A(n) __ is an accepted and persistent constellation

1. A(n) __________________ is an accepted and persistent constellation of values, norms, statuses, and roles that respond to important societal needs.

   social structure

   formal organization

   bureaucracy

   family

   institution

1 points

QUESTION 2

1. As societies become larger and more complex, their institutions

   become more conservative (and less able to adapt to changes in the social environment).

   tend to become less dependent upon one another.

   tend to become more specialized.

   become less efficient.

   all of these

1 points

QUESTION 3

1. Sociologists say that routine or habitualized behavior is ____________ and institutionalized behavior is ___________________.

   guided by folkways; guided by mores

   done by particular social structures; done by institutions

   the way we do it; the way it must be done

   guided by mores; guided by taboos

   guided by informal sanctions; guided by formal sanctions

1 points

QUESTION 4

1. Sociologically speaking, a particular family is a ______________ but culturally approved ideas about what a family ought to be is a ________________.

   constellation of roles; set of beliefs

   social hierarchy; social organization

   social structure; social institution

   belief; ideology

   cultural value; cultural belief

1 points

QUESTION 5

1. Which of the following lists represents ways in which a society may respond to the societal need to search for "higher meanings"?

   monarchy, aristocracy, theocracy

   animism, monotheism, polytheism

   polygyny, monogamy, polyandry

   nuclear, extended, extra-extended

   any of these, depending upon the society

QUESTION 6

1. Sociologists have found that new institutions often emerge within societies as societies grow larger and more complex. One of these relatively new institutions is the mass media. What social need is met, or at least is intended to be met by the mass media? What statuses, roles, values, and norms have become institutionalized within the media? (Hint: To help you answer this question, use the templates/examples provided on pages 141 and 142.)