Question 1

Which type of questions look for trends and changes within a society over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Factual 
B)  Comparative 
C)  Historical 
D)  Theoretical 
A)  Factual 
B)  Comparative 
C)  Historical 
D)  Theoretical C

Question 2

Sociology can be seen as subversive because it

Accepted Answer

A)  questions all social arrangements. 
B)  seeks to overthrow existing government structures. 
C)  represents a tendency of human beings to be chaotic. 
D)  represents a desire to initiate discontent. 
A)  questions all social arrangements. 
B)  seeks to overthrow existing government structures. 
C)  represents a tendency of human beings to be chaotic. 
D)  represents a desire to initiate discontent. A

Question 3

Which of the following groups consist of subjects exposed to the independent variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Experimental 
B)  Treatment 
C)  Factual 
D)  Control 
A)  Experimental 
B)  Treatment 
C)  Factual 
D)  Control A

Question 4

Which of the following is something that can be changed, such as a characteristic, value, or belief?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theory 
B)  Variable 
C)  Constant 
D)  Survey 
A)  Theory 
B)  Variable 
C)  Constant 
D)  Survey

Question 5

Durkheim was interested in _____, the way societies are held together by belief systems, deviant labels, and the division of labor.

Accepted Answer

A)  positivism 
B)  class conciousness 
C)  class integration 
D)  social integration 
A)  positivism 
B)  class conciousness 
C)  class integration 
D)  social integration

Question 6

The independent variable is the one that

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A)  is influenced by another variable. 
B)  may influence another variable. 
C)  is not included in the experiment. 
D)  applies only to the control group. 
A)  is influenced by another variable. 
B)  may influence another variable. 
C)  is not included in the experiment. 
D)  applies only to the control group.

Question 7

Which of the following believed that a society's economic structure shapes its social structures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Auguste Comte 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Emile Durkheim 
D)  Max Weber 
A)  Auguste Comte 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Emile Durkheim 
D)  Max Weber

Question 8

According to Mills, sociological imagination is stimulated by the ability to view the social world

Accepted Answer

A)  as the product of millennia of research and planning. 
B)  as inherently sacred. 
C)  as a zero-sum game. 
D)  from the perspective of others. 
A)  as the product of millennia of research and planning. 
B)  as inherently sacred. 
C)  as a zero-sum game. 
D)  from the perspective of others.

Question 9

When a sociologist gathers data on a particular group of people, such as current statistics on income, housing, or education, she must ask which type of questions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Factual 
B)  Comparative 
C)  Historical 
D)  Theoretical 
A)  Factual 
B)  Comparative 
C)  Historical 
D)  Theoretical

Question 10

Sociological research depends on reliable scientific data and

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A)  empathy toward other people. 
B)  logical reasoning. 
C)  social change. 
D)  a charismatic personality. 
A)  empathy toward other people. 
B)  logical reasoning. 
C)  social change. 
D)  a charismatic personality.

Question 11

A sociologist who is studying the differences between two societies is likely to ask which kind of questions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Factual
Generalizing from personal experiences. 
B)  Comparative
Making assumptions from a single case. 
C)  Historical
Using census data as the basis for their findings. 
D)  Theoretical
Using some authority such as the media or the Bible. 
A)  Factual
Generalizing from personal experiences. 
B)  Comparative
Making assumptions from a single case. 
C)  Historical
Using census data as the basis for their findings. 
D)  Theoretical
Using some authority such as the media or the Bible.

Question 12

Which of the following describes the task of sociologists to recognize bias so that it does not invalidate their findings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scientific integrity 
B)  Sociological theory 
C)  Non-scientific analysis 
D)  Positivism 
A)  Scientific integrity 
B)  Sociological theory 
C)  Non-scientific analysis 
D)  Positivism

Question 13

Who wrote The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, which demonstrates how the Protestant belief system made capitalism possible?

Accepted Answer

A)  Auguste Comte 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Emile Durkheim 
A)  Auguste Comte 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Emile Durkheim

Question 14

Whose classic study of suicide (1897) demonstrates how social factors explain individual behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Auguste Comte 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Emile Durkheim 
D)  Max Weber 
A)  Auguste Comte 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Emile Durkheim 
D)  Max Weber

Question 15

Class consciousness, according to Marx, occurs when the working class

Accepted Answer

A)  recognizes their class interests and common oppression, and who their oppressors are. 
B)  believes in ideas that are not in their own best interest but in the interest of the capitalist class. 
C)  understands social factors that exist external to individuals. 
D)  bases their knowledge on systematic observation, experiment, and comparison. 
A)  recognizes their class interests and common oppression, and who their oppressors are. 
B)  believes in ideas that are not in their own best interest but in the interest of the capitalist class. 
C)  understands social factors that exist external to individuals. 
D)  bases their knowledge on systematic observation, experiment, and comparison.

Question 16

A sociologist who wants to track changes within a particular group of people over time would be likely to use which type of research instrument?

