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Intro. To Society &

Behavior 54
MOCK EXAM
Choose the correct answer :

1.Based on the __________perspective, a society is composed of interrelated parts, each of

which (ideally) work together to contribute to the overall stability and survival of the
society .
A. Conflict
B. Symbolic interactionalist
C. Functionalist
D. Dysfunction list
2 . Sociologist _________ asserted that fashion serves mainly to institutionalize conspicuous
consumption among the wealthy .
A. Herbert Blumer
B. Thorstein Veblen
C. Georg Simmel
D. Pierre Bourdieu
3.___________ is measured through polls and surveys , which use research methods such as
interviews and questionnaires . it varies widely based on race/ethnicity,religion,region ,
social class, education level , sex , gender and age .
A. Public persuasion
B. Public conviction
C. Public sentiment
D. Public opinion
4.Urbanization is the process by which societies are transformed from dependence on
agriculture and handmade products to an emphasis on manufacturing and related
industries .
A. True
B. False
5 . Three major factors contribute to the likelihood that collective behavior will occur.
Which of the following factors is not identified as contributing to collective behavior
occuring?
A. A breakdown in social control mechanisms and a corresponding feeling of normlessness
B. Timing
C. Structural factors that increase the chances of people responding in a particular way.
D. Biological factors that decrease the chances of people responding in specific manner.

6 ._______ is a large social grouping that occupies the same geographical territory and is
subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations .
A. Culture
B. Nation
C. Country
D. Society
7.________ movements seek to improve society by changing some specific aspect of the
social structure. Members usually work within the existing system to attempt to change
existing public, policy so that it more adequately reflects their own value system .
A. Reform
B. Resistance (regressive )
C. Revolutionary
D. Alternative
8._______ state what behavior is inappropriate or unacceptable. Laws that prohibit us
from driving over the speed limit and "good manners* that preclude you from reading a
newspaper during class are examples .
A. Prescriptive norms
B. Subscriptive norm
C. Proscriptive norms
D. Nonstandard norms
9. According to sociologist Charles H. Cooley, a _____ group is a larger, more specialized
group in which the members engage in more impersonal, goal-oriented relationships for a
limited period of time .
A. Secondary
B. Primary
C. Formal
D. Informal
10.________ systems are set up in such a manner that a legitimate son inherits his father's
property and sometimes his position upon the father's death .
A. Patricentric
B. Patrilocal
C. Patrilineal
D. Matriarchal
11. Few societies have residential patterns known as __________ residence, which refers to
the custom of a married couple living in the same household (or community) as the wife's
parents.
A. Matrilocal
B. Patrilocal
C. Neolocal
D. Multilocal
12. _____is the concurrent marriage of one man with two or more women.
A. Polyandry
B. Polygyny

13. Mobs , riots and panics are all examples of ______ crowds .
A. Casual
B. Expressive
C. Acting
D. Conventional
14 . People in aggregates share a common purpose (such as purchasing items or arriving at
their destination) but generally do not interact with one another, except perhaps brief.
A. True
B. False
15 . The ________ style of leadership makes all major group decisions and assigns tasks to
members .
A. Authoritarian
B. Laissez
C. Democratic
D. Cooperative
16 . Sociologist Herbert Blumer developed a typology in which crowds are divided into four
categories. Which of the following was not a crowd category identified by Blumer?
A. Acting
B. Expressive
C. Casual
D. Nontraditional
17 . ___________leadership is most appropriate when the group is dealing with emotional
issues, and harmony, solidarity, and high morale are needed.
A. Instrumental
B. Relational
C. Expressive
D. Transitional
18 . Men and women make up _________ as do Native Americans and Latinos/as, and
victims of sexual or racial harassment.
A. Formal organization
B. Social groups
C. Aggregates
D. Categories
19. According to the text , social movements _____________
A. never resists change.
B. usually relies on paid employees to carry out the work.
C. are more likely to develop in industrialized societies than in preindustrial ones.
D. make democracy less available to some excluded groups .
20 .___________ is voluntary, often spontaneous activity that is engaged in by a large
number of people and typically violates dominant group norms and values.
A. Collective behavior
B. Organizational behavior
C. Social change
D. Institutional behavior

