Deck 1: Introduction to Sociological Social Psychology

Question 1

Match the term to its definition by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.

____ The study of human thought processes and behaviors.

Answer 1

P

Question 2

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____ The ability to see personal lives in the context of the larger society-its history, culture, and social structure.

Answer 2

E

Question 3

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____ Groups that share a common purpose and contain a formal set of rules and an authority structure.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

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____ The rules that regulate our behavior in relationships.

Question 5

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____ The systematic study of society.

Question 6

How can macrosociological perspectives be used to study individual-level, or micro-level, interactions?

A) Macrosociological conditions may cause some individual-level conditions to exist in the first place.
B) Differences in our macrosociological conditions are irrelevant to the way we react to life events.
C) Life events that affect us the most are never caused by societal conditions.
D) Macrosociological perspectives cannot be used to study individual-level interactions.

Question 7

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____ A set of expectations about how to behave, think, or feel.

Question 8

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____ A perspective within sociological social psychology that focuses on the connections between larger societal conditions and the individual.

Question 9

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____ The study of the effects of society on social-psychological processes, also known as sociological social psychology.

Question 10

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____ The study of large-scale social processes.

Question 11

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____ Patterns of interactions in which behavior within a large group is guided by a common set of norms and roles.

Question 12

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____ Experiments that violate the established social order to assess how people construct social reality.

Question 13

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____ A society's set of unique patterns of behavior and beliefs.

Question 14

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____ Deeply held ideals and beliefs.

Question 15

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____ Persisting patterns of behavior and interaction between people within identified social positions.

Question 16

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____ A perspective within sociological social psychology that examines how basic social processes operate in group contexts.

Question 17

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____ The systematic study of people's thoughts, feelings, and behavior in social contexts.

Question 18

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____ A method of studying society through observation of people's typical day-to-day interactions.

Question 19

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____ A perspective within sociological social psychology that emphasizes the study of how people negotiate the meaning of social life during their interactions with other people.

Question 20

Match the term to its definition by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.

____ A person's position in a group or society that is associated with varying levels of esteem and respect.

Question 21

The term "sociology" was first defined by __________.

A) Emile Durkheim
B) Herbert Blumer
C) C. Wright Mills
D) Auguste Comte

Question 22

Social psychology is the systematic study of individual thoughts, feelings, and behavior in a social context. Which of the following social contexts is more likely to be studied by sociologists than psychologists?

A) a small group
B) a family group
C) an ethnic group
D) a friendship group

Question 23

In what year was the term "sociology" coined?

A) 1776
B) 1895
C) 1838
D) 1901

Question 24

Joe started noticing that kids from higher social classes tend to get accepted to better colleges than kids from middle and lower social classes. His analysis is probably rooted in which macrosociological perspective?

A) conflict perspective
B) symbolic interactionism
C) behavioralism
D) structural functionalism

Question 25

Which sociological social-psychology perspective emphasizes the importance of interactions within groups?

A) symbolic interactionism
B) social structure and personality
C) group processes
D) structural functionalism

Question 26

The term "sociological imagination" is associated with which social theorist?

A) Emile Durkheim
B) Max Weber
C) C. Wright Mills
D) Auguste Comte

Question 27

Sociological social psychology is different from psychological social psychology in that __________.

A) it focuses on the effects of biology on individual behavior
B) it is always more scientific
C) it is a subfield of psychology
D) it is more likely to take into account the effects of structural forces and statuses

Question 28

A comparison of poverty rates across countries is common to the study of __________.

A) microsociology
B) macrosociology
C) psychology
D) social psychology

Question 29

Which sociological social-psychology perspective emphasizes the role of meaning and how people negotiate meaning?

A) symbolic interactionism
B) social structure and personality
C) group processes
D) structural functionalism

Question 30

The expectation to look someone in the eye when talking with them refers to a __________.

A) norm
B) role
C) value
D) belief

Question 31

Which institution regulates sexual relations and childrearing in society?

A) economy and work
B) politics
C) family
D) religion

Question 32

Which institution refers to the rituals and beliefs regarding sacred things?

A) economy and work
B) politics
C) family
D) religion

Question 33

Country flags represent which elements of culture?

A) languages
B) norms
C) symbols
D) values and beliefs

Question 34

Structural functionalism is associated with __________, whereas the conflict perspective is associated with __________.

