Sociology Final Exam Questions and
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What kind of belief is more personal in nature?
a. peripheral
b. central
c. valuable
d. intense ✔✔a. peripheral
____ beliefs are made up of the fundamental teachings in a culture.
a. peripheral
b. formal
c. central
d. linear ✔✔c. central
The values that a culture has don't necessarily match people's actual behavior
,a. values are based on the desired characteristic of a culture
b. values have nothing to do with the rules of a culture
c. values are not part of the decision-making process
d. values are taught in school and not at home ✔✔a. values are based on the desired
characteristic of a culture.
In the United States, the idea that murder is a good thing has a negative ______.
a. orientation
b. valence
c. connection
d. intensity ✔✔b. valence
When someone violates a norm, ______ sanctions are usually enforced.
a. religious
b. legal
c. social
,d. monetary ✔✔c. social
Social practices help to make people's behavior ______
a. boring
b. predictable
c. interpersonal
d. intense ✔✔b. predictable
Ming comes from a culture where slurping your food is a sign that you enjoyed a meal. When
she came to the United States, her classmates didn't want to eat lunch with her because of this
behavior. This is because in the United States, Ming's behavior violates ______ social practices.
a. peripheral
b. interpersonal
c. formal
d. informal ✔✔d. informal
, Mark and Andrea are getting married, and they decided to elope to Vegas instead of having a
planned big wedding. Their parents are furious because this is not the traditional catholic way,
and God would disapprove. According to their parents, Mark and Andrea are violating a _____
social practice.
a. relational
b. formal
c. peripheral
d. collateral ✔✔b. formal
People's relationship to time, the natural world, and each other are part of Kluckhohn and
Strodebeck's ___________ conclusion.
a. second
b. third
c. first
d. fourth ✔✔a. second
Answers 100% Correct
What kind of belief is more personal in nature?
a. peripheral
b. central
c. valuable
d. intense ✔✔a. peripheral
____ beliefs are made up of the fundamental teachings in a culture.
a. peripheral
b. formal
c. central
d. linear ✔✔c. central
The values that a culture has don't necessarily match people's actual behavior
,a. values are based on the desired characteristic of a culture
b. values have nothing to do with the rules of a culture
c. values are not part of the decision-making process
d. values are taught in school and not at home ✔✔a. values are based on the desired
characteristic of a culture.
In the United States, the idea that murder is a good thing has a negative ______.
a. orientation
b. valence
c. connection
d. intensity ✔✔b. valence
When someone violates a norm, ______ sanctions are usually enforced.
a. religious
b. legal
c. social
,d. monetary ✔✔c. social
Social practices help to make people's behavior ______
a. boring
b. predictable
c. interpersonal
d. intense ✔✔b. predictable
Ming comes from a culture where slurping your food is a sign that you enjoyed a meal. When
she came to the United States, her classmates didn't want to eat lunch with her because of this
behavior. This is because in the United States, Ming's behavior violates ______ social practices.
a. peripheral
b. interpersonal
c. formal
d. informal ✔✔d. informal
, Mark and Andrea are getting married, and they decided to elope to Vegas instead of having a
planned big wedding. Their parents are furious because this is not the traditional catholic way,
and God would disapprove. According to their parents, Mark and Andrea are violating a _____
social practice.
a. relational
b. formal
c. peripheral
d. collateral ✔✔b. formal
People's relationship to time, the natural world, and each other are part of Kluckhohn and
Strodebeck's ___________ conclusion.
a. second
b. third
c. first
d. fourth ✔✔a. second
