Social Science Survey
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Course Introduction
Social Science Survey introduces students to the major disciplines within the social sciences, including sociology, psychology, anthropology, political science, and economics. The course explores the foundational theories, research methods, and key concepts used to analyze human behavior, social structures, and cultural phenomena. Through a multidisciplinary approach, students develop critical thinking skills and a deeper understanding of how individuals and societies interact, change, and develop over time. By examining current issues and case studies, students gain practical insights into the applications of social science in addressing real-world challenges.
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SOC3 3rd Edition by Nijole V. Benokraitis
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Chapter 1: Thinking Like A Sociologist
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Q1) _____ focuses on personal interactions and subjective meanings.
A) Functionalism
B) Conflict theory
C) Feminist theory
D) Symbolic Interactionism
E) None of the above
Answer: D
Q2) According to the textbook,which of the following is the best definition of "sociology?"
A) Sociology is the enigmatic study of social interaction.
B) Sociology is the enigmatic study of social interaction at a variety of levels.
C) Sociology is the systematic study of social interaction at a variety of levels.
D) Sociology is the systematic study of social interaction at the micro level.
E) Sociology is the systematic study of social interaction at the macro level.
Answer: C
Q3) Define petit bourgeoisie and proletariat.
Answer: Not answer
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Chapter 2: Examining Our Social World
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Q1) Lindsey and Tobias decided to study how children's books present diverse family structures.Lindsey and Tobias read and coded 25 children's books and noted what type of family structure was illustrated in the text and pictures.Lindsey and Tobias were using which method of data collection?
A) secondary analysis
B) evaluation research
C) survey
D) content analysis
E) field research
Answer: D
Q2) ____________ research examines nonnumeric material and interprets it.
A) qualitative
B) quantitative
C) contemplative
D) expletive
E) probability
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Culture
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Q1) Countercultures emerge as a result of
A) mentally ill persons forming dysfunctional groups.
B) television shows, such as The Simpsons.
C) the emergence of the Internet and other forms of technology.
D) people believing that they cannot achieve their goals within the existing society.
E) the increase in the number of homes with computers.
Answer: D
Q2) According to _____,values are created,changed,and reinterpreted through interaction with others.
A) functionalism
B) conflict theory
C) feminist theories
D) symbolic interactionism
E) exchange theory
Answer: D
Q3) Cultural integration promotes order and stability.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Socialization
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Q1) Mead called the creative and spontaneous part of the self the A) me.
B) I.
C) id.
D) ego.
E) role.
Q2) Socialization begins at A) conception.
B) birth.
C) when a child learns to walk.
D) when a child begins to speak.
E) when a child begins school.
Q3) Do you think that Cooley's concept of the looking-glass self explains how your self-identity and behavior were shaped when you were growing up? What about now?
Q4) As children engage in role taking,the _____ forms.
A) id
B) ego
C) I
D) me
E) status
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Chapter 5: Social Interaction And Social Structure
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Q1) Which of the following is not an example of cyber-bullying?
A) threatening e-mails
B) racist text massages
C) embarrassing Facebook posts
D) flipping off another driver
E) spreading rumors by e-mail
Q2) In explaining social interaction,feminist theories often focus on all of the following,except
A) power in relationships.
B) emotional labor.
C) gender roles.
D) labor force participation.
E) gender differences in interactions.
Q3) Latinos with low educational levels and little English proficiency are the least likely ethnic group to use the internet.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Men and women are almost equally likely to use the Internet.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Social Groups, Organizations, And Social Institutions
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Q1) Imagine that you are the boss in a large bureaucracy.Your organization has some shortcomings (the text identified nine possible shortcomings bureaucracies face).Explain how you would combat any three of these shortcomings in your organization.
Q2) _____ groups meet our expressive (or emotional)needs; _____ groups meet our instrumental (or task-oriented)needs.
A) In; out
B) Out; in
C) Secondary; primary
D) Primary; secondary
E) Primary; in
Q3) Your sociology class this semester is an example of a/n
A) primary group.
B) secondary group.
C) out-group.
D) benchmark group.
E) ideal group.
Q4) What does Ritzer mean by the "McDonaldization of society"?
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Q5) Who are your most important reference groups? Explain why and how they affect your behavior,attitudes and decisions.
Chapter 7: Deviance, Crime, And The Criminal Justice System
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Q1) Conflict theorists are much less likely than functionalists to focus on
A) cybercrime
B) occupational crime
C) corporate crime
D) organized crime
E) street crime
Q2) Which of the following offenses is least likely to be reported?
A) murder
B) rape
C) illicit drug use
D) robbery
E) arson
Q3) According to _____,being a deviant or a criminal depends on how others react.
A) labeling theory
B) differential association theory
C) strain theory
D) subcultural theory
E) opportunity theory
Q4) Look up the crime rates for your city or state.How does this compare to national statistics? Why is there a difference?
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Chapter 8: Social Stratification
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Q1) According to _____,the main reason why low-income countries are underdeveloped is because they are "pawns" that high-income governments exploit and dominate.
