Question 1

The conflict perspectives primarily examine people's day-to-day interactions and their behaviour in groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

If you were to use a postmodernist perspective to understand bullying in schools,your analysis would likely focus on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  How students use gestures and symbols to bully each other. 
B)  How bullying creates instability in the school. 
C)  How bullying results from social learning in peer groups. 
D)  How the Internet facilitates new forms of bullying. 
A)  How students use gestures and symbols to bully each other. 
B)  How bullying creates instability in the school. 
C)  How bullying results from social learning in peer groups. 
D)  How the Internet facilitates new forms of bullying.

Question 3

Why did British theorist Herbert Spencer oppose attempts at social reform?

Accepted Answer

A)  because Comte had shown previously that such attempts were a waste of public money 
B)  because he felt that attempting to fix one part of it would have no effect on society as a whole 
C)  because such reform might interfere with the natural selection process and damage society by favouring its least worthy members 
D)  because he believed that such attempts would upset the stability of society 
A)  because Comte had shown previously that such attempts were a waste of public money 
B)  because he felt that attempting to fix one part of it would have no effect on society as a whole 
C)  because such reform might interfere with the natural selection process and damage society by favouring its least worthy members 
D)  because he believed that such attempts would upset the stability of society

Question 4

Who is widely considered to be the founder of sociology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Herbert Spencer 
C)  Auguste Comte 
D)  Émile Durkheim 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Herbert Spencer 
C)  Auguste Comte 
D)  Émile Durkheim

Question 5

Who put forward the idea that societies are built on social facts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Herbert Spencer 
B)  Auguste Comte 
C)  Émile Durkheim 
D)  Max Weber 
A)  Herbert Spencer 
B)  Auguste Comte 
C)  Émile Durkheim 
D)  Max Weber

Question 6

How would sociologists study such topics as shopping behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  They would use systematic research techniques. 
B)  They would use commonsense knowledge 
C)  They would be completely value free. 
D)  They would use experiments 
A)  They would use systematic research techniques. 
B)  They would use commonsense knowledge 
C)  They would be completely value free. 
D)  They would use experiments

Question 7

Racism against minority groups and the wage gap between men and women are examples of which of the following,according to a functionalist?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Public issues are matters beyond an individual's own control that are caused by problems at the societal level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The sociological imagination refers to the ability to describe how sociologists investigate topics using scientific methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Who is credited with having coined the term sociology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Harriet Martineau 
B)  Herbert Spencer 
C)  Émile Durkheim 
D)  Auguste Comte 
A)  Harriet Martineau 
B)  Herbert Spencer 
C)  Émile Durkheim 
D)  Auguste Comte

Question 11

Which of the following statements is a common criticism of Herbert Spencer's theory of society?

Accepted Answer

A)  His ideas led wealthy industrialists to gain control of the U.S.oil industry. 
B)  His ideas do not reflect the experiences of women and children. 
C)  His ideas can be used to justify social inequalities. 
D)  His ideas do not sufficiently address the interdependency of social institutions. 
A)  His ideas led wealthy industrialists to gain control of the U.S.oil industry. 
B)  His ideas do not reflect the experiences of women and children. 
C)  His ideas can be used to justify social inequalities. 
D)  His ideas do not sufficiently address the interdependency of social institutions.

Question 12

Whose sociological theory was based on the notion that society contained social statics and social dynamics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Harriet Martineau 
B)  Herbert Spencer 
C)  Émile Durkheim 
D)  Auguste Comte 
A)  Harriet Martineau 
B)  Herbert Spencer 
C)  Émile Durkheim 
D)  Auguste Comte

Question 13

Muhammad's family owns several fast food franchises and employs several dozen employees.Which group is he a member of?