A) Karl Marx; Emile Durkheim
B) C. Wright Mills; Emile Durkheim
C) Emile Durkheim; Auguste Comte
D) Emile Durkheim; Karl Marx

Question 35

Janna wanted to study the effects of a larger social condition-population size-on an individual's decision to commit suicide. Which social-psychological perspective is she most likely to use?

A) psychology
B) sociology
C) sociological social psychology
D) psychological social psychology

Question 36

Which early sociologist emphasized the role of society in the development of the self?

A) George Herbert Mead
B) Karl Marx
C) Georg Simmer
D) Herbert Blumer

Question 37

Which macrosociological perspective views society as a biological organism in which each part of the body has a function that promotes the survival of the whole?

A) conflict perspective
B) symbolic interactionism
C) behavioralism
D) structural functionalism

Question 38

Think about the concept of poverty. How would a macro-level sociologist study this concept differently than a micro-level sociologist?

Question 39

Which sociological social-psychology perspective emphasizes the importance of relationships and positions?

A) symbolic interactionism
B) social structure and personality
C) group processes
D) structural functionalism

Question 40

Derek's job as a supervisor refers to his relative __________ in the company, whereas the expectations for how to behave on the job refers to his __________.

A) role; status
B) job; role
C) status; role
D) status; job

Question 41

You were given a number of tools and concepts to help you study human behavior, including statuses, roles, groups, and organizations. Describe one of these concepts and explain how knowing about it can help you understand human thoughts, feelings, and behavior.

Question 42

How do sociologists study the impact of society on individual thoughts, feelings, and behavior? That is, what tools and concepts do they employ to explain how society affects individuals and how individuals affect society?

Question 43

Read the vignette and answer the questions that follow.
Jean's best friend, Janet, recently got promoted to a management position in the company where they both work. The new job is associated with more pay and prestige. Jean notices that Janet is spending more of her time, on and off the job, with her friends in management. Over dinner, Janet confides in Jean that she is really perturbed by the poor behavior of her former coworkers, that they have bad attitudes on the job, and that she doesn't know how to handle them now that she is their supervisor. Jean and Janet continue to be friends but they don't interact as much at work any more.
Which elements of the sociological tool box can best help us understand Janet's behavior in this story?

A) institutions
B) statuses
C) organizations
D) institutions

Question 44

Read the vignette and answer the questions that follow.
Jean's best friend, Janet, recently got promoted to a management position in the company where they both work. The new job is associated with more pay and prestige. Jean notices that Janet is spending more of her time, on and off the job, with her friends in management. Over dinner, Janet confides in Jean that she is really perturbed by the poor behavior of her former coworkers, that they have bad attitudes on the job, and that she doesn't know how to handle them now that she is their supervisor. Jean and Janet continue to be friends but they don't interact as much at work any more.
In which social institution does this vignette occur?

A) economy and work
B) politics
C) family
D) religion

Question 45

Read the vignette and answer the questions that follow.
Jean's best friend, Janet, recently got promoted to a management position in the company where they both work. The new job is associated with more pay and prestige. Jean notices that Janet is spending more of her time, on and off the job, with her friends in management. Over dinner, Janet confides in Jean that she is really perturbed by the poor behavior of her former coworkers, that they have bad attitudes on the job, and that she doesn't know how to handle them now that she is their supervisor. Jean and Janet continue to be friends but they don't interact as much at work any more.
What level of analysis does this vignette reflect?

A) psychological level of analysis
B) macrosociological level of analysis
C) anthropological level of analysis
D) microsociological level of analysis

Question 46

Read the vignette and answer the questions that follow.
Jean's best friend, Janet, recently got promoted to a management position in the company where they both work. The new job is associated with more pay and prestige. Jean notices that Janet is spending more of her time, on and off the job, with her friends in management. Over dinner, Janet confides in Jean that she is really perturbed by the poor behavior of her former coworkers, that they have bad attitudes on the job, and that she doesn't know how to handle them now that she is their supervisor. Jean and Janet continue to be friends but they don't interact as much at work any more.
Which social-psychological perspective best explains Janet's change in attitude and behavior after getting promoted to a management position?

A) symbolic interactionism
B) social structure and personality
C) group processes
D) structural functionalism