Review 3 Flashcards
Significant others is
George Herbert Mead’s term for those individuals who are most important in the development of the self
In the near phase of Robert Atchley’s phases of retirement , retirees
established a specific departure date from their jobs
Every evening at a neighborhood bar, the clientele-which consists of construction workers, police officers, plumbers, and factory workers-watches sports events on the big screen television set and play pool. the people who hang out in this bar are
a. caste
b. power group
c. class
d. status group
status group
What term did Thorstein Veblen use to refer to the behavior of those at the top of the social hierarchy when they engage in such activities as jetting off to a remote destination for dinner?
conspicuous leisure
Which of the following refer to a floating standard of deprivation by which people at the bottom of a society to be disadvantaged in comparison to the nation as whole?
a. elementary poverty
b. dramatic poverty
c. relative poverty
d. absolute poverty
relative poverty
A family lives in a remote area of Appalachia, where coal mines that once employed many workers have been idle for years. There are no jobs in the area, the distant schools are poorly funded, and because of the remote location, there are no churches or medical facilities nearby. These poor, chronically unemployed people who barley survive from winter to winter are an example of
The underclass
Higher loan balances are typically held by
a. White and Asian student
b. Middle Eastern and Black students
c. Asian and Latino students
d. Black and Latino students
Black and Latino Students
A person leaves a singles bar alone and later tells a friend, “There wasnt anyone interesting in the entire crowd.” This is an example of
Face-work
Which term refers to a person’s typical patterns of attitudes, needs, characteristics, and behavior?
personality
Areas where older Americans congregate and that gradually become informal centers for senior citizens are know as
naturally occurring retirement communities
Which of the following is considered an achieved status
a. occupation
b. gender
c. race
d. age
occupation
Which of the following terms is used to organized patterns of beliefs and behavior centered on basic social needs?
a. communities
b. social institutions
c. functional perquisites
d. social networks
social institutions
Ferdinand Tonnies would view hunting-and-gathering societies as example of a
a. Glockenspiel
b. Gesundheit
c. Gemeinschaft
d. Gesellschaft
Gemeinschaft
Which term is used to refer to a formal, impersonal group in which there is little social intimacy or mutual understanding?
Secondary group
Which term is used by sociologist to refer to a set of expectations for people who occupy a given social position or status?
Social role
In Karl Marx’s analysis, society was fundamentally divided between
a. separate genders that clash in pursuit of their own interests
b. economic classes that clash in pursuit of their own class interests
c. different races that clash in pursuit of their own interest
d. the religious and nonreligious who clash in pursuit of their own interest
economic classes that clash in pursuit of their own class interests
Emile Durkheim’s cross-cultural study of suicide falls under the category of
Global sociology
Which of the following is in the second step of the scientific method
a. reviewing the literature
b. collecting and analyzing
c. defining the problem
d. selecting the research design
Reviewing the literature
When a researcher collects information about a group through direct involvement and inspection, this is know as
observation
Ethnocentrism is the tendency to assume that one’s own culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others. In this way, ethnocentrism fosters cohesion in a group. This observation would best reflect which sociological perspective?
Functionalist perspective
The use of the terms “g-man”, “honey boat”, and “airmail” by sanitation workers in New York is an example of
Argot
The term media monitoring is used most often to refer to
a. parents checking what their child watches
b. the government censoring media
c. interest groups’ monitoring of content
d. studios following what is a “hit”
interest groups’ monitoring of content
Which of the sociological perspectives would see the debate over media content as an extension of everyday life
interactionist perspective
An employee at a welfare office is so concerned with paperwork that he doesn’t have time to administer to the needs of the poor, hungry, and homeless individuals who seek assistance. According to Merton’s theory, this welfare worker would be a(n)
a. innovator
b. rebel.
c. ritualist
d. retreatist
Ritualist