Accepted Answer

A)  the bourgeoisie 
B)  the 1% 
C)  the proletariat 
D)  the petit bourgeoisie 
A)  the bourgeoisie 
B)  the 1% 
C)  the proletariat 
D)  the petit bourgeoisie

Question 14

The interactionists perspective focuses on small groups rather than large-scale social structures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What current phenomenon would Thorstein Veblen be most interested in?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Real Housewives television franchise 
B)  the 2016 American election 
C)  the development of the "sharing economy" exemplified by Uber and Airbnb 
D)  online shopping 
A)  the Real Housewives television franchise 
B)  the 2016 American election 
C)  the development of the "sharing economy" exemplified by Uber and Airbnb 
D)  online shopping

Question 16

Who believed that social structural arrangements changed according to the law of the three stages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Harriet Martineau 
B)  Herbert Spencer 
C)  Émile Durkheim 
D)  Auguste Comte 
A)  Harriet Martineau 
B)  Herbert Spencer 
C)  Émile Durkheim 
D)  Auguste Comte

Question 17

What kind of analysis examines whole societies,large-scale social structures,and social systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  macrolevel 
B)  microlevel 
C)  interactionist 
D)  developmental 
A)  macrolevel 
B)  microlevel 
C)  interactionist 
D)  developmental

Question 18

What countries are characterized by highly industrialized economies; technologically advanced industrial,administrative,and service occupations; and relatively high levels of national and per capita 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

If you were to use a conflict perspective to understand shopping and consumption,what would your analysis likely focus on?

Accepted Answer

A)  types of shopping behaviour that different groups participate in 
B)  how boys and girls have different experiences of shopping 
C)  conspicuous consumption 
D)  how consumption helps maintain the stability of society 
A)  types of shopping behaviour that different groups participate in 
B)  how boys and girls have different experiences of shopping 
C)  conspicuous consumption 
D)  how consumption helps maintain the stability of society

Question 20

Why is the sociological perspective unique?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helps us understand how individual differences and differences in personal choice are largely a function of physiology and inheritance. 
B)  It allows sociologists to apply the same perspective and methods to the study of compelling social issues such as sexual assault. 
C)  It attempts to explain human behaviour from a moral and ethical perspective. 
D)  It is a point of view that helps us see how behaviour is shaped by the groups to which we belong and the society in which we live. 
A)  It helps us understand how individual differences and differences in personal choice are largely a function of physiology and inheritance. 
B)  It allows sociologists to apply the same perspective and methods to the study of compelling social issues such as sexual assault. 
C)  It attempts to explain human behaviour from a moral and ethical perspective. 
D)  It is a point of view that helps us see how behaviour is shaped by the groups to which we belong and the society in which we live.

Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

The conflict perspectives primarily examine people's day-to-day interactions and their behaviour in groups.

If you were to use a postmodernist perspective to understand bullying in schools,your analysis would likely focus on which of the following?

Why did British theorist Herbert Spencer oppose attempts at social reform?

Who is widely considered to be the founder of sociology?

Who put forward the idea that societies are built on social facts?

How would sociologists study such topics as shopping behaviour?

Racism against minority groups and the wage gap between men and women are examples of which of the following,according to a functionalist?

Public issues are matters beyond an individual's own control that are caused by problems at the societal level.

The sociological imagination refers to the ability to describe how sociologists investigate topics using scientific methods.

Who is credited with having coined the term sociology?

Which of the following statements is a common criticism of Herbert Spencer's theory of society?

Whose sociological theory was based on the notion that society contained social statics and social dynamics?

Muhammad's family owns several fast food franchises and employs several dozen employees.Which group is he a member of?

The interactionists perspective focuses on small groups rather than large-scale social structures.

What current phenomenon would Thorstein Veblen be most interested in?

Who believed that social structural arrangements changed according to the law of the three stages?

What kind of analysis examines whole societies,large-scale social structures,and social systems?

What countries are characterized by highly industrialized economies; technologically advanced industrial,administrative,and service occupations; and relatively high levels of national and per capita income?

If you were to use a conflict perspective to understand shopping and consumption,what would your analysis likely focus on?

Why is the sociological perspective unique?

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