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1051. |
A culture complex is_______________? |
A. | one cultural trait |
B. | a psychological condition |
C. | a cluster of traits centered around a common activity |
D. | a theater symphony hall and museum |
Answer» D. a theater symphony hall and museum | |
1052. |
Human life is acted out within a triangle of_______________? |
A. | rules roles and norms |
B. | society culture and the individual |
C. | income safety and deference |
D. | class status and power |
Answer» C. income safety and deference | |
1053. |
Cultural universals include ? |
A. | personal adornment |
B. | music |
C. | food taboos |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» C. food taboos | |
1054. |
A counterculture ? |
A. | emphasizes math |
B. | is based in stores |
C. | opposes values of the mainstream culture |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
1055. |
Which of the following is an example of a culture complex ? |
A. | a football |
B. | goal posts |
C. | team uniforms |
D. | playing football |
Answer» E. | |
1056. |
The development of modern culture is CHIEFLY dependent upon ? |
A. | bifocalism |
B. | upright posture |
C. | grasping ability of the hand |
D. | complex symbolic communication |
Answer» E. | |
1057. |
The most important category of norms for maintaining social order are ? |
A. | folkways |
B. | mores |
C. | customs |
D. | traditions |
Answer» C. customs | |
1058. |
Symbols differ from signals in that______________? |
A. | symbols have universal meaning |
B. | symbols are intrinsically meaningful |
C. | symbols are biologically determined |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» E. | |
1059. |
Contemporary technologically advanced societies tend to be_______________? |
A. | hexahedron |
B. | hermetic |
C. | heterogeneous |
D. | homogeneous |
Answer» D. homogeneous | |
1060. |
When gathering data, the scientist is required to exhibit all BUT which one of the following traits ? |
A. | Courage |
B. | Patience |
C. | Ethical neutrality |
D. | Social involvement |
Answer» E. | |
1061. |
Ethnocentrism refers to_______________? |
A. | an attitude with which members of one society judge another society according to their own standards |
B. | the attitude that cultures be analyzed on their own terms |
C. | the attitude that certain values and practices are common to all cultures |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» B. the attitude that cultures be analyzed on their own terms | |
1062. |
Laws are_______________? |
A. | informal norms |
B. | formal norms enforced by the state |
C. | casual folkways |
D. | less important than folkways |
Answer» C. casual folkways | |
1063. |
Which is an example of a pivotal social institution ? |
A. | A rock bands |
B. | The economy |
C. | A jail |
D. | A symphony orchestra |
Answer» C. A jail | |
1064. |
Pivotal institutions_________________? |
A. | arise from fundamental human needs |
B. | include government the economy education the family and religion |
C. | differ in traits and culture complexes from society to society |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» E. | |
1065. |
Society and culture______________? |
A. | are interrelated and interdependent |
B. | are in continual conflict |
C. | are separate phenomena |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» B. are in continual conflict | |
1066. |
A general in an army chart of command positions would constitute a______________? |
A. | status |
B. | role |
C. | norm |
D. | institution |
Answer» B. role | |
1067. |
The family is the prime example of a(n) ? |
A. | Gesellschaft |
B. | secondary group |
C. | voluntary group |
D. | primary group |
Answer» E. | |
1068. |
Tolerance of conflicting ideas has been_________________? |
A. | the downfall of industrialized societies |
B. | one of the great contributions of democracy |
C. | a major obstacle to establishing social order |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. a major obstacle to establishing social order | |
1069. |
The struggle of women and ethnic minorities to change certain discriminatory practices concerns ? |
A. | role strain |
B. | ascribed statuses |
C. | master statuses |
D. | role conflict |
Answer» C. master statuses | |
1070. |
An example of a permanent or enduring subculture would be_______________? |
A. | a group of guerrillas |
B. | the military establishment |
C. | life in a survivalist enclave |
D. | a doomsday cult |
Answer» C. life in a survivalist enclave | |
1071. |
Norms are_______________? |
A. | social rules of behavior |
B. | important institutions |
C. | specific roles |
D. | name given to certain kinds of laws |
Answer» B. important institutions | |
1072. |
The research on an isolated Amazon tribe______________? |
A. | supports the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis |
B. | shows that perceptions affect reality |
C. | language affects perceptions of reality |
D. | only A and C |
Answer» E. | |
1073. |
The situation in the Middle East is an example of________________? |
A. | competition |
B. | cooperation |
C. | conflict |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» D. all of the above | |
1074. |
Studying interaction within a human family would occur on a____________? |
A. | microsocial level |
B. | macrosocial level |
C. | macroscopic level |
D. | microscopic level |
Answer» C. macroscopic level | |
1075. |
Which is an ascribed status ? |
A. | Black female |
B. | President of the U.S |
C. | Exotic dancer |
D. | Thief |
Answer» B. President of the U.S | |
1076. |
Which of the following would fit Charles Horton Cooley’s classification of a primary group ? |
A. | Redheads |
B. | Tourists visiting a resort |
C. | A married couple |
D. | A sales clerk and a customer |
