SOC 001 1b+1c Questions and Answers- De Anza College

1.Bumper stickers such as "Proud Parent of an Honor Student" and "Warning: This Driver Convicted of DUI" are best described as being ________. positive sanctions master statuses negative sanctions status symbols 2.Sociologically speaking, all men under the age of 30 are considered a /an . Likewise, several strangers walking along the same stretch of beach in Santa Cruz at the same time are considered a /an . out group / clique aggregate / reference group in group / out group category / aggregate reference group / coalition 3.Suppose Congress offers a $10,000 bonus for every child born to a married couple. The intention of this bonus is to increase childbearing. The intended consequence of more children is known as the . Let’s say that the bonus works, and the birth rate jumps. As a result, the sales of diapers and baby furniture booms. Because the benefits to these businesses were not the intended consequences, they are considered the of the bonus. latent function / latent dysfunction manifest function / latent function prime result / accidental result dependent variable / independent variable 4.Boomer is a foreign exchange student living with a family in an Asian country. The first night he was with them his hosts served a delicious entree of meat and vegetables. Although tasty, Boomer could not identify the meat. When his host told him it was roasted dog meat, Boomer became upset, and he could not believe that people could eat dog meat. Uncertain about what to expect, Boomer decided to become a vegetarian for the rest of his stay. In view of this, which sociological concept did Boomer just experience? culture shock cultural leveling cultural gag cultural lag refusal of Christians to accept Islam as a valid religion is a form of ________, while the sincere effort to understand the practice of having multiple wives in some societies is a form of ________. culture shock; cultural diffusion value contradiction; value cluster public sociology; culture shock ethnocentrism; cultural relativism 6.Which statement best describes the group dynamics that occur with respect to the size of a group? As groups grow smaller, they tend to become less stable. As groups grow larger, they tend to become less stable. As groups grow larger, the intimacy increases between all the members. As groups grow smaller, there is a greater confusion of roles. 7.In the "nature vs. nurture" controversy, which of the following terms least applies to supporting nurture? heredity parenting social environment socialization 8.Oscar is 50 years old, and Felix is 52. Both of them served in the military during the Vietnam War, and both attend the Veteran’s Day Parade in their town. They are both married, with grown children, and both love to play golf on the weekends. They do not know one another, and do not have any common friends. In sociological terms we could say they both belong to the same: primary group aggregate peer group ( category) social network clique 9.What do the concepts of judge, professor, mother, student, chef, and mechanic have in common? They are all achieved statuses They are all gender specific roles. They are all exclusive to industrial societies. They are all ascribed social positions. They are universal agents of socialization. 10.Tina brings home her report card from school, and her parents see that she failed all her classes. Her father starts to scream at her, and her mother starts crying. She interprets their screaming and crying as a sign of disappointment, and she believes that they both think she is stupid. Since her parents think she is stupid, and her teacher must think she is stupid, she feels bad about herself and develops a low self-concept. This process of reflection in developing the self is explained by : social Darwinism resocialization looking-glass self backstage behavior Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis . . . . . . . . .