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Mechanical solidarity is to Gemeinschaft as ________ solidarity is to Gesellschaft.


A) organic
B) tribal
C) folk
D) natural

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Why is dramaturgy aligned with the microsociological approach?

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It involves small gr...

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Name five of the ten social institutions discussed in the text.

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(1) family;
(2) religion;
(3) ...

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What are functional requisites? List and discuss the five functional requisites each society must fulfill to survive.

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Functional requisites are the major task...

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What are sign-vehicles? List the three sign-vehicles and provide a brief explanation of each.

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Goffman describes three sign-vehicles - ...

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Leo, Ryan, and Matthew regularly interact with one another and share similar values, norms, and expectations. In view of this, which concept most applies to their relationship?


A) They are an aggregate.
B) They are a category.
C) They are a group.
D) They are a social institution.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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What are the three primary variables in determining one's social class?


A) race, sex, residence
B) income, education, occupational prestige
C) race, sex, income
D) income, education, sex

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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In what three states do 75 percent of the Old Order Amish live?


A) Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
B) Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia
C) Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin
D) Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Why is the mass media considered an emerging social institution?

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The other social institutions (family, r...

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Which of the following perspectives is most appropriate for a research sociologist to use?


A) microsociology
B) macrosociology
C) neither macro nor microsociology
D) both macro and microsociology, depending upon the situation

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following represents an achieved status?


A) being a high school drop-out
B) acting like your mother when she was your age
C) having a prescribed sex (male or female)
D) knowing your particular ethnic descent

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Some people have a contradiction or a mismatch between their statuses.

A) True
B) False

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Basic needs that a society must meet in order to survive, which include replacement of members, preserving order, and socializing new members, are referred to as ________.


A) functional requisites
B) cultural goals
C) societal mandates
D) symbolic needs

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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The social institution that is most recognized for allocating power, determining authority, and preventing chaos is ________.


A) the military
B) politics
C) law
D) education

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Why are the Amish classified as a Gemeinschaft society?

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Their society is bound by inti...

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The typical patterns of a group, such as its usual relationships between men and women or students and teachers, are referred to as ________.


A) social solidarity
B) social imperative
C) social institutions
D) social structure

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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As our military faces the threat of attacks from unidentifiable individuals in civilian areas throughout the world, understanding body language can be utilized as a tool to help them detect threats.

A) True
B) False

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The broadest framework that determines what kind of people we will become is social status.

A) True
B) False

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Expectations that guide our behavior are called ________.


A) values
B) norms
C) statuses
D) roles

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Mechanical solidarity and Gemeinschaft both describe the most intimate societies that are personal and have close kinship connections.

A) True
B) False

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