Homework answers / question archive / Sociologists call a group sharing a common culture? According to the textbook – smaller groups which stem from larger groups usually behave the same What do sociologists call laws, morals, values, religious beliefs, customs, fashions, rituals Simultaneously studying the behavior of an individual within a societal framework is called? Sociology can be best described as Sociologists take care to not treat ________   as if it were alive in its own right Which definition of reification is most accurate Comte was motivated to study sociology as a ____________

Sociologists call a group sharing a common culture? According to the textbook – smaller groups which stem from larger groups usually behave the same What do sociologists call laws, morals, values, religious beliefs, customs, fashions, rituals Simultaneously studying the behavior of an individual within a societal framework is called? Sociology can be best described as Sociologists take care to not treat ________   as if it were alive in its own right Which definition of reification is most accurate Comte was motivated to study sociology as a ____________

Sociology

Share With

• Sociologists call a group sharing a common culture?
• According to the textbook – smaller groups which stem from larger groups usually behave the same
• What do sociologists call laws, morals, values, religious beliefs, customs, fashions, rituals
• Simultaneously studying the behavior of an individual within a societal framework is called?
• Sociology can be best described as
• Sociologists take care to not treat ________   as if it were alive in its own right
• Which definition of reification is most accurate
• Comte was motivated to study sociology as a ____________.
• Comte’s primary motivation to study sociology as a science was to
• Which of the following men coined the term positivism and is widely considered the father of sociology?
• The process of simultaneously analyzing the behavior of individuals and the society that shapes that behavior is referred to as
• Studying sociology helps people analyze date because we learn
• Which research technique would most likely be used by a symbolic interactionist?
• Goffman’s dramaturgical approach is similar to the idea that we all play out expected social roles in our lives
• Karl Marx said workers experience alienation, he meant that workers
• One defining feature of a minority group
• One defining feature of a minority group
• Why did most white Americans come to the US
• Best definition of conflict theory
• Which of the following best describes sociology as a subject?
• Definition of positivism is in social science
• What is the best definition of the sociology imagination?
• 3^rd classic theorist
• Erving Goffman is known for which theory
• Symbolic interactionism is best described as the study of?
• Best definition of structural functionalism
• Which sociologist first recognized social dynamics as un underlying component of historical development
• Equal blending of 2 cultures is called
• what is the best definition of anomie
• parents called a child a budding young alcoholic. Is this something I can change? Or since they called me this, will I forever remain an alcoholic?
• When I was in high school, I did some bad things and people called me a bad person. I’m wondering if this is one of the reasons why I went to prison. Is this true?
• Did Howard say he was interested in structural functionalism?
• The title of the book that focused on marijuana and stigma?
• Merton has a theory – what theory is his?
• The study of macro-sociology is the personal social variances
• One of my behaviors is to figure out alternative paths and different methods for getting what I need for me and my family. Merton 1960s had a theory to explain behavior
• According to the concept of the power elite, why would a celebrity such as Charlie sheen commit a crime
• CW mills believed that powerful are protected from common laws of deviance, not because they are disconnected, but because they have control
• Which of the following people is most likely to be a member of the power elite
• A convicted sexual offender is released on parole and arrested two weeks later for repeated sexual crimes. How would labeling theory explain this?
• _____________ is defined as an arrangement of practices and behaviors on which society’s members base their daily lives
• Which of the following terms refers to going along with the preferences of one’s peers
• According to this study individuals will
• According to this study individuals will
• What motivated him to study authority and obedience in social context
• What best sums up my conclusions from my study on pain/harm and authority
• Samantha is arrested for graffiti writing
• All about city codes, ordinances and every little nuanced legal term that was ever uttered. There are rules, and we must obey by the rules you know
• Definition of a social more- which is best to use
• Researcher who tested authority by using pseudo electric shock on actors
• In 2013 Pew found how many favored legalizing marijuana
• How is deviance defined
• _________ deviance is a violation of norms that ___________ result in being labeled a deviant
• What makes native Americans unique as a subordinate group in the US
• What country has the lowest chastity percentage according to buss
• Biological determinism is the belief that men and women behave differently due to inherent sex differences related to their biology
• Heterosexism is the idea that opposites attract
• According to national surveys, most US parents support which type of sexual education programs in school
• Compared to western societies
• What is the best definition of the crime
• Which theorist studied the power elite and the influence they had over society
• Jake receives a promotion at his law firm after winning an important case this is an example of
• Which of the following has a role in maintaining social control?
