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| What are the stages we pass through from birth to death that include childhood, adolescence, transitional adulthood, the middle years, and the older years? |
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| What term applies to the mechanisms society develops to meet its basic needs, such as family, religion, education, and medicine? |
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| The degree of individual freedom the parents had on their jobs was the primary factor. |
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| What did the research of Kohn and Schooler reveal as being the reason for the difference in the goals of working-class parents and middle-class parents in rearing their children? |
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| In the "nature vs. nurture" controversy, which of the following terms least applies to nurture? |
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| Cordell Walker is a Texas ranger, a husband, a father, a good friend to many, and a martial artist. Together, what term do sociologists use for the titles that apply to Ranger Walker? |
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| How many members belonged to each group in the typical hunting and gathering society? |
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| When values coexist, such as hard work, education, and efficiency, what term is used to describe this relationship? |
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| Bob's coach is one of his significant others. |
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| Bob's football coach is a very important influence in his life. Many of Bob's actions are attempts to win the approval of his coach. Based on Mead's theory on development, which concept applies most to the relationship between Bob and his coach? |
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| What is the stage in the life course where individuals begin to reorient their thinking from the time since birth to the time left to live? |
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| Which of the following would be the best example of a total institution? |
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| What term do sociologists use to describe the norms and values that people actually follow as opposed to those they would follow if they lived in "a perfect world"? |
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| Children were depicted as being miniature adults. |
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| Between 1000 and 1800 A.D. how were children depicted based on the theories of Philippe Aries? |
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| What is the American core value that pervades U.S. life and is underscored by the American revolution? |
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| What term applies to the gap between childhood and adulthood that was first addressed during the Industrial Revolution? |
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| In Sigmund Freud's theory on psychoanalysis, what is the balancing force between id and the demands of society called? |
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| Our self concept develops from interaction with others. |
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| According to Charles Horton Cooley, how do we develop our self concept? |
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| A[n] ________ designates social position while a[n] ________ designates socially expected behavior. |
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| What is the process of learning new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors called? |
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| To what sociological perspective is Mead's theory of human development most aligned? |
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| their location in the social structure |
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| What is the primary reason for the differences people have in behavior and attitude? |
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| Connie is an 82-year-old retired full professor taking undergraduate courses in deviance, criminology, and juvenile delinquency. Which sociological term most applies to Connie being 82 and an undergraduate student? |
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| They comprise a peer group. |
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| Leo, Matthew, Ryan, Liz, Isabelle, and Francis grew up together, attended the same schools, and share many of the same interests. Sociologically, which concept best describes their relationship? |
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| Americans cherish the ideal that anyone can rise from the bottom of society to its very top. What value identified by Robin Williams is illustrated by this belief? |
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| Which sociologist developed the concept of looking-glass self? |
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| In which stage of development would George Herbert Mead indicate a child must learn to take multiple roles? |
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| Isabelle reached an intellectual level normal for her age. |
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| What effect did two years of intensive language training have on Isabelle, a feral child discovered in Ohio in 1938? |
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| Of the following, which status least qualifies as a master status? |
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| What is the term used to describe a group's language, beliefs, values, behaviors, and gestures? |
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| As children, boys usually receive trucks, sporting equipment, and action toys. Girls receive stuffed animals and gifts that are more passive. Overall, what do sociologists call this sex-based criteria for the gifts children receive? |
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| an outlaw motorcycle gang |
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| Which of the following groups is most representative of a counterculture? |
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| Which sociological perspective focuses on the use of microsociology as its primary level of analysis? |
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| When American servicemen occupied Japan following World War II, the Japanese watched the Americans playing baseball, appreciated the sport, and adopted it themselves. Today, baseball is one of the most popular sports in Japan. This adoption of baseball by the Japanese is an example of ________. |
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| What term did Henslin use to describe men who gathered at various community spots with no apparent purpose, doing whatever felt good at the moment? |
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| Sociologists reject the view that inborn and subconscious motivations are the primary reasons for behavior. |
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| Why do sociologists generally object to the Freudian view of psychoanalytic theory? |
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| As society becomes more industrialized, social institutions become more formal. |
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| As societies become more industrialized, how do their social institutions change? |
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| One's orientation to life is largely the result of environment |
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| What conclusion can be drawn from a case study of Oskar and Jack, the two identical twins who were raised separately? |
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| Tony is five years of age. He loves to dress up like the Lone Ranger and pretend to help people in need. According to Mead's theory, what stage best describes Tony's behavior? |
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| What term describes a position in life that one does not choose, but is awarded at birth or is related to the life course? |
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| They are all achieved statuses. |
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| What do the concepts of judge, professor, mother, student, soldier, and mechanic have in common? |
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| What term describes people who share a culture and territory? |
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| What is another term for Freud's concept of the superego? |
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| What are the behaviors, obligations, and privileges attached to a position a person occupies in life? |
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| Chester was recently paroled after serving a prison sentence for child molesting. A condition of parole was that Chester place a state-issued sign in his yard stating, "Warning: A Convicted Sex Offender Lives Here." In view of this, what term best describes the sign Chester has placed is his yard? |
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| Which of the following media least qualifies as being a form of mass media? |
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