Question 1



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pts

Read the following description of a community and determine whether or not it meets the criteria to be categorized as a society.

This community exists on an island in the Pacific Ocean. There are about 20,000 people on this island who are divided into 3 different castes. Marriage between the castes is forbidden, and each caste has specific occupations associated with it. The members of the community trade together and gather for cultural ceremonies and practices.

Group of answer choices

Yes this is a society

No this is not a society

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Question 2



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Which of the following is NOT a sociological question?

Group of answer choices

Are women and men treated differently in the workplace?

Why do college students engage in social drinking?

How do religious beliefs shape human behavior?

Is homosexuality morally right?

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Question 3



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Which of the following is an example of a

micro-sociological

question?

Group of answer choices

Why do countries go to war?

What are the genetics of race?

How does the political system of the US work?

How do college students interact with each other during group work?

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Question 4



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Which of the following is NOT a part of culture?

Group of answer choices

Beliefs & Values

DNA & genetic kinship

Practices & Behaviors

Physical items

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Question 5



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Where does culture come from?

Group of answer choices

We learn it

We are born knowing it

It is a product of economic system (e.g, capitalism, socialism, etc)

All of the above

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Question 6



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Clothing, utensils, and building styles are examples of which of the following?

Group of answer choices

Material culture

Cultural capital

Conflict theory

Functionalism

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Question 7



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While traveling in rural Nepal, a tourist from the US finds out that some people in the region practice fraternal polyandry (a form of marriage where one woman marries a set of brothers). The tourist reacts with disgust and declares that this is an uncivilized, irrational, and completely immoral practice that makes absolutely no sense.

What is this tourist engaging in?

Group of answer choices

Cultural relativism

Ethnocentrism

Personal preference

Stating the truth

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Question 8



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You are working in a medical clinic and a patient comes in seeking help with an addiction to opioids. The sociological imagination reminds you that you should look beyond the personal characteristics (or “biography”) of this patient in order to fully understand the situation. What else should you consider (there are 2 correct answers; you must select both to get points for this question)

Group of answer choices

Society (for example, social stigma around addiction)

History (for example, the context of the opioid epidemic)

Biology (for example, a genetic predisposition to addiction)

Symbolism (for example, red ribbon used in school programs about the dangers of drugs)

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Question 9



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In looking at how Americans spend their time, I observe that in heterosexual married couples where both husband and wife work full time, wives spend more time doing household chores and childcare after work while husbands have more free time for activities like watching TV.

I explain this as being the result of a gendered division of labor that favors (is better for) men. What

sociological perspective (theory)

am I using to understand the data?

Group of answer choices

Functionalism

Conflict

Symbolic Interactionism

Social Construction

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Question 10



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There is an extreme degree of political and cultural polarization in US society currently. In this context, it can be difficult to determine if there is a shared understanding or idea about what it means to be American and there is a large amount of variation in what people think is the “right way” to behave.

Which of the following sociological concept best describes this situation?

Group of answer choices

Marxism

Alienation

Industrialization

Anomie

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Question 11



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The Census Bureau collects data about the population of the United States by using surveys and interviews. Census data is ____.

Group of answer choices

Theoretical

Anecdotal

Paradigm

Empirical

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Question 12



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I hypothesize that high school students who watch a lot of TV will have more stereotypes about women then students who watch less TV. What is the

independent variable

?

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Question 13



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Read the following abstract and select the best description for the method used in this study.

Deportations from the United States reached record highs in the aftermath of the Great Recession (2007-2009). At the peak, over 400,000 people were deported from the United States. The majority of these deportees have U.S. citizen family members, nearly all of whom continue to live in the United States. […] This article draws from interviews with 27 people from California who experienced the deportation of a family member to provide insight into the effects of deportation on these families. […] The findings reveal that family members face short, medium, and long-term consequences in the aftermath of a deportation and that many adolescents are forced to make an abrupt transition to adulthood when one or both of their parents is deported.

Source: Golash-Boza, T. (2019). Punishment beyond the deportee: The collateral consequences of deportation.

American Behavioral Scientist, 63

(9), 1331-1349.

Group of answer choices

Survey

Interviews

Experiment

Focus groups

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Question 14



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On what page does the above article start?

Group of answer choices

9

63

1331

2009

There is not enough information to answer this question

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Question 15



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I need to cite a book in APA style. I have the following information:

• Title of book
• Name of author
• Year book was published
• Name of publisher

In my reference, which part should be

italicized

?

Group of answer choices

Author’s name

Title of book

Name of publisher

Year of publication

Nothing should be italicized.

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Question 16



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According to the RU website, there are 1,204 total students enrolled. 982 are undergraduate students. 222 are graduate students.

What percent of RU students are undergraduate students?

You may use a calculator.

Group of answer choices

18.4%

22.6%

81.6%

83.0%

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Question 17



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There are 112 international students at RU according to the website. If all the international students are undergraduate students, what percentage of undergraduate students are international students?

Group of answer choices

9.3%

11.4%

12.3%

15.0%

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Question 18



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pts

Match the term with the appropriate definition

Group of answer choices

Sociological methods

[ Choose ]

The patterns themselves

How we create patterns

How we measure patterns

How we explain patterns

Sociological theories

[ Choose ]

The patterns themselves

How we create patterns

How we measure patterns

How we explain patterns

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Question 19



4.5

pts

School teaches us many things. Identify which are

manifest

and which are

latent

functions of schooling.

Learning to read and write

[ Select ]

[”

Manifest function

“, ”

Latent function

“]

Learning to sit quietly

[ Select ]

[”

Manifest fuction

“, ”

Latent function

“]

Learning to obey authority

[ Select ]

[”

Manifest function

“, ”

Latent function

“]

Learning how to do math

[ Select ]

[”

Manifest function

“, ”

Latent function

“]

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Question 20



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Walking up or down the stairs in the middle instead of on the right side is an example of breaking a ___.

Group of answer choices

Sanction

Folkway

More

Law

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Question 21



4.5

pts

Identities are unstable; they depend on context and audience.

Group of answer choices

True

False

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Question 22



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I see myself as being a good person who cares about others; because of this, even when I am angry, I try to smile and be polite. What am I doing?

Group of answer choices

Behaviorism

Socialization

Self-regulating

Engaging in representation

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Question 23



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Students, faculty, and visitors standing in line to attend a football game on campus are an example a ____.

Group of answer choices

Group

Crowd

Category

All of the above

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Question 24



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pts

Which of the following is an example of an

instrumental function

?

Group of answer choices

Working with a group of students to divide work for a class presentation

Comforting a friend who is going through a difficult break-up

Reading a book for fun

None of the above

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Question 25



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Parents scold a little boy for crying and tell him he needs to calm down and “act like a man”. The little boy learns from this experience that crying is not acceptable for him because of his gender. What type of socialization has occurred?

Group of answer choices

Individualization

Discipline

Social learning

Developmental milestones

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Question 26



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pts

When a person decided to wear or not wear a mask based on what people in their social circles are doing, they are making a decision based on ____

Group of answer choices

their reference group

their best judgement

the scientific evidence

their legal rights

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Question 27



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pts

In the TV show

Breaking Bad,

Walter White decides to begin making and selling drugs to provide financially for his family because he is dying of lung cancer. Which theory of deviance best describes Walter’s actions (based on this description, not the whole show)?

Group of answer choices

Strain Theory

Labeling Theory

Social Disorganization Theory

Differential Association Theory

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Question 28



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Once someone has gone to prison for a serious crime, they may find it difficult to ever remove the label of criminal. For example, they may be asked about their criminal history when looking for a job or an apartment. This is an example of _____.

Group of answer choices

Primary deviance

Secondary deviance

Tertiary deviance

Quadrivalent deviance

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Question 29



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pts

Match each example with the best description

Group of answer choices

A promotion at work

[ Choose ]

Formal positive sanction

Formal negative sanction

Informal negative sanction

Informal positive sanction

A ticket and a fine for speeding

[ Choose ]

Formal positive sanction

Formal negative sanction

Informal negative sanction

Informal positive sanction

Someone giving you the finger (an insulting hand gesture)

[ Choose ]

Formal positive sanction

Formal negative sanction

Informal negative sanction

Informal positive sanction

A smile and congratulations

[ Choose ]

Formal positive sanction

Formal negative sanction

Informal negative sanction

Informal positive sanction

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Question 30



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Over the last year, many workers who were able to transition to working from home found that they appreciated the increased control over their work conditions (for example having more choice in what they wore, when they took breaks, who they were around, etc). The increased satisfaction experienced by workers under these conditions illustrates that their previous condition of work created ____.

Group of answer choices

Anomie

Alienation

Antipositivism

Equilibrium

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Question 31



15

pts

Explain the concept of social construction (the usual rules about plagiarism apply here. If you quote from a source, it must be cited).

In your answer do the following:

• Define social construction.
• Describe at least one way to recognize that something might be socially constructed.
• Explain whether something that is socially constructed is real or not.