• What is true about sanctions
• Term crime can be defined as
• 3^rd factor in determining SES is
• Stanley Milgram distinguishes between 2 levels of social control, conformity and obedience. Generally, conformity requires greater coercion than obedience
• Max weber was interested in the individual with relation to the group
• The idea that individual adaptation to society was pioneered by
• Howard Becker is considered a structural functionalist
• Karl Marx pioneered conflict theory
• What helps to encourage fundamental change in the fabric of a society
• If I was to get people in this town together to protest the lack of political representation this would be called what
• Socialization agencies such as schools help teach children how to get along with other and prepare them for adult economic roles
• Intergenerational mobility describes a difference in social class that is between different members of the same generation
• In the early 2000s most homeowners experienced a windfall in home equity valuations. This enabled them to climb the SES ladder send children to prestigious universities, and provide better than they had been able to in prior decades this is an example of
• Allowing a student to move to the next grade regardless of whether or not they have met the requirements for that grade is called
• Formal education escribes the learning of academic facts and concepts through formal curriculum
• Learning about cultural values, norms, expected behaviors by participating in a society best describes
• An ecclesia is a religious group that most all members of a society belong to
• Sociologists describe a cult similarly to a sect except that a cult is an ancient religious grouping of people
• Which of the following is not a branch of the US criminal justice system?
• 5^th grade Scott is singled out by his teacher for bad behavior, partly because his older brothers had behavior problems themselves. Throughout grade school, Scott gains a reputation as a problem child. Scott eventually drops out of school, thinking he was born to fail anyway. Which school of thought best fits scots experience
• The definition of an alternative movement is social movements that limit themselves to self-improvement changes in individuals
• Alternative movement seeks limited social change –
• Collective behavior is an institutionalized activity in which several people voluntarily engage
• What describes the process that increase the amount of specialization and differentiation of structure in societies resulting in the move from an undeveloped society to developed, terminology driven society?
• In the Megan meirr story – the father of the girl who was friends with megan created the fictitious person called josh
• Ogburn uses the term culture log, which has relevance to the phenomena of cyberbullying today
• Emergent norms behavior
• Resource mobilization theory
• Industry
• Confidence
• When does structural conduciveness occur
• What helps mobilization for action
• What is the only thing that can end the collective behavior episode
• Having what in place helps mobilize a social movement
• A social movement industry is a
• Historically, what is a good example of a movement that was aided the civil rights act through resource mobilizations
• Emergence theory is predicated on the variance of which
• Emergence theory states that people react to a crowd situation by brining what to the experience
• The individual norms that an individual brings to a crowd situation are
• Emergent norms theory is best characterized by which critical theoretical perspective
• Casual crowds have considerable interactive qualities
• Conventional crowds come together for a scheduled event
• Expressive crowds focus on a specific goal or action
• An example of collective manipulation is the YMCA dance
• An example of a powerful NGO is the FDA
• When a social movement reaches the institutionalization stage, it relies heavily on volunteer work
• A poor example of diagnostic framing of social issues is the antigay marriage movements description of marriage being only between a man and a woman
• The slow food movement is an example of the social amplification model
• Transformative revision helps a social movement remain relevant
• Social media is an example of a weak tie
• Which is not an example of bullying behavior
• Which is not an example of incivility
• Which is not an example of an impairment form incivility
• Which is not an example of in-class incivility
• McDonaldization is best defined as the business model in common social institutions
• A good working definition of generalized other is the common behavioral expectations of general society
• Master status is a term that describes the chief characteristic of an individual
• Sensibilities play a large role in causing social friction. Sensibilities are not based upon culture and socialization
• Deviance is always considered a crime: 
• The parameters of uncivil discourse dictate that each party must voice their opinion
• According to socialist Gary Crawford trolling is akin to poison email
• Being able see the person behind the avatar changes internet behavior tremendously
• According to Dunechaser if you are irritating in real life you risk which of the following
• The united states is becoming more uncivil in public behavior
• The US populace is increasingly sensitized to uncivil acts on humanity
• Irritating behavior indicates high risk action on the incivility continuum
• Racial/ethnic/sexuality slurs are deemed more uncivil because of the blanket nature attack on large cross sections of humanity
• The terms respect and civility are synonymous
• Fear of speaking one’s mind because of uncivil reactions is a common classroom feeling
• Solipsistic introjection definition is
• According to dunechaser trolls seek anonymity by the taboo nature of their behavior
• Which of the following is an example of non-reactive research?
