Strayer Soc100 Week 5 Midterm Exam Part 2 Latest 2016

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Question 1

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The ordinary, taken-for-granted rules that enable people to live, work, and socialize together are referred to as:

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Question 2

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Adopting the behavior or standards of a group you emulate or hope to join is referred to as:

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 Question 3

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Which of the following would be considered a violation of “normal” social interaction in the United States?

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Question 4

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Institutions that isolate individuals from the rest of society to achieve administrative control over most aspects of their lives are referred to as:

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Question 5

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Psychoanalysis, the psychological perspective that emphasizes the complex reasoning processes of the conscious and unconscious mind, is associated with which major theorist?

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Question 6

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Which of the following behaviors is most likely the result of family socialization?

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Question 7

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Power that depends on the ability to persuade rather than command is referred to as:

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Question 8

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A(n) _____ organization is rationally designed to achieve particular objectives by means of explicit rules, regulations, and procedures.

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Question 9

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Large, impersonal groups with minimal emotional and intimate ties are referred to as:

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Question 10

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Power exercised over those who recognize it as deserved or earned is referred to as:

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Question 11

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Groups characterized by intense emotional ties, intimacy, and identification with membership in the group are referred to as:

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Question 12

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Power that depends on the leader’s role in the group is referred to as:

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Question 13

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The act of having multiple wives is referred to as:

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Question 14

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The idea that conflicts generated by fundamental contradictions in the structure of society produce laws defining certain acts as deviant or criminal is referred to as:

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Question 15

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In the United States, which of the following would not be considered to be a normative cultural goal that people strive for?

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Question 16

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The form of anomie that occurs when a gap exists between the culturally defined goals of a society and the means available to achieve those goals is referred to as:

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Question 17

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According to Émile Durkheim, what condition occurs when people lose sight of the shared rules and values that give order and meaning to their lives?

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Question 18

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The theory that people differ not only in their motivation to engage in deviant acts but also in their opportunity to do so is referred to as:

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Question 19

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Class position at birth influences one’s _____, the opportunities and obstacles the person will encounter in education, social life, and work that affect social mobility.

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Question 20

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Areas that lack places that sell competitively priced, healthy, and fresh food are referred to as:

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Question 21

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The value of everything a person owns minus the value of everything he or she owes is referred to as:

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Question 22

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A person’s economic position in society, based on differences in income, wealth, and occupation, is referred to as:

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Question 23

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The systematic ranking of different groups of people in a hierarchy of inequality is referred to as:

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Question 24

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The ability to exercise influence on political institutions and/or actors to realize personal or group interests is referred to as:

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Question 25

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The upward or downward status movement of individuals or groups over time is referred to as:

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