Question 1

According to Comte, people begin to see society as a natural-rather than a supernatural-phenomenon as their society enters which stage of 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 2

In the United States, men have a higher suicide rate than women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Develop the differences among the three theoretical approaches by applying each to the family. In each case, how do we understand a family and its operation?

Accepted Answer

The three theoretical approaches commonl

Question 4

The last of Comte's three stages is the metaphysical stage in which people know the world in terms of God's will.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

Which term is used to describe relatively stable patterns of social behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  social structure 
B)  eufunctions 
C)  social functions 
D)  social dysfunctions 
A)  social structure 
B)  eufunctions 
C)  social functions 
D)  social dysfunctions

Question 7

Barbara Ehrenreich, who tried to live working at low-wage jobs, found that most of her coworkers were able to move ahead to better paying work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following statements might be made by a sociologist using the gender-conflict approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men and women share in the joys of family life. 
B)  Men earn more than women in the workplace. 
C)  Gender functions in an important way to keep society operating. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  Men and women share in the joys of family life. 
B)  Men earn more than women in the workplace. 
C)  Gender functions in an important way to keep society operating. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 9

What did Peter Berger mean when he said the sociological perspective is "seeing the general in the particular"?

Accepted Answer

Peter Berger, a prominent sociologist, c

Question 10

The manifest functions of our society's reliance on personal automobiles include tens of thousands of deaths each year in traffic accidents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Name the three social changes in European history that were especially important to the development of sociology.

Accepted Answer

The three social changes in European his

Question 12

The ancient Romans saw the stars as gods. Comte would classify Roman society as which of the following types?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Following the thinking of C. Wright Mills, we would have expected the sociological imagination to be more widespread:

Accepted Answer

A)  during times of peace and prosperity. 
B)  among the very rich. 
C)  among very religious people. 
D)  during times of social crisis. 
A)  during times of peace and prosperity. 
B)  among the very rich. 
C)  among very religious people. 
D)  during times of social crisis.

Question 14

Using the social-conflict approach, a sociologist might highlight which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  income differences among young people in high school 
B)  gender inequality in college sports 
C)  racial inequality in a company's hiring and promotion practices 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  income differences among young people in high school 
B)  gender inequality in college sports 
C)  racial inequality in a company's hiring and promotion practices 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 15

Which theoretical approach claims that it is not so much what people do that matters as much as what meaning they attach to their behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  structural-functional approach 
B)  social-conflict approach 
C)  symbolic-interaction approach 
D)  social-exchange approach 
A)  structural-functional approach 
B)  social-conflict approach 
C)  symbolic-interaction approach 
D)  social-exchange approach

Question 16

A global perspective has little in common with a sociological perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The sociological perspective reveals the truth of the "common sense" beliefs we tend to take for granted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The major goal of sociology's pioneers, including Comte and Durkheim, was:

Accepted Answer

A)  to change social patterns and events. 
B)  to help build an "ideal society." 
C)  to discover how society actually operates. 
D)  to prevent disruptive social change. 
A)  to change social patterns and events. 
B)  to help build an "ideal society." 
C)  to discover how society actually operates. 
D)  to prevent disruptive social change.

Question 19

To evaluate a theory, sociologists:

Accepted Answer

A)  gather data or facts. 
B)  follow the conventional wisdom of their society. 
C)  are guided by what they personally want to be True. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  gather data or facts. 
B)  follow the conventional wisdom of their society. 
C)  are guided by what they personally want to be True. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 20

Which of the following would be the focus of a social-conflict analysis of sports?

Accepted Answer

A)  the way in which sports help encourage competition 
B)  the importance of physical ability in success 
C)  how sports reflect social inequality 
D)  the different meanings people attach to games 
A)  the way in which sports help encourage competition 
B)  the importance of physical ability in success 
C)  how sports reflect social inequality 
D)  the different meanings people attach to games

Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

According to Comte, people begin to see society as a natural-rather than a supernatural-phenomenon as their society enters which stage of development?

In the United States, men have a higher suicide rate than women.

Develop the differences among the three theoretical approaches by applying each to the family. In each case, how do we understand a family and its operation?

The last of Comte's three stages is the metaphysical stage in which people know the world in terms of God's will.

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

Which term is used to describe relatively stable patterns of social behavior?

Barbara Ehrenreich, who tried to live working at low-wage jobs, found that most of her coworkers were able to move ahead to better paying work.

Which of the following statements might be made by a sociologist using the gender-conflict approach?

What did Peter Berger mean when he said the sociological perspective is "seeing the general in the particular"?

The manifest functions of our society's reliance on personal automobiles include tens of thousands of deaths each year in traffic accidents.

Name the three social changes in European history that were especially important to the development of sociology.

The ancient Romans saw the stars as gods. Comte would classify Roman society as which of the following types?

Following the thinking of C. Wright Mills, we would have expected the sociological imagination to be more widespread:

Using the social-conflict approach, a sociologist might highlight which of the following?

Which theoretical approach claims that it is not so much what people do that matters as much as what meaning they attach to their behavior?

A global perspective has little in common with a sociological perspective.

The sociological perspective reveals the truth of the "common sense" beliefs we tend to take for granted.

The major goal of sociology's pioneers, including Comte and Durkheim, was:

To evaluate a theory, sociologists:

Which of the following would be the focus of a social-conflict analysis of sports?

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