Exam 1: Thinking About Social Problems

What are norms that are formalized and backed by political authority?

Who was the sociologist responsible for developing the concepts of manifest and latent functions?

Meeting a potential spouse might be which type of function of religion?

Choose one of the four major theoretical perspectives in sociology (structural-functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, or feminist theory) and explain how that perspective views the causes of social problems and their solutions.

Solutions to social problems include increasing the understanding that conflicting groups have of each other's views, resolving differences through negotiation or mediation, or agreeing to disagree. Which view of social problems does the preceding sentence describe?

For which of the following variables is an operational definition most important?

Clients and their customers, and employers and their employees, are examples of which types of groups?

Labelling theory suggests that resolving social problems sometimes involves changing the meanings and definitions attributed to people and situations.

Which of the following might one use in rehearsing for a job interview?

In which kind of research is selecting a representative sample important?

A person receives a citizen's award for organizing a neighbourhood recycling program. What is this an example of?

A person is fined for failure to dispose of trash properly. Which type of sanction is this an example of?

Which of the following is an element of social structure?

Every individual occupies numerous statuses simultaneously.

Sampling is an important consideration in survey research.

What does the "sociological imagination" refer to?

Which of the following are associated with sanctions?

Which of the following is an ascribed status?

Which theoretical perspective reflects micro-sociology?

Who developed the term "sociological imagination"?