SOC 100 WEEK 2 QUIZ 2

Question 1

_____ reasoning starts from specific data and tries to identify larger patterns from which to derive more general theories.

Question 2

The term used to summarize a set of phenomena is:

Question 3

The process of gathering empirical (scientific and specific) data, creating theories, and rigorously testing theories is known as:

Question 4

A detailed conversation designed to obtain in-depth information about a person and his or her activities is referred to as:

Question 5

_____ reasoning starts from broad theories but proceeds to break them down into more specific and testable hypotheses.

Question 6

Random sampling refers to:

Question 7

The repetition of a previous study using a different sample or population to verify or refute the original findings is referred to as:

Question 8

The idea that concepts and measurement accurately represent what they claim to represent is referred to as:

Question 9

Abstract and general standards in society that define ideal principles such as right and wrong are referred to as:

Question 10

_____ theorists would argue that elites use culture to gain or maintain power over other groups.

Question 11

The beliefs, norms, behaviors, and products common to the members of a particular group are referred to as:

Question 12

Particular ideas that people accept as true are referred to as:

Question 13

The abstract creations of human cultures, including ideas about behavior and living, are referred to as:

Question 14

The contradiction between the goals of ideal culture and the practices of real culture is referred to as:

Question 15

Commitment to respecting cultural differences rather than submerging them into a larger, dominant culture is referred to as:

Question 16

Common rules of a culture that govern the behavior of people belonging to it are referred to as: