Question 1

Which of the following is the kind of question that sociologists ask and that might make people uncomfortable?

Accepted Answer

A)  How many people live in this community? 
B)  How many children are in each grade in this school? 
C)  Who benefits under the existing social arrangements, and who does not? 
D)  How many people should be included in the sample size to obtain reliable results? 
A)  How many people live in this community? 
B)  How many children are in each grade in this school? 
C)  Who benefits under the existing social arrangements, and who does not? 
D)  How many people should be included in the sample size to obtain reliable results?

Question 2

According to Marx, the working class often exhibits _____, meaning they adopt ideologies that support the interests of the capitalist class of owners rather than their own interests.

Accepted Answer

A)  false consciousness 
B)  altruism 
C)  class consciousness 
D)  human agency 
A)  false consciousness 
B)  altruism 
C)  class consciousness 
D)  human agency

Question 3

The goal of nonparticipant observation as a research tool is to

Accepted Answer

A)  fully understand a society's behavior by becoming a part of the group. 
B)  maintain a superior distance in order to judge the society accurately. 
C)  observe events and social interactions in their natural environment. 
D)  effect social change from within the society being studied. 
A)  fully understand a society's behavior by becoming a part of the group. 
B)  maintain a superior distance in order to judge the society accurately. 
C)  observe events and social interactions in their natural environment. 
D)  effect social change from within the society being studied.

Question 4

Which of the following three spheres did Max Weber believe form the basic structure of society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural, political, and familial 
B)  Economic, cultural, and personal 
C)  Political, economic, and cultural 
D)  Political, economic, and organizational 
A)  Cultural, political, and familial 
B)  Economic, cultural, and personal 
C)  Political, economic, and cultural 
D)  Political, economic, and organizational

Question 5

One implication of the belief that people create their own societies, which then influence and control them, is that

Accepted Answer

A)  social organizations are imperfect. 
B)  the ways of other societies should not be questioned. 
C)  positivist role models are important in any society. 
D)  non-scientific ways of thinking are as important as scientific ones. 
A)  social organizations are imperfect. 
B)  the ways of other societies should not be questioned. 
C)  positivist role models are important in any society. 
D)  non-scientific ways of thinking are as important as scientific ones.

Question 6

._____ refers to the fact that individuals actively shape social life by adapting to, negotiating with, and changing social structures.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociological imagination 
B)  Human agency 
C)  Social determinism 
D)  Value neutrality 
A)  Sociological imagination 
B)  Human agency 
C)  Social determinism 
D)  Value neutrality

Question 7

The capability of human beings to pursue collective action is evidence of which sociological assumption?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals are by nature social beings. 
B)  Individuals are for the most part socially determined. 
C)  Individuals create, sustain, and change the social forms within which they conduct their lives. 
D)  Individuals have sociological imaginations. 
A)  Individuals are by nature social beings. 
B)  Individuals are for the most part socially determined. 
C)  Individuals create, sustain, and change the social forms within which they conduct their lives. 
D)  Individuals have sociological imaginations.

Question 8

_____ is the scholarly discipline concerned with the systematic study of human society.

Accepted Answer

A)  Biology 
B)  Psychology 
C)  Positivism 
D)  Sociology 
A)  Biology 
B)  Psychology 
C)  Positivism 
D)  Sociology

Question 9

_____ is considered the founder of sociology, and coined the term "sociology."

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

If a social researcher studying the condition of Native Americans contacts the government and social service agencies for statistics about the various communities being studied, he is taking advantage of

Accepted Answer

A)  existing prejudices. 
B)  experimental results. 
C)  participant observation. 
D)  existing data. 
A)  existing prejudices. 
B)  experimental results. 
C)  participant observation. 
D)  existing data.

Question 11

Which of the following represents the underlying assumption of the sociologist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Things are not as they seem. 
B)  Human behavior is individually determined. 
C)  Prediction is always possible, with the right data. 
D) 
Society must be fundamentally changed. 
A)  Things are not as they seem. 
B)  Human behavior is individually determined. 
C)  Prediction is always possible, with the right data. 
D) 
Society must be fundamentally changed.

Question 12

The control group is defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  research subjects who are exposed to the independent variable. 
B)  research subjects who are not exposed to the independent variable. 
C)  the researchers who are in control of the experiment 
D)  the government agency to which the experimental results must be reported. 
A)  research subjects who are exposed to the independent variable. 
B)  research subjects who are not exposed to the independent variable. 
C)  the researchers who are in control of the experiment 
D)  the government agency to which the experimental results must be reported.

Question 13

Emile Durkheim provided the rationale for sociology by emphasizing social facts, which are

Accepted Answer

A)  individual experiences. 
B)  social factors external to the individual. 
C)  belief systems that bind people together. 
D)  shared traditions that conflict with individual beliefs. 
A)  individual experiences. 
B)  social factors external to the individual. 
C)  belief systems that bind people together. 
D)  shared traditions that conflict with individual beliefs.

Question 14

What is defined as being absolutely free of bias in research?

