Question 1

Niger,Sudan,Afghanistan,and Ethiopia are examples of what kind of country?

Accepted Answer

A)  high-income 
B)  middle-income 
C)  low-income 
D)  overdeveloped 
A)  high-income 
B)  middle-income 
C)  low-income 
D)  overdeveloped

Question 2

If you were to use a postmodern perspective to understand shopping and consumption,what would likely be the focus of your analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  different types of individual shopping behaviour 
B)  how boys and girls have different experiences of shopping 
C)  the impact of shopping on the economy 
D)  how shopping behaviour is really simulated interaction 
A)  different types of individual shopping behaviour 
B)  how boys and girls have different experiences of shopping 
C)  the impact of shopping on the economy 
D)  how shopping behaviour is really simulated interaction

Question 3

Georg Simmel's ultimate concern was to protect the autonomy of the individual in society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Define social Darwinism and provide an example of how this view is used to justify social inequality.

Accepted Answer

The belief that human beings b

Question 5

Most high-income countries offer a high standard of living and a lower death rate due to good nutrition and advances in medical technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Sociologists study human societies and their social interactions in order to develop theories of how human behaviour is shaped by group life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Both the conflict and functional perspectives have been criticized for what tendency?

Accepted Answer

A)  focusing on social dynamics in individuals' lives 
B)  focusing on the negative side of society 
C)  focusing on people's subjective interpretations of reality 
D)  focusing on macrolevel analysis 
A)  focusing on social dynamics in individuals' lives 
B)  focusing on the negative side of society 
C)  focusing on people's subjective interpretations of reality 
D)  focusing on macrolevel analysis

Question 8

Sociologists refer to making friends on the job as what type of function of work?

Accepted Answer

A)  intended function 
B)  latent function 
C)  prerequisite function 
D)  manifest function 
A)  intended function 
B)  latent function 
C)  prerequisite function 
D)  manifest function

Question 9

Siobhan has decided to study eating disorders for her Master's thesis in sociology.What will her research likely involve?

Accepted Answer

A)  examining individual psychoses and their relation to food 
B)  looking for patterns of behaviour even though individuals,and not groups,usually have eating disorders 
C)  identifying psychological factors that correlate with high rates of eating disorders 
D)  examining biological factors that promote or predispose individuals toward eating disorders 
A)  examining individual psychoses and their relation to food 
B)  looking for patterns of behaviour even though individuals,and not groups,usually have eating disorders 
C)  identifying psychological factors that correlate with high rates of eating disorders 
D)  examining biological factors that promote or predispose individuals toward eating disorders

Question 10

Symbolic interactionists are most interested in objective reality when analyzing a situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to the text,what happened between 1760 and 1850 beginning in Britain?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Enlightenment 
B)  the Reformation 
C)  the Industrial Revolution 
D)  the Sociological Age 
A)  the Enlightenment 
B)  the Reformation 
C)  the Industrial Revolution 
D)  the Sociological Age

Question 12

Who theorized about society as a web of patterned interactions among people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Herbert Spencer 
B)  Ferdinand Tonnies 
C)  Herbert Gans 
D)  Georg Simmel 
A)  Herbert Spencer 
B)  Ferdinand Tonnies 
C)  Herbert Gans 
D)  Georg Simmel

Question 13

According to Émile Durkheim,conflict is necessary to produce social change and a better society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What distinguishes sociological inquiry from popular myths?

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional bias 
B)  scientific standards 
C)  a concern with personal troubles and public issues 
D)  commonsense knowledge 
A)  emotional bias 
B)  scientific standards 
C)  a concern with personal troubles and public issues 
D)  commonsense knowledge

Question 15

Comte believed that the best way to understand society was through the use of religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Talcott Parsons stressed that all societies must make provisions for meeting social needs in order to survive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the main similarity and main difference between Karl Marx and Max Weber?

Accepted Answer

Both were concerned about the

Question 18

What countries are primarily agrarian in nature,with little industrialization and low levels of national and personal income?

Accepted Answer

A)  high-income countries 
B)  middle-income countries 
C)  low-income countries 
D)  developing countries 
A)  high-income countries 
B)  middle-income countries 
C)  low-income countries 
D)  developing countries

Question 19

Sociology does not share any similarities with other social sciences such as anthropology,psychology,economics,and political science.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The feminist perspective is only concerned with macrolevel issues connected to patriarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

Niger,Sudan,Afghanistan,and Ethiopia are examples of what kind of country?

If you were to use a postmodern perspective to understand shopping and consumption,what would likely be the focus of your analysis?

Georg Simmel's ultimate concern was to protect the autonomy of the individual in society.

Define social Darwinism and provide an example of how this view is used to justify social inequality.

Most high-income countries offer a high standard of living and a lower death rate due to good nutrition and advances in medical technology.

Sociologists study human societies and their social interactions in order to develop theories of how human behaviour is shaped by group life.

Both the conflict and functional perspectives have been criticized for what tendency?

Sociologists refer to making friends on the job as what type of function of work?

Siobhan has decided to study eating disorders for her Master's thesis in sociology.What will her research likely involve?

Symbolic interactionists are most interested in objective reality when analyzing a situation.

According to the text,what happened between 1760 and 1850 beginning in Britain?

Who theorized about society as a web of patterned interactions among people?

According to Émile Durkheim,conflict is necessary to produce social change and a better society.

What distinguishes sociological inquiry from popular myths?

Comte believed that the best way to understand society was through the use of religion.

Talcott Parsons stressed that all societies must make provisions for meeting social needs in order to survive.

What is the main similarity and main difference between Karl Marx and Max Weber?

What countries are primarily agrarian in nature,with little industrialization and low levels of national and personal income?

Sociology does not share any similarities with other social sciences such as anthropology,psychology,economics,and political science.

The feminist perspective is only concerned with macrolevel issues connected to patriarchy.

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