Answer» B. Tourists visiting a resort | |
1077. |
An extreme example of the consequences of ethnocentrism in the sense of ethnochauvinism is_____________? |
A. | cultural relativity |
B. | “ethnic cleansing” |
C. | ethnic pluralism |
D. | assimilation |
Answer» C. ethnic pluralism | |
1078. |
Social systems are based on_______________? |
A. | expectations as to the behavior of others |
B. | chaos |
C. | haphazard behavior |
D. | disorganization |
Answer» B. chaos | |
1079. |
Americans who join voluntary associations are generally ? |
A. | poor |
B. | black |
C. | Catholic |
D. | urban |
Answer» E. | |
1080. |
Utilitarian organizations are so named because they ? |
A. | produce useful things |
B. | serve the practical purposes of their owners |
C. | provide useful services to the community |
D. | provide material benefits in exchange for work |
Answer» E. | |
1081. |
A society based on close personal ties is a_____________? |
A. | Gemeinschaft |
B. | Gesellschaft |
C. | Mineshaft |
D. | family |
Answer» B. Gesellschaft | |
1082. |
Agrarian societies are based on_____________? |
A. | the use of the plow |
B. | hunting animals |
C. | factories |
D. | farm animals |
Answer» B. hunting animals | |
1083. |
“Humanity “is__________________? |
A. | an aggregate |
B. | a group |
C. | a category |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» D. all of the above | |
1084. |
For a young guitar player a rock band seen on TV would represent a (n) ? |
A. | reference group |
B. | membership group |
C. | involuntary group |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» B. membership group | |
1085. |
The norm of reciprocity entails______________? |
A. | doing things in an institutionalized way |
B. | working jointly in a common enterprise for a shared goal |
C. | doing something in return for what someone has done for you |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» D. all of the above | |
1086. |
It is true that_____________? |
A. | formal organizations are the same as institution |
B. | formal organizations are based on groups of people |
C. | institutions are groups of people |
D. | institutions are voluntary |
Answer» C. institutions are groups of people | |
1087. |
Master status refers to________________? |
A. | the attainment of recognized excellence |
B. | a dominant position in a relationship |
C. | the most widely recognized among several positions |
D. | the position from which all other positions are derived |
Answer» D. the position from which all other positions are derived | |
1088. |
A formal structure of an organizations is its_______________? |
A. | leadership structure |
B. | full-time employees |
C. | bylaws and body of officers |
D. | appearance to its general public |
Answer» D. appearance to its general public | |
1089. |
The human infants first step in socialization is_________________? |
A. | awareness of self |
B. | walking |
C. | speaking |
D. | crying |
Answer» B. walking | |
1090. |
The sequence of Freud,s psychosexual stages is_________________? |
A. | anal genital oral phallic and Oedipal |
B. | oral anal phallic Oedipal and latency |
C. | oral Oedipal phallic latency and genital |
D. | oral anal phallic latency and genital |
Answer» E. | |
1091. |
An extreme type of coercive organizations is called a(n) _______________-? |
A. | oligarchy |
B. | economic institution |
C. | public institution |
D. | total institution |
Answer» E. | |
1092. |
Conflict_______________? |
A. | underlies both competition and coercion |
B. | is diametrically opposed to competition |
C. | is a hostile form of struggle? |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» D. all of the above | |
1093. |
According Piaget,s developmental theory______________? |
A. | a child of five can learn philosophy |
B. | a child of one can understand social rules |
C. | a child of eight can master addition |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
1094. |
A personality refers to______________? |
A. | behavioral traits of a person |
B. | emotions of a person |
C. | attitudes of a person |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» E. | |
1095. |
Personality must be considered as________________? |
A. | interplay between environment and learned behavior |
B. | a result of biology alone |
C. | role demands |
D. | more a function of heredity than anything else |
Answer» B. a result of biology alone | |
1096. |
A child shows her parents how to operate a computer This situation reflects_____________? |
A. | primary socialization |
B. | secondary socialization |
C. | reverse socialization |
D. | tertiary socialization |
Answer» D. tertiary socialization | |
1097. |
Maturation for humans involves ? |
A. | socialization |
B. | the development of instincts |
C. | physical development |
D. | learning to be responsible |
Answer» D. learning to be responsible | |
1098. |
A major criticism of Fred,s theory is__________________? |
A. | his overemphasis on early childhood |
B. | his overemphasis on adulthood |
C. | none his theory is widely accepted |
D. | his stress on the spiritual facet of personality |
Answer» B. his overemphasis on adulthood | |
1099. |
Recent studies related to daycare centers indicate that_____________? |
A. | children are generally emotionally impaired by them |
B. | children lose intellectual progress |
C. | there is no important loss or gain in intellectual development in well managed centers |
D. | they are a breeding ground of child abuse |
Answer» D. they are a breeding ground of child abuse | |
1100. |
Mead,s”I” ? |
A. | corresponds to Freud,s”ego” |
B. | emerged before the “me” |
C. | eventually completely merges with the “me” |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» C. eventually completely merges with the “me” | |