Sociology Sample test 3

Solomon Asch's research, in which subjects were asked to match lines, showed:

which of the following is part of the scientific management approach?

what is the correct sociological term for all people with a common status, such as "college students"?

from the point of view of a patient who is involuntarily committed, what type of formal organization is a mental hospital?

what traits have been described as a "female advantage"?

formal organizations are:

which of the following illustrates the operation of groupthink?

which types of leaders tend to downplay their positions and power, allowing the group to function more or less on its own?

which of the following is not one of the traits of bureaucracy noted by Max Weber?

stanley milligrams research, in which subjects used a "shock generator," showed that:

Max Weber argued that formal organizations, while efficient, have the ability to_______ people within them.

which of the following statements about social diversity and group dynamics is false?

which of the following is the best example of a secondary group?

which of the following is evidence of the "Mcdonaldization of society"?

a temporary, loosely formed collection of people who may or may not interact is a:

His friends begin to criticize this individual as a "boozer," pushing him out of their social circle. The individual begins to drink even more, becomes bitter, and joins a new group of friends who are all heavy drinkers. According to Edwin Lemert, this situation illustrates

what is the term of crime committed by persons of high social positions in the course of their occupations?

which of the following is a function of deviance noted by Emile Durkheim?

crime differs from deviance in that crime

in his strain theory, Robert merton would use which of the following term to describe people, including alcoholics and drug addicts, who drop out

a hate crime is defined as

in 1917, the Russian revolution transformed _______, placing productive property under the control of ________

Max Weber considered an individuals social position to be

in english history, the meaning of primogeniture was

in recent decades a new clashes emerged in china, which is the

which of the following statements about social mobility in the united states is true

while race refers to _______ considered important by a society, ethnicity, refers to _______

stereotypes are

which of the following terms refers to biological reproduction by people of different racial categories

what is the term for a social group toward which we feel competition or opposition?

the emergency room clerk who keeps a bleeding patient waiting while filling out extensive paperwork is a classic example of:

which type of leader is likely to use humor to lighten a serious moment

the term bureaucracy refers to

from the point of view of parents, what type of formal organization is a school's parent-teacher association

which of the following terms refers to the rule of the many by the few

biological approaches offer

because there are several hundred people in the united states or every police officer, police

what is the term for the formal system that responds to alleged violations of the law using police, courts, and prison officials

in Robert melons strain, theory the term ______ correctly describes a person who gets rich by defrauding a bank

in which fo the following regions is the poverty rate highest?

which of the following statements about jobs is not true?

the term meritocracy refers to social stratification

one of the following statements is not true. which is it?

comparing a number of societies in history and around the world, we see that social stratification may involve differences in

compared to the upper class, the middle class in the united states contains:

what is the term for a social group that commands a members esteem and loyalty

which of the following is legal term meaning "guilty mind" that refers to criminal intent?

what refers to a belief that one racial category is innately superior or inferior to another?

samuel stuffers study of soldier morale during the world war 2 led to what conclusion

crime against persons includes all but which of the following