A) modernization theory
B) attitudinal theory
C) dependency theory
D) traditional theory
E) world-systems theory
Q2) Explain and assess individual (individual faults and culture of poverty)versus structural (functionalist and conflict theory)explanations of poverty
Q3) According to Herbert Gans,poverty exists and persists because it is beneficial to society.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is not a demographic factor that affects social mobility?
A) education
B) ethnicity
C) socialization
D) race
E) sex
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Chapter 9: Gender And Sexuality
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Q1) _____ refers to a preference for sexual partners of the same sex,of the opposite sex,or of either sex.
A) Sexual discrimination
B) Sexual orientation
C) Sexuality
D) Gender role
E) Gender identity
Q2) There is consistent scientific evidence that women who have an abortion will experience higher rates of depression and drug addiction.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Pat was born with both male and female genitals.Pat's sexual orientation is A) transsexual.
B) intersexual.
C) transvestite.
D) bisexual.
E) homosexual.
Q4) Asexual individuals lack any interest in or desire for sex.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Race And Ethnicity
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Q1) A country experiences ___ when there are no dominant groups because all groups share power and other resources equally.
A) genocide
B) internal colonialism
C) segregation
D) assimilation
E) pluralism
Q2) As a result of ________,our definitions and measurement of race and ethnicity are becoming increasingly complex.
A) increasing immigration
B) people's multiple origins
C) immigration reform
D) government interference
E) Census definitions
Q3) Most immigrants come to the United States for
A) crime.
B) economic opportunities.
C) illegal drugs.
D) political corruption.
E) the education system.
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Chapter 11: Government And Politics
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Q1) A continuous "checks and balances" system is a key characteristic of which theoretical perspective?
A) feminist theory
B) conflict theory
C) symbolic interactionism
D) functionalism
E) social exchange theory
Q2) "The leaders represent the 'average person,' speaking largely for the masses." This statement reflects which sociological perspective of political power?
A) pluralist
B) power elite
C) feminist
D) symbolic interactionist
E) globalist
Q3) According to the pluralism model,the United States is far less democratic than most people think.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Compare and contrast communism and democratic socialism.Provide examples.
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Chapter 12: Families And Aging
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Q1) Teenage out-of-wedlock births have increased over the past 20 years.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Sociologists describe the U.S.dating process as a/n
A) complex institution.
B) tradition.
C) individual process.
D) marriage market.
E) meat locker.
Q3) Around the world,the most common residence pattern is
A) patriarchal.
B) matriarchal.
C) neolocal.
D) boomerang.
E) egalitarian.
Q4) Some critics contend that conflict theorists don't address macro-level constraints when explaining aging and the elderly.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Education & Religion
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Q1) A _____ is a formal and repeated behavior in which the members of a group regularly engage.
A) symbol
B) belief
C) ritual
D) Haji
E) rite of passage
Q2) Women are largely underrepresented in the all of the following fields except
A) science.
B) technology.
C) engineering.
D) mathematics.
E) psychology.
Q3) Functionalists argue that religion is the "social glue" that connects individuals and communities.
A)True
B)False
Q4) How do U.S.community colleges contribute to higher education? Do you think that they serve the same purposes in society as four-year colleges do? Explain why or why not.
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Chapter 14: Health And Medicine
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Q1) According to the __________ perspective,an industry drive for profit ignores people's health needs.
A) conflict
B) feminist
C) symbolic interactionist
D) functionalist
E) fundamentalist
Q2) How would you explain the symbolic interactionist perspective on health care to your parents?
Q3) According to the __________ perspective,medicalization has increased the power of medical associations,parents,and mental health advocates.
A) conflict
B) feminist
C) symbolic interactionist
D) functionalist
E) fundamentalist
Q4) What are the most important ways that social class and health care are related?
Q5) How have attitudes toward mental illness changed over time? How has this been reflected in both daily life and social policy?
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Chapter 15: Population, Urbanization, And The Environment
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Q1) Who described the city as a place where "our physical contacts are close,but our social contacts are distant"?
A) Robert Park
B) Homer Hoyt
C) Louis Wirth
D) Chauncey Harris
E) Ernest Burgess
Q2) During the demographic transition process,populations go through which four stages?
A) From high birth rates and high death rates to low birth rates and low death rates.
B) From low birth rates and low death rates to high birth rates and high death rates.
C) From high birth rates and low death rates to low birth rates and high death rates.
D) From low birth rates and high death rates to high birth rates and low death rates.
E) From low birth rates and high death rates to low birth rates and low death rates.
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Chapter 16: Social Change: Collective Behavior, Social Movements,
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Q1) What are some of the ethical issues that technology has sparked? For example,should people be allowed to have costly surgery that is available primarily to wealthy people,such as a face or an organ transplant?
Q2) Describe the five LOs of social movements and provide an example of each.Is one LO of social movement "better" than the others? Why or why not?
Q3) _____ is a collective flight from a real or perceived danger in an irrational way.
A) Panic
B) Mass hysteria
C) A craze
D) A mob
E) A riot
Q4) The abolition of slavery,women's right to vote,and Head Start are examples of A) collectives.
B) publics.
C) crazes.
D) riots.
E) social movements.
Q5) How do crowds and mobs differ? How are they similar?
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