Introduction To Sociology (Final Exam and Answers) Norms are - Social rules that specify appropriate behavior in a given situation Achieved status is a social position - That individuals secure on the basis of choice and competition A subculture is - A

Introduction To Sociology (Final Exam and Answers) Norms are - Social rules that specify appropriate behavior in a given situation Achieved status is a social position - That individuals secure on the basis of choice and competition A subculture is - A group whose members participate in the main culture of a society, while simultaneously sharing a number of unique values, norms, traditions, and lifestyles Any violation of norms, whether good or bad is called - Deviance A condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth, prestige, or power is called - Social inequality Some elements of our society are socially constructed such as the social institutions, formal organizations, and bureaucracies. Which of the following is not a social construction? - Ethnic groups Gender groups Racial groups All of the above are social constructions A society is - A group of people who live within the same territory and share a common culture Sociologists such as George Herbert Mead, Erving Goffman, and Charles Horton Cooley believed that the development of the self - what makes us unique - is a result of - Our interaction with others If a person refuses to hire members of a particular ethnic group not because of a personal dislike of that ethnic group, but because he or she fear business clients will go elsewhere, this is - Discrimination without prejudice Mores are - Norms to which people attach a good deal of importance and expect strict conformity Norms are - Social rules that specify appropriate behavior in a given situation Achieved status is a social position - That individuals secure on the basis of choice and competition A subculture is - A group whose members participate in the main culture of a society, while simultaneously sharing a number of unique values, norms, traditions, and lifestyles Any violation of norms, whether good or bad is called - Deviance A condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth, prestige, or power is called - Social inequality Some elements of our society are socially constructed such as the social institutions, formal organizations, and bureaucracies. Which of the following is not a social construction? - Ethnic groups Gender groups Racial groups All of the above are social constructions A society is - A group of people who live within the same territory and share a common culture Sociologists such as George Herbert Mead, Erving Goffman, and Charles Horton Cooley believed that the development of the self - what makes us unique - is a result of - Our interaction with others If a person refuses to hire members of a particular ethnic group not because of a personal dislike of that ethnic group, but because he or she fear business clients will go elsewhere, this is - Discrimination without prejudice Mores are - Norms to which people attach a good deal of importance and expect strict conformity