MCAT 9A · Psych/Soc
Social Structure, Theories and Institutions
407 original Anki flashcards, a 10-page illustrated study guide, a 3-page cheat sheet and 48 practice questions for MCAT content category 9A.
What is inside
- deck.apkg407 original Anki flashcards (199 short answer, 79 multiple choice, 46 cloze, 61 true/false, 22 image occlusion), 25 original diagrams
- guide.pdf10-page illustrated study guide that explains the ideas
- cheatsheet.pdf3 printable pages, US Letter at 100 percent
- questions.pdf48 original MCAT-style practice questions with explanations, including 3 passage-based sets
- README.txtimport steps
- 199 short answer
- 79 multiple choice
- 46 cloze
- 61 true/false
- 22 image occlusion
Topics (15)
- 01FuFunctionalism
- 02CoConflict theory
- 03SySymbolic interactionism
- 04SoSocial constructionism
- 05RaRational choice and exchange theory
- 06FeFeminist theory
- 07EdEducation as an institution
- 08FaFamily as an institution
- 09ReReligion as an institution
- 10GoGovernment and economy
- 11HeHealth and medicine as an institution
- 12MeMedicalization and sick role
- 13CuCulture: material and symbolic
- 14CuCultural diffusion, lag and transmission
- 15SuSubcultures and countercultures
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Try it · sample practice questions
Five questions from the pack.
Q1A city funds free public pools to improve fitness. Residents also form friendships and neighborhood groups. The friendships are best described as a:
A. Friendships were not the stated goal and they benefit the community, so they are a latent function. A manifest function is intended, and a dysfunction is harmful.
Q2A student believes teachers think she is weak at math, then performs poorly. Cooley's looking-glass self describes which step?
D. The looking-glass self starts with imagining how we appear and are judged. Test scores are objective, and pride is only one possible feeling.
Q3Which scenario best illustrates intersectionality?
D. Overlapping identities combine into distinct disadvantage. Equal barriers and single-factor explanations contradict the concept.
Q4Durkheim would most likely interpret communal worship as:
C. He saw ritual as creating and renewing collective bonds. False consciousness is Marx, and the other options do not match his argument.
Q5Which person best fits the sick role as Parsons defined it?
C. Parsons required exemption plus effort to recover and help-seeking. Malingering and ignoring treatment violate the obligations, and blame violates a right.
Those are real questions from the pack, word for word.