Sociology Quiz 23
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The class polarization that Marx predicted referred to________________?
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Functionalists accept ?Change? as a _____________?
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Social occasions in which individuals act out formal roles are called___________?
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Species being means_______________?
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A network of roles according to which each person accepts certain duties towards others makes ?
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Which of the following is not a reason for the rise in single households in Europe ?
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Which of the following is an aspect of culture ?
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Which one of the following is an economic system that is typically found in contemporary societies ?
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The native people of Tasmania a large island just south of Australia are now extinct because they failed to______________?
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While a role is the behavior expected of one in a particular status role behavior is_____________?
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According to Weber the driving force of society was_____________?
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The unique sense of identity that distinguishes each individual from all other individuals is called ________ by sociologists?
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Conflict and feminist theories both focus on______________?
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Which of the following nations has the lowest infant mortality rate ?
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According to Durkheim social facts are_____________?
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Which one of the following is not an example of non-verbal communication ?
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According to Castles and Miller which ONE of these is NOT a developing tendency in migration ?
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According to feminists an androcentric bias in research is the direct result of______________?
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Which of the following is a nation without a state ?
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According to Edward T Hall which of the following zones of personal space is the one normally used in interaction with friends and close acquaintances ?
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A person?s self-esteem ? low or high -is mainly a function of________________?
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Sociological research frequently focuses on______________?
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The rank and position of a person in a group or of a group in relation to other groups is termed as_____________?
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The term ethnocentrism was coined by sociologist_____________?
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Murray though that the underclass consisted of people who______________?
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Karl Marx,s view of the struggle between social classes inspired the contemporary ?
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The acceptance of preventive medicine is an example of the process that Parsons called______________?
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In contrast to Marxian theory structural functionalism views different parts of society________________?
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The socially defined expectations that a person in given status follows are called___________________?
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Bias in research practice refers to_____________?
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What is Howard Becker?s famous definition of deviance ?
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ideological notions of equality of opportunity are irrelevant in deciding the positions of individuals to different statuses in a __________________ system of mobility?
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In contemporary Britain which ethnic group has the lowest proportion of one-parent families ?
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The main agent in primary socialization is______________?
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What is gentrification ?
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Grandparents aunts and uncles and cousins are all examples of a (n) _____ family ?
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The demographic transition refers to_____________?
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How does racial and ethnic stratification differ from other forms of stratification ?
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Which country is currently experiencing a negative birth-rate ?
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The process of turning the class concept into something measurable is called___________?
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Social inequality is a structured aspect of contemporary life That means that___________?
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Supporters of sustainable development are arguing for________________?
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Deviance is dysfunctional in that it_______________?
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Which of the following is NOT one of the seven characteristics of Weber,s ideal type of bureaucracy ?
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Social sciences comprise the application of scientific method to______________?
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In the twentieth century, the family?s protective function has increasingly been transferred to outside agencies such as______________?
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Which sociological perspective argues that stratification is universal, and that social inequality is necessary so that people will be motivated to fill socially important positions ?
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A detailed plan or method for obtaining data scientifically called a (n) ?
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The creative potential of personality is accounted for by______________?
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Which term describes societies where the family name and the inheritance of property passes down the male line ?
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