Question 1

The pioneering sociologist who studied patterns of suicide in Europe was

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A) Robert K.Merton. 
B) Auguste Comte. 
C) Emile Durkheim. 
D) Karl Marx. 
A) Robert K.Merton. 
B) Auguste Comte. 
C) Emile Durkheim. 
D) Karl Marx. C

Question 2

Sociology provides an advantage to students preparing for later careers by preparing them for work

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A) only as teachers of sociology. 
B) only in criminal justice or social work. 
C) only as clinical sociologists. 
D) in teaching,criminal justice,business,and many other careers. 
A) only as teachers of sociology. 
B) only in criminal justice or social work. 
C) only as clinical sociologists. 
D) in teaching,criminal justice,business,and many other careers. D

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Keeping young people out of the labor market is one latent function of higher education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to Emile Durkheim,categories of people with a higher suicide rate typically have

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A) more clinical depression. 
B) less money,power,and other resources. 
C) lower social integration. 
D) greater self-esteem. 
A) more clinical depression. 
B) less money,power,and other resources. 
C) lower social integration. 
D) greater self-esteem.

Question 6

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

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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 7

C.Wright Mills claimed that,most of the time,people must learn to take responsibility for their own problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

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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) they are American 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) they are American citizens who have a second identity based on skin color.

Question 9

The structural-functional approach might prompt you to consider

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A) what people think marriage means. 
B) how marriage benefits women and men unequally. 
C) the consequences of marriage for the operation of society. 
D) how can we help people find more pleasure in their marriages. 
A) what people think marriage means. 
B) how marriage benefits women and men unequally. 
C) the consequences of marriage for the operation of society. 
D) how can we help people find more pleasure in their marriages.

Question 10

A limitation of the structural-functional approach is that it

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A) is not concerned with the meaning people attach to behavior. 
B) is not focused on macro-level social structures. 
C) does not use the sociological perspective. 
D) focuses on stability at the expense of conflict. 
A) is not concerned with the meaning people attach to behavior. 
B) is not focused on macro-level social structures. 
C) does not use the sociological perspective. 
D) focuses on stability at the expense of conflict.

Question 11

Both Jane Addams and Harriet Martineau are remembered today because they were married to important sociologists.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Examples of people applying their knowledge of sociology at work include people in medicine

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A) declining to treat certain categories of people. 
B) understanding patterns of health in a community. 
C) working as clinical sociologists. 
D) understanding that factors like race,class and gender have no effect on well-being. 
A) declining to treat certain categories of people. 
B) understanding patterns of health in a community. 
C) working as clinical sociologists. 
D) understanding that factors like race,class and gender have no effect on well-being.

Question 13

A simplified description unfairly applied to every person in the same category is called

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A) a sociological insight. 
B) a sociological generalization. 
C) a stereotype. 
D) an act of discrimination. 
A) a sociological insight. 
B) a sociological generalization. 
C) a stereotype. 
D) an act of discrimination.

Question 14

A statement that explains how and why specific facts are related is called a

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A) approach. 
B) precept. 
C) concept. 
D) theory. 
A) approach. 
B) precept. 
C) concept. 
D) theory.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Most of today's sociologists agree with Auguste Comte's claim that

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A) no society has reached the scientific stage of history. 
B) human behavior is not patterned and orderly. 
C) sociology should be based on religion. 
D) science has an important place in sociology. 
A) no society has reached the scientific stage of history. 
B) human behavior is not patterned and orderly. 
C) sociology should be based on religion. 
D) science has an important place in sociology.

Question 17

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois encouraged sociologists to avoid studying controversial topics such as racial inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the box about Barbara Ehrenreich working at low-wage jobs,we learned that she

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A) was able to make a good living right from the start. 
B) worked very hard,but never made enough money to pay for her basic needs. 
C) found most of her coworkers to be dull and lazy. 
D) was eventually convinced that personal ability is everything. 
A) was able to make a good living right from the start. 
B) worked very hard,but never made enough money to pay for her basic needs. 
C) found most of her coworkers to be dull and lazy. 
D) was eventually convinced that personal ability is everything.

Question 19

About 1.4 million immigrants enter the United States each year and many (including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gloria Estefan) have become well known. These facts support the conclusion that

Accepted Answer

A) the world's nations are increasingly interconnected. 
B) other nations have little effects on life in rich countries such as the United States. 
C) people around the world share little in terms of their ways of life. 
D) sociology does not have to pay attention to nations other than the United States. 
A) the world's nations are increasingly interconnected. 
B) other nations have little effects on life in rich countries such as the United States. 
C) people around the world share little in terms of their ways of life. 
D) sociology does not have to pay attention to nations other than the United States.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

The pioneering sociologist who studied patterns of suicide in Europe was

Sociology provides an advantage to students preparing for later careers by preparing them for work

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

Keeping young people out of the labor market is one latent function of higher education.

According to Emile Durkheim,categories of people with a higher suicide rate typically have

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

C.Wright Mills claimed that,most of the time,people must learn to take responsibility for their own problems.

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

The structural-functional approach might prompt you to consider

A limitation of the structural-functional approach is that it

Both Jane Addams and Harriet Martineau are remembered today because they were married to important sociologists.

Examples of people applying their knowledge of sociology at work include people in medicine

A simplified description unfairly applied to every person in the same category is called

A statement that explains how and why specific facts are related is called a

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

Most of today's sociologists agree with Auguste Comte's claim that

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois encouraged sociologists to avoid studying controversial topics such as racial inequality.

In the box about Barbara Ehrenreich working at low-wage jobs,we learned that she

About 1.4 million immigrants enter the United States each year and many (including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gloria Estefan) have become well known. These facts support the conclusion that

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

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