2024 SOCIOLOGY STRAIGHTERLINE FINAL EXAM 70 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS FOR GUARANTEED PASS It is parent teacher conference day at Littleton Elementary School Jimmy s teacher is anxious to meet his parents and discuss his habit of disrupting the class When the teacher expresses her concern that Jimmy is not being socialized properly his dad insists that he was the same way at Jimmy s age and that disrupting the class is natural for the children in his family Jimmy s teacher and father are arguing about which fundamental sociological theory a Kohlberg s theory of Moral Development b George Herbert Mead s theory of self development c Nature vs Nurture d Freud s theory of self development ANSWER Nature vs Nurture Parents often socialize their children to a Understand and follow different norms from what they themselves follow b Understand and follow the same norms that they themselves follow c Ignore society and create their own norms and follow them regardless of consequences 2024 SOCIOLOGY STRAIGHTERLINE FINAL EXAM 70 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS FOR GUARANTEED PASS d Ignore society and live alone without much interaction with other people ANSWER Understand and follow the same norms that they themselves follow Education is important to society because a It teaches children facts about the world in which they live b It teaches children how to interact with their peers and helps them to gain social graces c It teaches children how to react to authority and how to behave in group and one on one situations d All of the above ANSWER All The transition from college life to work life can be quite difficult for many young adults in the United States Which is a possible cause for this struggle a The status quo has been maintained for a substantial period of time and now the economy and government are undergoing significant changes b Many young people are in the same situation so drawing expertise or knowledge from their experiences from peers is difficult 2024 SOCIOLOGY STRAIGHTERLINE FINAL EXAM 70 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS FOR GUARANTEED PASS c Finding a job renting an apartment and being independent is a daunting task that seems insurmountable d All of the above ANSWER All Sherry is in her mid eighties and is moving to a nursing home She is used to getting up at 5 o clock each morning and making breakfast for herself Her new roommate likes to sleep until 7 o clock and breakfast is not served at the nursing home until 8 o clock What is Sherry most likely to experience through this transition a A shift in her desire to enjoy life b A shift in her reading habits c Resocialization d A complete and permanent loss of herself ANSWER Resocialization In an effort to control a total institution and to create a community of sameness inmates are forced to strip down be searched by police officers and given identical uniforms before entering prison This is an example of a An entry test that must be passed b A degradation ceremony 2024 SOCIOLOGY STRAIGHTERLINE FINAL EXAM 70 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS FOR GUARANTEED PASS c A graduation ceremony d An exit test that must be passed ANSWER A degradation ceremony Sumaira is scared that she will not find a job in the current economy She decides to be a business major and attend one of the top business schools in the country Upon graduation she is hired by a major investment banking firm in New York Sumaira has completed a A degradation ceremony b Developing her sense of self c Anticipatory socialization d Developing her sense of morality ANSWER Anticipatory socialization Mark whose parents are wealthy has been socialized to believe that he can be whoever he wants to be His best friend Matt whose parents are blue collar workers has been socialized to believe that hard work and following instructions is all he needs to support himself Which sociological paradigm does this story fit a Structural Functionalism b Conflict c Symbolic Interactionism 2024 SOCIOLOGY STRAIGHTERLINE FINAL EXAM 70 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS FOR GUARANTEED PASS d Feminist Theory ANSWER Conflict Joseph and Paula are excited to welcome their child into the world They cannot wait to pass on all their knowledge insight and rich culture Just as their parents gave them guidance and showed them how to live Joseph and Paula will continue the chain by handing down their societal values and thus sustain the society they love so much Which sociological paradigm does this story fit a Structural Functionalism b Conflict c Symbolic Interactionism d Feminist Theory ANSWER Structural functionalism Baby Marla is always well dressed She has ribbons bows and frills all over her dresses and even in her hair Her mother who is worried that people might mistake Marla for a little boy is determined to communicate to the world that she has a baby girl Which sociological paradigm does this story fit a Structural Functionalism b Conflict c Symbolic Interactionism 2024 SOCIOLOGY STRAIGHTERLINE FINAL EXAM 70 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS FOR GUARANTEED PASS d Exchange Theory ANSWER Symbolic interactionism Ahmed has been trying to change his schedule so that he can take one more AP class his senior year in high school He keeps running between the guidance office and the administration office to sort out the problem Ahmed s interaction with the school s bureaucracy is an example of a The influences of a total institution b The generalized other c The influences of one s peer groups d The hidden curriculum of schools ANSWER The hidden curriculum of schools Whose study described the differences in the way that boys and girls view morality a Carol Gilligan b Erik Erikson c Sigmund Freud d Lawrence Kholberg ANSWER Carol Gilligan 2024 SOCIOLOGY STRAIGHTERLINE FINAL EXAM 70 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS FOR GUARANTEED PASS Sandy is standing in line for Kanye West tickets The line wraps around the block spilling into the streets and crowding store windows Sandy is part of a n a Dyad b Triad c In group d Aggregate ANSWER Aggregate What is the difference between a primary group and a secondary group a A primary group is small consisting of emotional face to face relationships a secondary group is larger and impersonal b A primary group is small and impersonal a secondary group is large and consists of face to face relationships c A primary group is large and impersonal a secondary group is small consisting of emotional face to face relationships d A primary group is large and impersonal a secondary group