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Unit 5 Test: Sociology--Social groups Flashcards

1
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comprehensive study of suicide

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Durkheim

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2
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ideal types rather than specific examples

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Weber

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3
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father of sociology

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Comte

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4
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economic determinism

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Marx and Engels

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5
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taught that society was the product of change

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Spencer

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6
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imagined a completely planned society

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Plato

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7
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T or F. Sociology is the study of society

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True

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8
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T or F. Socialization is cultural accumulation.

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False

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9
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T or F. A utopia is an idealistic vision of society.

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True

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9
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T or F. The church and the family are Biblical institutions of society.

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True

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10
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T or F. A utopia is an idealistic vision of society.

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True

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11
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In a sociological survey, people interview themselves

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False

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12
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Controlled experiments are a method used by sociologists

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True

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13
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Sociology deals with groups rather than with individuals

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True

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14
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One method of conducting a survey involves selecting a sampling of a representative group of people.

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True

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15
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Statistical analysis is the collection of data that is used to test probabilities.

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False

16
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A set of people who are distinguished from others in that they have a common interest or special relationship is a

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group

17
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What is the study of truth and knowledge?

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Philosophy

18
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The spread of cultural traits from one society to another is

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diffusion

19
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All the ways of thinking and acting one acquires from society are his

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culture

20
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What are the two types of anthropology?

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  • cultural
  • physical
21
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When a person has too high of an opinion of their own culture, it is called _____.

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ethnocentrism

22
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What is a baby’s relationship to others regulated by?

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both emotional and physical needs

23
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Emotional is a shared or common emotional experience.

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contagian

24
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What is it called when the details of an event are distorted because they are reported quickly without checking on the details?

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rumor

25
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What is the study of government?

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political science

26
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The immediate family is known as the

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nuclear family

27
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All the grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins to which the nuclear family is related is called the

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extended family

28
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An example of an institution would be:

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marriage

28
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An example of an association would be

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a political party

29
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An example of a primary group would be

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a church

30
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An example of a secondary group would be

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fellow employees

31
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enables a person to function in a group

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socialization

32
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civilization of a given people

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culture

33
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close personal contact and mutual dependence

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primary group

34
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one method used by sociologists to gather information

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survey

35
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study of man

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anthropology

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