Question 1

U.S. sociologist C. Wright Mills argued that times of social crisis foster widespread sociological thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Karl Marx, speaking for the social-conflict approach, argued that the point of studying society was:

Accepted Answer

A)  to understand how society really operates. 
B)  to compare U.S. society to others. 
C)  to foster support for a nation's government. 
D)  to bring about needed change. 
A)  to understand how society really operates. 
B)  to compare U.S. society to others. 
C)  to foster support for a nation's government. 
D)  to bring about needed change.

Question 3

Sociology is defined as the systematic study of human society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

By stating that the sociological perspective shows us "the strange in the familiar," the text argues that sociologists:

Accepted Answer

A)  focus on the bizarre elements of society. 
B)  reject the familiar idea that people simply decide how to act in favor of the initially strange idea that society shapes our lives. 
C)  believe that people often behave in strange ways. 
D)  believe that even people who are most familiar to us have some very strange habits. 
A)  focus on the bizarre elements of society. 
B)  reject the familiar idea that people simply decide how to act in favor of the initially strange idea that society shapes our lives. 
C)  believe that people often behave in strange ways. 
D)  believe that even people who are most familiar to us have some very strange habits.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The structural-functional approach focus

Question 6

Which of the following founding sociologists urged sociologists to understand a social setting from the point of view of the people in it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Emile Durkheim 
C)  Auguste Comte 
D)  Max Weber 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Emile Durkheim 
C)  Auguste Comte 
D)  Max Weber

Question 7

Unlike simple stereotypes, sociological generalizations:

Accepted Answer

A)  do not apply to all individuals in some category. 
B)  are based on all available facts. 
C)  are offered fair-mindedly with an interest in the truth. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  do not apply to all individuals in some category. 
B)  are based on all available facts. 
C)  are offered fair-mindedly with an interest in the truth. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 8

W.E.B. Du Bois claimed that _____ was the major problem facing the United States during the twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

A)  class 
B)  race 
C)  gender 
D)  ethnicity 
A)  class 
B)  race 
C)  gender 
D)  ethnicity

Question 9

Why, in individualistic North America, can the sociological perspective be described as "seeing the strange in the familiar"?

Accepted Answer

The sociological perspective is a way of

Question 10

Which of the following statements is based on a symbolic-interaction analysis of sports?

Accepted Answer

A)  Winning at sports means different things to different people. 
B)  Some categories of people benefit more than others from sports. 
C)  Sports help develop important cultural values. 
D)  "Stacking" is a type of racial inequality in sports. 
A)  Winning at sports means different things to different people. 
B)  Some categories of people benefit more than others from sports. 
C)  Sports help develop important cultural values. 
D)  "Stacking" is a type of racial inequality in sports.

Question 11

In the United States today, the suicide rate is highest for which category of people listed below?

Accepted Answer

A)  white males 
B)  African American males 
C)  white females 
D)  African American females 
A)  white males 
B)  African American males 
C)  white females 
D)  African American females

Question 12

Point out what the viewpoint of a sociologist who is influenced by the structural-functional approach (say, Emile Durkheim) has in common with that of a sociologist influenced by the social-conflict approach (say, Karl Marx). That is, how are they both sociological? At the same time, how does each represent a different assumption about the nature of the society? How is the purpose of sociological study different?

Accepted Answer

Sociologists influenced by the structura

Question 13

Why is a global approach a logical extension of the sociological perspective?

Accepted Answer

A global approach is a logical extension

Question 14

W.E.B. Du Bois described African Americans as having a "double consciousness" because:

Accepted Answer

A)  most felt that, compared to white people, they had to be twice as careful in how they acted. 
B)  there is a double disadvantage in being both poor and black. 
C)  black people have to work twice as hard as whites to get the same reward. 
D)  black people are citizens who have a second identity based on skin color. 
A)  most felt that, compared to white people, they had to be twice as careful in how they acted. 
B)  there is a double disadvantage in being both poor and black. 
C)  black people have to work twice as hard as whites to get the same reward. 
D)  black people are citizens who have a second identity based on skin color.

Question 15

According to Comte, people living in Europe during the Middle Ages thought of society as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a system operating according to its own laws. 
B)  chaotic and having little form. 
C)  an expression of God's will. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  a system operating according to its own laws. 
B)  chaotic and having little form. 
C)  an expression of God's will. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 16

Which of the following categories contains countries in which average income is typical for the world as a whole and in which people are as likely to live in a rural area as in an urban area?

Accepted Answer

A)  low-income nations 
B)  middle-income nations 
C)  high-income nations 
D)  None of the above is correct. 
A)  low-income nations 
B)  middle-income nations 
C)  high-income nations 
D)  None of the above is correct.

Question 17

The nations of Europe, Israel, Japan, and Australia fall into which of the following categories of countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  low-income nations 
B)  middle-income nations 
C)  high-income nations 
D)  None of the above is correct. 
A)  low-income nations 
B)  middle-income nations 
C)  high-income nations 
D)  None of the above is correct.

Question 18

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)  All of the above are correct. 
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)  All of the above are correct.

Question 19

Understanding how society operates offers little benefit to anyone but the most privileged people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Three campus roommates are talking about why they are in college. A sociological view of going to college highlights the effect of:

Accepted Answer

A)  age, because college students tend to be young. 
B)  class, because college students tend to come from families with above-average incomes. 
C)  our place in history, because a century ago going to college was not an option for most people. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  age, because college students tend to be young. 
B)  class, because college students tend to come from families with above-average incomes. 
C)  our place in history, because a century ago going to college was not an option for most people. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

U.S. sociologist C. Wright Mills argued that times of social crisis foster widespread sociological thinking.

Karl Marx, speaking for the social-conflict approach, argued that the point of studying society was:

Sociology is defined as the systematic study of human society.

By stating that the sociological perspective shows us "the strange in the familiar," the text argues that sociologists:

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

Which of the following founding sociologists urged sociologists to understand a social setting from the point of view of the people in it?

Unlike simple stereotypes, sociological generalizations:

W.E.B. Du Bois claimed that _____ was the major problem facing the United States during the twentieth century.

Why, in individualistic North America, can the sociological perspective be described as "seeing the strange in the familiar"?

Which of the following statements is based on a symbolic-interaction analysis of sports?

In the United States today, the suicide rate is highest for which category of people listed below?

Why is a global approach a logical extension of the sociological perspective?

W.E.B. Du Bois described African Americans as having a "double consciousness" because:

According to Comte, people living in Europe during the Middle Ages thought of society as:

Which of the following categories contains countries in which average income is typical for the world as a whole and in which people are as likely to live in a rural area as in an urban area?

The nations of Europe, Israel, Japan, and Australia fall into which of the following categories of countries?

Using the symbolic-interaction approach, sports becomes:

Understanding how society operates offers little benefit to anyone but the most privileged people.

Three campus roommates are talking about why they are in college. A sociological view of going to college highlights the effect of:

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