Sociologists seek the answer to the question Why does any particular aspect of a culture arise and ...

Sociologists seek the answer to the question Why does any particular aspect of a culture arise and then persist? in one of two basic realms: the way in which the aspect or trait is _____________________________ ________________________.
 
  a. dysfunctional, and the way in which the aspect or trait serves the needs of the rich and powerful
  b. functional for the well-being and survival of the society and its members, and the way in which the aspect or trait serves the needs of the rich and powerful
  c. functional for the well-being and survival of the rich and powerful, and the way in which the trait is passed on from generation to generation
  d. dysfunctional, and the way in which the aspect or trait is passed on from generation to generation

Question 2

The sanctionsthat is penaltiesinvoked when __________ are violated are more serious than the sanctions invoked when __________ are violated.
 
  a. customs / laws
  b. norms / values
  c. folkways / mores
  d. mores / folkways
  e. customs / folkways

Question 3

Putnam urges us to consider the possibility that in-group and out-group attitudes can vary independentlyand are not necessarily correlated.
 
  a. true
  b. false

Question 4

School type is a proxy for the context variables of ____________ and
  ____________ to which students are exposed.
 
  a. discipline / religious values
  b. religious values / tracking
  c. religious values / religious textbooks
  d. discipline / tracking
  e. all of the above

Question 5

Patients responding to formal interviews and questionnaires repeatedly stress the bright, not the dark, side of the mental hospital.
 
  a. true
  b. false

Question 6

LaPiere's research convinced him that among the factors that most affected how innkeepers and restaurant personnel treated his nonwhite couple was _________.
 
  a. the quality of their clothing
  b. the appearance of their baggage
  c. their cleanliness
  d. their air of self-confidence
  e. all of the above

Question 7

Breault, Hampton, and Brown found the highest rate of suicide in the West.
 
  a. true
  b. false

Question 8

The most important economic function of Indian cattle is milk production.
 
  a. true
  b. false