Question 1

Which of the following is a major weakness of the experimental method?

Accepted Answer

A)  It usually involves large samples. 
B)  It is conducted in realistic settings. 
C)  Results may be difficult to generalize . 
D)  It can often result in participant complaints. 
A)  It usually involves large samples. 
B)  It is conducted in realistic settings. 
C)  Results may be difficult to generalize . 
D)  It can often result in participant complaints.

Question 2

What type of expressions of disapproval are informal sanctions?

Accepted Answer

A)  weak 
B)  strong 
C)  spontaneous 
D)  institutionalized 
A)  weak 
B)  strong 
C)  spontaneous 
D)  institutionalized

Question 3

According to the textbook, how are beliefs usually characterized?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are explanations about what is assumed to be
True. 
B)  They can be good and bad. 
C)  They can be right or wrong. 
D)  They can be desirable and undesirable. 
A)  They are explanations about what is assumed to be
True. 
B)  They can be good and bad. 
C)  They can be right or wrong. 
D)  They can be desirable and undesirable.

Question 4

What aspect of people's lives does alienation refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  powerlessness and meaninglessness 
B)  communication and technology 
C)  innovation and advancement 
D)  work and education 
A)  powerlessness and meaninglessness 
B)  communication and technology 
C)  innovation and advancement 
D)  work and education

Question 5

Which perspective views society as comprising different groups and interests competing for power and resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  essentialist 
B)  symbolic interactionist 
C)  structural-functionalist 
D)  conflict 
A)  essentialist 
B)  symbolic interactionist 
C)  structural-functionalist 
D)  conflict

Question 6

What is the "sociological imagination"? Choose some aspect of or event in your life and explain it using the concept of the sociological imagination.

Accepted Answer

The sociological imagination is a concep

Question 7

Briefly identify two of the major problems with conducting interview research.

Accepted Answer

Two of the major problems with conductin

Question 8

A researcher wants to explain the relationship between age and crime. Crime is which kind of variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  independent 
B)  dependent 
C)  primary 
D)  secondary 
A)  independent 
B)  dependent 
C)  primary 
D)  secondary

Question 9

What does Karl Marx call workers who earn wages?

Accepted Answer

A)  bourgeoisie 
B)  proletariat 
C)  captors 
D)  automatons 
A)  bourgeoisie 
B)  proletariat 
C)  captors 
D)  automatons

Question 10

Max Weber argued that in order to understand human behaviour, social scientists must use an approach called Verstehen. What does this German term mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  wisdom 
B)  empathy 
C)  scientific method 
D)  statistical analysis 
A)  wisdom 
B)  empathy 
C)  scientific method 
D)  statistical analysis

Question 11

The dependent variable is the variable that is expected to explain change in the independent variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is an achieved status?

Accepted Answer

A)  senior citizen 
B)  French-Canadian 
C)  woman 
D)  university professor 
A)  senior citizen 
B)  French-Canadian 
C)  woman 
D)  university professor

Question 13

Which of the following causes of social conflict do Marxist conflict theories focus on?

Accepted Answer

A)  weak social norms 
B)  economic inequalities 
C)  social disorganization 
D)  class inequality 
A)  weak social norms 
B)  economic inequalities 
C)  social disorganization 
D)  class inequality

Question 14

According to the textbook, a role is a set of rights, obligations, and expectations. Which of the following is a role associated with?

Accepted Answer

A)  a norm 
B)  an identity 
C)  a status 
D)  a master status 
A)  a norm 
B)  an identity 
C)  a status 
D)  a master status

Question 15

The dependent variable is the variable that the researcher wants to explain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following suggestions did Herbert Blumer, a noted symbolic interactionist, contribute to the study of social problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  that they develop in stages 
B)  that they are basically lifelong afflictions 
C)  that they continue on because the wealthy prosper from them 
D)  that they were cyclical in nature 
A)  that they develop in stages 
B)  that they are basically lifelong afflictions 
C)  that they continue on because the wealthy prosper from them 
D)  that they were cyclical in nature

Question 17

Which of the following are language and gestures both examples of?

