Sociology Quiz 7
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Unverified information that is passed on from person to person is called a______________?
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The lower class is often considered to be living in_______________?
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Sociology is introduced as an academic discipline by______________?
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Approximately how long on average did a Victorian marriage last ______________?
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The intellectual tradition at the heart of conflict theory begins principally with the work of_____________?
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The first step in any sociological research project is to_____________?
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Which of the following statements about norms is correct ?
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Which sociological perspective examines human activities on the micro level by is shaped by the distinctive norms values and demands of a particular society ?
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Which term does John Thompson use to describe the sort of social relations created by the mass media ?
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The society which lacks consistent guidelines for people to learn is termed as_____________?
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Both the functionalist and conflict perspectives agree that ?
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The term ethnocentrism was coined by sociologist____________?
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The global spread of democracy is probably the most striking trend in geopolitics but in the established Western democracies what has now become a source of major concern ?
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Karl Marx saw religion as________________?
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For Thomas Robert Malthus the appropriate way to control population was to_____________?
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According to Freud______________?
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When Comet wrote of sociology as a positive science he meant ?
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In Which of these countries is Orthodox Christianity the dominant religion ?
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A useful distinction between conformity and obedience was made by social psychologist ?
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Mass-society theory suggests that_______________?
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What proportion of world trade is accounted for by transnational corporations ?
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According to Conflict theory, culture is maintained through the_________ of society?
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A change in occupational position or role without involving any change in its position in the social hierarchy is called____________?
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William F Whyte?s study of a low-income Italian neighborhood in Boston was a classic example of_____________?
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Education is undergoing a transformation in which the boundary between schooling and the outside world is breaking down allowing for workplace education beyond the confines of the classroom and at many different times How is this broad change usually described ?
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Pure Sociology is a search for knowledge without primary concern for its______________?
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Which of the following is not a term for work that takes place outside the formal paid employment sector ?
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Which of these is NOT viewed as a strength of surveys ?
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Causes of necrosis includes ________ ?
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Experiments are of two types_____________?
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of totalitarian societies ?
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Comte argued that knowledge passed through which three stages ?
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The middle classes that developed over the nineteenth century were_____________?
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Social norms are______________?
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A social system in which social position is fixed for a lifetime What type of social stratification does this describe ?
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A minority group is one that is both disadvantaged and______________?
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Lombroso claimed that______________?
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Which sociological perspective emphasizes that in comparison with women men can drw on larger social networks that are useful in locating employment opportunities ?
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What is the term used by Francis Fukuyama (1992) to describe the triumph of Western-style democracy has over other forms of government ?
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Human and animal societies share all but one of the following characteristics ?
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Which of the following is not identified by Fulcher & Scott as a criterion of community ?
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Sociologists using Evolutionary Perspective look for________________?
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Which of the following would experience role exit ?
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The term ?Socio Cultural? Change refers to______________?
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Ludwig Feuerbach,s views on the alienation involved in transferring human values and ideas onto gods and spirits as distinct from human societies influenced the ideas of which classical sociologist ?
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In what type of society have human beings lived for the majority of the time humans have been on planet Earth ?
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Sociologists________________?
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How do fashions differ from fads ?
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Which of the following statements about the status of women around the world is correct _____________?
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The notion of citizenship rights is associated with______________?
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