Sociology

Sociology Study Guide

6. Margolyn, an astronaut, finds time in her busy schedule to play dodgeball with a team and attend weekly trivia. Her dodgeball and trivia activities make up her _________. a. Master statuses b. Prescribed statuses c. Subordinate statuses d. Recreational statuses 7. What sociological theory focuses on homeostasis, the integration of its parts, and the stability of social systems? a. Functionalist b. 8. What is the term used to describe when a person makes a judgment about other societies based upon the values and beliefs of their own society? a. Ethnocentrism b. Egocentrism c. Prejudice d. Cultural shock 9. Who originally coined the word “sociology”? a. Karl Marx b. Auguste Comte c. Emile Durkheim d. None of the above 10. Researchers decide to test the correlation between the effects of a film on race relations with students’ level of prejudice. In this case, what kind of variable is prejudice? a. Independent b. Dependent c. Effect d. Causal Social balance theory c. Symbolic interactionist d. Functionalist

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