TESTED AND CONFIRMED A+ ANSWERS
1) The most important difference between primary and secondary groups had to do with:
a. Size, because it is impossible to have intimacy in secondary groups
b. The kinds of relationship
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TESTED AND CONFIRMED A+ ANSWERS
1) The most important difference between primary and secondary groups had to do with:
a. Size, because it is impossible to have intimacy in secondary groups
b. The kinds of relationships that exist within them
c. Whether the people in the group trust each other
d. The level of competition for scarce resources within the group
2) Your Introduction to Sociology class is probably which of the following types of
groups identified by Cooley?
a. A secondary group
b. A small group
c. A large group
d. A party
3) Stigmatized groups, such as gays and lesbians in the United States, are known as:
a. Primary groups
b. Secondary groups
c. In-groups
d. Out-groups
4) A group that helps us understand our position relative to other groups is a(n):
a. Secondary group
b. Reference group
c. Small group
d. In-group
5) is/are the information, knowledge of people or things, and connections that
help individuals enter preexisting networks or gain power from them.
a. Narratives
b. Isomorphism
c. Social capital
d. Organizational resources
/
6) Durkheim’s theory and research on deviance fall within which of the main sociological theories?
a. Functionalist
b. Symbolic interactionist
c. Conflict
d. Feminist
7) Violation of laws enacted by society is also known as:
a. Informal deviance
b. Unofficial deviance
c. Crimes
d. Secondary deviance
8) Which type of social solidarity is based on the sameness of the individual parts and
people in a society, according to Durkheim?
a. Anomie
b. Egoistic
c. Mechanical
d. Organic
9) Which of the following is Durkheim’s primary explanation for why people commit
suicide?
a. They lack social integration
b. They lack anomie
c. They lack ego
d. They lack altruism
10) According to Merton, a person who completely stops participating in society’s drive
to achieve its defined goals is a(n):
a. Ritualist
b. Retreatist
c. Innovator
d. Rebel
11) The examination of how race and ethnicity affect income is really an examination of:
a. Stratification
b. Segregation
c. Levels of wealth
d. Elitism
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