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Societies that survive by hunting wild animals and gathering uncultivated plants are called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Cooley argued that we build our self-image out of what we think others see. What did he call this?Read the answer and worked solution →Patterns of behavior that match a person's social status are called what?Read the answer and worked solution →In Marx's account of society, who are the proletariat?Read the answer and worked solution →Which societies rely on the domestication of animals as their resource for survival?Read the answer and worked solution →Which societies rested on a strict hierarchy of lords, vassals and peasants tied to land?Read the answer and worked solution →Durkheim said preindustrial societies were held together by which kind of solidarity?Read the answer and worked solution →Durkheim used which term for a state in which society has lost the support of a firm collective conscience?Read the answer and worked solution →Weber said a rational society is built around which pair of things?Read the answer and worked solution →The Thomas theorem says a person's behavior can be driven by what?Read the answer and worked solution →Workers accept the idea that hard work is its own reward, an idea that mainly serves the owners. What did Marx call this?Read the answer and worked solution →People wrongly fear their bank is about to fail, rush to withdraw cash, and the bank does run out of money. What does this show?Read the answer and worked solution →A parent with a full-time job must choose between a deadline at the office and collecting a sick child. What is this?Read the answer and worked solution →Which change marks the shift from an industrial society to an information society?Read the answer and worked solution →Match each thinker to the ideaRead the answer and worked solution →

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Societies that survive by hunting wild animals and gathering uncultivated plants are called what?

  1. Hunter-gatherer societies
  2. Agricultural societies
  3. Industrial societies
  4. Information societies
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Correct answer: A. Hunter-gatherer societies

1. Sociologists sort societies by how they get what they need to live. 2. The earliest groups hunted wild animals and foraged for uncultivated plants. 3. These are hunter-gatherer societies, and they moved on when resources ran short. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Culture", Ch 4 "Society and Social Interaction" and Ch 5 "Socialization", section 4.1 Types of Societies_

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Cooley argued that we build our self-image out of what we think others see. What did he call this?

  1. The generalized other
  2. The looking-glass self
  3. The hidden curriculum
  4. The degradation rite
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Correct answer: B. The looking-glass self

1. We dress, groom and speak with an eye on how we will be received. 2. Cooley said we imagine how we look to others, then draw conclusions from their reactions. 3. Other people's reactions act like a mirror, which is why he called it the looking-glass self. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Culture", Ch 4 "Society and Social Interaction" and Ch 5 "Socialization", section 4.3 Social Constructions of Reality_

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Patterns of behavior that match a person's social status are called what?

  1. Mores
  2. Values
  3. Norms
  4. Roles
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Correct answer: D. Roles

1. One person answers to many labels: student, daughter, neighbor, employee. 2. The behavior attached to each of those labels is a role. 3. Status is the rank itself, while the role is the pattern of behavior that goes with it. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Culture", Ch 4 "Society and Social Interaction" and Ch 5 "Socialization", section 4.3 Social Constructions of Reality_

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