SOCI 1510 Exam 2 Questions and
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Melanie is an instructor teaching introductory sociology to college students. In
order to continue teaching, she must receive positive evaluations from her students
and following university guidelines. Her students evaluate her more positively
when she makes it easy to get high grades in her class. At the same time, the
university is demanding instructors make their courses more academically
demanding and difficult. Melanie is experiencing role - Correct answer-strain
In a gemeinschaft society, class conflict is highly likely due to the rigidly
emphasized divisions between classes. - Correct answer-false
According to the exposure effect, - Correct answer-the more you see someone, the
more you like them.
Sociologists refer to behavior involving communication between two or more
people as social - Correct answer-interaction
Only people in positions of prestige have status. - Correct answer-false
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,A(n) ________ society uses machines and other technologies to produce and
distribute goods, relies on a highly differentiated labor force, and uses a cash-based
economy. - Correct answer-industrial
According to ethnomethodologists, - Correct answer-the most effective technique
for identifying social norms is disruption social settings.
In which type of society does the division of labor begin to become especially
pronounced? - Correct answer-industrial
Research indicates that perceptions of physical attractiveness influence how people
are evaluated and treated, with attractive children being viewed as "smarter" and
more attractive adult defendants receiving lighter sentences for their crimes. -
Correct answer-true
Which theoretical perspective has grown out of game theory? - Correct answer-
social exchange theory
The size of a group has relatively little effect on how members of the group
behave. - Correct answer-false
A group is a collection of individuals who - Correct answer-all of these choices
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, Membership in normative organizations is often affected by social class because
many working-class people cannot afford to join these organizations. - Correct
answer-true
In his risky shift experiments, Stoner found that Americans are less likely to take
greater risks as members of a group than as individuals. - Correct answer-false
Which statement is true regarding the Black leadership network in the United
States? - Correct answer-all of these choices
The set of links between individuals or other social units, such as bureaucratic
organizations or entire nations, is referred to as a - Correct answer-social network
A total institution is a charitable organization such as NOW or the NAACP, that
people voluntary join because they support the organizations' goals. - Correct
answer-false
Research indicates that people get high-paying, prestigious jobs through formal job
listings, want ads, and placement agencies more often than through personal
networks. - Correct answer-false
Which of the following statements about secondary groups is true? - Correct
answer-Secondary groups serve primarily instrumental or task-oriented needs.
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Melanie is an instructor teaching introductory sociology to college students. In
order to continue teaching, she must receive positive evaluations from her students
and following university guidelines. Her students evaluate her more positively
when she makes it easy to get high grades in her class. At the same time, the
university is demanding instructors make their courses more academically
demanding and difficult. Melanie is experiencing role - Correct answer-strain
In a gemeinschaft society, class conflict is highly likely due to the rigidly
emphasized divisions between classes. - Correct answer-false
According to the exposure effect, - Correct answer-the more you see someone, the
more you like them.
Sociologists refer to behavior involving communication between two or more
people as social - Correct answer-interaction
Only people in positions of prestige have status. - Correct answer-false
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,A(n) ________ society uses machines and other technologies to produce and
distribute goods, relies on a highly differentiated labor force, and uses a cash-based
economy. - Correct answer-industrial
According to ethnomethodologists, - Correct answer-the most effective technique
for identifying social norms is disruption social settings.
In which type of society does the division of labor begin to become especially
pronounced? - Correct answer-industrial
Research indicates that perceptions of physical attractiveness influence how people
are evaluated and treated, with attractive children being viewed as "smarter" and
more attractive adult defendants receiving lighter sentences for their crimes. -
Correct answer-true
Which theoretical perspective has grown out of game theory? - Correct answer-
social exchange theory
The size of a group has relatively little effect on how members of the group
behave. - Correct answer-false
A group is a collection of individuals who - Correct answer-all of these choices
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, Membership in normative organizations is often affected by social class because
many working-class people cannot afford to join these organizations. - Correct
answer-true
In his risky shift experiments, Stoner found that Americans are less likely to take
greater risks as members of a group than as individuals. - Correct answer-false
Which statement is true regarding the Black leadership network in the United
States? - Correct answer-all of these choices
The set of links between individuals or other social units, such as bureaucratic
organizations or entire nations, is referred to as a - Correct answer-social network
A total institution is a charitable organization such as NOW or the NAACP, that
people voluntary join because they support the organizations' goals. - Correct
answer-false
Research indicates that people get high-paying, prestigious jobs through formal job
listings, want ads, and placement agencies more often than through personal
networks. - Correct answer-false
Which of the following statements about secondary groups is true? - Correct
answer-Secondary groups serve primarily instrumental or task-oriented needs.
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