Sociology Quiz 31
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Max Weber,s pioneering work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is an example of_______________?
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A university that serves as a meeting ground for people seeking marital partners is performing______________?
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Which of the following is a factor that has contributed to the rise of the dual income model of the family ?
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In Gerhard Lenski,s theory of sociocultural evolution a society?s level of __________ is critical to the way it is organized?
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Between 1968 and 1998 global life expectancy at birth has______________?
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Bernstein though that using restricted codes of language disadvantaged pupils at school because_____________?
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A social group of organisms sharing an environment normally with shared interests is a______________?
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Which of these is not a reason why the rate of urban growth is larger in developing countries ?
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Which term describes religious organization of a loosely knit and transient kind ?
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Emergent norm theory argues that collective behavior arises when expectations regarding how to act are_____________?
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Social exclusion refers to ways in which people are cut off from full involvement in society How has Veit-Wilson (1998) distinguished the main variants of this concept ?
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All the perspectives are______________?
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Which of the following is not part of a sociological definition of a minority group ?
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The concepts in a hypothesis are stated as______________?
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In order to genuinely reflect a broad range of the population a survey must be based on precise___________?
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Max Weber,s pioneering work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is an example of______________?
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Which of these ethnic groups has the greatest proportion of its members in the bottom income quintile ?
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The term vested interests was coined by social economist______________?
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The behavior expected of one who holds a particular status is usually termed as_____________?
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The general fertility rate fell between 1964 and 2000 because of_______________?
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Which nation(s) has(have) witnessed a significant decline in voter turnout in recent elections ?
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Mobility taking place in personal terms within the lifespan of the same person is called______________?
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Which sociological perspective would be especially interested in studying how people communicate with other and develop relationships through MUDS (multi-user)?
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According to Readers Digest Dictionary the one which causes euphoria in the taker and pre-disposes hint to addiction is______________?
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A new combination or a new use of existing knowledge is termed as______________?
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In demographic terms what is the main argument associated with Malthusianism ?
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Which of the following statements concerning roles is FALSE ?
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My husband and my daughters constitute my____________?
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An instructor wants to determine if giving essay tests increases student learning In one class that the instructor teaches she continues to test as she has always done In another class She then measures the differences in learning if any between the two classes The class that is given essay s is the______________?
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While vacationing in Great Britain you discover that the British drive on the ?wrong? side of the road are critical of your United States accent and will not accept dollars in stores You feel disoriented and out of place and thus are experiencing ?
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The most common master statuses are based on what ?
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Which of the following is an accurate statement about segregation ?
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Which of these terms is the odd one out ?
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In studying inequalities in education which skills did Bernstein concentrate upon ?
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A survey that asks the respondent to indicate their age and includes response categories of age 20-30 age 30-40 age 40 50 and age 50+ violates which important rule for constructing closed-ended items for naires ?
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Noam Chomsky,s work is an example of which theoretical approach to the media ?
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Which one of these statements is correct _______________?
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Values_______________?
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Science is based on_______________?
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Demographic Transition exhibits_____________?
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There are some important gender inequalities in paid employment and the chapter identifies three of these Which one of the following is not one of the three ?
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Which sociologist cofounded the famous Chicago settlement house Hull House ?
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In sociological terms Which of the following constitute group ?
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The social condition in which people find it difficult to guide their behavior by norms they experience as weak unclear or conflicting is called______________?
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According to the United States Department of Labor about _______ percent of ?downsized ?employees find new jabs ?
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A person does poorly on a college chemistry test and later tells a friend ?The exam wasn?t fair! There were trick s and it covered material that we weren?t assigned! ?This is an example of______________?
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Feminism is often criticized on the grounds that_____________?
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What is the compulsion of proximity ?
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Which of the following was not a key development leading to the birth of sociology ?
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Which of the following is a leading exponent of the view that the criminal justice system serves the interests of the powerful ?
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