Sociology

Sociology 205

Final Exam

Open Book

March 25, 2020

Fill in the blank. ( Use your textbook and mainly the study guide on Moodle. The study guide is posted on Moodle at the bottom of the page. )

1. ___________ _____________ coined the term sociology.

2. ______________ _______________founded the Hull House.

3. W.E. Bubois founded the _________________ (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

4. ____________ _______________coined the term Protestant Work Ethic.

5. The theory of __________________was coined by Emile Durkheim.

6. The Conflict Theory was coined by _______________ _________________.

7. The cross is a necklace often worn by people around their necks. It also is often placed on church grounds. The cross is a symbol of Christ’s death to save sinners. This symbol is often discussed among Christians face to face. The “Cross” is therefore representing the theory of __________________ interactionism.

8. Divorce is an example of an ____________in America according to the study guide.

9. Little Italy is an example of a ___________________culture in America.

10. Opening the door for a woman on the first date is labeled a ___________way in many parts of the southern United State.

11. _________________ Palestinians pass on memories of their homeland by showing their children their keys.

12. These keys are a part of Palestinians collective_________________.

13. Viewing a person’s culture from one’s own personal viewpoints is termed cultural____ethno__________________________. The answer on the study guide is wrong. It is a True/False question. The answer is false, not true.

14. The most extreme form of ethnocentrism is cultural __________________.

15. King Leopold II practice cultural ________________________.

16. The ________________ glass self reports that humans often view themselves from listening to other peoples’ comments.

List three effective characteristics of people who learn to socialize appropriately. Name three qualities on your study guide on the first page that people should possess. (#25)

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20. Having swatch watch at one time was considered a ________________(fad/or fashion).

21. A ta_________________is now considered a fashion by many cultures and sociologists.

22. __________________committing suicide would be demonstrating fatalistic suicide.

23. A Japanese bomber who crashed into a U.S. Naval ship would be demonstrating _____

__________________ suicide.

24. South Korea is often labeled a top_______________economy.

25. North Korea is often very is____________________.

26. Towels, faucets, and showers are often labeled as _________________culture.

27. Beliefs and values are often labeled by sociologists as __________________ culture.

28. A _______________is a group of people who share, interact, and create a culture.

29. Children who accompany their mother in the shower in South Korea are demonstrating a type

of norm termed a _______________________.

30. Some sociologists believe that being forced to take and learn English is demonstrating

Cultural__________________ around the world.

31. Eating ______________fries with salsa is demonstrating cultural diffusion.

32. Lucy in the film often labels her interviewing boss as a _______________.

List three tasks from your study guide that demonstrate the second shift in sociology.

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36. Often people are skeptical of people from other cultures, for people cannot pr_________

the behaviors of other people in another culture.

37. The ______________virus was said to have originated in the Congo.

38. King Leopold’s reign over the Congo was around the 18______s.

39. _____________ ________________wrote the book Hear of Darkness.

40. According to sociologists and the film, the ____________was mechanically solid before

King Leopold came and took it over. It possessed people who had uniform tasks/behaviors.

41. When King Leopold transformed the Congo into a brutal camp, the Congolese people were

sent to other parts to perform specialized tasks in their jobs. These specialized tasks were part

of the ________________ of labor set up.

42. As a result of the division of labor, the Congo had to become _______________solid in order

to function and meet the demands of collecting raw rubber and other natural resources. The

natives were divided up and given specialized tasks.

43. A human created position in society that identifies a person is termed a _______________.

44. An ascribed status results from ________________.

45. An ________________status results from effort and ability.

46. Sociologists classify formal organizations as __________________groups.

47. Friends and military groups of people are often labeled ______________groups.

List three strategies used by McDonald’s to increase their profit margins.

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51. According to sociologist Emile _________________, it is impossible for any society to exist

free of deviance.

52. The theory of _________________ ____________________focuses on how a person learns

the norms of a deviant subculture.

53. Censorship is a method employed to ________________information from reaching an audi-

ence.

54. In Britain, sometimes managers allow food to be picked up off of the floor and drinks to be

watered down. These are part of the ___________________dimensions of an organization.

55. In an __________________, decision making is held in the hands of a few people.

56. If a child or a person steals a piece of gum from a store while an employee is not looking,

this may qualify as an _____________________ opportunity structure.

57. Most jobs are obtained through ________ties to people such as former classmates.

58. A woman who does not shave her legs in the southern part of the U.S. may be ostracized by

people; In essence, she is given an _________________sanction.

59. Sanctions enforced the _l____________are termed formal sanctions.

60. According to __________________theory, poor people are poor because their nation is not

modernized.

61. The level of respect or admiration for a status regardless of any person who occupies it is

termed__________________ prestige.

62. Social ___________________ is a systematic process ranked on a scale of social worth and

awarded access to valued resources and experiences.

63. Comparable _____________states that occupational categories that are agreed to be equivalently valuable within a firm, the compensation must be equivalent across those categories.

64. Race is ________________constructed.

65. According to Racial _______________Theory, people do not question basic assumptions

that they hold about race.

66. S____________________are inaccurate generalizations about people who belong to a group.

67. If people of different races are not interacting, some people or sociologists may think that

these people are se___________________ated due to racial differences and racial prejudices.

68. Men in the country of _________________will dress as women to make money for a job.

69. The _____________class are people who often rely on seasonal employment.

70. Modern ________________ emerged as a way to justify European exploitation of

people and resources in Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

71. _______________________presented itself as a science seeking to improve itself

through the betterment of living conditions.

72. For many in the United States, it seems logical and natural to place Barack Obama in the

racial category of “black,” even in the face of clear evidence that he is of mixed biological

heritage. This is an example of racial___________________ sense.

Name three factors that are emphasized in a capitalistic society:

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Name four factors that are considered in the tracking process among students in public schools.

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80. Many minority students drop out of school for they have to w_______________.

81. Quality __________________should cover 150% of the required material according to some educa-

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Religion has been used to _________________________(answer to numbers 82/83)

82. kill ________________in order to appease angry gods.

83. start ________________

84. The _________________ of Sweden is the

85. ____________________church.

86. The ecclesia of ______________ is the

87._________________church.

88. Teacher ________________ often prevent performance based

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Questions 90-100 are fill in the blank. They are from the textbook.

90. ____________________ is the ever increasing flow of goods, services, money, people, technology,

Information, across national borders. (Chapter 1)

91. C. Wright Mills defined_____________________as personal needs, problems, or difficulties

brought on individual short comings. (Chapter 1)

92. Two types of norms are ________________ (Chapter 3) and

93.__________________(Chapter 3)

94. Many sociologists would say that King Leopold’s _______________ status was King over Belgium

and the Congo (Chapter 5). It overshadowed all other characteristics and was distracting. (Chapter 5)

95. McDonald’s is a _____________________organization that attracts people seeking some sort of

material gain. (Chapter 6)

96. In order to gain social control _______________sanctions are expressions of approval for complian-

ce. (Chapter 7)

97. A _________________deviant includes those whose rule breaking is treated as something so signifi-

cant that it cannot be overlooked or explained away. (Chapter 7)

98. ____________________ is a system of government in which power is vested in the citizens or the

“people”. (Chapter 11)

99. _________________as used by those in some political organizations means “armed struggle against

non-Muslims”. (Chapter 14).

100. According to Islam activists, Muslim societies fail when they depart from Islamic ways and follow

the secular and materialistic ways of the _________________. (Chapter 14; Hint: p. 314 ).