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The Quiz questions:
1. The looking glass self, articulated by Charles Cooley, is:
A. based on a persons perceptions of interpersonal interactions with others
B. a purely self-generated view of a person’s self based on what that person was born to be
C. based on a persons perceptions of how others view them
D. based on how someone perceives their "self" when looking inward (or at a mirror)
E. both a and c
2. In 2009, Time Magazine named Moot as the most influential person of the year, and thereby demonstrated:
A. that l33t hackerz totally pwned Time magazines system administrators.
B. internet polls on webpages can seldom be trusted because they combine arbitrary sampling frames with biased selection of participants.
C. that a stratified random sample of citizens would have given a better estimate of who is most influential.
D. all of the above
3. The process by which people learn norms, values and social roles is known as:
A. Operationalization
B. Internalization
C. Socialization
D. Conceptualization
4. The Census is a survey used to collect data from everyone in a population. Which of the following choices is NOT a problem you may encounter with this type of survey?
A. it is hard to manage
B. it is very expensive
C. it can’t measure diversity
D. it is time consuming
5. What are the two key factors that will increase the probability of a member remaining in a group?
A. active friends & pre-existing relationships
B. peer pressure & group identity
C. the size of the group & commitment to abstract values
D. popularity & group participation
6. Which of the following has were shown by research to be an important cause of social capital?
A. Parental education level
B. Coming from a highly educated area
C. Family wealth
D. Access to technology
E. All of the above
7. The Freedom Summer campaign, during which over 1000 volunteers traveled to Mississippi to help register African Americans to vote, does NOT demonstrate which concept?
A. Conflict Theory
B. The importance of pre-existing ties
C. Symbolic Interactionism
D. Primary groups
8. Conflict theory begins from three basic assumptions:
A. People are selfish, rational, and profit maximizing
B. People have a self, create meaning through interaction, and act towards the meaning of things.
C. Society is composed of groups, groups have interests, and groups have resources
D. Society has attributes, some attributes help societies adapt, the best adapted tend to survive
9. According to Hobbes, the crucial role of the government is to
A. manage political negotiations.
B. instigate a war of all against all.
C. extract resources.
D. enforce a monopoly on legitimate coercive force.
E. all of the above.
10. Why do most students now have debt when they leave college? According to ______________ , the expense of college increased because ________________
more people paying for college with loans, and they ________________ to reduce state subsidies for higher education.
A. Max Weber; students get prestige from; can't act collectively
B. conflict theory; private colleges; used the strength of weak ties
C. Karl Marx; of the false consciousness of; immigrated in order
D. conflict theory; banks have an interest in; used their resources
11. Hobbes demonstrated that without a state, we would have “hell on Earth” and a war of all against all. What is the key thing that we need to prevent that outcome?
A. democratic elections
B. a leviathan, or whale, that is stronger than anything else
C. a strong government
D. both B and C
12 The principal-agent problem arises when one party (the principal) needs somebody(the agent) to do something for them. The principal asks/hires the agent to act in the interests of the principal. The key problem is that the agent can ____________. One key way to solve this problem is to implement ___________.
A. quit or go on strike. effective monitoring and sanctioning systems.
B. often act in his or her own interests. an honor system.
C. often act in his or her own interests. effective monitoring and sanctioning systems.
D. become corrupt. an honor system.
13. Which political institutions are in place to reduce the potential for corruption?
A. The bill of rights
B. The separation of powers
C. The constitution
D. A free and independent press
E. All of the above.
A. based on a persons perceptions of interpersonal interactions with others
B. a purely self-generated view of a person’s self based on what that person was born to be
C. based on a persons perceptions of how others view them
D. based on how someone perceives their "self" when looking inward (or at a mirror)
E. both a and c
2. In 2009, Time Magazine named Moot as the most influential person of the year, and thereby demonstrated:
A. that l33t hackerz totally pwned Time magazines system administrators.
B. internet polls on webpages can seldom be trusted because they combine arbitrary sampling frames with biased selection of participants.
C. that a stratified random sample of citizens would have given a better estimate of who is most influential.
D. all of the above
3. The process by which people learn norms, values and social roles is known as:
A. Operationalization
B. Internalization
C. Socialization
D. Conceptualization
4. The Census is a survey used to collect data from everyone in a population. Which of the following choices is NOT a problem you may encounter with this type of survey?
A. it is hard to manage
B. it is very expensive
C. it can’t measure diversity
D. it is time consuming
5. What are the two key factors that will increase the probability of a member remaining in a group?
A. active friends & pre-existing relationships
B. peer pressure & group identity
C. the size of the group & commitment to abstract values
D. popularity & group participation
6. Which of the following has were shown by research to be an important cause of social capital?
A. Parental education level
B. Coming from a highly educated area
C. Family wealth
D. Access to technology
E. All of the above
7. The Freedom Summer campaign, during which over 1000 volunteers traveled to Mississippi to help register African Americans to vote, does NOT demonstrate which concept?
A. Conflict Theory
B. The importance of pre-existing ties
C. Symbolic Interactionism
D. Primary groups
8. Conflict theory begins from three basic assumptions:
A. People are selfish, rational, and profit maximizing
B. People have a self, create meaning through interaction, and act towards the meaning of things.
C. Society is composed of groups, groups have interests, and groups have resources
D. Society has attributes, some attributes help societies adapt, the best adapted tend to survive
9. According to Hobbes, the crucial role of the government is to
A. manage political negotiations.
B. instigate a war of all against all.
C. extract resources.
D. enforce a monopoly on legitimate coercive force.
E. all of the above.
10. Why do most students now have debt when they leave college? According to ______________ , the expense of college increased because ________________
more people paying for college with loans, and they ________________ to reduce state subsidies for higher education.
A. Max Weber; students get prestige from; can't act collectively
B. conflict theory; private colleges; used the strength of weak ties
C. Karl Marx; of the false consciousness of; immigrated in order
D. conflict theory; banks have an interest in; used their resources
11. Hobbes demonstrated that without a state, we would have “hell on Earth” and a war of all against all. What is the key thing that we need to prevent that outcome?
A. democratic elections
B. a leviathan, or whale, that is stronger than anything else
C. a strong government
D. both B and C
12 The principal-agent problem arises when one party (the principal) needs somebody(the agent) to do something for them. The principal asks/hires the agent to act in the interests of the principal. The key problem is that the agent can ____________. One key way to solve this problem is to implement ___________.
A. quit or go on strike. effective monitoring and sanctioning systems.
B. often act in his or her own interests. an honor system.
C. often act in his or her own interests. effective monitoring and sanctioning systems.
D. become corrupt. an honor system.
13. Which political institutions are in place to reduce the potential for corruption?
A. The bill of rights
B. The separation of powers
C. The constitution
D. A free and independent press
E. All of the above.
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