<p>Study Guide SO 213 Test 1</p><p>(p. 3) The scientific study of social behavior and human groups is known as: </p><p>(p. 6) The body of knowledge obtained using methods based upon systematic observation is called a (an): </p><p>(p. 6) Astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, and physics study various aspects of the physical features of nature and are therefore considered: </p><p>(p. 6) Which social science would be interested in the stances taken by elected officials both during and in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina? </p><p>(p. 7) Sociologists argue that, unlike scientific knowledge, common sense conclusions are: </p><p>(p. 10) Be familiar with the term anomie </p><p>(p. 13) ______stresses the study of small groups and often uses experimental study in laboratories. </p><p>(p. 13) A study of divorce rates among the populations of Canada, England, the United States, and France is an example of: </p><p>(p. 14) What could be a manifest function of colleges? </p><p>(p. 15) Which sociological perspective sees the social world as being in continual struggle? </p><p>(p. 16) Which sociological approach focuses on the macro level and would tend to view inequality in gender as central to behavior and organization? </p><p>(p. 16) Which sociological perspective generalizes about everyday forms of social interaction in order to understand society as a whole? </p><p>(p. 18) Which sociological perspectives are most concerned with macro-level analysis? </p><p>(p. 18) Using sociology with the specific intent of yielding practical applications for human behavior and organizations is referred to as: </p><p>(p. 30) Which of the following terms is used to describe a systematic, organized series of steps that ensures maximum objectivity and consistency in researching a problem? </p><p>(p. 31) An operational definition is: (p. 31) Which sociological perspective would most likely suggest that education is necessary for people to earn more money and advance in society for the purpose of social stability? </p><p>(p. 32) A speculative statement about the relationship between two or more variables is known as a: </p><p>(p. 32) A variable is: </p><p>(p. 32) Sociological studies have indicated that people who are married are less likely to commit suicide than people who are divorced. In this example, marital status is a (an): </p><p>(p. 32) The relationship between two variables whereby a change in one coincides with a change in the other is known as a (an): </p><p>(p. 35) A study, generally in the form of an interview or a questionnaire, that provides sociologists with information concerning how people think or act is known as: </p><p>(p. 35–36) Observation research is the most common form of ______research, which relies on what is seen in the field and in naturalistic settings more than it does on statistical data. </p><p>(p. 38) In an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the independent variable is called the: </p><p>(p. 40) Why was Rik Scarce, a doctoral student at Washington State University, placed in jail in 1993? </p><p>(p. 55) The totality of learned, socially transmitted customs, knowledge, material objects, and behavior is known as: </p><p>(p. 55) A society is: </p><p>(p. 58) Invention is: </p><p>(p. 59) Which of the following is an example of cultural diffusion? </p><p>(p. 59) George Ritzer's concept of the "McDonaldization of society" refers to: </p><p>(p. 63) An abstract system of word meanings and symbols for all aspects of culture is called: </p><p>(p. 63) A hypothesis concerning the role of languages in shaping cultures was created by linguist(s): (p. 64) Which sociological perspective would be most likely to suggest that nonverbal communication (e.g., frequency of individuals touching each other during a conversation) varies from one culture to another? </p><p>(p. 64) Norms are: </p><p>(p. 64) In American society, we often formalize norms into: </p><p>(p. 65) Mores are: </p><p>(p. 67) In surveys of first-year college students over the last 39 years, which value has shown the strongest gain in popularity? </p><p>(p. 68) A subculture is: </p><p>(p. 70) The tendency to assume that one's own culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others is called: </p>