Accepted Answer

A)  False consciousness 
B)  Value neutrality 
C)  Non-scientific analysis 
D)  Human agency 
A)  False consciousness 
B)  Value neutrality 
C)  Non-scientific analysis 
D)  Human agency

Question 15

The term _____ refers to a set of ideas that explains a range of human behavior and a variety of social and societal events.

Accepted Answer

A)  historical account 
B)  sociological theory 
C)  non-scientific analysis 
D)  positivist approach 
A)  historical account 
B)  sociological theory 
C)  non-scientific analysis 
D)  positivist approach

Question 16

The insights of sociology are important because they

Accepted Answer

A)  can be used to ensure that people comply with societal expectations. 
B)  explain everything about human nature. 
C)  help us understand why we behave the way we do. 
D)  can be used to ensure correct political and social phenomena. 
A)  can be used to ensure that people comply with societal expectations. 
B)  explain everything about human nature. 
C)  help us understand why we behave the way we do. 
D)  can be used to ensure correct political and social phenomena.

Question 17

._____ is the assumption that human behavior is explained exclusively by social factors.

Accepted Answer

A)  Positivism 
B)  Social determinism 
C)  Value neutrality 
D)  Sociological imagination 
A)  Positivism 
B)  Social determinism 
C)  Value neutrality 
D)  Sociological imagination

Question 18

Which of the following refers to a subset of the group to be studied?

Accepted Answer

A)  Population 
B)  Variable 
C)  Value 
D)  Sample 
A)  Population 
B)  Variable 
C)  Value 
D)  Sample

Question 19

After the upheaval of events like the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution, people began to believe that

Accepted Answer

A)  religious dogma was the only safety. 
B)  human beings could solve their social problems. 
C)  royalty should be obeyed. 
D)  society could not truly be analyzed rationally. 
A)  religious dogma was the only safety. 
B)  human beings could solve their social problems. 
C)  royalty should be obeyed. 
D)  society could not truly be analyzed rationally.

Question 20

All of the following are key assumptions of the sociological perspective EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals' psyches are the source of human behavior. 
B)  individuals are by nature social beings. 
C)  individuals are socially determined. 
D)  individuals create, sustain, and change the social forms within which they conduct their lives. 
A)  individuals' psyches are the source of human behavior. 
B)  individuals are by nature social beings. 
C)  individuals are socially determined. 
D)  individuals create, sustain, and change the social forms within which they conduct their lives.

Which of the following is the kind of question that sociologists ask and that might make people uncomfortable?

According to Marx, the working class often exhibits _____, meaning they adopt ideologies that support the interests of the capitalist class of owners rather than their own interests.

The goal of nonparticipant observation as a research tool is to

Which of the following three spheres did Max Weber believe form the basic structure of society?

One implication of the belief that people create their own societies, which then influence and control them, is that

._____ refers to the fact that individuals actively shape social life by adapting to, negotiating with, and changing social structures.

The capability of human beings to pursue collective action is evidence of which sociological assumption?

_____ is the scholarly discipline concerned with the systematic study of human society.

_____ is considered the founder of sociology, and coined the term "sociology."

If a social researcher studying the condition of Native Americans contacts the government and social service agencies for statistics about the various communities being studied, he is taking advantage of

Which of the following represents the underlying assumption of the sociologist?

The control group is defined as

Emile Durkheim provided the rationale for sociology by emphasizing social facts, which are

What is defined as being absolutely free of bias in research?

The term _____ refers to a set of ideas that explains a range of human behavior and a variety of social and societal events.

The insights of sociology are important because they

._____ is the assumption that human behavior is explained exclusively by social factors.

Which of the following refers to a subset of the group to be studied?

After the upheaval of events like the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution, people began to believe that

All of the following are key assumptions of the sociological perspective EXCEPT

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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Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

Which of the following is the kind of question that sociologists ask and that might make people uncomfortable?

According to Marx, the working class often exhibits _____, meaning they adopt ideologies that support the interests of the capitalist class of owners rather than their own interests.

The goal of nonparticipant observation as a research tool is to

Which of the following three spheres did Max Weber believe form the basic structure of society?

One implication of the belief that people create their own societies, which then influence and control them, is that

._____ refers to the fact that individuals actively shape social life by adapting to, negotiating with, and changing social structures.

The capability of human beings to pursue collective action is evidence of which sociological assumption?

_____ is the scholarly discipline concerned with the systematic study of human society.

_____ is considered the founder of sociology, and coined the term "sociology."

If a social researcher studying the condition of Native Americans contacts the government and social service agencies for statistics about the various communities being studied, he is taking advantage of

Which of the following represents the underlying assumption of the sociologist?

The control group is defined as

Emile Durkheim provided the rationale for sociology by emphasizing social facts, which are

What is defined as being absolutely free of bias in research?

The term _____ refers to a set of ideas that explains a range of human behavior and a variety of social and societal events.

The insights of sociology are important because they

._____ is the assumption that human behavior is explained exclusively by social factors.

Which of the following refers to a subset of the group to be studied?

After the upheaval of events like the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution, people began to believe that

All of the following are key assumptions of the sociological perspective EXCEPT

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

Filters