Question 1

What do queer theorists see as consequence of such labels as "male" or "lesbian"? Do they assess these consequences as positive or negative?

Accepted Answer

Queer theorists often critique the use o

Question 2

Which type of analysis concludes that the wearing of exclusive, expensive fashions serves primarily to make class distinctions obvious?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist 
B)  conflict theory 
C)  symbolic interactionist 
D)  feminist 
A)  functionalist 
B)  conflict theory 
C)  symbolic interactionist 
D)  feminist

Question 3

Define the sociological imagination and explain in what way(s) it is important for all who study sociology.

Accepted Answer

The sociological imagination is a concep

Question 4

Which of the following findings is common to suicide rates in Canada today and those found by Durkheim a century ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men are much more likely to commit suicide than women. 
B)  Women are much more likely to commit suicide than men. 
C)  Suicide among youth is so rare as to be almost non-existent. 
D)  Suicide among people aged 85 and over is so rare as to be almost non-existent. 
A)  Men are much more likely to commit suicide than women. 
B)  Women are much more likely to commit suicide than men. 
C)  Suicide among youth is so rare as to be almost non-existent. 
D)  Suicide among people aged 85 and over is so rare as to be almost non-existent.

Question 5

Which sociologist is famous for the work titled The Vertical Mosaic?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Porter 
B)  Erving Goffman 
C)  Margrit Eichler 
D)  S.D. Clark 
A)  John Porter 
B)  Erving Goffman 
C)  Margrit Eichler 
D)  S.D. Clark

Question 6

Compare the functionalist, conflict, symbolic interactionist, and feminist approaches to a social institution or cultural practice of your choice.

Accepted Answer

The functionalist approach to social ins

Question 7

The study of the subjective meanings that people attach to their actions and social life is part of the functionalist theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Jonah is researching the ways that the public education system has taken on the work of educating children that families and religious groups used to do. What theoretical tradition is he most likely following in his research?

Accepted Answer

A)  feminism 
B)  conflict theory 
C)  symbolic interactionism 
D)  functionalism 
A)  feminism 
B)  conflict theory 
C)  symbolic interactionism 
D)  functionalism

Question 9

Which of the following theories focused on the ways in which the breadwinner-homemaker family popular in the 1950s helped society run smoothly?

Accepted Answer

A)  feminism 
B)  conflict theory 
C)  functionalism 
D)  symbolic interactionism 
A)  feminism 
B)  conflict theory 
C)  functionalism 
D)  symbolic interactionism

Question 10

The concept of class conflict is more important in Marx's than in Weber's theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which theorist is historically associated with the development of functionalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Émile Durkheim 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Harriet Martineau 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Émile Durkheim 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Harriet Martineau

Question 12

Allyson is trying to make her heartbroken friend Linda feel better about her impending divorce. Allyson explains that many people get divorced, because women have more economic options today than in the past. What is Allyson using to explain Linda's situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  sociological mapping 
B)  sociological imagination 
C)  structural investigation 
D)  global structural analysis 
A)  sociological mapping 
B)  sociological imagination 
C)  structural investigation 
D)  global structural analysis

Question 13

Adrian states that children who have a close bond with their parents are less likely to engage in drug use and vandalism because they feel more closely tied to mainstream norms that discourage this type of behaviour. Which of the following is Adrian engaging in?

Accepted Answer

A)  research 
B)  theorizing 
C)  sociological imaginings 
D)  scientific investigation 
A)  research 
B)  theorizing 
C)  sociological imaginings 
D)  scientific investigation

Question 14

According to the textbook, why are suicide rates among the Innu of Labrador among the highest in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  because the Innu are a nomadic people who rely upon hunting and trapping 
B)  because government assistance in the forms of welfare and education was cut back 
C)  because most Innu youth are engaged in sniffing gasoline and abusing alcohol to get high 
D)  because the Innu's traditional lands, practices, norms, and values have been destroyed 
A)  because the Innu are a nomadic people who rely upon hunting and trapping 
B)  because government assistance in the forms of welfare and education was cut back 
C)  because most Innu youth are engaged in sniffing gasoline and abusing alcohol to get high 
D)  because the Innu's traditional lands, practices, norms, and values have been destroyed

Question 15

According to the textbook, which of the following is a major issue of our time that sociologists should study?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Industrial Revolution 
B)  globalization 
C)  the Informational Revolution 
D)  identity 
A)  the Industrial Revolution 
B)  globalization 
C)  the Informational Revolution 
D)  identity

Question 16

Functionalism was criticized for exaggerating the degree of consensus that people in a society share. Which theorist then proposed that social structures may have different impacts on different groups of people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Merton 
B)  Erving Goffman 
C)  Talcott Parsons 
D)  George Herbert Mead 
A)  Robert Merton 
B)  Erving Goffman 
C)  Talcott Parsons 
D)  George Herbert Mead

Question 17

Compared to the youth of the 1960s, how likely are young people today to take their own lives if they happen to find themselves in the midst of a personal crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely 
B)  less likely 
C)  not at all likely 
D)  equally likely 
A)  more likely 
B)  less likely 
C)  not at all likely 
D)  equally likely

Question 18

The ability to see the connection between personal troubles and social structures (for example, personal problems and public issues related to unemployment) is known as the sociological imagination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Sociological theories are elaborate, detailed descriptions of what happens in a society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What did Max Weber believe fuelled capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  technological development 
B)  the Protestant ethic 
C)  the power elite 
D)  class consciousness 
A)  technological development 
B)  the Protestant ethic 
C)  the power elite 
D)  class consciousness

Exam 1: A Sociological Compass

What do queer theorists see as consequence of such labels as "male" or "lesbian"? Do they assess these consequences as positive or negative?

Which type of analysis concludes that the wearing of exclusive, expensive fashions serves primarily to make class distinctions obvious?

Define the sociological imagination and explain in what way(s) it is important for all who study sociology.

Which of the following findings is common to suicide rates in Canada today and those found by Durkheim a century ago?

Which sociologist is famous for the work titled The Vertical Mosaic?

Compare the functionalist, conflict, symbolic interactionist, and feminist approaches to a social institution or cultural practice of your choice.

The study of the subjective meanings that people attach to their actions and social life is part of the functionalist theory.

Jonah is researching the ways that the public education system has taken on the work of educating children that families and religious groups used to do. What theoretical tradition is he most likely following in his research?

Which of the following theories focused on the ways in which the breadwinner-homemaker family popular in the 1950s helped society run smoothly?

The concept of class conflict is more important in Marx's than in Weber's theory.

Which theorist is historically associated with the development of functionalism?

Allyson is trying to make her heartbroken friend Linda feel better about her impending divorce. Allyson explains that many people get divorced, because women have more economic options today than in the past. What is Allyson using to explain Linda's situation?

Adrian states that children who have a close bond with their parents are less likely to engage in drug use and vandalism because they feel more closely tied to mainstream norms that discourage this type of behaviour. Which of the following is Adrian engaging in?

According to the textbook, why are suicide rates among the Innu of Labrador among the highest in the world?

According to the textbook, which of the following is a major issue of our time that sociologists should study?

Functionalism was criticized for exaggerating the degree of consensus that people in a society share. Which theorist then proposed that social structures may have different impacts on different groups of people?

Compared to the youth of the 1960s, how likely are young people today to take their own lives if they happen to find themselves in the midst of a personal crisis?

The ability to see the connection between personal troubles and social structures (for example, personal problems and public issues related to unemployment) is known as the sociological imagination.

Sociological theories are elaborate, detailed descriptions of what happens in a society.

What did Max Weber believe fuelled capitalism?

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