Question 1

Today,sociologists routinely do all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  run for political office. 
B)  try to help alleviate social problems by studying them and sharing their results. 
C)  work with organizations that are working for social change. 
D)  take their research directly to the public, hoping to influence policy change. 
A)  run for political office. 
B)  try to help alleviate social problems by studying them and sharing their results. 
C)  work with organizations that are working for social change. 
D)  take their research directly to the public, hoping to influence policy change.

Question 2

Sociology is defined in your text as the systematic study of:

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A)  mental cognition. 
B)  the biological difference between individuals. 
C)  human social interaction. 
D)  individual human behavior. 
A)  mental cognition. 
B)  the biological difference between individuals. 
C)  human social interaction. 
D)  individual human behavior.

Question 3

According to Comte,understanding society requires recognizing forces for stability and order,as well as change.Today,sociologists refer to these using the terms:

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A)  social structure and social process. 
B)  continuity and change. 
C)  social conflict and social order. 
D)  symbolic interaction and social interaction. 
A)  social structure and social process. 
B)  continuity and change. 
C)  social conflict and social order. 
D)  symbolic interaction and social interaction.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the emergence of sociology as a field of study?

Accepted Answer

A)  political changes 
B)  changing gender roles 
C)  economic change 
D)  intellectual upheavals 
A)  political changes 
B)  changing gender roles 
C)  economic change 
D)  intellectual upheavals

Question 5

The research process that starts with data and builds into theories is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  deduction. 
B)  survey research. 
C)  correlation. 
D)  induction. 
A)  deduction. 
B)  survey research. 
C)  correlation. 
D)  induction.

Question 6

Describe how the variable of "social class" might be operationalized.

Accepted Answer

Income,wealth,occupa

Question 7

Suha has some doubt about whether a theory she has been assigned to read is really accurate,so she decides to collect some data to test it.The process she is using is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  experimentation. 
B)  deduction. 
C)  induction. 
D)  participant observation. 
A)  experimentation. 
B)  deduction. 
C)  induction. 
D)  participant observation.

Question 8

sociology:

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A)  is not much different from common sense. 
B)  is the only way to understand human behavior. 
C)  almost always contradicts common sense conclusions. 
D)  critically examines common sense explanations of human social behavior. 
A)  is not much different from common sense. 
B)  is the only way to understand human behavior. 
C)  almost always contradicts common sense conclusions. 
D)  critically examines common sense explanations of human social behavior.

Question 9

A theory:

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A)  is fully supported by empirical evidence. 
B)  is beyond empirical test. 
C)  goes beyond the facts currently at hand. 
D)  is only based on common sense and opinions. 
A)  is fully supported by empirical evidence. 
B)  is beyond empirical test. 
C)  goes beyond the facts currently at hand. 
D)  is only based on common sense and opinions.

Question 10

A theory is a statement about the relationships that we expect to observe in a scientific study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Weber rejected Marx's view that economic factors determine all social factors,arguing that _______________ affect economic systems.

Accepted Answer

A)  racial inequalities 
B)  social and religious values 
C)  family values 
D)  gender roles 
A)  racial inequalities 
B)  social and religious values 
C)  family values 
D)  gender roles

Question 12

Most sociologists:

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A)  work for the government. 
B)  work to provide counseling or social services. 
C)  are employed in colleges and universities. 
D)  are unemployed. 
A)  work for the government. 
B)  work to provide counseling or social services. 
C)  are employed in colleges and universities. 
D)  are unemployed.

Question 13

Which of these is NOT a way that sociologists use existing statistics?

Accepted Answer

A)  support the results of research based on other methods 
B)  construct a broader picture of the problem being studied 
C)  understand the shared meanings of a behavior or experience 
D)  combine with data collected the researcher 
A)  support the results of research based on other methods 
B)  construct a broader picture of the problem being studied 
C)  understand the shared meanings of a behavior or experience 
D)  combine with data collected the researcher

Question 14

A teenager's parents divorce and as a result,neither parent has as much time to spend with her.She has the freedom to do whatever she wants whenever she wants,with little regulation.Unable to cope with the many changes,she takes her own life.This is _________ suicide.

Accepted Answer

A)  fatalistic 
B)  anomic 
C)  egoistic 
D)  altruistic 
A)  fatalistic 
B)  anomic 
C)  egoistic 
D)  altruistic

Question 15

Alan and Wayne hypothesize that high school-age boys who have jobs after school will have lower grades.The dependent variable in their study is:

Accepted Answer

A)  employment status. 
B)  grades in school. 
C)  kind of school attended. 
D)  sex. 
A)  employment status. 
B)  grades in school. 
C)  kind of school attended. 
D)  sex.

