LSU Sociology 2001 Final Exam Questions With 100%
Correct Answers
.account - ANSWER-statement designed to explain unanticipated, embarrassing
or unacceptable behavior after the behavior has occured
.achieved status - ANSWER-social position earned
.aligning action - ANSWER-action taken to restore an identity that has been
damaged
.altruistic suicide - ANSWER-where ties to the group or community are
considered more important than individual identity
.analysis of existing data - ANSWER-unobtrusive research that relies on data
gathered earlier by someone else for some other purpose
.anomic suicide - ANSWER-occurs when the structure of society is weakened or
disrupted and people feel hopelesss and disillusioned
.ascribed status - ANSWER-social status given at birth
.back stage - ANSWER-area of social interaction away from the view of an
audience, where people can rehearse and rehash their behavior
, person doesn't play a specific role, because there's no audience
.Charles Cooley - ANSWER-Looking-Glass Self
.coalition - ANSWER-subgroup of a triad, formed when two of the members
unite against the third
.coercive organization - ANSWER-people are forced to join
.comparitive method - ANSWER-compares existing official statistics and
historical records across groups to test a theory about some social phenomenon
.conflict perspective - ANSWER-views the structure of society as a source of
inequality that always benefits some groups at the expense of other groups
.content analysis - ANSWER-form of unobtrusive research that studies the
content of recorded messages, such as books, speeches, poems, songs,
television shows, websites and advertisements
.cooling out - ANSWER-gently persuading someone who has lost face to accept a
less desirable but still reasonable alternative identity
.cultural relativism - ANSWER-principle that people's beliefs and activities
should be interpreted in terms of their own culture
.culture - ANSWER-language, values, beliefs, etc that characterize a society
Correct Answers
.account - ANSWER-statement designed to explain unanticipated, embarrassing
or unacceptable behavior after the behavior has occured
.achieved status - ANSWER-social position earned
.aligning action - ANSWER-action taken to restore an identity that has been
damaged
.altruistic suicide - ANSWER-where ties to the group or community are
considered more important than individual identity
.analysis of existing data - ANSWER-unobtrusive research that relies on data
gathered earlier by someone else for some other purpose
.anomic suicide - ANSWER-occurs when the structure of society is weakened or
disrupted and people feel hopelesss and disillusioned
.ascribed status - ANSWER-social status given at birth
.back stage - ANSWER-area of social interaction away from the view of an
audience, where people can rehearse and rehash their behavior
, person doesn't play a specific role, because there's no audience
.Charles Cooley - ANSWER-Looking-Glass Self
.coalition - ANSWER-subgroup of a triad, formed when two of the members
unite against the third
.coercive organization - ANSWER-people are forced to join
.comparitive method - ANSWER-compares existing official statistics and
historical records across groups to test a theory about some social phenomenon
.conflict perspective - ANSWER-views the structure of society as a source of
inequality that always benefits some groups at the expense of other groups
.content analysis - ANSWER-form of unobtrusive research that studies the
content of recorded messages, such as books, speeches, poems, songs,
television shows, websites and advertisements
.cooling out - ANSWER-gently persuading someone who has lost face to accept a
less desirable but still reasonable alternative identity
.cultural relativism - ANSWER-principle that people's beliefs and activities
should be interpreted in terms of their own culture
.culture - ANSWER-language, values, beliefs, etc that characterize a society
