Questions & Answers
Browse all 18 questions from the
Sociology Fundamentals for Young Minds study set below.
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1
What term describes the shared beliefs, values, customs, and behaviors of a particular group of people?
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A
Society
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B
Economy
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C
Culture
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D
Government
2
In sociology, what is a 'social group' defined as?
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A
A collection of buildings
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B
A number of people who interact with each other
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C
A type of animal
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D
A weather pattern
3
What is the primary function of a 'family' as a social institution?
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A
To build roads
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B
To care for and raise children
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C
To explore space
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D
To create art
4
Which of the following best describes 'socialization'?
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A
Building a physical structure
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B
Learning the norms and values of society
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C
Discovering new planets
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D
Solving complex math problems
5
What is the term for the established ways of doing things in a society, like how to greet someone or eat a meal?
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A
Laws
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B
Customs
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C
Equations
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D
Minerals
6
What do sociologists call the rules that guide our behavior within a society?
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A
Dreams
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B
Norms
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C
Gravity
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D
Calories
7
What is a 'community'?
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A
A single person
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B
A large forest
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C
A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common
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D
A type of fruit
8
What is the role of 'education' as a social institution?
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A
To organize sports games
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B
To transmit knowledge and skills
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C
To travel through time
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D
To invent new colours
9
What does the term 'diversity' refer to in a social context?
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A
Everyone being exactly the same
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B
A wide range of different people and things
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C
A type of plant
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D
A musical instrument
10
What is the main purpose of 'government' in a society?
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A
To play video games
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B
To make rules and keep order
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C
To bake cakes
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D
To count stars
11
What is the concept of 'social class' related to?
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A
Classifying animals
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B
A person's position in society based on wealth and status
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C
The order of colours in a rainbow
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D
Different types of weather
12
What is 'social change'?
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A
A person changing their clothes
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B
Significant alterations in the social structure and cultural patterns of a society
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C
A change in the season
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D
A change in a recipe
13
What is a 'stereotype'?
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A
A type of camera
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B
An oversimplified and fixed idea about a particular group of people
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C
A brand of cereal
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D
A cloud formation
14
What does it mean to have 'social mobility'?
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A
Being able to move your furniture
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B
The movement of individuals, families, or groups through a system of social hierarchy or stratification
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C
The movement of a car
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D
The movement of water
15
What is the term for the study of how societies are organized and how people interact within them?
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A
Biology
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B
Astronomy
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C
Sociology
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D
Geology
16
What is the basic unit of society that typically involves reproduction and care of young?
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A
A school
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B
A club
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C
A family
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D
A company
17
What is the term for the way a society produces, distributes, and consumes goods and services?
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A
Politics
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B
Religion
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C
Economy
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D
Art
18
What is the process by which individuals learn and internalize the rules, roles, and values of their society?
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A
Exclusion
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B
Isolation
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C
Socialization
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D
Observation
