Question 1

In _____, a social scientist tries to grasp the intention and context of a person's behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  direct observational understanding 
B)  explanatory understanding 
C)  surveillance understanding 
D)  common understanding 
E)  dynamic understanding 
A)  direct observational understanding 
B)  explanatory understanding 
C)  surveillance understanding 
D)  common understanding 
E)  dynamic understanding

Question 2

According to Durkheim , as the division of labor becomes more specialized, _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals become autonomous and take their own decisions 
B)  people become increasingly dependent on others for specific goods and services 
C)  people start believing in myths, misconceptions, and follow conventional wisdom 
D)  suicide rates increase 
E)  social unity decreases 
A)  individuals become autonomous and take their own decisions 
B)  people become increasingly dependent on others for specific goods and services 
C)  people start believing in myths, misconceptions, and follow conventional wisdom 
D)  suicide rates increase 
E)  social unity decreases

Question 3

The sociological imagination emphasizes the connection between men and women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Functionalism often glosses over the widespread inequality that a handful of powerful people create and maintain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to C. Wright Mills, a person's behavior is influenced by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  social factors such as religion, ethnicity, and politics 
B)  social factors such as conventional wisdom and psychological interactions 
C)  genetics 
D)  random thoughts 
E)  greed 
A)  social factors such as religion, ethnicity, and politics 
B)  social factors such as conventional wisdom and psychological interactions 
C)  genetics 
D)  random thoughts 
E)  greed

Question 6

_____ are unintended and unrecognized; they're present but not immediately obvious.

Accepted Answer

A)  Manifest functions 
B)  Latent functions 
C)  Basic functions 
D)  Necessary functions 
E)  Mandatory functions 
A)  Manifest functions 
B)  Latent functions 
C)  Basic functions 
D)  Necessary functions 
E)  Mandatory functions

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theories remain constant and do not keep changing with time. 
B)  Theories produce knowledge, guide our research, and help us analyze our findings. 
C)  Theories offer explanations that can greatly disrupt the quality of one's everyday life. 
D)  Theories are proposed explanations, which are made on the basis of limited evidence. 
E)  Theories are known and proved to be true in all cases. 
A)  Theories remain constant and do not keep changing with time. 
B)  Theories produce knowledge, guide our research, and help us analyze our findings. 
C)  Theories offer explanations that can greatly disrupt the quality of one's everyday life. 
D)  Theories are proposed explanations, which are made on the basis of limited evidence. 
E)  Theories are known and proved to be true in all cases.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true of the views supported by the functionalist theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Society is a complex system of interdependent parts that work together to ensure a society's survival. 
B)  Society has separate sections that work independently. 
C)  Gender inequality is the major source of inequality in society. 
D)  People act on the basis of the interpreted meanings attached to interaction with others. 
E)  People always separate their personal values, opinions, ideology, and beliefs from scientific research. 
A)  Society is a complex system of interdependent parts that work together to ensure a society's survival. 
B)  Society has separate sections that work independently. 
C)  Gender inequality is the major source of inequality in society. 
D)  People act on the basis of the interpreted meanings attached to interaction with others. 
E)  People always separate their personal values, opinions, ideology, and beliefs from scientific research.

Question 9

Discuss the basic ideas supported by feminist theories.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Feminist theories exa

Question 10

Place of residence is an example of a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  material fact. 
B)  social perspective. 
C)  enigmatic perspective. 
D)  sociological imagination. 
E)  empirical fact. 
A)  material fact. 
B)  social perspective. 
C)  enigmatic perspective. 
D)  sociological imagination. 
E)  empirical fact.

Question 11

_____ are aspects of social life, external to the individual, that can be measured.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social perspectives 
B)  Enigmatic perspectives 
C)  Behavioral facts 
D)  Social facts 
E)  Social statics 
A)  Social perspectives 
B)  Enigmatic perspectives 
C)  Behavioral facts 
D)  Social facts 
E)  Social statics

Question 12

Macrosociology examines the patterns of individuals' social interaction in specific settings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Our actions are based on social interaction in the sense that people take each other into account in their own behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to a study in 1992 by Ritzer, why is sociology a powerful tool in understanding people's behavior and society at large?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because it involves examining micro, macro, and micro-macro forces 
B)  Because it is based solely on conventional wisdom 
C)  Because it focuses exclusively on studying everyday interactions among people 
D)  Because it focuses on a single point of view 
E)  Because it uses tools that are subjective in nature 
A)  Because it involves examining micro, macro, and micro-macro forces 
B)  Because it is based solely on conventional wisdom 
C)  Because it focuses exclusively on studying everyday interactions among people 
D)  Because it focuses on a single point of view 
E)  Because it uses tools that are subjective in nature

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true of feminist theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  They emphasize order, stability, cohesion, and consensus. 
B)  They maintain that women often suffer injustice primarily because of their low educational levels. 
C)  They emphasize that women should be freed from traditionally oppressive expectations, constraints, roles, and behavior . 
D)  They see the changes in society as natural, inevitable, and even desirable. 
E)  They demand that women should be given a higher status in society than men as they have been suppressed for so long. 
A)  They emphasize order, stability, cohesion, and consensus. 
B)  They maintain that women often suffer injustice primarily because of their low educational levels. 
C)  They emphasize that women should be freed from traditionally oppressive expectations, constraints, roles, and behavior . 
D)  They see the changes in society as natural, inevitable, and even desirable. 
E)  They demand that women should be given a higher status in society than men as they have been suppressed for so long.

Question 16

Which of the following is a difference between social statics and social dynamics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social statics investigates how principles of social order explain a particular society, while social dynamics explores how individuals and societies change over time. 
B)  Social statics investigates ideology, religion, intuition, or conventional wisdom, while social dynamics investigates the interconnections between institutions. 
C)  Social statics examines the patterns of individuals' social interactions in specific settings, while social dynamics focuses on large-scale patterns and processes that characterize society as a whole. 
D)  Social statics is subjective, while social dynamics is nonsubjective. 
E)  Social statics focuses on a single point of view, while social dynamics considers many points of view. 
A)  Social statics investigates how principles of social order explain a particular society, while social dynamics explores how individuals and societies change over time. 
B)  Social statics investigates ideology, religion, intuition, or conventional wisdom, while social dynamics investigates the interconnections between institutions. 
C)  Social statics examines the patterns of individuals' social interactions in specific settings, while social dynamics focuses on large-scale patterns and processes that characterize society as a whole. 
D)  Social statics is subjective, while social dynamics is nonsubjective. 
E)  Social statics focuses on a single point of view, while social dynamics considers many points of view.

Question 17

Social statics explores how individuals and societies change over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Sociology is subjective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Émile Durkheim is known as the "father of sociology."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Social solidarity, or social cohesiveness and harmony, according to Émile Durkheim, is maintained by a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  division of labor 
B)  enigmatic perspective 
C)  social perspective 
D)  sociological imagination 
E)  social current 
A)  division of labor 
B)  enigmatic perspective 
C)  social perspective 
D)  sociological imagination 
E)  social current

In _____, a social scientist tries to grasp the intention and context of a person's behavior.

According to Durkheim , as the division of labor becomes more specialized, _____.

The sociological imagination emphasizes the connection between men and women.

Functionalism often glosses over the widespread inequality that a handful of powerful people create and maintain.

According to C. Wright Mills, a person's behavior is influenced by _____.

_____ are unintended and unrecognized; they're present but not immediately obvious.

Which of the following statements is true of theories?

Which of the following statements is true of the views supported by the functionalist theory?

Discuss the basic ideas supported by feminist theories.

Place of residence is an example of a(n):

_____ are aspects of social life, external to the individual, that can be measured.

Macrosociology examines the patterns of individuals' social interaction in specific settings.

Our actions are based on social interaction in the sense that people take each other into account in their own behavior.

According to a study in 1992 by Ritzer, why is sociology a powerful tool in understanding people's behavior and society at large?

Which of the following statements is true of feminist theories?

Which of the following is a difference between social statics and social dynamics?

Social statics explores how individuals and societies change over time.

Sociology is subjective.

Émile Durkheim is known as the "father of sociology."

Social solidarity, or social cohesiveness and harmony, according to Émile Durkheim, is maintained by a(n) _____.

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Families and Aging

Education and Religion

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Exam 1: Thinking Like a Sociologist

In _____, a social scientist tries to grasp the intention and context of a person's behavior.

According to Durkheim , as the division of labor becomes more specialized, _____.

The sociological imagination emphasizes the connection between men and women.

Functionalism often glosses over the widespread inequality that a handful of powerful people create and maintain.

According to C. Wright Mills, a person's behavior is influenced by _____.

_____ are unintended and unrecognized; they're present but not immediately obvious.

Which of the following statements is true of theories?

Which of the following statements is true of the views supported by the functionalist theory?

Discuss the basic ideas supported by feminist theories.

Place of residence is an example of a(n):

_____ are aspects of social life, external to the individual, that can be measured.

Macrosociology examines the patterns of individuals' social interaction in specific settings.

Our actions are based on social interaction in the sense that people take each other into account in their own behavior.

According to a study in 1992 by Ritzer, why is sociology a powerful tool in understanding people's behavior and society at large?

Which of the following statements is true of feminist theories?

Which of the following is a difference between social statics and social dynamics?

Social statics explores how individuals and societies change over time.

Sociology is subjective.

Émile Durkheim is known as the "father of sociology."

Social solidarity, or social cohesiveness and harmony, according to Émile Durkheim, is maintained by a(n) _____.

Examining Our Social World

Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction and Social Structure

Social Groups, Organizations, and Social Institutions

Deviance, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System

Social Stratification: United States and Global

Gender and Sexuality

Race and Ethnicity

The Economy and Politics

Families and Aging

Education and Religion

Health and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Social Change: Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and Technology

Filters