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Mar-1995 - Mar-2002
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WalMart
Mar-2001 - Feb-2009
Which society has the least sophisticated division of labor?
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industrial |
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information based societies |
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hunting and gathering |
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agricultural |
Which type of society has no permanent dwellings?
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agricultural societies |
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information based societies |
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agricultural societies |
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hunting and gathering societies |
For at least 90% of human history, human societies were of which type?
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agricultural societies |
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industrial societies |
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hunting and gathering societies |
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information based societies |
Which of the following is not a byproduct of the domestication of plants and animals?
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people developed private property |
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social inequality began to be based on social classes, rather than on a person’s natural abilities |
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people learned to cook their food |
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people began to live in permanent settlements |
Which society has the smallest number of members?
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horticultural and pastoral |
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agricultural |
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industrial |
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hunting and gathering |
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Which society has the most sophisticated division of labor?
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industrial |
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horticultural and pastoral |
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agricultural |
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hunting and gathering |
The switch from human and animal power to machine power is the hallmark of which type of society:
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industrial |
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hunting and gathering |
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horticultural and pastoral |
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agricultural |
Based on Mead’s perspective, individuals who powerfully impact the lives of children, such as parents or siblings are referred to as:
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reference groups |
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familial groups |
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generalized others |
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significant others |
In Freud’s theory of personality, the inborn drive for self-gratification is the
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id |
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libido |
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superego |
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ego |
In Freud’s theory of personality, the culture within us is represented by the
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ego |
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superego |
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libido |
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id |
In Freud’s theory of personality, the mediator between the opposing forces of culture and desire is the
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libido |
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ego |
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superego |
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id |
The tendency for power in bureaucratic organizations to become concentrated in the hands of a few individuals is called:
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the dictator principle |
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emergent autocrat phenomenon |
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the iron law of oligarchy |
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authoritarian drift |
Which society is least characterized by organic solidarity?
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agricultural |
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industrial |
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horticultural and pastoral |
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hunting and gathering |
Which society is most characterized by mechanical solidarity?
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horticultural and pastoral |
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hunting and gathering |
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industrial |
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agricultural |
A social structure made up of a hierarchy of statuses and roles that is prescribed by explicit rules and procedures and based on a division of function and authority.
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primary group |
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reference group |
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informal organization |
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bureaucracy |
______ are statuses so powerful that they often reorient our identities.
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conflicted statuses |
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master statuses |
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ascribed statuses |
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achieved statuses |
_______ are statuses that are given to us based largely on our purposive actions.
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conflicted statuses |
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ascribed statuses |
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master statuses |
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achieved statuses |
_______ are statuses that we inherit or receive involuntarily:
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conflicted statuses |
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master statuses |
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ascribed statuses |
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achieved statuses |
When a person enters a total institution, he or she is often greeted with
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they are desocialized to away the individual’s current identity and stamp a new one in its place |
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a health examination to determine if the person needs medical care |
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an orientation session to explain the goals of the institution |
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a personal identity kit to be used while in the institution |
According to the lecture, the ability to put one’s self in other peoples’ shoes and see things from their perspective
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is an innate characteristic of humans |
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develops after the acquisition of language |
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is fully developed by the time a child can talk |
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develops earlier in people living in tribal and primitive societies |
Based on his observations and theorizing, Mead concluded that
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the “I” is the self as object |
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not only the self, but also the human mind is a social product |
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the “me” is the self as subject |
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the self, but not the human mind is a social product |
The birthplace of sociology is generally considered to be
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Europe |
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Canada |
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Australia |
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Japan |
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the United States |
One of the most important aspects of the new attitude from the Enlightenment was an emphasis on
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magic |
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religion |
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reason |
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prayer |
Sociology is best defined as:
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the study of social arrangements in the United States |
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the study of human social behavior |
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the study of human individual traits |
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primarily the study of pre-literate societies |
Which of the following is not a feature of hunting and gathering societies?
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Hunting and gathering societies have no written language |
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Hunting and gathering societies have no concept of money |
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Hunting and gathering societies rely heavily on cultivated grains like barley and oats |
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Hunting and gathering societies do not have domesticated livestock |
Which of the following is an example of a social structure:
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Military rank |
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Religious doctrines |
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Agriculture |
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Stone tools |
The idea of the “looking glass self” posits that
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our self-concept is based largely on the opinions and reactions of other people |
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no other animal besides chimpanzees and humans has a true sense of self |
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we construct a social identity by putting our fantasies into action |
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the self exists independently of society |
Sociologists have concluded that the feral children discussed in the text were
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socially isolated |
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demon possessed |
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throwbacks to an earlier evolutionary era |
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autistic |
The earliest stage in Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development occurs when infants learn directly through their senses. Piaget called this the
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formal operational stage |
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preoperational stage |
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concrete operational stage |
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sensorimotor stage |
A major accomplishment attained in the second stage of Piaget’s theory is the learning of symbols and language. This stage is called the:
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concrete operational stage |
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formal operational stage |
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sensorimotor stage |
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preoperational stage |
The last stage in Piaget’s theory is called the:
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concrete operational stage |
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preoperational stage |
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sensorimotor stage |
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formal operational stage |
The stage in Piaget’s theory in which children learn to do arithmetic and take the role of the other is called the:
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preoperational stage |
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concrete operational stage |
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formal operational stage |
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sensorimotor stage |
Psychologist Harry Harlow conducted experiments with rhesus monkeys raised in isolation and concluded that these monkeys
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were not able to adjust to life with other monkeys |
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preferred food to comfort |
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would not seek emotional support from artificial mothers |
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instinctively adapted to social roles |
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