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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”