SOCS 185 FINAL EXAM 1 AND 2 2026
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TOP
REVIEW A+
◉ Conflict theorists depict the state as an instrument of _____.
Answer: Oppression and violence
◉ From the functionalist perspective, the primary functions of the
state includes: Answer: All of the above choices are correct:
Enforcing norms
Planning and direction
Protecting against other societies
◉ According to Weber, in ________authority, power is legitimated by
the sanctity of age-old customs. Answer: Traditional
◉ According to the text, one factor that is essential for a successful
social movement is a(n) ______. Answer: Ideology
◉ Both functionalists and conflict theorists see ________ as the
foundation of sovereignty for the state. Answer: Force
,◉ According to the text, fundamental modifications in the patterns
of culture, structure, and social behavior over time is called _______.
Answer: Social change
◉ ______ is the family structure in which there is one husband and
two or more wives. Answer: Polygyny
◉ __________ is NOT a form of government recognized in your text.
Answer: Elitism
◉ Multinational corporations _______. Answer: No longer need a
geographical center
◉ According to the text, the gap between what people actually have
and what they have come to expect and feel to be their just due, is
known as ____________. Answer: Relative Deprivation
◉ According to C. Wright Mills, the "Power Elite" in America are
________. Answer: Corporate executives, the military and high-ranking
politicians
◉ According to the text, an arrangement that consists of people who
exercise an effective monopoly in the use of physical coercion in a
given geographical area is known as _______. Answer: The state
, ◉ In reference to the economic integration of less developed nations
into the structures of a world economy (World System Theory),
_______ regions consist of geographical areas that dominate the world
economy and exploit the rest of the system. Answer: Core
◉ Plato was opposed to "democratic" forms of government because
_____. Answer: Athenian democracy voted to kill (and did kill) his
teacher, Socrates.
◉ _____ percent of the world's carbon dioxide emissions come from
the United States. Answer: Twenty-five
◉ According to the text, the countries with the highest life
expectancy rate in the world today are. Answer: Japan, Hong Kong,
and San Marino.
◉ A social movement that advocates replacement of old ways with
something new and different is a _____. Answer: Revolutionary
movement
◉ In the ____________ family, spouses (husband and wife) and their
offspring constitute the core relationship. Answer: Nuclear
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TOP
REVIEW A+
◉ Conflict theorists depict the state as an instrument of _____.
Answer: Oppression and violence
◉ From the functionalist perspective, the primary functions of the
state includes: Answer: All of the above choices are correct:
Enforcing norms
Planning and direction
Protecting against other societies
◉ According to Weber, in ________authority, power is legitimated by
the sanctity of age-old customs. Answer: Traditional
◉ According to the text, one factor that is essential for a successful
social movement is a(n) ______. Answer: Ideology
◉ Both functionalists and conflict theorists see ________ as the
foundation of sovereignty for the state. Answer: Force
,◉ According to the text, fundamental modifications in the patterns
of culture, structure, and social behavior over time is called _______.
Answer: Social change
◉ ______ is the family structure in which there is one husband and
two or more wives. Answer: Polygyny
◉ __________ is NOT a form of government recognized in your text.
Answer: Elitism
◉ Multinational corporations _______. Answer: No longer need a
geographical center
◉ According to the text, the gap between what people actually have
and what they have come to expect and feel to be their just due, is
known as ____________. Answer: Relative Deprivation
◉ According to C. Wright Mills, the "Power Elite" in America are
________. Answer: Corporate executives, the military and high-ranking
politicians
◉ According to the text, an arrangement that consists of people who
exercise an effective monopoly in the use of physical coercion in a
given geographical area is known as _______. Answer: The state
, ◉ In reference to the economic integration of less developed nations
into the structures of a world economy (World System Theory),
_______ regions consist of geographical areas that dominate the world
economy and exploit the rest of the system. Answer: Core
◉ Plato was opposed to "democratic" forms of government because
_____. Answer: Athenian democracy voted to kill (and did kill) his
teacher, Socrates.
◉ _____ percent of the world's carbon dioxide emissions come from
the United States. Answer: Twenty-five
◉ According to the text, the countries with the highest life
expectancy rate in the world today are. Answer: Japan, Hong Kong,
and San Marino.
◉ A social movement that advocates replacement of old ways with
something new and different is a _____. Answer: Revolutionary
movement
◉ In the ____________ family, spouses (husband and wife) and their
offspring constitute the core relationship. Answer: Nuclear
