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SOC 135  MODULE 2 CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
1.	Officer Friel has just pulled over a motorist exceeding the speed limit by 40 miles per hour. When he approached the vehicle, he recognizes the driver as his best friend's daughter. Officer Friel is aware that the young lady has had some money problems and the last thing she can afford is a $200 speeding ticket that will also raise her insurance rates. At this point, which of the following terms best describes the position facing Officer Friel?
a.    Officer Friel is experiencing role strain.
b.    Officer Friel is experiencing role conflict.
c.    Officer Friel is now engaged in role reversal.
d.    Officer Friel is faced with status inconsistency.
Hint: p. 113
SLO11:Examine the effects of growth and technology on social interactions and the environment
LO11A:Discuss the changing roles and effects of media on social interactions
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2.	The case study of Jack and Oskar provides support for which of the following explanations of behavior?
a.    Identical twins will always exhibit similar behavior because their gene complement is identical.
b.    Environment has a significant influence on behavior, regardless of gene complement.
c.    Behavior is the result of genetic influences.
d.    The father's genetic influence is greater than the mother's as a determinant of behavior.
Hint: p. 65
SLO2:Examine socialization and factors that affect socialization and social interactions
LO2D:Define human nature and factors that affect human nature
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3.	The presentation of self in everyday life, also called dramaturgy, was developed by ________.
a.    Talcott Parsons
b.    Edwin Sutherland
c.    Erving Goffman
d.    Travis Hirschi
Hint: p. 112
SLO11:Examine the effects of growth and technology on social interactions and the environment
LO11A:Discuss the changing roles and effects of media on social interactions
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4.	In the "nature versus nurture" argument regarding socialization, the "nurture" component refers to _______.
a.    heredity
b.    the social environment
c.    instinct
d.    genetic composition
Hint: p. 64
SLO2:Examine socialization and factors that affect socialization and social interactions
LO2D:Define human nature and factors that affect human nature
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5.	Believing that all football players are academically challenged, that all African Americans are great athletes, and that all women can cook well are examples of ________.
a.    culture shock
b.    the relativist fallacy
c.    stereotyping
d.    cultural relativism
Hint: p. 109
SLO11:Examine the effects of growth and technology on social interactions and the environment
LO11A:Discuss the changing roles and effects of media on social interactions
	1
6.	Why do many sociologists object to psychoanalysis as a valid explanation for human behavior?
a.    Sociologists reject the notion that personality develops in stages.
b.    Sociologists disagree on the influence of the super ego as a balancing force of behavior.
c.    Sociologists argue that Freud failed to study a wide range of subjects before developing his
 theory.
d.    Sociologists object to the view that inborn and subconscious motivations are the primary
 reasons for human behavior.
Hint: p. 72
SLO2:Examine socialization and factors that affect socialization and social interactions
LO2D:Define human nature and factors that affect human nature
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7.	The technique created by Sigmund Freud for the treatment of emotional problems through long-term, intensive exploration of the subconscious mind is referred to as _______.
a.    transactional analysis
b.    rational emotive therapy
c.    psychoanalysis
d.    reality therapy
Hint: p. 71
SLO3:Assess the various social groups and organizations within societies, and discuss their origin
LO3B:Discuss the different agents of socialization
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8.	What concept do sociologists refer to when they say that "society makes us human?"
a.    Stratification
b.    Psychoanalysis
c.    Cultural tradition
d.    Socialization
Hint: p. 68
SLO3:Assess the various social groups and organizations within societies, and discuss their origin
LO3B:Discuss the different agents of socialization
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9.	Professor Zale bases her self-concept as a professor on the interactions she has with students and the reactions she receives from them during class. In view of this, which process is Professor Zale utilizing?
a.    Freud's psychoanalytic theory
b.    Cooley's looking-glass self
c.    Mead's "I" and "me" concept
d.    Piaget's theory of moral reasoning
Hint: pp. 68-69
SLO9:Explain cultures and their role in social interactions
LO9B:Examine sociological interactions in everyday life and the factors that affect it
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10.	The organized, usual, or standard ways by which society meets its basic needs are referred to as _______.
