Sociology is the study of the patterns that emerge in society when people interact over time.

Sociology is the study of the patterns that emerge in society when people interact over time.
 
  a. true
  b. false

Question 2

The process of social organization is generally the same regardless of group size.
 
  a. true
  b. false

Question 3

An institution
 
  a. refers to an established and traditional personality.
  b. is limited to a specific organization.
  c. channels behavior in culturally prescribed ways.
  d. does not constrain individual behavior.

Question 4

Which of the following represents a similar function across societies?
 
  a. stability and maintenance of the system
  b. innovation and change
  c. an acknowledgement of the progressive nature of institutions
  d. to advance human welfare and social enlightenment

Question 5

A social system has clear boundaries in terms of
 
  a. wealth.
  b. membership.
  c. ethnic group.
  d. racial composition.

Question 6

The person who commits egoistic suicide tends to be
 
  a. alone and lacking group goals.
  b. in a highly cohesive group.
  c. in a group with ambiguous expectations.
  d. suffering from anomie, or normlessness.

Question 7

Altruistic suicide is evident with the
 
  a. Japanese kamikaze pilot.
  b. high rate of suicide among married people.
  c. low rate of suicide among childless married couples.
  d. wealthy person who suddenly becomes penniless.

Question 8

All of the following are statements that describe a society EXCEPT
 
  a. it is an aggregate of people.
  b. it is united by a common culture.
  c. it has a definite geographical location.
  d. it is composed of like-minded people.