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The increasing interconnection among the peoples of the world-economically,politically,environmentally,and culturally-is a process referred to as


A) networking.
B) social connection.
C) globalization.
D) internationalization.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Concern with parents' privacy rights is often framed as a(n) _____ issue.


A) freedom of religion
B) right to speech
C) social justice
D) health care

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What is meant by the term pouring rights?


A) Soft drink companies pay schools to sell their products to students.
B) Waste management companies pay local townships to dump chemicals into sewer systems.
C) Bottled water companies are mandated to list all ingredients on labels.
D) Beer companies are allowed to dispense product samples at sporting events.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which sociological perspective focuses on gender as the most important source of conflict and equality in social life?


A) structural-functionalist
B) feminist
C) conflict
D) symbolic-interactionist

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Reducing crime rates is a (n) ________ function of longer mandatory prison sentences.Creating more jobs for prison guards is a(n) ________ function.


A) achieved;ascribed
B) ascribed;achieved
C) manifest;latent
D) latent;manifest

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Use the three major sociological perspectives-structural functionalism,symbolic interactionism,and conflict theory-to analyze the playing of your favorite team sport.Indicate which you find most useful for understanding your chosen sport and why.

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Which traditional American value is challenged when the government becomes involved in ensuring the welfare of its children?


A) privacy
B) patriotism
C) materialism
D) progress

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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In 2012,an independent commission in Japan concluded that the cause of the nuclear disaster at Fukushima was partly a result of


A) Japanese culture.
B) financial globalization.
C) corporate greed.
D) widespread immorality.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following is the best example of a primary group?


A) the Williams family
B) the staff of an accounting department
C) the American Sociological Association
D) a football team

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The distinction between an ascribed status and an achieved status is always clear.

A) True
B) False

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The relationship between an individual and society is reciprocal.

A) True
B) False

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The set of behavioral expectations associated with a particular position is referred to as


A) roles.
B) statuses.
C) ascribed status.
D) achieved roles.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following groups would be considered a dyad?


A) a married couple
B) a mother and her three children
C) A soccer team
D) a first-grade music class

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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The Sociology Students Association (SSA) meets in the library on the first Wednesday of every month.During meetings,the SSA plans community service projects and social activities,such as movie nights.The SSA would be considered a


A) society.
B) counterculture.
C) primary group.
D) secondary group.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Which perspective stresses the importance of social institutions for maintaining social stability?


A) structural-functionalist
B) sydicalism
C) conflict
D) symbolic-interactionist

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Explain the author's statement,"All of us are simultaneously members of our own society and citizens of a world community." People have been moving from place to place throughout human history.What is different about today's globalization?

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Much of our identity comes from our contact with others.

A) True
B) False

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Define the term social institution.Choose two social institutions and explain how these institutions are affected by the increase of women in the workforce.

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A social institution is a complex, integ...

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Discuss and provide examples of how interaction with others exerts social influence over our thoughts,perceptions,and actions.

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In the United States,individual academic achievement is valued.

A) True
B) False

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