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According to Zweigenhaft and Domhoff, which of the following compose today's U.S. power elite? Student Response A. Christian white men B. Blacks C. Jews D. all of these Score:
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Which sociologist originally articulated the concept of the power elite? Student Response A. Max Weber B. Emile Durkheim C. C. Wright Mills D. Robert Merton Score:
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What term do we use to refer to "who gets what, when, and how?" Student Response A. political systems Value Correct Answer Feedback

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The social institution that relies on a recognized set of procedures for implementing and achieving the goals of a group is called a (an) Student Response A. political action committee. B. interest group. C. elite group. D. political system. Score:
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Which term was used by Max Weber to refer to the ability to exercise one's will over others? Student Response A. legitimacy B. politics C. influence D. power Score:
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Power relations can involve Student Response A. large organizations. Value Correct Answer Feedback

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Max Weber defined force as Student Response A. the actual or threatened use of coercion to impose one's will on others. B. the exercise of power through a process of persuasion. C. the ability to exercise one's will over others. D. power that has been institutionalized and is recognized by the people over whom it is exercised. Score:
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After a dinner-table argument with his grown children, a man changes his position on the issue of immigrant refugees being granted asylum in the U.S. This would be an example of Student Response A. force. B. authority. C. legitimacy. Value Correct Answer Feedback

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The exercise of power through a process of persuasion is known as Student Response A. force. B. influence. C. pressure. D. charisma. Score:
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Which of the following terms refers to power that has been institutionalized and is recognized by the people over whom it is exercised? Student Response A. influence B. authority C. legitimacy D. political efficacy Score: 1/1 100% Value Correct Answer Feedback

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Chapter #17 Quiz September 26, 2011 1:31 PM

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According to your text, in contrast to just a few decades ago, people in the U.S. today fear dangers found in which of the following? Student Response A. water B. food C. sun D. all of these 100% Value Correct Answer Feedback

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As of 2005, how much bottled water did the U.S. consume annually? Student Response A. 225 million gallons B. 675 million gallons C. 1.5 billion gallons D. 7.5 billion gallons 100% Value Correct Answer Feedback

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Which term refers to a disease or illness that cannot be understood apart from its specific social context? Student Response A. sick role B. ethnic ailment C. culture-bound syndrome D. sickness in society 100% Value Correct Answer Feedback

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Which of the following is a reason for why U.S. researchers and medical personnel have begun to recognize not everyone views medicine in the same way? Student Response A. recent increases in immigration B. doctors reaching out to immigrant communities C. increased cultural training for medical personnel D. all of these 100% Value Correct Answer Feedback

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Which of the following would be an example of a culture-bound syndrome within Western culture? Student Response A. rickets B. chicken pox C. scurvy D. anorexia 100% Value Correct Answer Feedback

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The rate of alcoholism mortality among Native Americans served by the Indian Health Service is how many times higher than that of the U.S. general population? Student Response A. 2 times B. 3 times C. 4 times D. 5 times 100% Value Correct Answer Feedback

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An individual determines whether or not he or she is healthy based on Student Response A. objective and agreedupon criteria established by the medical community. B. criteria established by themselves, their relatives, friends, coworkers, and medical practitioners. C. criteria established by the World Health Organization. D. his or her body temperature. General Schaefer - Chapter 17 #8 Feedback: Type: I Score:
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Which of the following would be a cultural challenge to medicine for Ethiopians and

Eritreans? Student Response A. may consider pain a consequence of "earthly misconduct" or imbalance of nature B. may blame sorcery for miscarriages C. may seek care from a hanui, or traditional herbal medicine doctor D. none of these General Schaefer - Chapter 17 #9 Feedback: Type: I Score:
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Which of the following would be a cultural challenge to medicine for people of Central America? Student Response Value Correct Answer Feedback

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Your textbook refers to "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity" as Student Response A. euphoria. B. health. C. happiness. D. well-being. General Schaefer - Chapter 17 #7 Feedback: Type: I Score: 1/1 100% Value Correct Answer Feedback

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Chapter #18 Quiz September 26, 2011 1:39 PM

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In contrast to the 1960s, protests today are about which of the following? Student Response A. gas masks B. bail money C. picket signs D. none of these 100% Value Correct Answer Feedback

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The most all-encompassing type of collective behavior is/are Student Response A. public opinion. B. rumors. C. social movements. D. crowds. General Schaefer - Chapter 18 #3 Feedback: Type: I Score:
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What term do we use to refer to the act of using existing advertisements and the other public media as a vehicle for protesting the institutions that created them? Student Response A. black box theory B. culture jamming C. enclosure conflict D. culture lag General Schaefer - Chapter 18 #2 Feedback: Type: I Score:
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Which of the following would be an example of a "social movement"? Student Response A. activists who were opposed to the war in Iraq B. people who Value Correct Answer Feedback

organized for or against abortion rights C. the civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s D. all of these 100%

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Which term is used by sociologists to refer to organized collective activities aimed at bringing about fundamental changes in existing society? Student Response A. social movements B. social groups C. power movements D. pressure groups General Schaefer - Chapter 18 #4 Feedback: Type: I Score:
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Which of the following illustrates relative deprivation? Student Response A. a group of sweatshop workers who are incapable of buying an adequate diet for their families B. residents of a squatter settlement in Nigeria who are Value Correct Answer Feedback

incapable of affording adequate housing and plumbing C. middle management 100% workers in a corporation who are discontented because they cannot afford the luxury cars or expensive homes that their bosses have D. none of these General Schaefer - Chapter 18 #7 Feedback: Type: C Score:
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Which term refers to the conscious feeling of a negative discrepancy between legitimate expectations and present actualities? Student Response A. relative deprivation B. relative mobilization C. resource deprivation D. resource mobilization General Schaefer - Chapter 18 #6 Feedback: Type: D Score:
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Which term is used to refer to the ways in which a social movement utilizes such resources as money, political influence, access to the media, and personnel? Student Response A. relative deprivation Value Correct Answer Feedback

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Which sociologist argued that in order to sustain social protest or resistance, there must be an "organizational base and continuity of leadership" (resource mobilization theory)? Student Response Value Correct Answer Feedback

A. Anthony Oberschall 100% B. Robert Michels C. William F. Ogburn D. Thorstein Veblen General Schaefer - Chapter 18 #9 Feedback: Type: P Score:
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False consciousness is defined as Student Response A. Marx's concept for actions that do not reflect the objective position of workers. B. Parsons's concept for a state of euphoria when stability is achieved. C. attitudes that do not 100% Value Correct Answer Feedback

reflect the objective position of workers. D. Leary's term for a false sense of self that is drug-induced. General Schaefer - Chapter 18 #10 Feedback: Type: D Score: 1/1