• Which of the following is not a purpose of the American sociological associations code of ethics?
• Neutrality is a directive in sociology.  The term value neutrality is defined by the text as
• Reliability is defined by the text as
• Tyson is researching whether actors on primetime television and hit movies negatively impact teenager’s body images He is going undercover at a local high school to observe and participate with the students to better understand the world they live in. Tyson is conducting which research model
• Which of the following is not a step in the scientific method?     
• What is the importance of interpretive framework
• Which of the following is not an example of sociological hypothesis
• Sociology the word normative means what
• Positivists
• The spread of north American industrialized processed foods around the globe has been greatly aided by
• Food as a symbol of counter-culture or subculture would be considered an
• Often food takes on social significance which may include
• SNA theory states that personal autonomy in the western world is becoming
• A SNA network is defined as a set of relationships between objects
• Who did the SNA study on obesity and friends
• Nutrient capital is best described as
• SNA is an acronym in social science for
• Sheryl was dx with bipolarity when she was a teenager, she’s hesitant to tell her friends, and tries her best to hide her dx from her coaches, teachers, and employers since she’s seen other people with the illness be discriminated against on account of it. Bipolarity is an example of
• What does it mean when the government subsidizes food
• When corn, wheat, and sugar are subsidized by our taxes what does that do for the cost for the consumer and profit for industrial agriculture
• What do these government subsidies mean for high nutrient dense foods in comparison to low nutrient dense foods?
• When people eat low nutrient dense foods it makes them more hungry
• When someone is hungry after eating low nutrient dense food they need to eat again to feed their body, thus eating higher volume of food and spending more money
• In the long run after medical bills are paid and prescription drugs are brought and time at work is lot it is more expensive to eat fast food and chips and candy
• Which factor is considered when evaluating someone’s standard of living?
• With the recent occupy wall street movement the people of the US keep hearing about the top 1% how much of the US wealth rests in the hands of the wealthiest top 1% of people
• What is particularly unique about the US middle class
• Which historical event was greatly responsible for global stratification as we see it today
• Charlotte was born to a lower-class family in rural Pennsylvia. After taking a job in the mail room of a large corporate office Charlotte is slowly promoted through the ranks and becomes CEO of the company. What type of stratification is shown in this story?
• I have been sitting down here conducting quiet observations on the social exchange over goods and resources. The RSV chance is fascinating it is even tiered in a physically stratified manner. I am curious as to how long it takes for the middle and upper levels to realize that for functional societal collective behavior, conflict over basic resources needs to be mitigated. If you can guess my name, I will share even more information with you. Karl Marx
• What is my over-arching sociological theory named
• Which best describes conflict theory
• What is the term for the parent who takes the most responsibility for child welfare?
• What is the primary agency of socialization for younger children?
• What seems to be the key although not the rule to upward social mobility
• A person’s position in a country’s social stratification is determined by
• Sue is desperate for the new designer purse that she saw while window shopping at her local mall. She knew every girl in school would covet her bag and be like her. When she walked in, she whipped out her credit card and purchased the 5,000 bags. This kind of purchasing is called
• Symbolic interactionists have come to the conclusion that
• In 2008, the us felt the effects of the recession. After the collapse of the housing market, people lost their jobs and they quit spending money. Many people couldn’t afford their mortgages anymore and their homes went into foreclosure. For many people it was a time of
• GNI PPP or gross national income divided by purchasing power parity helps measure
• Whose work do conflict theorists rely on to help form their arguments surrounding social stratification
• One main issue in studying global social inequality is
• Mohit spent his days combing through garbage in Mumbai, India with his brothers and sisters. Sometimes he would find food, or something to sell for money. He never tried to overcome his lower-class status because he had seen his friends try and fail. So, he accepted his fate, and tried to live life as best he could in a closed society. Mohit is an example of someone living under
• Elisa graduated from college with a double major and was introduced into the Phi Beta Kappa society. She was then offered a job in NYC, where she worked 12 hours a day and produced excellent results. Within two years she had over 100 employees working under her. Elisa’s hard work was rewarded with a raise and a bonus. This form of promotion is based on the principals of
• What is the most significant threat to the relatively high standard of living people are accustomed to in the US
• Sociology is defined as the
• According to Durkheim, which of the following is not a social fact
• George Herbert mead’s specific path of development for individual is as follows
• Ally’s father was sent to prison when she was 12 for the trafficking of narcotics. Her brother was arrested when she was 13 for possession of methamphetamines. By the age of 18, alley has been arrested 3 times for possession of marijuana. Which theory best describes ally’s experience
• What is the first agent of socialization?
• Adolf hitler blaming Germany’s prewar problems on the Jewish population is an example of
• The antidrug campaign in the 1980s encouraged students to just say no to put an end to drug use and drug violence. Which type of framing did this campaign use
• Next an airplane has crashed on a deserted island off the coast of Fiji. The survivors are forced to learn new behaviors in order to adapt to the situation and each other. This is an example of what theory
• Which is not part of the Feldman definition of incivility
• Which is not an example of an impairment form incivility
• According to dunchaster Facebook keeps people accountable for their actions since posters are not anonymous
• The spread of an American industrialized process foods and the globe has been greatly aided by
• Nutrient capital is best described as
• According to the social construction of race school of thought, race is
• Max believes that most people’s racial beliefs are based on images conveyed in popular media. Since many people never meet members of certain races for themselves max’s perspective is
• Which group in the US has been stereotyped as the model minority
• In the 1973, the American psychological association declassified homosexuality as an abnormal or deviant disorder. Which sociological perspective would be most interested in the statement the APA made to society
• Jenny is given a doll for her 2^nd birthday, while her brother Tyrone is given a fire truck. This is an example of gender
• Who first coined the notion of the sociological imagination
• I can say that I am a superior race because I am genetically different. This is the same between Asians whites Hispanics and blacks on planet earth. They are different races. No
• I am frequently angry. Your type is always screwing up the world for the rest of us. I suppose you think you could explain why I am angry at your race all the time
• It is a fact that you are all takers and not makers in sociopia. What do you say to this
• One of you is decently smart and talented. Your skin tone is closer to the ultimate green. I suppose you would say that most accurate definition of this
• You don’t belong in my land, you belong in an area where people look like you but I suppose you would say that this is
• The definition of an alternative movement is: social movements that limit themselves to self-improvement changes in individuals.
• Collective behavior is an institutionalized activity in which several people voluntarily engage
• __________ describes the processes that increase the amount of specialization and differentiation of structure in societies resulting in the move from an undeveloped society to developed, terminology driven society (Irwin 1976)
• Emergency theory is predicated on the variance of which?
• Emergency theory states that people react to a crowd situation by bringing what to the experience
• Emergent norm theory is best characterized by which critical theoretical perspective
• Having what in place helps a social movement
• Social media is an example of a weak tie
• Which is not part of the (Feldman) definition of incivility
• Which is not an example of (clark and kenaley) academic incivility
• Which is not an example of bullying behavior (felbinger)
• Which is not an example of incivility
• Which is not an example of an impairment from incivility
• According to dunechaser if you are irritating in real life you risk
• An internet troll is a trojan horse virus that attacks your hard drive
• Racial/ethnic/sexuality slurs are deemed more uncivil because of the blanket nature attack on large cross sections of humanity
• The US is becoming more uncivil in public behavior
• The US populace is increasingly sensitized to uncivil acts on humanity