Elementary school children are taught to place their right hands over their hearts during the pledge of allegiance. These children are being taught some of the norms and values of the U.S. this is an example of:

Peer groups are important to adolescents because:

In an effort to control a total institution and to create a community of sameness, inmates are forced to strip down, be searched by police officers, and given identical uniforms before entering prison. This process is an example of:

Some sociologists have pointed out that gender roles are often determined by how a society socializes young boys and girls. Which of the following is an example of socializing a child into a traditional U.S. gender role?

At a parent-teacher conference, Jimmy’s teacher is anxious to meet his parents and discuss his habit of disrupting the class. When she expresses her concern that Jimmy is not being socialized properly, the father insists that he was the same way at Jimmy’s age and that disrupting the class is natural for the children in his family. Which sociological concept are Jimmy’s teacher and father discussing?

From a sociological perspective, which factor does not greatly influence a person’s socialization?

Which of the following is a manifest function of schools?

The process of socialization is successfully completed and comes to an end when an individual mates and reproduces.

The employee code of conduct clearly states that if an employee is late three times without notifying a supervisor, the employee is terminated. Roger fired Lois and felt that it was the right thing to do. Being guided by the rules, Roger relied on the:

In her award acceptance speech, Rita thanked the many different people and groups that shaped her beliefs, behavior, and self-concept. She acknowledged:

Chapter 5 of your text presents several theories of human development. One thing all of these have in common is:

Sandy is standing in line for Kanye West tickets. The line wraps around the block, spilling into the streets and crowding store windows. Sandy is part of a(n):

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a bureaucracy?

An instrumental leader:

The McDonalidization of Society refers to:

Students in the college town refer to the local residents as “Townies.” The students feel disconnected from the Townies and often hold negative views towards them. From the students’ viewpoint, the Townies are a(n):

Fiona signed up to volunteer with the Voter Registration Council, a group that registers local high school graduates to vote in upcoming elections. This group has come together for a specific purpose and is an example of a(n):

Missy has never been to a Bar Mitzvah before so she is unsure of the appropriate dress for the occasion. When she arrives, Missy checks out what the other women are wearing. She is pleased to see that most women are wearing elegant dresses like her own. The other women, on this occasion, make up Missy’s:

Although polygamy (being married to more than one person at one time) is illegal in the U.S., there are groups of American men who live with multiple “sister wives” in defiance of the law. Such a polygamous group would be an example of:

In first grade, Scott is unfairly singled out by his teacher for bad behavior, partly because his older brothers had behavioral problems themselves. Throughout school, Scott gains a reputation as a “problem” child. Scott eventually drops out of school, thinking he was born to fail anyway. Which theory best fits Scott’s experience?

Income and wealth distribution in the U.S. is relatively equal between each fifth of the population (20% of the population has 20% of the income and wealth, 40% of the population has 40%, etc.)

Sociologists have observed social stratification in:

Social mobility can be best defined as:

"People gain desirable positions in the stratification system through exploitation or inheritance and then work to prevent access to those resources by less fortunate groups." This statement reflects the:

The Reverend Edward Smith is a respected member of his community who serves on many boards and committees and has great influence, although his income is low and he lives in a modest home. The above description illustrates that social class is:

The Davis-Moore Thesis states:

Hope is desperate for the new designer purse that she saw while window shopping at her local mall. She knew every girl in her sorority would covet her bag and wish to be like her. When she walked in, she whipped out her credit card, and purchased the $1,500. bag. This kind of purchasing is called:

Which theoretical perspective stresses that deviance promotes social unity and fosters social change?

According to Merton’s social strain theory, someone who “gives up” on the pursuit of success by abusing alcohol or drugs would be classified as a(n):

A major difference between “corporate/white-collar crime” and “street” crime is that “street” crime:

The term secondary deviance can be defined as:

Structural mobility takes place when:

All Americans (Millions) / Americans In Poverty (Millions) / Poverty Rate Under 18 years 73.4 / 12.8 / 17.5% 18 to 64 years 198.1 / 22.2 / 11.2% 65 years and older 51.1 / 4.7 / 9.2% 322.5 / 39.7 / 12.3% According to the data above, the greatest number of Americans in poverty is:

Which of the following is an example of a negative informal sanction?

A high school is a formal organization that is divided into a hierarchy of different departments with the principal’s office at the top, followed by the vice principals’ offices and the department heads. This is an example of:

The term deviance can be defined as:

  

When Christy entered high school, she noticed that most of her female classmates wore lipstick. Christy bought some lipstick and started wearing it so that she could fit in with the others. This is an example of:

Social control is:

Bureaucratic organizations are highly flexible and adaptive.

According to your text's discussion of social disorganization theory, where is crime most likely to occur?

When an individual’s rank is the same across the dimensions of income, education, and occupation (e.g. the child of wealthy people graduates from an Ivy League school and takes a job in a prestigious law firm and eventually becomes a high-ranking Federal Government officer) we can say that individual is demonstrating: