SEMESTER 1 EXAM
STUDY GUIDE-5 Bonus points
1.out-group
2.sociological imagination
3.postindustrial society
4.ideology
5.secondary group
6.John Locke
7.recidivism
8.anomie
9.peer group
10.gerontology
11.The situation in which two or more people or groups work together to achieve a goal is called
12.The process by which norms become part of an individual’s personality is called
13.The specialization of specific economic activities is called
14.Shared beliefs about what is good or bad, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable are called
15.The tendency of organizations to become increasingly dominated by small groups of people is called
16.The expected behavior of someone occupying a particular status is called a
17.The theoretical perspective that focuses on forces in society that promote competition and change is the
18.A status assigned according to standards beyond one’s control is a(n)
19.The socially determined behaviors expected of an individual performing a role are called
20.Secondary group is to co-workers as primary group is to
21.Behavior that violates significant social norms is called
22.The proportions of associations a person has with deviant versus nondeviant individuals is called
23.The study of the nonphysical aspects of aging is called
24.The interactive process through which people learn the basic skills, values, and behavior patterns of society is
25.A mark of disgrace that sets a deviant off from the rest of society is a
26.The theory that views deviance as learned behavior is
27.The degree of attachment people have to social groups or to society as a whole is
28.The situation in which people do not have jobs but are seeking employment is called
29.The organic condition that results in the progressive deterioration of brain cells is
30.The theory that suggests that people who commit deviant acts have weak ties to the community is
31.Americans tend to give an individual respect and honor based on what the individual
32.A person’s socioeconomic status (SES) is determined by income,
33.Conflict theorists see competition over scarce resources as
34.Which of the following societies uses a caste system?
35.To which U.S. social class does an owner of a small business generally belong?
36.Feminist theorists argue that gender inequality is not the result of biology, but instead caused by _____.
37.Material culture tends to change more rapidly than _____ culture.
38.Ideas, language, skills, and political systems are examples of _____.
39.You acquire a(n) _____ status through your own direct efforts.
40.In some preindustrial societies, food surpluses enable a more complex _____.
41.The _____ is the unsocialized, spontaneous, self-interested component of personality and self-identity.
42.Sociologists refer to parents, siblings, relatives, and others who directly influence our socialization as _____.
43._____ is defined as the period between the normal onset of puberty and the beginning of adulthood.
44._____ is the degree of attachment people have to social groups or to society as a whole.
45.A _____ fosters a person’s development by believing in the person and helping the person achieve his or her dreams.
46.Sociologists are most interested in _____, the study of the nonphysical aspects of the aging process.
47._____ is the situation that arises when the norms of society are unclear or are no longer applicable.
48.Any deviant act that is labeled as such by those in authority, is prohibited by law, and is punishable by the government is called a _____.
49.Members of the _____ can afford to attend prestigious schools, and their families have often been wealthy for generations.
50.The _____ occupy the lowest-paying jobs and rarely earn a living wage.