a.    social institutions
b.    social imperatives
c.    social aggregates
d.    social solidarity
Hint: p. 102
SLO6:Analyze the different social stratifications
LO6B:Contrast master, achieved, and ascribed status
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11.	Which of the following topics would most likely be approached based on a macrosociological analysis?
a.    A study of the social norms used by street corner men
b.    A study of the face-to-face interaction of members of a research group
c.    A study of the impact of terrorism on the travel plans of business people
d.    A study of the ways in which children in a play group develop language skills
Hint: p. 96
SLO1:Recognize how the scientific method is applied to sociological study
LO1C:Differentiate between micro- and macrosociological observations
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12.	Which of the following represents an achieved status?
a.    Being a high school drop-out
b.    Acting like your mother when she was your age
c.    Having a prescribed sex
d.    Knowing your particular ethnic descent
Hint: p. 99-100
SLO6:Analyze the different social stratifications
LO6B:Contrast master, achieved, and ascribed status
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13.	Bob's football coach is a very important influence in his life. Many of Bob's actions are attempts to win the approval of his coach. Mead would suggest that the coach is one of Bob's _______.
a.    generalized others
b.    significant others
c.    primary group members
d.    reference group members
Hint: p. 69
SLO11:Examine the effects of growth and technology on social interactions and the environment
LO11A:Discuss the changing roles and effects of media on social interactions
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14.	Which of the following perspectives is most appropriate for a research sociologist to use?
a.   Microsociology
b.   Macrosociology
c.    Neither macro nor microsociology
d.    Both macro and microsociology, depending upon the situation
Hint: p. 96
SLO1:Recognize how the scientific method is applied to sociological study
LO1C:Differentiate between micro- and macrosociological observations
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15.	In Freud's theory, what part of the personality represents the pleasure-seeking aspect, demanding immediate fulfillment of basic needs such as attention, food, safety, and sex?
a.    The id
b.    The ego
c.    The superego
d.    The libido
Hint: p. 71
SLO3:Assess the various social groups and organizations within societies, and discuss their origin
LO3B:Discuss the different agents of socialization
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16.	The typical patterns of a group, such as its usual relationships between men and women or students and teachers, are referred to as _______.
a.    social-solidarity
b.    social imperative
c.    social institutions
d.    social structure
Hint: p. 97
SLO7:Explain sexual and racial discrimination
LO7A:Compare and contrast gender differences in socialization
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17.	What term would Mead use to refer to the norms, values, attitudes, and expectations of the public?
a.    Primary group
b.    Generalized others
c.    Secondary group
d.    Significant others
Hint: p. 69
SLO11:Examine the effects of growth and technology on social interactions and the environment
LO11A:Discuss the changing roles and effects of media on social interactions
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18.	The notion that the mass media represents the varied interests of many groups would reflect a position consistent with ________ theory.
a.    exchange
b.    conflict
c.    functionalist
d.    symbolic interactionist
Hint: p. 104
SLO11:Examine the effects of growth and technology on social interactions and the environment
LO11A:Discuss the changing roles and effects of media on social interactions
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19.	A focus on the broad features of society to analyze such things as social class and how groups relate to one another is called _______.
a.    macrosociology
b.    microsociology
c.    meta-analysis
d.    qualitative analysis
Hint: p. 96
SLO1:Recognize how the scientific method is applied to sociological study
LO1C:Differentiate between micro- and macrosociological observations
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20.	George Herbert Mead theorized that learning to take the role of the other entails three stages - the _______ stage, the _______ stage, and the _______ stage.
a.    primary; secondary; tertiary
b.    id; ego; superego
c.    sensorimotor; preoperational; operational
d.    imitation; play; team games
Hint: p. 69
SLO11:Examine the effects of growth and technology on social interactions and the environment
LO11A:Discuss the changing roles and effects of media on social interactions
	1
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