Accepted Answer

A)  Control group 
B)  Latitude questionnaire 
C)  Random sample 
D)  Longitudinal survey 
A)  Control group 
B)  Latitude questionnaire 
C)  Random sample 
D)  Longitudinal survey

Question 17

The most significant impact parents can have on their children is by acting as

Accepted Answer

A)  social instructors, teaching religious and political views. 
B)  cultural agents, passing on the ways of society. 
C)  cultural watchdogs, transmitting attitudes about how others should be judged. 
D)  societal boundaries, diminishing the effect of the peer group on the child. 
A)  social instructors, teaching religious and political views. 
B)  cultural agents, passing on the ways of society. 
C)  cultural watchdogs, transmitting attitudes about how others should be judged. 
D)  societal boundaries, diminishing the effect of the peer group on the child.

Question 18

One reason for the sociological assumption that individuals are social beings is the

Accepted Answer

A)  biological impulse of human beings. 
B)  total dependence of human infants on others for survival. 
C)  historical tendency of people to be in conflict with each other. 
D)  inability of people to become part of social groups. 
A)  biological impulse of human beings. 
B)  total dependence of human infants on others for survival. 
C)  historical tendency of people to be in conflict with each other. 
D)  inability of people to become part of social groups.

Question 19

Sociological imagination lets us see that the solution to social problems involves a willingness to

Accepted Answer

A)  change individuals directly, rather than change the structure of society. 
B)  become our best selves, within the context of our society. 
C)  change the structure of society rather than change people. 
D)  build the best society by changing the individuals within it. 
A)  change individuals directly, rather than change the structure of society. 
B)  become our best selves, within the context of our society. 
C)  change the structure of society rather than change people. 
D)  build the best society by changing the individuals within it.

Question 20

Auguste Comte's first name for sociology was _____, which reflected his desire to establish the field as a science, free of religious arguments.

Accepted Answer

A)  social positivism 
B)  societal athiesm 
C)  scientific socialism 
D)  social physics 
A)  social positivism 
B)  societal athiesm 
C)  scientific socialism 
D)  social physics

Which type of questions look for trends and changes within a society over time?

Sociology can be seen as subversive because it

Which of the following groups consist of subjects exposed to the independent variable?

Which of the following is something that can be changed, such as a characteristic, value, or belief?

Durkheim was interested in _____, the way societies are held together by belief systems, deviant labels, and the division of labor.

The independent variable is the one that

Which of the following believed that a society's economic structure shapes its social structures?

According to Mills, sociological imagination is stimulated by the ability to view the social world

When a sociologist gathers data on a particular group of people, such as current statistics on income, housing, or education, she must ask which type of questions?

Sociological research depends on reliable scientific data and

A sociologist who is studying the differences between two societies is likely to ask which kind of questions?

Which of the following describes the task of sociologists to recognize bias so that it does not invalidate their findings?

Who wrote The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, which demonstrates how the Protestant belief system made capitalism possible?

Whose classic study of suicide (1897) demonstrates how social factors explain individual behavior?

Class consciousness, according to Marx, occurs when the working class

A sociologist who wants to track changes within a particular group of people over time would be likely to use which type of research instrument?

The most significant impact parents can have on their children is by acting as

One reason for the sociological assumption that individuals are social beings is the

Sociological imagination lets us see that the solution to social problems involves a willingness to

Auguste Comte's first name for sociology was _____, which reflected his desire to establish the field as a science, free of religious arguments.

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Socialization

Social Control

Deviance

Social Stratification

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Gender Inequality

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Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

Which type of questions look for trends and changes within a society over time?

Sociology can be seen as subversive because it

Which of the following groups consist of subjects exposed to the independent variable?

Which of the following is something that can be changed, such as a characteristic, value, or belief?

Durkheim was interested in _____, the way societies are held together by belief systems, deviant labels, and the division of labor.

The independent variable is the one that

Which of the following believed that a society's economic structure shapes its social structures?

According to Mills, sociological imagination is stimulated by the ability to view the social world

When a sociologist gathers data on a particular group of people, such as current statistics on income, housing, or education, she must ask which type of questions?

Sociological research depends on reliable scientific data and

A sociologist who is studying the differences between two societies is likely to ask which kind of questions?

Which of the following describes the task of sociologists to recognize bias so that it does not invalidate their findings?

Who wrote The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, which demonstrates how the Protestant belief system made capitalism possible?

Whose classic study of suicide (1897) demonstrates how social factors explain individual behavior?

Class consciousness, according to Marx, occurs when the working class

A sociologist who wants to track changes within a particular group of people over time would be likely to use which type of research instrument?

The most significant impact parents can have on their children is by acting as

One reason for the sociological assumption that individuals are social beings is the

Sociological imagination lets us see that the solution to social problems involves a willingness to

Auguste Comte's first name for sociology was _____, which reflected his desire to establish the field as a science, free of religious arguments.

The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict

Culture

Socialization

Social Control

Deviance

Social Stratification

Class

Racial Inequality

Gender Inequality

The Economy

Power and Politics

Families

Education

Religion

Structural Sources of Social Change: Economic and Demographic

Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures

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