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1.	The spread of cultural characteristics from one group to another refers to _______.
a.    folkways
b.    cultural diffusion
c.    values
d.    cultural universal
Hint: p. 59
SLO9:Explain cultures and their role in social interactions
LO9A:Discuss the role of culture in social interactions
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2.	Symbols can be strung together in an infinite number of ways for the purpose of communicating abstract thought. This is referred to as _______.
a.    technology
b.    gesture
c.    language
d.    pattern
Hint: p. 43
SLO9:Explain cultures and their role in social interactions
LO9A:Discuss the role of culture in social interactions
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3.	Today we can type our symptoms into a computer search engine and often find out why we are sick, what condition we may have, and how we might treat it, but we still go to see a doctor. This is an example of _______.
a.    cultural lag
b.    cultural leveling
c.    ideal culture versus real culture
d.    cultural norms versus cultural folkways
Hint: p. 59
SLO9:Explain cultures and their role in social interactions
LO9A:Discuss the role of culture in social interactions
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4.	Functionalists refer to how parts of a society come together to form a whole as a(n) _______.
a.    symbol
b.    synthesis
c.    integration
d.    structure
Hint: p. 25
SLO2:Examine socialization and factors that affect socialization and social interactions
LO2C:Discuss the three theoretical approaches to sociology
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5.	All of the following statements are accurate in describing gestures, except for which one?
a.    Gestures rely on the use of one's body to communicate with others.
b.    People in every part of the world use gestures.
c.    A gesture's meaning may change completely from one culture to another.
d.    Social scientists have identified many common gestures and agree that gestures are 
universal.
Hint: pp. 42-43
SLO9:Explain cultures and their role in social interactions
LO9A:Discuss the role of culture in social interactions
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6.	When Sociologists group people into categories based on their age, gender, educational level, job, and income, they are trying to determine social _______.
a.    network
b.    location
c.    personality
d.    skills
Hint: p. 4
SLO2:Examine socialization and factors that affect socialization and social interactions
LO2C:Discuss the three theoretical approaches to sociology
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7.	The first person to propose that the scientific method could be applied to the study of social life was _______.
a.    Emile Durkheim
b.    Max Weber
c.    Karl Marx
d.    Auguste Comte
Hint: p. 9
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8.	Receiving the Medal of Honor and making the Dean's List are both examples of _______.
a.    value contradictions
b.    folkways
c.    positive sanctions
d.    value clusters
Hint: p. 46
SLO5:Assess deviance and the reasons for deviant behaviors
LO5B:Explain the basis for social norms and behaviors in societies
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9.	Sociologists use the concept of "norms" to describe _______.
a.    standards by which people define what is socially desirable
b.    expressions of disapproval for violating socially acceptable behavior
c.    ideas about what is true or false
d.    expectations or rules of behavior that develop from values
Hint: p. 46
SLO5:Assess deviance and the reasons for deviant behaviors
LO5B:Explain the basis for social norms and behaviors in societies
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10.	All of the following statements are examples of countercultures, except for which one?
a.    Bikers in an outlaw motorcycle club
b.    Chicago Cubs fans
c.    Individuals advocating the legalization of prostitution
d.    Gang members operating in the San Quentin prison
Hint: pp. 49-51
SLO9:Explain cultures and their role in social interactions
LO9A:Discuss the role of culture in social interactions
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11.	In 1906, sociologist William Sumner made the comment, "One's own group is the center of everything, and all others are scaled and rated with reference to it." This statement is most aligned with the concept of _______.
a.    cultural relativism
b.    ethnocentrism
c.    the relativist fallacy
d.    the cultural universal
Hint: p. 37
SLO5:Assess deviance and the reasons for deviant behaviors
LO5B:Explain the basis for social norms and behaviors in societies
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12.	Karl Marx suggested that the force that drives human history and is at the core of human society is ______.
a.    class conflict
b.    religion
c.    family
d.    education
Hint: p. 11
SLO2:Examine socialization and factors that affect socialization and social interactions
LO2B:Discuss the origins of sociology and the key theorists who shaped the field
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13.	The concept that describes opening a window into unfamiliar worlds that allows us to understand human behavior by placing it within its broader social context is called _______.
a.    the sociological perspective or imagination
b.    social location
c.    social integration
d.    the social imperative
Hint: p. 4
SLO2:Examine socialization and factors that affect socialization and social interactions
LO2A:Define what is meant by the sociological perspective
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14.	If Alice came to class wearing a soiled and torn blouse, she would be violating a _______. But if Alice came to class not wearing a blouse (or any other garment), she would be violating a _______.
a.    norm; folkway
b.    folkway; more
c.    more; law
d.    folkway; value
Hint: p. 48
SLO5:Assess deviance and the reasons for deviant behaviors
LO5B:Explain the basis for social norms and behaviors in societies
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15.	Americans usually recognize hard work, education, and efficiency as desired qualities. Where one of these qualities is found, the other two also apply. This is an example of _______.
a.    emergent values
b.    a value cluster
c.    cultural leveling
d.    a normative cluster
Hint: p. 54
SLO5:Assess deviance and the reasons for deviant behaviors
LO5B:Explain the basis for social norms and behaviors in societies
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16.	When a group has a distinctive way of looking at life, but at the same time its values and norms reflect the dominant culture of its society, the group would be considered a(n) _______.
a.    counterculture
b.    example of cultural relativism
c.    example of cultural diffusion
d.    subculture
Hint: p. 49
SLO9:Explain cultures and their role in social interactions
LO9A:Discuss the role of culture in social interactions
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17.	The university that dominated Sociology as an academic discipline when Albion Small headed the department was _______.
a.    the University of California at Berkeley
b.    Harvard University
c.    Princeton University
d.    the University of Chicago
Hint: p. 16
SLO3:Assess the various social groups and organizations within societies, and discuss their origin
LO3A:Examine the history of sociology in North America
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18.	Harry is in the campus dining hall and has chosen a cheeseburger and fries rather than a veggie burger. Harvey, a fraternity playboy, claims he has only dated the most beautiful women on campus. Horace considers earning an "A" in a course far superior than a "C" or even a "B." What do Harry, Harvey, and Horace have in common?
a.    They are all practicing ethnocentrism in their daily decision making.
b.    They are all employing the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
c.    They are expressing their own values in the choices that they make.
d.    They are all experiencing culture shock.
Hint: p. 46
SLO5:Assess deviance and the reasons for deviant behaviors
LO5B:Explain the basis for social norms and behaviors in societies
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19.	The French sociologist Emile Durkheim is most identified with which of the following areas of study?
a.    Social integration
b.    Class conflict
c.    Social Darwinism
d.    The spirit of capitalism
Hint: p. 12
SLO2:Examine socialization and factors that affect socialization and social interactions
LO2B:Discuss the origins of sociology and the key theorists who shaped the field
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20.	Sociologists who analyze how social life depends on the ways that people define themselves and others are most likely _______.
a.    ethnomethodologists
b.    functionalists
c.    conflict theorists
d.    symbolic interactionists
Hint: p. 24
SLO2:Examine socialization and factors that affect socialization and social interactions
LO2C:Discuss the three theoretical approaches to sociology
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