Question 1

According to Howard Becker, it is impossible to do research

Accepted Answer

A)  uncontaminated by personal and political sympathies. 
B)  critical of existing social arrangements. 
C)  requiring existing statistics. 
D)  involving the use of surveys. 
A)  uncontaminated by personal and political sympathies. 
B)  critical of existing social arrangements. 
C)  requiring existing statistics. 
D)  involving the use of surveys.

Question 2

The independent variable is the variable that is influenced by another variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The fact that the behavior of the subjects of sociological study is not always certain is recognized as a key problem with the sociological perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A person's social location is determined by his/her physiology and temperament.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

________ 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 6

________ means to be 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 7

Discuss the problems with value neutrality.

Accepted Answer

Value neutrality, or the idea that resea

Question 8

Historical questions look for trends and changes over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Identify the implications of the sociological assumptions that groups are human-made.

Accepted Answer

The sociological assumption that groups

Question 10

Emile Durkheim devoted his life to analyzing and criticizing the society around him which he believed created unbearable inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following describes sociologists who are obligated to study society in a detached and dispassionate manner?

Accepted Answer

A)  scientists 
B)  non-scientific analysts 
C)  human agents 
D)  activists 
A)  scientists 
B)  non-scientific analysts 
C)  human agents 
D)  activists

Question 12

Surveys are data that have been collected by another researcher or agency and may be used as the source of data needed to describe populations and the effects of social variables on various dependent variables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The most significant impact of parents on their children is

Accepted Answer

A)  transmitting religious and political views. 
B)  transferring the structures and practices of society. 
C)  transmitting attitudes toward how others should be judged. 
D)  diminishing the effect of the peer group on the child. 
A)  transmitting religious and political views. 
B)  transferring the structures and practices of society. 
C)  transmitting attitudes toward how others should be judged. 
D)  diminishing the effect of the peer group on the child.

Question 14

Which of the following groups refer to the subjects in an experiment not exposed to the independent variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental 
B)  treatment 
C)  factual 
D)  control 
A)  experimental 
B)  treatment 
C)  factual 
D)  control

Question 15

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 16

Which of the following refers to the term coined by Durkheim that refers to the traditions, values, and laws that allow for external explanations rather than biological or psychological explanations?

Accepted Answer

A)  observations 
B)  social facts 
C)  surveys 
D)  experiments 
A)  observations 
B)  social facts 
C)  surveys 
D)  experiments

Question 17

________ is considered the founder of 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 18

The ________ perspective challenges taken-for-granted beliefs to the extent that very little is taken at face value and existing social arrangements are questioned.

Accepted Answer

A)  sociological 
B)  historical 
C)  positivist 
D)  non-scientific 
A)  sociological 
B)  historical 
C)  positivist 
D)  non-scientific

Question 19

In the example described above, exposure to Native American history is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  existing data 
B)  a dependent variable 
C)  an intervening variable 
D)  an independent variable 
A)  existing data 
B)  a dependent variable 
C)  an intervening variable 
D)  an independent variable

Question 20

Prevailing myths and stereotypes are contradicted by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  scientific evidence 
B)  personal observations 
C)  non-scientific analysis 
D)  common sense 
A)  scientific evidence 
B)  personal observations 
C)  non-scientific analysis 
D)  common sense

According to Howard Becker, it is impossible to do research

The independent variable is the variable that is influenced by another variable.

The fact that the behavior of the subjects of sociological study is not always certain is recognized as a key problem with the sociological perspective.

A person's social location is determined by his/her physiology and temperament.

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

________ means to be absolutely free of bias in research.

Discuss the problems with value neutrality.

Historical questions look for trends and changes over time.

Identify the implications of the sociological assumptions that groups are human-made.

Emile Durkheim devoted his life to analyzing and criticizing the society around him which he believed created unbearable inequality.

Which of the following describes sociologists who are obligated to study society in a detached and dispassionate manner?

Surveys are data that have been collected by another researcher or agency and may be used as the source of data needed to describe populations and the effects of social variables on various dependent variables.

The most significant impact of parents on their children is

Which of the following groups refer to the subjects in an experiment not exposed to the independent variable?

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

Which of the following refers to the term coined by Durkheim that refers to the traditions, values, and laws that allow for external explanations rather than biological or psychological explanations?

________ is considered the founder of sociology.

The ________ perspective challenges taken-for-granted beliefs to the extent that very little is taken at face value and existing social arrangements are questioned.

In the example described above, exposure to Native American history is ________.

Prevailing myths and stereotypes are contradicted by ________.

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

According to Howard Becker, it is impossible to do research

The independent variable is the variable that is influenced by another variable.

The fact that the behavior of the subjects of sociological study is not always certain is recognized as a key problem with the sociological perspective.

A person's social location is determined by his/her physiology and temperament.

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

________ means to be absolutely free of bias in research.

Discuss the problems with value neutrality.

Historical questions look for trends and changes over time.

Identify the implications of the sociological assumptions that groups are human-made.

Emile Durkheim devoted his life to analyzing and criticizing the society around him which he believed created unbearable inequality.

Which of the following describes sociologists who are obligated to study society in a detached and dispassionate manner?

Surveys are data that have been collected by another researcher or agency and may be used as the source of data needed to describe populations and the effects of social variables on various dependent variables.

The most significant impact of parents on their children is

Which of the following groups refer to the subjects in an experiment not exposed to the independent variable?

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

Which of the following refers to the term coined by Durkheim that refers to the traditions, values, and laws that allow for external explanations rather than biological or psychological explanations?

________ is considered the founder of sociology.

The ________ perspective challenges taken-for-granted beliefs to the extent that very little is taken at face value and existing social arrangements are questioned.

In the example described above, exposure to Native American history is ________.

Prevailing myths and stereotypes are contradicted by ________.

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