Question 1

According to Marx,the proletariat includes those who own and control the means of production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Harriet Martineau received recognition for her sociological work in her lifetime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What countries are characterized by industrializing economies in urban areas and moderate 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 4

The O'Connor family were farmers in a small rural town in England.In 1790 they were forced to move from their rural home into a larger settlement where many strangers were living close together.What social process best describes the transition in the O'Connors' living arrangements?

Accepted Answer

A)  suburbanization 
B)  urbanization 
C)  industrialization 
D)  rural transformation 
A)  suburbanization 
B)  urbanization 
C)  industrialization 
D)  rural transformation

Question 5

If you took a conflict perspective,how would you characterize the workplace?

Accepted Answer

A)  a social organization characterized by struggle over interests 
B)  a separate part conflicting with the wider capitalist structure of society 
C)  an interrelated part that serves the wider economic system 
D)  the sum of the interactions and group interactions within the workplace 
A)  a social organization characterized by struggle over interests 
B)  a separate part conflicting with the wider capitalist structure of society 
C)  an interrelated part that serves the wider economic system 
D)  the sum of the interactions and group interactions within the workplace

Question 6

Sociology promotes understanding and tolerance by enabling each of us to look beyond our personal experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Who founded the symbolic interactionist perspective that individual behaviour is the product of social interactions with other people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dorothy Smith and Margrit Eichler 
B)  Karl Marx and Max Weber 
C)  George Herbert Mead and Herbert Blumer 
D)  Charles Horton Cooley and Georg Simmel 
A)  Dorothy Smith and Margrit Eichler 
B)  Karl Marx and Max Weber 
C)  George Herbert Mead and Herbert Blumer 
D)  Charles Horton Cooley and Georg Simmel

Question 8

From a functionalist perspective,a mother who makes all family decisions and is the primary breadwinner is performing what kind of tasks?

Accepted Answer

A)  expressive 
B)  instrumental 
C)  contradictory 
D)  interdependent 
A)  expressive 
B)  instrumental 
C)  contradictory 
D)  interdependent

Question 9

What do some scholars argue about Harriet Martineau's place in the history of sociology?

Accepted Answer

A)  She should be regarded primarily as the translator of Auguste Comte's work. 
B)  She has always received widespread recognition for her contributions,especially being a female in a male-dominated discipline. 
C)  She should be regarded as a founding member of the field of sociology. 
D)  She was the first to argue that sociologists should be impartial in their assessment of society. 
A)  She should be regarded primarily as the translator of Auguste Comte's work. 
B)  She has always received widespread recognition for her contributions,especially being a female in a male-dominated discipline. 
C)  She should be regarded as a founding member of the field of sociology. 
D)  She was the first to argue that sociologists should be impartial in their assessment of society.

Question 10

Why is a global sociological imagination important?

Accepted Answer

In the 21st century,we face unprecedente

Question 11

According to the text,what is useful for understanding overspending on credit cards?

Accepted Answer

A)  historical analysis 
B)  scientific methods 
C)  commonsense knowledge 
D)  sociological imagination 
A)  historical analysis 
B)  scientific methods 
C)  commonsense knowledge 
D)  sociological imagination

Question 12

According to Harriet Martineau,who should lead the spread of democracy in society?

Accepted Answer

A)  political leaders 
B)  upper-class citizens 
C)  middle-class citizens 
D)  women without children 
A)  political leaders 
B)  upper-class citizens 
C)  middle-class citizens 
D)  women without children

Question 13

During the Industrial Revolution,many people shifted from being producers to being consumers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Who believed that values could not be separated from the research process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Émile Durkheim 
B)  Herbert Spencer 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Max Weber 
A)  Émile Durkheim 
B)  Herbert Spencer 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Max Weber

Question 15

Suppose your analysis of change in contemporary Western society focused on the influence of post-industrialization,consumerism,and global communications.What perspective are you most likely to be using?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist 
B)  conflict 
C)  postmodern 
D)  symbolic interactionist 
A)  functionalist 
B)  conflict 
C)  postmodern 
D)  symbolic interactionist

Question 16

Which of the early thinkers advocated racial and gender equality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Harriet Martineau 
B)  Émile Durkheim 
C)  Dorothy Smith 
D)  Max Weber 
A)  Harriet Martineau 
B)  Émile Durkheim 
C)  Dorothy Smith 
D)  Max Weber

Question 17

Max Weber contended that values could not be separated from the research process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which key thinker is associated with the postmodern perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Meg Luxton 
B)  Ralf Dahrendorf 
C)  Herbert Blumer 
D)  Jean Baudrillard 
A)  Meg Luxton 
B)  Ralf Dahrendorf 
C)  Herbert Blumer 
D)  Jean Baudrillard

Question 19

What are patterned ways of acting,thinking,and feeling that exist outside any one individual?

Accepted Answer

A)  group behaviours 
B)  social facts 
C)  essential characteristics 
D)  psychological particulars 
A)  group behaviours 
B)  social facts 
C)  essential characteristics 
D)  psychological particulars

Question 20

How does the Weber define prestige?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability of a person to carry out his or her own will despite resistance from others 
B)  a positive or negative social estimation of honour 
C)  the respect that is felt for someone on the basis of their achievements 
D)  the prominence of a person's role in their social group 
A)  the ability of a person to carry out his or her own will despite resistance from others 
B)  a positive or negative social estimation of honour 
C)  the respect that is felt for someone on the basis of their achievements 
D)  the prominence of a person's role in their social group

Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

According to Marx,the proletariat includes those who own and control the means of production.

Harriet Martineau received recognition for her sociological work in her lifetime.

What countries are characterized by industrializing economies in urban areas and moderate levels of national and personal income?

The O'Connor family were farmers in a small rural town in England.In 1790 they were forced to move from their rural home into a larger settlement where many strangers were living close together.What social process best describes the transition in the O'Connors' living arrangements?

If you took a conflict perspective,how would you characterize the workplace?

Sociology promotes understanding and tolerance by enabling each of us to look beyond our personal experiences.

Who founded the symbolic interactionist perspective that individual behaviour is the product of social interactions with other people?

From a functionalist perspective,a mother who makes all family decisions and is the primary breadwinner is performing what kind of tasks?

What do some scholars argue about Harriet Martineau's place in the history of sociology?

Why is a global sociological imagination important?

According to the text,what is useful for understanding overspending on credit cards?

According to Harriet Martineau,who should lead the spread of democracy in society?

During the Industrial Revolution,many people shifted from being producers to being consumers.

Who believed that values could not be separated from the research process?

Suppose your analysis of change in contemporary Western society focused on the influence of post-industrialization,consumerism,and global communications.What perspective are you most likely to be using?

Which of the early thinkers advocated racial and gender equality?

Max Weber contended that values could not be separated from the research process.

Which key thinker is associated with the postmodern perspective?

What are patterned ways of acting,thinking,and feeling that exist outside any one individual?

How does the Weber define prestige?

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