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- Which discipline defines itself as "the systematic study of human society"?
- A) psychology
- B) sociology
- C) history
- D) economics
- 2.
- Sociologists use the term "social marginality" to refer to:
- A) people who are especially sensitive about their family background.
- B) living near the coast.
- C) having special social skills.
- D) being defined as an "outsider."
- 3.
- Which of the following historical changes is NOT among the factors that stimulated the development of sociology as a discipline?
- A) the founding of the Roman Catholic church
- B) new political ideas stressing individual rights
- C) the rise of an industrial economy
- D) the growth of cities
- 4.
- Sociologists use the term "empirical evidence" to refer to:
- A) information we can verify with our senses.
- B) information that most people agree is true.
- C) information that squares with common sense.
- D) information that is based on a society's traditions.
- 5.
- A theory states that increasing a person's formal education results in increased earnings over a lifetime. In this theory, "higher education" is the:
- A) independent variable.
- B) random variable.
- C) dependent variable.
- D) spurious variable.
- 6.
- Which research method asks subjects to respond to a series of items in a questionnaire or an interview?
- A) the experiment
- B) the survey
- C) secondary research
- D) participant observation
- 7.
- __________ distinguish between right and wrong; __________ distinguish between polite and rude.
- A) Mores; folkways
- B) Taboos; mores
- C) Folkways; mores
- D) Prescriptive norms; proscriptive norms
- 8.
- The concept "subculture" refers to:
- A) popular culture.
- B) culture of the past.
- C) high culture.
- D) cultural patterns that set apart a segment of a society’s population.
- 9.
- The United States is now in which of the following stages of technological development?
- A) A) pastoral
- B) B) industrial
- C) C) postindustrial
- D) D) agrarian
- 10.
- Standards by which people who share culture define what is desirable, good, and beautiful are called:
- A) folkways.
- B) norms.
- C) mores.
- D) values.
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