Transcript question - Mrs. Silverman: Social Studies

Final Exam
Trivia Review
Round 1:
Sociological
Foundations
Round 1: Question 1
• QUESTION: Define Sociology
• ANSWER: The systematic study of human
society and social behavior
Round 1: Question 2
• QUESTION: Describe the time period when
sociology developed
• ANSWER: A time of social and
philosophical upheaval – questioned
traditional explanations
Round 1: Question 3
• QUESTION: What is the term for the ability
to see the connections between individual
experiences and great social forces?
• ANSWER: Sociological Imagination
Round 1: Question 4
• QUESTION: Give an example of a
Macrosociology topic of study
• ANSWER: anything with “big picture”
patterns – institutions, national/global
level, etc
Round 1: Question 5
• QUESTION: Give an example of a
Microsociology topic of study
• ANSWER: anything with “small picture,”
individuals attaching meaning; personal
Round 1: Question 6
• QUESTION: Identify the theoretical
perspective that would support the following
quotes:
• “Power is one of the most important elements in
social life.”
• “Social life should be understood from the viewpoint
of the individuals involved.”
• “Conflict is harmful and disruptive to society.”
• ANSWER: Conflict, Symbolic Interactionism,
Structural Functionalism
Round 1: Question 7
• QUESTION: Match the following people to
the appropriate theoretical perspective:
• Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber
• ANSWER: Conflict, SF, SI
Round 1: Question 8
• QUESTION: A teacher allows her 1st period
students to listen to music while they work
but not her 2nd period students. She finds
that students in 1st period get more work
done. What is the dependent variable?
• ANSWER: Amount of work completed
Round 1: Question 9
• QUESTION: Put Maslow’s Hierarchy of
Needs in correct ascending order:
• Safety, esteem, physiological, selfactualization, belongingness
• ANSWER: Physiological, safety,
belongingness, esteem, self-actualization
Round 1: Question 10
• QUESTION: The _________ function of a
car is to provide transportation; a
_________ function is it serves as a
status symbol
• ANSWER: manifest; latent
Round 2:
Culture & Social
Structure
Round 2: Question 1
• QUESTION: Identify two components of
culture
• ANSWER: technology, symbols, language,
values, beliefs, norms
Round 2: Question 2
• QUESTION: What is the difference between
a folkway and a more?
• ANSWER: Folkway – norms for a society’s
customs; More – standards for moral
conduct in a society
Round 2: Question 3
• QUESTION: Give an example of a positive
informal sanction; Give an example of a
positive formal sanction
• ANSWER: Positive informal – thumbs up,
clapping, nod of approval; Positive formal
– good grade, promotion, award
Round 2: Question 4
• QUESTION: Give an example of a negative
informal sanction; Give an example of a
negative formal sanction
• ANSWER: Negative Informal: dirty look,
booing, ignoring; Negative Formal: Bad
grade, parking ticket, jail
Round 2: Question 5
• QUESTION: What is the difference between
Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism?
• ANSWER: Ethnocentrism – judging another
culture by your own culture’s standards;
Cultural Relativism – judging another
culture by its own standards
Round 2: Question 6
• QUESTION: A temporary cluster of
individuals who may or may not interact
with each other can BEST be defined as
a(an)
• ANSWER: Social aggregate
Round 2: Question 7
• QUESTION: Milton High School’s football
team would be considered a social
_______, while high school football
players in the U.S. would be considered a
social ___________.
• ANSWER: Group; Category
Round 2: Question 8
• QUESTION: Define ascribed status and give
an example
• ANSWER: A status assigned according to
standards beyond a person’s control; age,
sex, family, heritage, race, etc
Round 2: Question 9
• QUESTION: Included in Barack Obama’s
status set he is a son, father, husband,
basketball player, president, and Harvard
Law graduate. Which status would be
considered his Master Status?
• ANSWER: President
Round 2: Question 10
• QUESTION: The more people present, the
less likely they are to help someone in
distress. This is called…
• ANSWER: The Bystander Effect
Round 3:
Socialization &
Social Control
Round 3: Question 1
• QUESTION: This is the process by which
individuals learn the ways of society &
culture; includes the acquisition of norms,
values, attitudes & beliefs.
• ANSWER: Socialization
Round 3: Question 2
• QUESTION: According to Charles Darwin,
ALL human behavior is instinctual. In the
Nature v. Nurture debate this is known as
what?
• ANSWER: Sociobiology
Round 3: Question 3
• QUESTION: This is the term used to
describe the interactive process by which
humans develop an image of themselves
based on how they imagine they appear to
others.
• ANSWER: Looking-Glass Self
Round 3: Question 4
• QUESTION: According to sociologists, this
is the most important agent of
socialization in the U.S., especially during
one’s early years.
• ANSWER: The Family
Round 3: Question 5
• QUESTION: This term is used to describe a
violation of a culture’s rules or norms.
• ANSWER: Deviance
Round 3: Question 6
• QUESTION: This is nonconformity that goes
undetected by people in positions of
authority; does NOT result in a deviant
label.
• ANSWER: Primary Deviance
Round 3: Question 7
• QUESTION: This theory suggests that
deviance is a natural outgrowth of society
& is most concerned with the tension that
arises between societal goals and the
means of achieving those goals.
• ANSWER: Merton’s Strain Theory
Round 3: Question 8
• QUESTION: Theory that the degree of social
integration has a direct impact on the
likelihood of deviant behavior
• ANSWER: Control Theory
Round 3: Question 9
• QUESTION: List at least two privileges
granted to juvenile delinquents in the
American justice system.
• ANSWER: Tried in a juvenile court for
juvenile crimes, confidentiality,
mandatory parental presence during
questioning, juvenile detention center…
Round 3: Question 10
• QUESTION: Which theory of deviance holds
that a degradation ceremony can lead to a
change in a person’s master status?
• ANSWER: Labeling Theory
Round 4:
Social Stratification
Round 4: Question 1
• QUESTION: Class of highly educated
individuals who make less than $350,000
• ANSWER: Upper Middle
Round 4: Question 2
• QUESTION: What are the FIVE
characteristics of a minority group?
• ANSWER: Distinct physical traits, ascribed
status/involuntary membership, some
form of discrimination, strong sense of
group identity; practice endogamy
(marriage within group)
Round 4: Question 3
• QUESTION: Theory that social stratification
is a necessary component of society
because it motivates people to fill difficult
occupations
• ANSWER: Structural Functionalism
Round 4: Question 4
• QUESTION: Match the following to the
correct description (attitude, behavior,
belief):
• Stereotype =
• Prejudice =
• Discrimination =
• ANSWER: Stereotype = belief, Prej =
attitude, Disc. = behavior
Round 4: Question 5
• QUESTION: Theory that prejudice is likely
to be more common among people who are
disadvantaged themselves
• ANSWER: Scapegoat Theory
Round 4: Question 6
• QUESTION: Largest minority group in the
U.S.
• ANSWER: Hispanic
Round 4: Question 7
• QUESTION: Give an example of
institutional discrimination
• ANSWER: Higher loan rates in housing
industry for certain groups, less pay for
equal work for women, higher rates of
suspension for certain groups, etc
Round 4: Question 8
• QUESTION: 3 Components of Socioeconomic
Status
• ANSWER: Education, Occupation, Income
Round 5: Question 9
• QUESTION: Biological/Chromosomal traits
that determine physical characteristics
• ANSWER: Sex
Round 5: Question 10
• QUESTION: Term for invisible barrier that
prevents women from gaining upper level
positions in business
• ANSWER: Glass ceiling