CRJU 3300 – Which society has the least sophisticated

CRJU 3300 – Which society has the least sophisticated

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Question

Which society has the least sophisticated division of labor?

industrial

information based societies

hunting and gathering

agricultural

Which type of society has no permanent dwellings?

agricultural societies

information based societies

agricultural societies

hunting and gathering societies

For at least 90% of human history, human societies were of which type?

agricultural societies

industrial societies

hunting and gathering societies

information based societies

Which of the following is not a byproduct of the domestication of plants and animals?

people developed private property

social inequality began to be based on social classes, rather than on a person’s natural abilities

people learned to cook their food

people began to live in permanent settlements

Which society has the smallest number of members?

horticultural and pastoral

agricultural

industrial

hunting and gathering

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Which society has the most sophisticated division of labor?

industrial

horticultural and pastoral

agricultural

hunting and gathering

The switch from human and animal power to machine power is the hallmark of which type of society:

industrial

hunting and gathering

horticultural and pastoral

agricultural

Based on Mead’s perspective, individuals who powerfully impact the lives of children, such as parents or siblings are referred to as:

reference groups

familial groups

generalized others

significant others

In Freud’s theory of personality, the inborn drive for self-gratification is the

id

libido

superego

ego

In Freud’s theory of personality, the culture within us is represented by the

ego

superego

libido

id

In Freud’s theory of personality, the mediator between the opposing forces of culture and desire is the

libido

ego

superego

id

The tendency for power in bureaucratic organizations to become concentrated in the hands of a few individuals is called:

the dictator principle

emergent autocrat phenomenon

the iron law of oligarchy

authoritarian drift

Which society is least characterized by organic solidarity?

agricultural

industrial

horticultural and pastoral

hunting and gathering

Which society is most characterized by mechanical solidarity?

horticultural and pastoral

hunting and gathering

industrial

agricultural

A social structure made up of a hierarchy of statuses and roles that is prescribed by explicit rules and procedures and based on a division of function and authority.

primary group

reference group

informal organization

bureaucracy

______ are statuses so powerful that they often reorient our identities.

conflicted statuses

master statuses

ascribed statuses

achieved statuses

_______ are statuses that are given to us based largely on our purposive actions.

conflicted statuses

ascribed statuses

master statuses

achieved statuses

_______ are statuses that we inherit or receive involuntarily:

conflicted statuses

master statuses

ascribed statuses

achieved statuses

When a person enters a total institution, he or she is often greeted with

they are desocialized to away the individual’s current identity and stamp a new one in its place

a health examination to determine if the person needs medical care

an orientation session to explain the goals of the institution

a personal identity kit to be used while in the institution

According to the lecture, the ability to put one’s self in other peoples’ shoes and see things from their perspective

is an innate characteristic of humans

develops after the acquisition of language

is fully developed by the time a child can talk

develops earlier in people living in tribal and primitive societies

Based on his observations and theorizing, Mead concluded that

the “I” is the self as object

not only the self, but also the human mind is a social product

the “me” is the self as subject

the self, but not the human mind is a social product

The birthplace of sociology is generally considered to be

Europe

Canada

Australia

Japan

the United States

One of the most important aspects of the new attitude from the Enlightenment was an emphasis on

magic

religion

reason

prayer

Sociology is best defined as:

the study of social arrangements in the United States

the study of human social behavior

the study of human individual traits

primarily the study of pre-literate societies

Which of the following is not a feature of hunting and gathering societies?

Hunting and gathering societies have no written language

Hunting and gathering societies have no concept of money

Hunting and gathering societies rely heavily on cultivated grains like barley and oats

Hunting and gathering societies do not have domesticated livestock

Which of the following is an example of a social structure:

Military rank

Religious doctrines

Agriculture

Stone tools

The idea of the “looking glass self” posits that

our self-concept is based largely on the opinions and reactions of other people

no other animal besides chimpanzees and humans has a true sense of self

we construct a social identity by putting our fantasies into action

the self exists independently of society

Sociologists have concluded that the feral children discussed in the text were

socially isolated

demon possessed

throwbacks to an earlier evolutionary era

autistic

The earliest stage in Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development occurs when infants learn directly through their senses. Piaget called this the

formal operational stage

preoperational stage

concrete operational stage

sensorimotor stage

A major accomplishment attained in the second stage of Piaget’s theory is the learning of symbols and language. This stage is called the:

concrete operational stage

formal operational stage

sensorimotor stage

preoperational stage

The last stage in Piaget’s theory is called the:

concrete operational stage

preoperational stage

sensorimotor stage

formal operational stage

The stage in Piaget’s theory in which children learn to do arithmetic and take the role of the other is called the:

preoperational stage

concrete operational stage

formal operational stage

sensorimotor stage

Psychologist Harry Harlow conducted experiments with rhesus monkeys raised in isolation and concluded that these monkeys

were not able to adjust to life with other monkeys

preferred food to comfort

would not seek emotional support from artificial mothers

instinctively adapted to social roles