Question 1

_____ refers to an interdependence of different tasks and occupations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social integration 
B)  Capitalism 
C)  Social solidarity 
D)  Verstehen 
E)  Division of labor

Question 2

By examining characteristics such as gender and race,sociologists can gauge _____; by examining social interaction,sociologists can gauge _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  material facts; nonmaterial facts 
B)  nonmaterial facts; material facts 
C)  divisions of labor; social solidarity 
D)  social solidarity; divisions of labor 
E)  none of the above

Question 3

Feminist theories extend the work of which other sociological theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalism 
B)  conflict theory 
C)  symbolic interactionism 
D)  systems theory 
E)  exchange theory

Question 4

Macrosociology focuses on social structure and large-scale patterns of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

_____ published the first methodological text.

Accepted Answer

A)  Marx 
B)  Durkheim 
C)  Addams 
D)  Weber 
E)  Martineau

Question 6

This early sociologist helped to found the NAACP and was himself a prominent black sociologist.

Accepted Answer

A)  W.E.B. DuBois 
B)  Booker T. Washington 
C)  Jesse Martin 
D)  Donald Black 
E)  George Herbert Mead

Question 7

Why,according to Durkheim,are male suicide rates are higher among Protestants/unmarried men than among Catholics/married men? Why do suicide rates tend to be stable for long periods of time?

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Question 8

Durkheim's book,_____,used extensive data collection to draw conclusions about social integration.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Issues 
B)  Social Assimilation 
C)  Cohesion 
D)  Suicide 
E)  Integration

Question 9

Jane Addams cofounded _____ in 1889.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Chicago School 
B)  the Nobel Peace Prize 
C)  the American Society for Sociology 
D)  the Hull House 
E)  the Chicago Center for Sociology

Question 10

Explain how your personal biography has influenced your decision to attend college.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Despite discrimination against women,_____ is cited as "the greatest woman sociologist of her day."

Accepted Answer

A)  Harriet Martineau 
B)  Emily Durkheim 
C)  Anna Freud 
D)  Mary Jo Deegan 
E)  Jane Addams

Question 12

Which of the following best describes what happened in Europe during the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  With the large number of technological advances, large-scale manufacturing developed quickly. 
B)  With the large number of technological advances, large-scale manufacturing developed quickly. The expansion of manufacturing jobs moved families from the farm into the city. 
C)  With the large number of technological advances, large-scale manufacturing developed quickly. The expansion of manufacturing jobs moved families from the farm into the city. With this movement into the city and the expansion of factories, urbanism and capitalism grew rapidly. 
D)  With the large number of technological advances, large-scale manufacturing developed quickly. The expansion of manufacturing jobs moved families from the farm into the city. With this movement into the city and the expansion of factories, urbanism and capitalism grew rapidly. As a result of the growth in capitalism, communism soon took hold in the larger cities. 
E)  With the large number of technological advances, large-scale manufacturing developed quickly. The expansion of manufacturing jobs moved families from the farm into the city. With this movement into the city and the expansion of factories, urbanism and capitalism grew rapidly. As a result of the growth in capitalism, communism soon took hold in the larger cities. With communism came rebellion and revolt, soon bringing the economy back to one of capitalism.

Question 13

This social class,as identified by Marx,includes the majority of workers who depend on wages for survival and who make up the "working class."

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalists 
B)  communists 
C)  managerial 
D)  petit bourgeoisie 
E)  proletariat

Question 14

Kevin views society as a system of interrelated parts,while Patrick views society as composed of groups competing for scarce resources.Kevin would be considered a _____ theorist and Patrick would be seen as a _____ theorist.

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic interactionist; functionalist 
B)  conflict; functionalist 
C)  functionalist; symbolic interactionist 
D)  functionalist; conflict 
E)  conflict; symbolic interactionist

Question 15

Which of the following statements best exemplifies feminist theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Society is composed of interrelated parts that work to maintain society's cohesion. 
B)  Society has continuous struggles between the "haves" and "have nots" and this inequality is the source of social change. 
C)  Gender inequality is the primary source of inequality in society. 
D)  People act on the basis of the interpreted meanings attached to interaction with others. 
E)  None of the above exemplifies the feminist theory.

Question 16

Sociology is just common sense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Consider the impact of technological innovations.How would microsociologists address the issue? What about macrosociologists?

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Question 18

Which of the following is not one of the social classes that Marx identified?

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalists 
B)  communists 
C)  petit bourgeoisie 
D)  proletariat 
E)  None of the above - they are all social classes identified by Marx.

Question 19

How do conflict,functionalist and symbolic interactionist perspectives explain social order/social forms? Use these three perspectives to explain (a)high divorce rates in a contemporary US; (b)teenage pregnancies; (c)gang violence.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Which early sociologist believed that history is a series of class struggles between capitalists and workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Auguste Comte 
B)  Harriet Martineau 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Charles Wright Mills 
E)  Max Weber

Exam 1: Thinking Like A Sociologist