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4In Amsterdam, a 21-year-old prostitute is scantily clothed, exhibiting her attributes in a storefront, smiling
at potential patrons as they walk by. Based on this mental image, which statement best describes what is in
progress?
Question 1 options:

This is an example of social interaction.
A misdemeanor is being committed.
The prostitute is guilty of indecent exposure.
This a classic example of macrosociology.
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Question 2 (1 point)
What two sociological perspectives are most linked to macrosociology?
Question 2 options:

symbolic interactionism and functionalism
functionalism and the conflict perspective
the conflict perspective and symbolic interactionism
symbolic interactionism and feminism
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Question 3 (1 point)
A focus on the broad features of society to analyze such things as social class and how groups relate to one
another is called ________.
Question 3 options:

macrosociology
microsociology
meta analysis
qualitative analysis
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Question 4 (1 point)
Which of the following topics would most likely be approached based on a macrosociological analysis?
Question 4 options:

a study of the social norms used by street corner men
a study of the face-to-face interaction of members of a research group

a study of the impact of terrorism on the travel plans of business people
a study of the ways in which children in a play group develop language skills
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Question 5 (1 point)
Which sociological perspective is most closely linked to microsociology?
Question 5 options:

the conflict perspective
structural functionalism
symbolic interactionism
the feminist perspective
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Question 6 (1 point)
Which of the following perspectives is most appropriate for a research sociologist to use?
Question 6 options:

microsociology
macrosociology
neither macro nor microsociology
both macro and microsociology, depending upon the situation
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Question 7 (1 point)
Dr. Zalewski expects her students to be on time for class, holds them for the entire class period, and has
firm deadlines set for reports and other assignments. Sociologically, which statement best describes Dr.
Zalewski's approach to teaching?
Question 7 options:

Dr. Zalewski is engaged in the macrosociological approach.
Dr. Zalewski is advocating social inequality by maintaining different standards than other faculty.
Dr. Zalewski has set up a system of academic social stratification.
Dr. Zalewski has created a strong sense of social structure in her classroom.
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Question 8 (1 point)
Which of the following is an example of social structure?
Question 8 options:

a student reading a sociology textbook
a social worker watching a panel discussion on television
a homeless man sleeping on a sidewalk heating grate
a driver signaling a right turn with his directional signals
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Question 9 (1 point)
The typical patterns of a group, such as its usual relationships between men and women or students and
teachers, are referred to as ________.
Question 9 options:

social solidarity
social imperative
social institutions
social structure
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Question 10 (1 point)
Milo, a highly successful attorney, just received a $200 ticket for speeding. Jim, an unemployed father of
six, received a $50 fine for parking in a restricted area. Milo considers his $200 ticket an inconvenience, but
Jim sees his $50 fine as a financial disaster. Why do Milo and Jim feel so differently about their fines, even
though Milo's is four times greater than Jim's?
Question 10 options:

Milo understands the meaning of a dollar and Jim does not.
Because Milo is an attorney, he has ways to turn his fine into a business expense.
Their location in the social structure has created the difference between Milo's and Jim's
reactions.
The cultural standards of an attorney and those of an unemployed father of six are vastly different.
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Question 11 (1 point)
John and Doug are both full professors in a state university, holding doctorate degrees from Ivy League
schools. Both make about the same salary and enjoy a similar sense of prestige in the community and on
campus. Based only on this information, what do John and Doug have in common?
Question 11 options:

They share the same social location in all respects.
They have identical social roles.
They are members of the same social class.

They share a great deal of social solidarity.
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Question 12 (1 point)
What are the three primary variables in determining one's social class?
Question 12 options:

race, sex, residence
income, education, occupational prestige
race, sex, income
income, education, sex
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Question 13 (1 point)
Which statement regarding status is most accurate?
Question 13 options:

All master statuses are achieved.
Ascribed statuses are voluntary and achieved statuses are involuntary.
Status provides the guidelines for how we are to act and feel.
Status symbols are always positive, serving as positive reinforcements for following norms.
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Question 14 (1 point)
Jane is a 49-year-old woman of Irish-German descent. What do these characteristics have in common?
Question 14 options:

These are examples of her ascribed statuses.
These are examples of her achieved statuses.
These, particularly her Irish-German descent, are part of her master status.
These characteristics are examples of status inconsistency.
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Question 15 (1 point)
Which of the following represents an achieved status?
Question 15 options:

being a high school drop-out
acting like your mother when she was your age

having a prescribed sex (male or female)
knowing your particular ethnic descent
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Question 16 (1 point)
Andrea is an aspiring associate editor for a major publisher. She is single but feels married to her work. Last
year she received a $20,000 bonus for the excellent work she did in promoting new textbooks published by
her employer. Based on this information, Andrea's ascribed status is ________ and her achieved status is
________.
Question 16 options:

female; married
bonus recipient; associate editor
married; bonus recipient
female; associate editor
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Question 17 (1 point)
Bumper stickers such as "Proud Parent of an Honor Student" and "Warning: This Driver Convicted of DUI"
are best described as being ________.
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