21 . _____________ is the process of reshaping existing cultural items into a new form.
Guns, video games, and airplanes are examples that affect our lives today . (chp 2 ) .
A. Diversity
B. Diffusion
C. Invention
D. Discovery
22 .____________ is the process of maintaining or changing behavior to comply with the
norms established by a society, subculture, of other group.
A. Conformity
B. Enforcement
C. Total expectations
23. According to sociologist Ann Swidler,__________ is a "tool kit of symbols, stories,
rituals, and world views, which people may use in varying configurations to solve different
kinds of problems.
A. Culture
B. Society
C. Reflexes
24. _______is a collection of people who happen to be in the same place at the same time
but share little else in common .
A. Primary group
B. Social group
C. Aggregate
D. Category
25._______ a legally recognized and/or socially approved arrangement between two or
more individuals that carries certain rights and obligations and usually involves sexual
activity.
A. Marriage
B. Trial separation
C. Cohabitation
26. Worshipers at religious revival services and revelers assembled on New Year's Eve at
Times Square in New York are both participating in an _____crowd
A. Casual
B. Acting
C. Expressive
D. Conventional
27 .__________ is a currently valued style of behavior, thinking, or appearance that is
longer lasting and more widespread than a lad.
A. Fashion
B. Fad
C. Normative behavior
D. Novelty
E. Collective behavior

28. Fad is a temporary but widely copied activity enthusiastically followed by large
numbers of people .
A. True
B. False
29. The strongest mores are referred to as _______They are so strong that their violation is
considered to be extremely offensive and even unmentionable.(chp2)
A. Taboos
B. Laws
C. Sanctions
D. Folkways
30 . Initially, items of________________begin as raw materials or resources such as ore.
trees, and oil. Through technologv. these raw materials are transformed into usable items
(ranging from books and computers to guns and tanks ) (chp2)
A. Basic culture.
B. Material culture
C. General culture
D. Nonmaterial culture
31.values provides ideals of beliefs about behavior but do no state explicitly how we should
behave .___________are established rules of behavior of standards of conduct (chp2)
A. Norms
B. Sanctions
C. Mores
D. Folkways
32._______________ is a form of crowd behavior that occurs when a large number of people
react to a real or perceived threat with strong emotions and self-destructive behavior.
A. Mob
B. Panic
C. Riot
D. Aggregate
33.Examples of ______crowds include sitins , marches boycotts , blackades and strikes
A. Rebel
B. Revolutionary
C. Protest
D. Militant
34.People in a shopping mall or a city bus are examples of ______crowds
A. Acting
B. Conventional
C. Expressive
D. Casual
35. Divorce in the USA in the legal process of dissolving a marriage that allows former
spouses to remarry if they so choose .
A. True
B. False
36. ______movement seek to prevent change or to undo change that has already occurred .
A. Reform
B. Alternative
C. Resistance (regressive)
37. In US ____ include using underarm deodorant , brushing our teeth , and wearing
appropriate clothing for a specific occasion .CHP 2
A. Formal norms
B. Folkways
C. Laws
D. Mores
38 . A_______of education is the transmission of knowledge and skills from one generation to
the next whereas __________of education is establishment of social relations and networks .
A. Latent function : manifest function
B. Manifest function ; latent function
C. Dysfunction: function
39 ._________the belief that those species of animals, including human beings, best adapted
to their environment survive and pros- per, whereas those poorly adapted die out.
A. Social groups
B. Social Darwinism
C. Social facts
D. Social problems
40. Sociology is defined as the __________
A. academic discipline that examines individual human behavior
B. methodological analysis of groups and individuals
C. systematic study of human society and social interaction

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 Answer key :
1.C
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. D
7. A
8. C
9. A
10. C
11. A
12. B
13. C
14. A
15. A
16. D
17. C
18. D
19. C
20. A
21. C
22. A
23. A
24. C
25. A
26. C
27. A
28. A
29. A
30. B
31. A
32. B
33. C
34. D
35. A
36. C
37. B
38. B
39. B
40. C