Question 1

The symbolic-interaction approach is a micro-level orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is an accurate criticism of the structural-functional approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  It ignores inequality that can generate tension and conflict. 
B)  It focuses too much on social dysfunction. 
C)  It focuses too much on power divisions in society. 
D)  It is a politically liberal view of society. 
A)  It ignores inequality that can generate tension and conflict. 
B)  It focuses too much on social dysfunction. 
C)  It focuses too much on power divisions in society. 
D)  It is a politically liberal view of society.

Question 3

Using the symbolic-interaction approach, sports becomes

Accepted Answer

A)  a structure that contributes to the functioning of society. 
B)  a matter of social inequality. 
C)  less a system than an ongoing process. 
D)  an accurate means of measuring social cohesion. 
A)  a structure that contributes to the functioning of society. 
B)  a matter of social inequality. 
C)  less a system than an ongoing process. 
D)  an accurate means of measuring social cohesion.

Question 4

Explain some of the personal benefits of learning to use the sociological perspective, including career advantages.

Accepted Answer

Learning to use the sociological perspec

Question 5

Discuss the early contributions of women to the development of the social sciences.

Accepted Answer

The early contributions of women to the

Question 6

Sociologists use the term "social marginality" to refer to

Accepted Answer

A)  people who have little understanding of sociology. 
B)  having special social skills. 
C)  being defined by others as an "outsider." 
D)  people who are especially sensitive about their family background. 
A)  people who have little understanding of sociology. 
B)  having special social skills. 
C)  being defined by others as an "outsider." 
D)  people who are especially sensitive about their family background.

Question 7

In several sentences, explain the focus of the structural-functional approach.

Accepted Answer

The structural-functional approach focus

Question 8

Who, of the following, had a wife named Marianne who was a prominent German feminist, politician, and prolific writer on social and women's issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Emile Durkheim 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Erving Goffman 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Emile Durkheim 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Erving Goffman

Question 9

Sociology differs from the older discipline of philosophy by focusing on

Accepted Answer

A)  what the ideal society should be. 
B)  human nature. 
C)  the place of God in shaping human events. 
D)  how society actually operates. 
A)  what the ideal society should be. 
B)  human nature. 
C)  the place of God in shaping human events. 
D)  how society actually operates.

Question 10

Identify the three sociologists who played a part in the development of sociology's structural-functional approach.

Accepted Answer

A)  Auguste Comte, Karl Marx, W.E.B. Du Bois 
B)  Auguste Comte, Herbert Spencer, Emile Durkheim 
C)  Herbert Spencer, Karl Marx, Auguste Comte 
D)  Harriet Martineau, Robert Merton, W.E.B. Du Bois 
A)  Auguste Comte, Karl Marx, W.E.B. Du Bois 
B)  Auguste Comte, Herbert Spencer, Emile Durkheim 
C)  Herbert Spencer, Karl Marx, Auguste Comte 
D)  Harriet Martineau, Robert Merton, W.E.B. Du Bois

Question 11

The recognized and intended consequences of a social pattern are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  latent functions. 
B)  manifest functions. 
C)  eufunctions. 
D)  dysfunctions. 
A)  latent functions. 
B)  manifest functions. 
C)  eufunctions. 
D)  dysfunctions.

Question 12

According to Comte's approach, the kind of thinking favoured by people such as Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, becomes common in a society at which stage of societal development?

Accepted Answer

A)  theological stage 
B)  metaphysical stage 
C)  scientific stage 
D)  positivist stage. 
A)  theological stage 
B)  metaphysical stage 
C)  scientific stage 
D)  positivist stage.

Question 13

Robert Merton explained that what is functional for one category of a society's population

Accepted Answer

A)  is functional for everyone. 
B)  may not be functional for another category. 
C)  is unlikely to change over time. 
D)  may not be functional in the future. 
A)  is functional for everyone. 
B)  may not be functional for another category. 
C)  is unlikely to change over time. 
D)  may not be functional in the future.

Question 14

Like the gender-conflict approach, the race-conflict approach is concerned with social inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which discipline defines itself as "the systematic study of human society"?

Accepted Answer

A)  sociology 
B)  psychology 
C)  economics 
D)  history 
A)  sociology 
B)  psychology 
C)  economics 
D)  history

Question 16

Both Karl Marx and W.E.B. Du Bois carried out their work following the structural-functional approach

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In Canada, men have a higher suicide rate than women

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Explain why the power of society is evident in the decision to bear a child or even in the act of committing suicide.

Accepted Answer

The power of society is evident in the d

Question 19

In several sentences, what is the essential wisdom of sociology?

Accepted Answer

The essential wisdom of sociology is the

Question 20

Which of the following examples illustrates a micro-level focus?

Accepted Answer

A)  the operation of the U.S. economy 
B)  patterns of global terrorism 
C)  two people on an airplane getting to know one another 
D)  class inequality in the armed forces 
A)  the operation of the U.S. economy 
B)  patterns of global terrorism 
C)  two people on an airplane getting to know one another 
D)  class inequality in the armed forces

Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

The symbolic-interaction approach is a micro-level orientation.

Which of the following is an accurate criticism of the structural-functional approach?

Using the symbolic-interaction approach, sports becomes

Explain some of the personal benefits of learning to use the sociological perspective, including career advantages.

Discuss the early contributions of women to the development of the social sciences.

Sociologists use the term "social marginality" to refer to

In several sentences, explain the focus of the structural-functional approach.

Who, of the following, had a wife named Marianne who was a prominent German feminist, politician, and prolific writer on social and women's issues?

Sociology differs from the older discipline of philosophy by focusing on

Identify the three sociologists who played a part in the development of sociology's structural-functional approach.

The recognized and intended consequences of a social pattern are referred to as

According to Comte's approach, the kind of thinking favoured by people such as Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, becomes common in a society at which stage of societal development?

Robert Merton explained that what is functional for one category of a society's population

Like the gender-conflict approach, the race-conflict approach is concerned with social inequality.

Which discipline defines itself as "the systematic study of human society"?

Both Karl Marx and W.E.B. Du Bois carried out their work following the structural-functional approach

In Canada, men have a higher suicide rate than women

Explain why the power of society is evident in the decision to bear a child or even in the act of committing suicide.

In several sentences, what is the essential wisdom of sociology?

Which of the following examples illustrates a micro-level focus?

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