Sociology Chapter 3

Front 1

In preindustrial society, which of the following is a common form of "culture?"

Back 1

All of the above (folklore, art, myth)

Front 2

"Social Darwinism" is most closely associated with which theorist?

Back 2

Herbert Spencer

Front 3

One of the best known of the sociobiologists was ________.

Back 3

E. O. Wilson.

Front 4

Which of the following is necessary to be successful at capitalism?

Back 4

All of the above (Cheap raw material, cheap labor and markets)

Front 5

Which of the following can lead to "cultural imperialism" today?

Back 5

All of the above (International monetary policy, control of mass media, The operation of international corporations)

Front 6

"Folkways" and "mores" most commonly are seen to be used to control behavior in ________.

Back 6

preindustrial, less complex societies

Front 7

The term "argot" refers to ________.

Back 7

a specialized language used within a subculture.

Front 8

By the end of the Civil War, which state(s) had the largest concentration of former slaves?

Back 8

The Carolinas

Front 9

The Sea Island people, off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia are known today as ________.

Back 9

the Gullah people.

Front 10

The famous "Scopes trial" had to do with ________.

Back 10

teaching evolution in the public schools

Front 11

"Eugenics" was a doctrine strongly opposed by Hitler and the Nazis during his leadership of Germany.

Back 11

False

Front 12

A subculture can be identified, among other factors, by the fact that it maintains a set of its own values that are deliberately hostile to the larger society within which it is embedded.

Back 12

False

Front 13

Anti-smoking campaigns in the mass media during the 1960s in the U. S. were followed by quite noticeable decreases in smoking.

Back 13

True

Front 14

Most evolutionary selection for a species is accomplished by combat in which the strongest individuals eliminate the weaker ones through combat.

Back 14

False

Front 15

Current "sociobiologists" believe that human behavior is largely, if not completely, the outcome of evolutionary forces over huge periods of time and almost completely reject any influence due to social forces operating on the individual.

Back 15

False

Front 16

Capitalism put an end to European colonialism.

Back 16

False

Front 17

In the country of South Africa, white persons are in the majority and therefore the native black persons make a good example of a subculture that has been "accommodated."

Back 17

FALSE

Front 18

The chapter argues that the relatively recent wars in which the U. S. has been involved in Iran and Iraq were almost strictly due to conflict over oil.

Back 18

FALSE

Front 19

Typologies lead to racial stereotypes when doing sociological research and therefore should generally be avoided as a useful research strategy.

Back 19

False

Front 20

Widespread use of tobacco was almost unheard of until it began in earnest in the southern states of the U. S. as a result of the Civil War.

Back 20

False