SOCIOLOGY FINAL MILESTONE
1
Magdalena works for a government licensing bureau that doesn't allow exceptions to its
rules. Magdalena feels that uniform adherence to procedures is undermining the bureau's
effectiveness
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SOCIOLOGY FINAL MILESTONE
1
Magdalena works for a government licensing bureau that doesn't allow exceptions to its
rules. Magdalena feels that uniform adherence to procedures is undermining the bureau's
effectiveness and causing problems that it is currently experiencing.
This scenario illustrates which of the following problems of bureaucracy?
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Bureaucratic alienation
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Bureaucratic inertia
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Oligarchy
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Bureaucratic ritualism
CONCEPT
Problems of Bureaucracy
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When evaluating sources, it is important to look for evidence of __________, such as
expertise and advanced degrees.
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authority
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information
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biases
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skills
CONCEPT
Evaluating Sources
3
__________ research emphasizes the need for the researcher to be as objective as
possible.
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Value-free research
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Value-relevant research
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Gynocentric
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Verstehen
CONCEPT
Conducting Sociological Research
4
The tendency for people to behave in social settings as if they were actors in a play is
called which of the following?
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Ethnomethodology
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Thomas Theorem
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Looking-glass self
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Dramaturgical analysis
CONCEPT
Goffman's Dramaturgical Analysis
5
Which of the following statements accurately reflects world systems theory?
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Semi-peripheral countries exploit those on the periphery, and are not exploited by those at
the core.
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The core of the world economy consists of low-income nations that produce most of the
world's goods.
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Rich countries form the core of the world economy and economically exploit poor countries
that are situated on the periphery.
CONCEPT
Capitalist World Economy
6
Gary says he is prejudiced because his father was prejudiced. He believes that prejudicial
attitudes are part of our society and are passed from generation to generation.
Gary's comments illustrate which of the following theories of prejudice?
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Scapegoat theory
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Culture theory
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Authoritarian personality theory
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Conflict theory
CONCEPT
Theories of Inequality in Race
7
Which of the following arguments is NOT made by supporters of multiculturalism?
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It encourages understanding of one's cultural heritage.
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It is a way of accepting society's increasing diversity.
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It encourages divisiveness and racial separation.
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None of the answer choices are correct.
CONCEPT
Multiculturalism
8
Which of the following was one of researcher Philip Zimbardo's key findings in the
Stanford Prison Experiment?
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Research does not have the potential to harm the physical and mental well-being of
participants.
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The personalities of individual guards and prisoners led to violence.
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Violence was inevitable, and the prison institution had nothing to do with it.
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The social conditions and structures in the prison led to violence.
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