Accepted Answer

A)  mores 
B)  folkways 
C)  symbols 
D)  roles 
A)  mores 
B)  folkways 
C)  symbols 
D)  roles

Question 18

Which of the following describes a master status?

Accepted Answer

A)  one that is highly valued by society 
B)  one that a person is born into 
C)  one that is difficult to achieve 
D)  one that is significant in a person's social identity 
A)  one that is highly valued by society 
B)  one that a person is born into 
C)  one that is difficult to achieve 
D)  one that is significant in a person's social identity

Question 19

What is the term for a portion of the population that is selected to be representative of the larger population?

Accepted Answer

A)  variable population 
B)  survey population 
C)  secondary population 
D)  sample population 
A)  variable population 
B)  survey population 
C)  secondary population 
D)  sample population

Question 20

What is a hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  a statement of fact 
B)  a conclusion based on research 
C)  a subjective opinion 
D)  a prediction or educated guess 
A)  a statement of fact 
B)  a conclusion based on research 
C)  a subjective opinion 
D)  a prediction or educated guess

Which of the following is a major weakness of the experimental method?

What type of expressions of disapproval are informal sanctions?

According to the textbook, how are beliefs usually characterized?

What aspect of people's lives does alienation refer to?

Which perspective views society as comprising different groups and interests competing for power and resources?

What is the "sociological imagination"? Choose some aspect of or event in your life and explain it using the concept of the sociological imagination.

Briefly identify two of the major problems with conducting interview research.

A researcher wants to explain the relationship between age and crime. Crime is which kind of variable?

What does Karl Marx call workers who earn wages?

Max Weber argued that in order to understand human behaviour, social scientists must use an approach called Verstehen. What does this German term mean?

The dependent variable is the variable that is expected to explain change in the independent variable.

Which of the following is an achieved status?

Which of the following causes of social conflict do Marxist conflict theories focus on?

According to the textbook, a role is a set of rights, obligations, and expectations. Which of the following is a role associated with?

The dependent variable is the variable that the researcher wants to explain.

Which of the following suggestions did Herbert Blumer, a noted symbolic interactionist, contribute to the study of social problems?

Which of the following are language and gestures both examples of?

Which of the following describes a master status?

What is the term for a portion of the population that is selected to be representative of the larger population?

What is a hypothesis?

Illness and Health Care

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Violence

Family Problems

Youth and Aging

Gender Inequality

Critical Studies in Race and Ethnicity

Sexualities

Poverty: National and International Issues

Work and Unemployment

Problems in Education

Environmental Problems

Armed Conflict in Global Perspective

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Exam 1: Thinking About Social Problems

Which of the following is a major weakness of the experimental method?

What type of expressions of disapproval are informal sanctions?

According to the textbook, how are beliefs usually characterized?

What aspect of people's lives does alienation refer to?

Which perspective views society as comprising different groups and interests competing for power and resources?

What is the "sociological imagination"? Choose some aspect of or event in your life and explain it using the concept of the sociological imagination.

Briefly identify two of the major problems with conducting interview research.

A researcher wants to explain the relationship between age and crime. Crime is which kind of variable?

What does Karl Marx call workers who earn wages?

Max Weber argued that in order to understand human behaviour, social scientists must use an approach called Verstehen. What does this German term mean?

The dependent variable is the variable that is expected to explain change in the independent variable.

Which of the following is an achieved status?

Which of the following causes of social conflict do Marxist conflict theories focus on?

According to the textbook, a role is a set of rights, obligations, and expectations. Which of the following is a role associated with?

The dependent variable is the variable that the researcher wants to explain.

Which of the following suggestions did Herbert Blumer, a noted symbolic interactionist, contribute to the study of social problems?

Which of the following are language and gestures both examples of?

Which of the following describes a master status?

What is the term for a portion of the population that is selected to be representative of the larger population?

What is a hypothesis?

Illness and Health Care

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Violence

Family Problems

Youth and Aging

Gender Inequality

Critical Studies in Race and Ethnicity

Sexualities

Poverty: National and International Issues

Work and Unemployment

Problems in Education

Environmental Problems

Armed Conflict in Global Perspective

Filters