SOC 101 EXAM #2 ANSWER KEY
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
1. The term "collective learning" describes . A
(A)the ability of a species to accumulate
information across generations
(B)the ability of a species to teach their young
impor-tant skills
(C)the ability of a species of use abstract reasoning
(D)the ability of a species to work together to
accom-plish tasks as as group
2. Which of the following are likely reasons why
humans D developed collective learning, but
others animals do not?
(A)The need to process 3D visual information
(B)The need to navigate complex primate
social hier-archies
(C)Because we are able to teach our young
important skills
(D)A and B
(E) B and C
3. Natural selection is a process that requires all of the
E
following EXCEPT over a long period of time
(A)death
(B)extinction
(C)random variation
(D) non-random variation
(E) God or some other "intelligent designer"
4. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis . B
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,SOC 101 EXAM #2 ANSWER KEY
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
(A)argues that a person's language is shaped
by their environment
(B)argues that a person's thoughts and
actions are shaped by the language they
speak
(C)argues that a person's linguistic ability
determines their social status in society
(D)is an old debate about continuity
problems be-tween Star Trek fans
5. If you engaged in cannibalism, you have violated one
D
of our cultures .
(A)folkways
(B)mores
(C)values
(D)taboos
6. A culture's norms are . C
(A)the standards people use to decide what's
good or bad, right or wrong
(B) specific ideas about what people think is
true about the world
(C)rules and expectations that guide behavior in
soci-ety
(D)the amount of money required to
demonstrate class
7. Sociologists who use the theoretical paradigm
fo- A cus on how cultural norms and values tend
to give preference to some groups over others,
reinforcing social inequalities.
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, SOC 101 EXAM #2 ANSWER KEY
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
(A)conflict theory
(B)structural-functionalism
(C)symbolic interactionism
(D)multiculturalism
8. Sociologists define "popular culture" as . C
(A)cultural patterns that distinguish a society's elite
(B)cultural patterns that are broadly in line
with a society's cultural ideas and values
(C)behaviors and ideas that are popular with
most people in a society
(D)cultural patterns that set apart young
people in a society
9. As societies become larger and more complex,
families B become increasingly important as
sources of social stability.
(A)True
(B)False
10. Émile Durkheim focused on societal changes as a shift
A
from to forms of solidarity.
(A)mechanical ... organic
(B)organic ... mechanical
(C)collective ... individual
(D)individual ... collective
11. Gerhard Lenski developed a classification
system of D different societies. Small size
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
1. The term "collective learning" describes . A
(A)the ability of a species to accumulate
information across generations
(B)the ability of a species to teach their young
impor-tant skills
(C)the ability of a species of use abstract reasoning
(D)the ability of a species to work together to
accom-plish tasks as as group
2. Which of the following are likely reasons why
humans D developed collective learning, but
others animals do not?
(A)The need to process 3D visual information
(B)The need to navigate complex primate
social hier-archies
(C)Because we are able to teach our young
important skills
(D)A and B
(E) B and C
3. Natural selection is a process that requires all of the
E
following EXCEPT over a long period of time
(A)death
(B)extinction
(C)random variation
(D) non-random variation
(E) God or some other "intelligent designer"
4. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis . B
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,SOC 101 EXAM #2 ANSWER KEY
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
(A)argues that a person's language is shaped
by their environment
(B)argues that a person's thoughts and
actions are shaped by the language they
speak
(C)argues that a person's linguistic ability
determines their social status in society
(D)is an old debate about continuity
problems be-tween Star Trek fans
5. If you engaged in cannibalism, you have violated one
D
of our cultures .
(A)folkways
(B)mores
(C)values
(D)taboos
6. A culture's norms are . C
(A)the standards people use to decide what's
good or bad, right or wrong
(B) specific ideas about what people think is
true about the world
(C)rules and expectations that guide behavior in
soci-ety
(D)the amount of money required to
demonstrate class
7. Sociologists who use the theoretical paradigm
fo- A cus on how cultural norms and values tend
to give preference to some groups over others,
reinforcing social inequalities.
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, SOC 101 EXAM #2 ANSWER KEY
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
(A)conflict theory
(B)structural-functionalism
(C)symbolic interactionism
(D)multiculturalism
8. Sociologists define "popular culture" as . C
(A)cultural patterns that distinguish a society's elite
(B)cultural patterns that are broadly in line
with a society's cultural ideas and values
(C)behaviors and ideas that are popular with
most people in a society
(D)cultural patterns that set apart young
people in a society
9. As societies become larger and more complex,
families B become increasingly important as
sources of social stability.
(A)True
(B)False
10. Émile Durkheim focused on societal changes as a shift
A
from to forms of solidarity.
(A)mechanical ... organic
(B)organic ... mechanical
(C)collective ... individual
(D)individual ... collective
11. Gerhard Lenski developed a classification
system of D different societies. Small size
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