Question 1

Jane, Mark, Courtney, and Kelly are enrolled in the 8:00 a.m. sociology course at their college. After studying together for the first test, they started sitting together in class and chose to work together on group projects. During spring break, they decided to go on a trip as a group. These four students would be considered members of a(n)  ________.

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A)   aggregate
B)   reference group
C)   clique
D)   secondary groupE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

What are some of the dysfunctions of an in-group?

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unhealthy rivalries,...

Question 3

In which group would there be the greatest number of relationships?

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A)   a traditional marriage
B)   a panel of three
C)   the starting five on a basketball team
D)   the starting nine on a baseball teamE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Discuss the five social revolutions and their causes.

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(1)The first social revolution created t...

Question 5

Of the following groups, the ________ plays the most significant role in the development of the self.

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A)   in-group
B)   primary group
C)   out-group
D)   secondary groupE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Which was the first nation to have an excess of 50 percent of its workforce in service industries?

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A)   the United States
B)   Germany
C)   Japan
D)   ChinaE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Nancy and Don took their children to the zoo while on vacation. It was a busy day. Those that were at the zoo that day were all members of an…

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A)   aggregate.
B)   category.
C)   secondary group.
D)   reference group.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Identify an example of a small group. Explain how the size of this group effects its members' attitudes and behaviors and what role leadership plays.

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There are an exhaustive number of exampl...

Question 9

The dawn of civilization is most associated with the advent of the agricultural society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are the two qualities that members of a society must share?

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(1) a cult...

Question 11

Which of the following set the stage for the emergence of the earliest form of social inequality?

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A)   the domestication revolution
B)   the horticultural society
C)   the Industrial Revolution
D)   the postindustrial societyE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

What did Solomon Asch's experiment on group conformity demonstrate?

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A)   Because of group pressure, most people are willing to say things they know are not true.
B)   Americans are highly individualistic and reluctant to conform to group pressure.
C)   Women are more susceptible to group pressure than men.
D)   Younger people are more susceptible to group pressure than older adults.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

In the hunting and gathering society, what were the major social divisions on which social stratification was based?

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Hunting and gathering societies have few...

Question 14

No single type of leadership is inherently best, as situations change and different types of leaders are needed.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The ________ is to the postindustrial society as the ________ is to the emerging biotech society.

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A)   steam engine; microchip
B)   discovery of the double helix DNA molecule; decoding of the human genome system
C)   printing press; microchip
D)   microchip; decoding of the human genome systemE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 16

A group characterized by intimate, long-term, face-to-face association and cooperation is referred to as a ________.

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A)   secondary group
B)   clique
C)   primary group
D)   communityE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 17

A(n)  ________ leadership style has the tendency to encourage either aggressive or apathetic behavior among group members with aggressive members growing increasingly hostile towards their leader.

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A)   authoritarian
B)   democratic
C)   laissez-faire
D)   expressiveE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Although it is the most egalitarian, what was the one social division common to all hunting and gathering societies?

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A)   class differences based on relationship to the means of production
B)   prestige based on male labor
C)   social class based on accumulated property
D)   social stratification based on raceE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

The domestication revolution was the immediate stimulus for the advent of the agricultural society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What are the two characteristics a people must share to qualify as a society?

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A)   the same race and the same social class
B)   the same social class and the same territory
C)   the same culture and the same territory
D)   the same race and the same territoryE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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