Question 1

W.E.B. Du Bois translated the writings of Auguste Comte from French into English.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The pioneering sociologist who studied patterns of suicide in Europe was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert K. Merton. 
B)  Auguste Comte. 
C)  Emile Durkheim. 
D)  Karl Marx. 
A)  Robert K. Merton. 
B)  Auguste Comte. 
C)  Emile Durkheim. 
D)  Karl Marx.

Question 3

In deciding what kinds of questions to ask in their research, sociologists are guided by:

Accepted Answer

A)  one or more theoretical approaches. 
B)  their own common sense. 
C)  our society's traditional wisdom. 
D)  sheer chance. 
A)  one or more theoretical approaches. 
B)  their own common sense. 
C)  our society's traditional wisdom. 
D)  sheer chance.

Question 4

Which of the following is a reason that it is important to understand the world beyond our own borders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nations the world over are increasingly interconnected. 
B)  Many problems that we face in the United States are far more serious elsewhere. 
C)  Studying other societies is a good way to learn more about ourselves. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  Nations the world over are increasingly interconnected. 
B)  Many problems that we face in the United States are far more serious elsewhere. 
C)  Studying other societies is a good way to learn more about ourselves. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 5

W.E.B. Du Bois wrote a classic study of the African American community in Philadelphia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Keeping young people out of the labor market is one latent function of higher education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Comte described the earliest human societies as being at which stage of societal development?

Accepted Answer

A)  theological stage 
B)  metaphysical stage 
C)  scientific stage 
D)  post-scientific stage 
A)  theological stage 
B)  metaphysical stage 
C)  scientific stage 
D)  post-scientific stage

Question 8

Revolutionary changes in European societies sparked the development of sociology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is a manifest function of sports?

Accepted Answer

A)  providing recreation and physical conditioning 
B)  fostering social relationships 
C)  generating jobs 
D)  teaching a society's way of life 
A)  providing recreation and physical conditioning 
B)  fostering social relationships 
C)  generating jobs 
D)  teaching a society's way of life

Question 10

The "framework for building theory that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change" is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  structural-functional approach. 
B)  social-conflict approach. 
C)  symbolic-interaction approach. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  structural-functional approach. 
B)  social-conflict approach. 
C)  symbolic-interaction approach. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 11

According to Emile Durkheim, a category of people with a higher suicide rate typically has:

Accepted Answer

A)  more clinical depression. 
B)  less money, power, and other resources. 
C)  lower social integration. 
D)  greater self-esteem. 
A)  more clinical depression. 
B)  less money, power, and other resources. 
C)  lower social integration. 
D)  greater self-esteem.

Question 12

Sociologists increasingly focus on, not just U.S. society, but the world as a whole. Provide several reasons for this global focus. How is an awareness of global patterns such as immigration or social inequality very much a part of the sociological perspective?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

The term "sociology" was coined by Emile Durkheim in 1898.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is the best example of a latent function of going to college?

Accepted Answer

A)  providing skills needed for later jobs 
B)  keeping young people out of the labor force, which may not have jobs for them 
C)  gaining the knowledge required to be an active and thoughtful citizen 
D)  giving young people experience living on their own 
A)  providing skills needed for later jobs 
B)  keeping young people out of the labor force, which may not have jobs for them 
C)  gaining the knowledge required to be an active and thoughtful citizen 
D)  giving young people experience living on their own

Question 15

The term "sociology" was coined in 1838 by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx. 
B)  Herbert Spencer. 
C)  Adam Smith. 
D)  Auguste Comte. 
A)  Karl Marx. 
B)  Herbert Spencer. 
C)  Adam Smith. 
D)  Auguste Comte.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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 18

Among all academic disciplines, sociology is one of the youngest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Thomas Hobbes's idea that society reflects a selfish human nature illustrates the thinking common at which of Comte's stages of societal development?

Accepted Answer

A)  theological stage 
B)  metaphysical stage 
C)  scientific stage 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  theological stage 
B)  metaphysical stage 
C)  scientific stage 
D)  None of the above.

Question 20

Ancient philosophers, including Plato, were primarily interested in imagining the "ideal" society rather than in studying society as it really is.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

W.E.B. Du Bois translated the writings of Auguste Comte from French into English.

The pioneering sociologist who studied patterns of suicide in Europe was:

In deciding what kinds of questions to ask in their research, sociologists are guided by:

Which of the following is a reason that it is important to understand the world beyond our own borders?

W.E.B. Du Bois wrote a classic study of the African American community in Philadelphia.

Keeping young people out of the labor market is one latent function of higher education.

Comte described the earliest human societies as being at which stage of societal development?

Revolutionary changes in European societies sparked the development of sociology.

Which of the following is a manifest function of sports?

The "framework for building theory that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change" is the:

According to Emile Durkheim, a category of people with a higher suicide rate typically has:

Sociologists increasingly focus on, not just U.S. society, but the world as a whole. Provide several reasons for this global focus. How is an awareness of global patterns such as immigration or social inequality very much a part of the sociological perspective?

The term "sociology" was coined by Emile Durkheim in 1898.

Which of the following is the best example of a latent function of going to college?

The term "sociology" was coined in 1838 by:

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

Sociology differs from the older discipline of philosophy by focusing on:

Among all academic disciplines, sociology is one of the youngest.

Thomas Hobbes's idea that society reflects a selfish human nature illustrates the thinking common at which of Comte's stages of societal development?

Ancient philosophers, including Plato, were primarily interested in imagining the "ideal" society rather than in studying society as it really is.

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