Sociology - Social Institutions
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Question 1 of 95
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A Group of people affiliated by consanguinity affinity and co-residence is.
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Question 2 of 95
2. Question
The primary function of the family is to reproduce.
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Question 3 of 95
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Family is the basic point of _______ for the children.
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Question 4 of 95
4. Question
Family is a haven form the world where basic ingredients are.
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Question 5 of 95
5. Question
Which of the following is considered a total institution?
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Question 6 of 95
6. Question
Alice aged 7 lives in a private home with her parents her grandmother and her aunt Alice,s family is an example of a (n)
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Question 7 of 95
7. Question
Which of the following theorists described the family as the ultimate source of social inequality because of its role in the transfer of power property and privilege?
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Question 8 of 95
8. Question
Which of the following is not a function the family discussed by William Ogburn?
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Question 9 of 95
9. Question
In a study of styles of grand parenting sociologists Andrew Cherlin and Frank Furstenberg Jr concluded that the most common style was for grandparents to.
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Question 10 of 95
10. Question
Which sociological perspective emphasizes that government has a strong interest in encouraging adoption?
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Question 11 of 95
11. Question
Which of the following is a factor that has contributed to the rise of the dual income model of the family?
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Question 12 of 95
12. Question
Since the 1990s the rate of teenage pregnancy among Black women in the United States has.
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Question 13 of 95
13. Question
of those in the United States who obtain a divorce about what percent later remarry?
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Question 14 of 95
14. Question
Which of the following factors is associated with the high divorce rate in the United States?
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Question 15 of 95
15. Question
Which of the following perhaps the first sociologist to recognize the critical importance of religion in human societies stressed the social impact of religion?
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Question 16 of 95
16. Question
Which sociological perspective emphasizes the integrative power of religion in human society?
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Question 17 of 95
17. Question
Which sociological perspective argues that to whatever extent religion actually does influence social behavior it reinforces existing patterns of dominance and inequality?
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Question 18 of 95
18. Question
Which one of the following religious denominations is most likely to report the experience of being”born again”?
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Question 19 of 95
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Which one of the following is the most basic manifest function of education?
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Question 20 of 95
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Two basic types of economic systems distinguish contemporary industrial societies.
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Question 21 of 95
21. Question
Which one of the following is an economic system that is typically found in contemporary societies?
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Question 22 of 95
22. Question
The principle of laissez-faire was expounded and endorsed by the British economist.
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Question 23 of 95
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There are three basic sources of power within any political system.
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Question 24 of 95
24. Question
In contemporary societies social institutions are.
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Question 25 of 95
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Marx proclaimed that religion would disappear when.
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Question 26 of 95
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A sect is organised around.
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Question 27 of 95
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Herberg,s (1955) study of religion in America suggested that.
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Question 28 of 95
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The shift from civil religion to common religion means that.
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Question 29 of 95
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The Nation of Islam group appealed to.
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Question 30 of 95
30. Question
The nuclear family means.
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Question 31 of 95
31. Question
Parsons argued that the two main functions of the modern family were.
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Question 32 of 95
32. Question
Which of these trends did the New Right not suggest as evidence of declining family values?
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Question 33 of 95
33. Question
Stone,s research suggests that prior to industrialization the nuclear family.
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Question 34 of 95
34. Question
Marriage appears to be in decline because.
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Question 35 of 95
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The shift from custodial to joint parenthood after divorce means that.
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Question 36 of 95
36. Question
Pluralist theories suggest that.
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Question 37 of 95
37. Question
The rise of new social movements indicates that.
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Question 38 of 95
38. Question
What term describes ties between individuals established through marriage or blood?
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Question 39 of 95
39. Question
Which term describes a society in which women can marry more than one husband at a time but men may marry only one wife at a time?
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Question 40 of 95
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Approximately how long on average did a Victorian marriage last?
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Question 41 of 95
41. Question
Which term describes marriage patterns in contemporary Britain?
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Question 42 of 95
42. Question
Which term describes societies where the family name and the inheritance of property passes down the male line?
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Question 43 of 95
43. Question
In contemporary Britain which ethnic group has the lowest proportion of one-parent families?
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Question 44 of 95
44. Question
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the rising divorce rate in the West?
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Question 45 of 95
45. Question
Which term describes families in which at least one adult has children from a previous marriage or relationship?
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Question 46 of 95
46. Question
According to Weeks et al which ONE of the following is a characteristic of gay and lesbian partnerships?
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Question 47 of 95
47. Question
In 1971 in England and Wales what was the average age at first marriage for women?
