Question 1

Define a secondary group and give two examples of such a group.

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Question 2

The emergence of industrial society can be best described as a transition from:

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A)   centralized to decentralized societies
B)   gemeinschaft to gesellschaft
C)   gesellschaft to gemeinschaft
D)   urban to folk societies

Question 3

-From the study chart shown below, which of the following best describes the lifestyle of horticultural and pastoral societies?

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A)   living in permanent communities
B)   living in nomadic groups
C)   living in large industrialized cities
D)   living in suburban communities

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a primary group?

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A)   Relationships tend to be face-to-face.
B)   The group is characterized by a sense of "we-ness."
C)   The group's purpose is to serve the needs of the individual.
D)   There is a lack of personal involvement in members' relationships.

Question 5

Which of the following had NOT occurred by the end of the Ice Age?

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A)   Everyday life was plagued by constant warfare and violence.
B)   Language was fully developed.
C)   Social structure was based on family ties.
D)   The most common form of social organization was hunter-gatherer bands.

Question 6

Among the most important of the earliest technologies that made large, agrarian based societies possible was

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A)   language.
B)   plows and irrigation systems.
C)   modern warfare tactics.
D)   roads.

Question 7

Labor in agrarian societies was determined by

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A)   age.
B)   race.
C)   sex.
D)   status and class.

Question 8

Doctor, engineer, and lawyer are examples of ascribed statuses.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements about social institutions is NOT true?

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A)   Each social institution has a specific set of norms to govern the behavior of people within it.
B)   Human societies are characterized by the emergence of new institutions.
C)   Social institutions tend to become more complex over time as society changes.
D)   The sociological meaning of the term "institution" is the same as its everyday conversational meaning.

Question 10

Documentary photographer Eugene Richards studied the ER at Denver General Hospital. His account of what happens inside this social setting is based on:

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A)   field experiment
B)   participant observation
C)   survey
D)   none of these

Question 11

All of the following have been seen as major physical changes resulting from the process of evolution EXCEPT:

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A)   social control of sexuality through the development of the family
B)   the development of an upright posture and an enlarged cerebral cortex
C)   the establishment of hunter-gatherer bands as the basic territorial unit of human society
D)   the production of large agricultural surplus

Question 12

All of the following were key in allowing the earliest people to produce food surpluses EXCEPT:

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A)   plows.
B)   domesticated animals.
C)   stone walls.
D)   wheels.

Question 13

Gemeinschaft is to gesellschaft as primary group is to:

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A)   reference group
B)   secondary group
C)   social aggregate
D)   social group

Question 14

Agrarian societies demand the creation of new classes of people who are not food producers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following best describes the apartheid system that controlled South Africa for many years?

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A)   majority black controlled government
B)   majority white controlled government
C)   control by the Zulu separatists
D)   minority white controlled government

Question 16

Talcott Parsons referred to the continual creation by societies of new social institutions as:

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A)   differentiation
B)   expansion
C)   fragmentation
D)   proliferation

Question 17

Which of the following statements concerning achieved statuses is NOT true?

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A)   Once established, they cannot be changed.
B)   They are based on individual effort.
C)   They tend to predominate in industrial societies.
D)   They usually have a certain amount of role conflict built into them.

Question 18

The nation of Nigeria faces many problems among the people that can be attributed to

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A)   a lack of revenue from raw products
B)   many different cultures living together in one nation
C)   extreme rule by a dictator
D)   an old military style government

Question 19

A bible study class or local labor union would be an example of a role.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Distinguish between the industrialized society and the postindustrialized society.

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While both types of societies are found ...

Exam 4: Societies and Nations

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Distinguish between the industrialized society and the postindustrialized society.

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All of the following were key in allowing the earliest people to produce food surpluses EXCEPT:

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Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a primary group?

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The emergence of industrial society can be best described as a transition from:

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Agrarian societies demand the creation of new classes of people who are not food producers.

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All of the following have been seen as major physical changes resulting from the process of evolution EXCEPT:

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Documentary photographer Eugene Richards studied the ER at Denver General Hospital. His account of what happens inside this social setting is based on:

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Which of the following statements about social institutions is NOT true?

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Which of the following best describes the apartheid system that controlled South Africa for many years?

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Doctor, engineer, and lawyer are examples of ascribed statuses.

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Which of the following had NOT occurred by the end of the Ice Age?

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-From the study chart shown below, which of the following best describes the lifestyle of horticultural and pastoral societies?

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Talcott Parsons referred to the continual creation by societies of new social institutions as:

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