Question 1

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

Question 2

Karl Marx demonstrated how the Protestant belief system made capitalism possible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to Mills's sociological imagination, the solution to social problems involves a willingness to change the structure of society rather than change people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to Peter Berger's understanding of the sociological perspective, all of the following represent the impacts of society EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  it controls our movements and shapes our identity. 
B)  it stops at the surface of our skin. 
C)  it bestows an identity on the person. 
D)  it has structures that penetrate the person's consciousness. 
A)  it controls our movements and shapes our identity. 
B)  it stops at the surface of our skin. 
C)  it bestows an identity on the person. 
D)  it has structures that penetrate the person's consciousness.

Question 5

A sociological assumption is that the social world is ________ and therefore not sacred.

Accepted Answer

A)  crime-ridden 
B)  human-made 
C)  non-efficient 
D)  non-scientific 
A)  crime-ridden 
B)  human-made 
C)  non-efficient 
D)  non-scientific

Question 6

All of the following are characteristics Marx attributed to the owners of capital EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  owners exploit their workers for maximum profit. 
B)  capitalists use their economic power to keep the less powerful in their place and to benefit unequally. 
C)  the capitalist class practices scientific integrity and experimental controls to increase worker satisfaction. 
D)  capitalists determine prevailing ideology, which creates false consciousness and oppresses the working class. 
A)  owners exploit their workers for maximum profit. 
B)  capitalists use their economic power to keep the less powerful in their place and to benefit unequally. 
C)  the capitalist class practices scientific integrity and experimental controls to increase worker satisfaction. 
D)  capitalists determine prevailing ideology, which creates false consciousness and oppresses the working class.

Question 7

Key concepts introduced by Emile Durkheim include social roles, socialization, anomie, deviant behavior, social control, and the social bond.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

All of the following support the argument that people are architects of society EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  social groups of all sizes and types (families, peer groups, work groups, etc.) are created by people. 
B)  interacting people create social structures that become sources of control over them. 
C)  the continuous interaction of group members act to change the group. 
D)  people are destined to believe and behave in particular ways. 
A)  social groups of all sizes and types (families, peer groups, work groups, etc.) are created by people. 
B)  interacting people create social structures that become sources of control over them. 
C)  the continuous interaction of group members act to change the group. 
D)  people are destined to believe and behave in particular ways.

Question 9

The observation of behavior, without intervention, in a community or group is called interviewing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

________ is the study of forces outside us that shape our lives.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

The greater likelihood of a black girl from an affluent home with two parents to become a single teenage mother compared to her white female counterpart is due, in part, to

Accepted Answer

A)  the greater willingness of whites to use abortion. 
B)  the higher level of poverty among blacks. 
C)  the lack of access to contraception. 
D)  the welfare system. 
A)  the greater willingness of whites to use abortion. 
B)  the higher level of poverty among blacks. 
C)  the lack of access to contraception. 
D)  the welfare system.

Question 12

________ questions are those that look for trends and changes over time.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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 their 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 their nature social beings. 
C)  individuals are socially determined. 
D)  individuals create, sustain, and change the social forms within which they conduct their lives.

Question 14

According to John Walton, sociology explores which of the following determinants of individual and collective behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychic makeup 
B)  biological makeup 
C)  chemical processes 
D)  interaction processes 
A)  psychic makeup 
B)  biological makeup 
C)  chemical processes 
D)  interaction processes

Question 15

Sociological imagination allows one to shift examination from the individual circumstances to the general social trends.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Eitzen and Baca Zinn attack value neutrality on the basis of their claim that all sociological inquiry is political.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

________ refers to the idea that objectivity in research is achieved by completely eliminating bias.

Accepted Answer

A)  Value neutrality 
B)  Rationality 
C)  Class consciousness 
D)  Common sense 
A)  Value neutrality 
B)  Rationality 
C)  Class consciousness 
D)  Common sense

Question 18

Non-scientific analysis is the sociological way of perceiving and interpreting the social world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

________ proposed society is held together by belief systems, deviant labels, and the division of labor.

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

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

Karl Marx demonstrated how the Protestant belief system made capitalism possible.

According to Mills's sociological imagination, the solution to social problems involves a willingness to change the structure of society rather than change people.

According to Peter Berger's understanding of the sociological perspective, all of the following represent the impacts of society EXCEPT

A sociological assumption is that the social world is ________ and therefore not sacred.

All of the following are characteristics Marx attributed to the owners of capital EXCEPT

Key concepts introduced by Emile Durkheim include social roles, socialization, anomie, deviant behavior, social control, and the social bond.

All of the following support the argument that people are architects of society EXCEPT

The observation of behavior, without intervention, in a community or group is called interviewing.

________ is the study of forces outside us that shape our lives.

The greater likelihood of a black girl from an affluent home with two parents to become a single teenage mother compared to her white female counterpart is due, in part, to

________ questions are those that look for trends and changes over time.

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

According to John Walton, sociology explores which of the following determinants of individual and collective behavior?

Sociological imagination allows one to shift examination from the individual circumstances to the general social trends.

Eitzen and Baca Zinn attack value neutrality on the basis of their claim that all sociological inquiry is political.

________ refers to the idea that objectivity in research is achieved by completely eliminating bias.

Non-scientific analysis is the sociological way of perceiving and interpreting the social world.

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

________ proposed society is held together by belief systems, deviant labels, and the division of labor.

The Structure of Social Groups

The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict

Culture

Socialization

Social Control

Deviance

Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic

Social Stratification

Class

Racial Inequality

Gender Inequality

The Economy

Power and Politics

Families

Education

Religion

Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures

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Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

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

Karl Marx demonstrated how the Protestant belief system made capitalism possible.

According to Mills's sociological imagination, the solution to social problems involves a willingness to change the structure of society rather than change people.

According to Peter Berger's understanding of the sociological perspective, all of the following represent the impacts of society EXCEPT

A sociological assumption is that the social world is ________ and therefore not sacred.

All of the following are characteristics Marx attributed to the owners of capital EXCEPT

Key concepts introduced by Emile Durkheim include social roles, socialization, anomie, deviant behavior, social control, and the social bond.

All of the following support the argument that people are architects of society EXCEPT

The observation of behavior, without intervention, in a community or group is called interviewing.

________ is the study of forces outside us that shape our lives.

The greater likelihood of a black girl from an affluent home with two parents to become a single teenage mother compared to her white female counterpart is due, in part, to

________ questions are those that look for trends and changes over time.

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

According to John Walton, sociology explores which of the following determinants of individual and collective behavior?

Sociological imagination allows one to shift examination from the individual circumstances to the general social trends.

Eitzen and Baca Zinn attack value neutrality on the basis of their claim that all sociological inquiry is political.

________ refers to the idea that objectivity in research is achieved by completely eliminating bias.

Non-scientific analysis is the sociological way of perceiving and interpreting the social world.

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

________ proposed society is held together by belief systems, deviant labels, and the division of labor.

The Structure of Social Groups

The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict

Culture

Socialization

Social Control

Deviance

Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic

Social Stratification

Class

Racial Inequality

Gender Inequality

The Economy

Power and Politics

Families

Education

Religion

Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures

Filters