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Question 48 of 95
48. Question
In 2001 in England and Wales what was the average age at first marriage for men?
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Question 49 of 95
49. Question
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic in Glidden,s account in Transformations of Intimacy of intimate relationships in post-traditional societies?
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Question 50 of 95
50. Question
In which century was anorexia was first identified as a disorder?
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Question 51 of 95
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Which of the following is NOT one of the ethical religions?
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Question 52 of 95
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Which is the most recently established of the great world religions?
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Question 53 of 95
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New age movements are an example of which type of religious movement?
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Question 54 of 95
54. Question
Which term describes the process whereby religion loses its influence over various spheres of social life?
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Question 55 of 95
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Which of the following is a polytheistic religion?
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Question 56 of 95
56. Question
What is an education system in which children achieve their status based on their own worth called?
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Question 57 of 95
57. Question
What is the process by which schools help to perpetuate social and economic inequalities across the generations called?
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Question 58 of 95
58. Question
Which accounts of the worth of education stress that it enables individuals to think freely and rationally which makes social progress and innovation possible?
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Question 59 of 95
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Which is the JK,s largest university?
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Question 60 of 95
60. Question
The term informal economy is used to describe.
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Question 61 of 95
61. Question
Occupational gender segregation is used to explain.
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Question 62 of 95
62. Question
Which of the following is a nation without a state?
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Question 63 of 95
63. Question
In a patriarchal family the major decisions are taken be the.
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Question 64 of 95
64. Question
A group whose members are related by ancestry marriage or adoption is a(n)
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Question 65 of 95
65. Question
My husband and my daughters constitute my.
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Question 66 of 95
66. Question
Under what type of arrangement do people reckon descent and transmit property through the mother,s side of the family?
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Question 67 of 95
67. Question
Polygyny.
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Question 68 of 95
68. Question
According to which theory two different personality traits that are the counterparts of each other provide a sense of completeness when they are joined?
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Question 69 of 95
69. Question
Research on the family life course indicates that.
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Question 70 of 95
70. Question
Divorce.
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Question 71 of 95
71. Question
Care for the elderly.
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Question 72 of 95
72. Question
Which theoretical perspective sees the family as benefiting some people more than others?
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Question 73 of 95
73. Question
Aalia aged 7 lives in a private home with her parents her grandmother and her aunt Alice,s family is an example of a(n)
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Question 74 of 95
74. Question
Which of the following theorists described the family as the ultimate source of social inequality because of its role in the transfer of power property and privilege?
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Question 75 of 95
75. Question
Global studies indicate that one- _________ of all women have been beaten coerced into sex or otherwise physically abused in their lifetime.
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Question 76 of 95
76. Question
which sociological perspective emphasizes that government has a strong interest in encouraging adoption?
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Question 77 of 95
77. Question
How people behave towards one another when they meet is referred to as ___________ by sociologists.
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Question 78 of 95
78. Question
The unique sense of identity that distinguishes each individual from all other individuals is called ______ by sociologists.
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Question 79 of 95
79. Question
The “looking-glass self” essentially explains.
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Question 80 of 95
80. Question
According to Mead the socialized self means that.
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Question 81 of 95
81. Question
According to Mead the earliest stage of socialization is called the ___________ stage.
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Question 82 of 95
82. Question
According to Freud.
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The biggest difference between the theories of Freud and Erikson is that Erikson believed.
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Question 84 of 95
84. Question
Modern day sociologists have applied Erikson,s model to.
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Question 85 of 95
85. Question
The depression that occurs when the last child leaves the home is called.
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Question 86 of 95
86. Question
The scientific study of aging is called.
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Question 87 of 95
87. Question
A set of behavioural expectations that are linked to chronological and biological age that change as we get older are referred to as.
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Question 88 of 95
88. Question
Peer involvement in adolescence is generally thought to be.
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Question 89 of 95
89. Question
According to sociologists the critical agent of socialization is though to be.
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Question 90 of 95
90. Question
Grandparents aunts and uncles and cousins are all examples of a (n) _____ family
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Question 91 of 95
91. Question
The family structure has been profoundly altered by the twin processes of _______ and __________.
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Question 92 of 95
92. Question
Polyandry means.
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Question 93 of 95
93. Question
In many societies newlyweds move into the husbands house at marriage This arrangement is referred to as a _________ pattern.
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Question 94 of 95
94. Question
Falling in love and marrying someone similar to your self is generally referred to as.
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Question 95 of 95
95. Question
Blended families are also known as.
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