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Today, the majority of mass-media outlets are owned by six corporations. This is a product of ______.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Cyberfeminism

  • Media globalization

  • Technological imbalance

  • Corporate isolation

Explicação

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