Question 16

University students who drink may have grown up in families with a lot of stress that may not have valued education.Therefore,a correlation found between grades and drinking may be caused by pre-existing conditions for the students.If so,the correlation between grades and drinking would be considered:

Accepted Answer

A)  a triangulated relationship. 
B)  a secondary relationship. 
C)  a spurious relationship. 
D)  an aftereffect. 
A)  a triangulated relationship. 
B)  a secondary relationship. 
C)  a spurious relationship. 
D)  an aftereffect.

Question 17

In his participant observation of gangs in a Chicago housing project,Sudhir Venkatesh found that gangs served as:

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A)  quasi-governments. 
B)  moral entrepreneurs. 
C)  researchers. 
D)  employers. 
A)  quasi-governments. 
B)  moral entrepreneurs. 
C)  researchers. 
D)  employers.

Question 18

How does U.S.sociology differ from European sociology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Our social problems are different. 
B)  Higher-degree sociology programs are more popular in the U.S. 
C)  U.S. sociology is has always been more theoretical than European sociology. 
D)  Higher-degree sociology programs are more popular in the U.S. than in Europe. 
A)  Our social problems are different. 
B)  Higher-degree sociology programs are more popular in the U.S. 
C)  U.S. sociology is has always been more theoretical than European sociology. 
D)  Higher-degree sociology programs are more popular in the U.S. than in Europe.

Question 19

The statement "sociology should be value-free" means that sociologists should be concerned with:

Accepted Answer

A)  what is, rather than with what ought to be. 
B)  identifying the major values of a free society. 
C)  analyzing how values affect individual behavior. 
D)  making recommendations about how to make a better society. 
A)  what is, rather than with what ought to be. 
B)  identifying the major values of a free society. 
C)  analyzing how values affect individual behavior. 
D)  making recommendations about how to make a better society.

Question 20

Contrast Karl Marx's view of the role of sociology with Emile Durkheim's view of objective observation.

Accepted Answer

Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim had contras

Today,sociologists routinely do all of the following EXCEPT:

Sociology is defined in your text as the systematic study of:

According to Comte,understanding society requires recognizing forces for stability and order,as well as change.Today,sociologists refer to these using the terms:

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the emergence of sociology as a field of study?

The research process that starts with data and builds into theories is called:

Describe how the variable of "social class" might be operationalized.

Suha has some doubt about whether a theory she has been assigned to read is really accurate,so she decides to collect some data to test it.The process she is using is called:

sociology:

A theory:

A theory is a statement about the relationships that we expect to observe in a scientific study.

Weber rejected Marx's view that economic factors determine all social factors,arguing that _______________ affect economic systems.

Most sociologists:

Which of these is NOT a way that sociologists use existing statistics?

A teenager's parents divorce and as a result,neither parent has as much time to spend with her.She has the freedom to do whatever she wants whenever she wants,with little regulation.Unable to cope with the many changes,she takes her own life.This is _________ suicide.

Alan and Wayne hypothesize that high school-age boys who have jobs after school will have lower grades.The dependent variable in their study is:

In his participant observation of gangs in a Chicago housing project,Sudhir Venkatesh found that gangs served as:

How does U.S.sociology differ from European sociology?

The statement "sociology should be value-free" means that sociologists should be concerned with:

Contrast Karl Marx's view of the role of sociology with Emile Durkheim's view of objective observation.

Culture

Socialization

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Stratification

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Sex,Gender,and Sexuality

Health and Health Care

Family

Education and Religion

Politics and the Economy

Population and Urbanization

Social Change

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Exam 1: The Study of Society

Today,sociologists routinely do all of the following EXCEPT:

Sociology is defined in your text as the systematic study of:

According to Comte,understanding society requires recognizing forces for stability and order,as well as change.Today,sociologists refer to these using the terms:

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the emergence of sociology as a field of study?

The research process that starts with data and builds into theories is called:

Describe how the variable of "social class" might be operationalized.

Suha has some doubt about whether a theory she has been assigned to read is really accurate,so she decides to collect some data to test it.The process she is using is called:

sociology:

A theory:

A theory is a statement about the relationships that we expect to observe in a scientific study.

Weber rejected Marx's view that economic factors determine all social factors,arguing that _______________ affect economic systems.

Most sociologists:

Which of these is NOT a way that sociologists use existing statistics?

A teenager's parents divorce and as a result,neither parent has as much time to spend with her.She has the freedom to do whatever she wants whenever she wants,with little regulation.Unable to cope with the many changes,she takes her own life.This is _________ suicide.

Alan and Wayne hypothesize that high school-age boys who have jobs after school will have lower grades.The dependent variable in their study is:

In his participant observation of gangs in a Chicago housing project,Sudhir Venkatesh found that gangs served as:

How does U.S.sociology differ from European sociology?

The statement "sociology should be value-free" means that sociologists should be concerned with:

Contrast Karl Marx's view of the role of sociology with Emile Durkheim's view of objective observation.

Culture

Socialization

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Stratification

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Sex,Gender,and Sexuality

Health and Health Care

Family

Education and Religion

Politics and the Economy

Population and Urbanization

Social Change

Filters