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1. "Society is like an organism, the parts work in harmony to contribute to the maintenance of the whole. A healthy society is one that's public." These statements are consistent with which sociological perspective?
A. Symbolic interaction
B. Cultural determinism
C. Structural-functional theory
D. Conflict theory
2. In Mead's theory, the "I" is the
A. self of which we're aware.
B. spontaneous, creative part of the self.
C. selfless, other-centered part of the self.
D. self as social object.
3. Which of the following principles is illustrated by laws requiring the use of seat belts?
A. Elimination of values
B. Creation of values
C. Emphasis on voluntary compliance
D. Using laws to create norms
4. All of the following theoretical ideas are associated with Karl Marx, except
A. economic determinism.
B. positivism.
C. dialectic.
D. capitalism as a source of conflict and inequality.
5. Social values are defined by your textbook as
A. the normal, habitual ways of doing things.
B. shared rules of conduct that specify how people ought to think and act.
C. shared ideas about what's a valuable goal.
D. strong ideas about what's morally right or wrong as enforced by the police powers of the state.
6. Your text argues that _______ help to explain what's common to humankind across societies, while _______ explains why people and societies differ from one another.
A. biological factors; culture
B. technological advances; cultural universals
C. social structure; biology
D. cultural universals; genetics
7. Modern theories of cognitive development were developed primarily by
A. George Herbert Mead.
B. Herbert Spencer.
C. Jean Piaget.
D. Sigmund Freud.
8. Professor Manning points out that girls and boys are raised in what amounts to literally different cultures. As a result, girls and boys learn distinct approaches to social interaction and subtly inconsistent ways of characterizing the social status of the opposite sex. The professor is most probably introducing her students to the __________ perspective.
A. conflict
B. structural-functionalist
C. cultural-relativist
D. symbolic-interactionist
9. Social values are defined by your textbook as
A. the normal, habitual ways of doing things.
B. shared rules of conduct that specify how people ought to think and act.
C. shared ideas about what's a valuable goal.
D. strong ideas about what's morally right or wrong as enforced by the police powers of the state.
10. Which of the following principles is illustrated by laws requiring the use of seat belts?
A. Elimination of values
B. Creation of values
C. Emphasis on voluntary compliance
D. Using laws to create norms
11. Given the context of your textbook's discussion, which of these activities would you be most likely to pursue to acquire cultural capital?
A. Reading everything you can find about your Native American ancestors
B. Improving your golf score
C. Learning English as a second language
D. Collecting baseball cards
12. Norms that characterize the customary, normal, and habitual ways people are expected to do things are known as
A. customs.
B. mores.
C. laws.
D. folkways.
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