Question 1

The English philosopher Thomas Hobbes believed that society reflected the basic goodness of human nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

We would expect the sociological perspective to be most likely to develop in a place that was

Accepted Answer

A) very traditional. 
B) experiencing many social changes. 
C) very poor. 
D) small and socially isolated. 
A) very traditional. 
B) experiencing many social changes. 
C) very poor. 
D) small and socially isolated.

Question 4

College students in the U.S.tend to come from families with above-average incomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The _____ approaches are macro-level,describing societies in broad terms.

Accepted Answer

A) structural-functional and social-conflict 
B) structural-functional and symbolic-interaction 
C) social-conflict and symbolic-interaction 
D) gender-conflict and symbolic-interaction. 
A) structural-functional and social-conflict 
B) structural-functional and symbolic-interaction 
C) social-conflict and symbolic-interaction 
D) gender-conflict and symbolic-interaction.

Question 6

In deciding what kinds of questions to ask in their research,sociologists are guided by

Accepted Answer

A) one or more theoretical approaches. 
B) their own common sense. 
C) our society's traditional wisdom. 
D) sheer chance. 
A) one or more theoretical approaches. 
B) their own common sense. 
C) our society's traditional wisdom. 
D) sheer chance.

Question 7

A symbolic-interaction analysis focuses on how social interaction in any everyday life setting involves social inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

____ _______,one of the 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 9

The meaning people find in competitive sports would be one focus of a symbolic-interaction approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Auguste Comte was a positivist who believed that there were laws of society in the same way that there are laws of physics that describe the operation of the natural world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The social-conflict approach sometimes receives criticism for

Accepted Answer

A) focusing on values that everyone shares. 
B) being openly political. 
C) promoting the status quo. 
D) ignoring factors like class. 
A) focusing on values that everyone shares. 
B) being openly political. 
C) promoting the status quo. 
D) ignoring factors like class.

Question 12

Who helped launch the discipline of sociology by studying the evils of slavery and also by translating the writings of Auguste Comte?

Accepted Answer

A) Harriet Martineau 
B) Jane Addams 
C) Elizabeth Cady Stanton 
D) Dorothea Dix 
A) Harriet Martineau 
B) Jane Addams 
C) Elizabeth Cady Stanton 
D) Dorothea Dix

Question 13

Social-exchange analysis is one micro-level approach to understanding social interaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Unlike simple stereotypes,sociological generalizations

Accepted Answer

A) apply to all individuals in some category. 
B) are based on all available facts. 
C) are motivated by bias. 
D) ignore facts. 
A) apply to all individuals in some category. 
B) are based on all available facts. 
C) are motivated by bias. 
D) ignore facts.

Question 15

Unrecognized and unintended consequences of a social pattern are called

Accepted Answer

A) latent functions. 
B) manifest functions. 
C) operational functions. 
D) dysfunctions. 
A) latent functions. 
B) manifest functions. 
C) operational functions. 
D) dysfunctions.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Sociological generalizations are the same as simple stereotypes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 20

Social problems in the United States,such as poverty and gender inequality,are

Accepted Answer

A) less serious in poorer countries. 
B) more serious in poorer countries. 
C) equally serious in poorer countries. 
D) unheard of in poorer countries. 
A) less serious in poorer countries. 
B) more serious in poorer countries. 
C) equally serious in poorer countries. 
D) unheard of in poorer countries.

Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

The English philosopher Thomas Hobbes believed that society reflected the basic goodness of human nature.

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

We would expect the sociological perspective to be most likely to develop in a place that was

College students in the U.S.tend to come from families with above-average incomes.

The _____ approaches are macro-level,describing societies in broad terms.

In deciding what kinds of questions to ask in their research,sociologists are guided by

A symbolic-interaction analysis focuses on how social interaction in any everyday life setting involves social inequality.

____ _______,one of the founding sociologists,urged sociologists to understand a social setting from the point of view of the people in it.

The meaning people find in competitive sports would be one focus of a symbolic-interaction approach.

Auguste Comte was a positivist who believed that there were laws of society in the same way that there are laws of physics that describe the operation of the natural world.

The social-conflict approach sometimes receives criticism for

Who helped launch the discipline of sociology by studying the evils of slavery and also by translating the writings of Auguste Comte?

Social-exchange analysis is one micro-level approach to understanding social interaction.

Unlike simple stereotypes,sociological generalizations

Unrecognized and unintended consequences of a social pattern are called

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

Sociological generalizations are the same as simple stereotypes.

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

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

Social problems in the United States,such as poverty and gender inequality,are

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Sexuality and Society

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Social Stratification

Social Class in the United States

Global Stratification

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The Economy and Work

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