Question 1

To say that a social pattern is "dysfunctional" means that it has more than one function for the operation of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Like the gender-conflict approach, the race-conflict approach is concerned with social inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

If marginality encourages sociological thinking, we would expect people in which category listed below to make the most use of the sociological perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) the wealthy 
B) disabled persons or people who are a racial minority 
C) politicians 
D) the middle class 
A) the wealthy 
B) disabled persons or people who are a racial minority 
C) politicians 
D) the middle class

Question 4

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 5

The structural-functional, social-conflict, and symbolic-interaction approaches are three basic theoretical approaches in sociology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Robert K.Merton, social patterns are always good and have the same effect on all members of a society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The sociological perspective helps us recognize that the lives of individuals are shaped by the forces of society.Explain, in a short essay, how the sociological perspective reveals "the general in the particular." To illustrate, explain how society plays a part in your own decision to attend college.

Accepted Answer

The sociological perspective allows us t

Question 8

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 9

Based on the work of Barbara Ehrenreich, who tried to live by working at low-wage jobs, we should expect most people in such jobs to be able to move ahead to better paying work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The United States falls within which category of the world's nations?

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 11

Briefly explain the difference between a macro-level and micro-level theoretical orientation.

Accepted Answer

Macro-level and micro-level theoretical

Question 12

Sociologists cannot identify "laws of society" that allow us to precisely predict the behavior of an individual because

Accepted Answer

A) human behavior may be patterned, but it is also spontaneous. 
B) sociology is still very young. 
C) no sociologist ever tried to discover such laws. 
D) no sociologist would wish to predict human behavior. 
A) human behavior may be patterned, but it is also spontaneous. 
B) sociology is still very young. 
C) no sociologist ever tried to discover such laws. 
D) no sociologist would wish to predict human behavior.

Question 13

Sociological research may be interesting, but it is of little use in shaping public policy, including legislation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

People with lower social standing are usually more likely to see the world from a sociological perspective than people who are well off.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Explain why the power of society is evident in the decision to bear a child or even in the act of committing suicide.

Accepted Answer

The power of society is evident in the d

Question 16

The basic idea of the symbolic-interaction approach is that society is

Accepted Answer

A) an arena of conflict between categories of people. 
B) the product of people interacting in countless everyday situations. 
C) a system that operates to benefit people. 
D) a system that generates social inequality. 
A) an arena of conflict between categories of people. 
B) the product of people interacting in countless everyday situations. 
C) a system that operates to benefit people. 
D) a system that generates social inequality.

Question 17

In the United States today, the suicide rate is highest for which of the following?

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 18

_____ is a way of understanding the world based on science.

Accepted Answer

A) Tradition 
B) Positivism 
C) Metaphysics 
D) Free will 
A) Tradition 
B) Positivism 
C) Metaphysics 
D) Free will

Question 19

According to sociologists, human behavior reflects our personal "free will."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Sociologists use the term "social marginality" to refer to

Accepted Answer

A) people who have little understanding of sociology. 
B) people who have special social skills. 
C) people who are defined by others as an "outsider." 
D) people who are especially sensitive about their family background. 
A) people who have little understanding of sociology. 
B) people who have special social skills. 
C) people who are defined by others as an "outsider." 
D) people who are especially sensitive about their family background.

Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

To say that a social pattern is "dysfunctional" means that it has more than one function for the operation of society.

Like the gender-conflict approach, the race-conflict approach is concerned with social inequality.

If marginality encourages sociological thinking, we would expect people in which category listed below to make the most use of the sociological perspective?

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

The structural-functional, social-conflict, and symbolic-interaction approaches are three basic theoretical approaches in sociology.

According to Robert K.Merton, social patterns are always good and have the same effect on all members of a society.

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

Based on the work of Barbara Ehrenreich, who tried to live by working at low-wage jobs, we should expect most people in such jobs to be able to move ahead to better paying work.

The United States falls within which category of the world's nations?

Briefly explain the difference between a macro-level and micro-level theoretical orientation.

Sociologists cannot identify "laws of society" that allow us to precisely predict the behavior of an individual because

Sociological research may be interesting, but it is of little use in shaping public policy, including legislation.

People with lower social standing are usually more likely to see the world from a sociological perspective than people who are well off.

Explain why the power of society is evident in the decision to bear a child or even in the act of committing suicide.

The basic idea of the symbolic-interaction approach is that society is

In the United States today, the suicide rate is highest for which of the following?

_____ is a way of understanding the world based on science.

According to sociologists, human behavior reflects our personal "free will."

Sociologists use the term "social marginality" to refer to

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