Which of the following is not a use of the United States Census data?
a. determining living conditions
b. learning existing family patterns of consumption
c. testing sampling techniques
d. determining age distribution
Question 2Critics of functionalism contend that its view of gender
a. fails to account for the origins of gender roles.
b. attempts to explain more than any single theory can explain.
c. is only valid as an explanation of the development of gender roles, not their continuation.
d. is useful only in modern societies.
e. fails to treat people according to gender identity.
Question 3An emotionally stimulated, disorderly crowd that is ready to use destructiveness and violence to achieve a specific purpose is called a(n) ____.
a. mob
b. expressive crowd
c. unconventional crowd
d. revolution
e. interest group
Question 4The most significant difference between the sociological surveys of today and the social surveys conducted by early sociologists around the turn of the century lies in the:
a. bias built into early studies.
b. lack of generalizability of contemporary surveys to other groups and communities.
c. lack of generalizability of early surveys to other groups and communities.
d. statistical techniques that are used to analyze the data collected in contemporary surveys.
Question 5According to functionalism, division of labor based on gender has survived because
a. men and women have differential access to the resources needed to succeed outside the home.
b. it provides benefits for society.
c. gender roles are incorporated into the self-concept through role-taking and the looking-glass self.
d. women are not capable of providing economic support for the family.
e. women are naturally well-suited for subordinate positions.
Question 6In Blumer's typology, a(n) ____ crowd concentrates intensely on some objective and engages in aggressive behavior to achieve it.
a. casual
b. conventional
c. expressive
d. instrumental
e. acting
Question 7In an experiment, the group that does not experience the treatment but whose behavior is compared with that of the experimental group is known as the:
a. comparative group.
b. control group.
c. field group.
d. reference group.
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