Question 1

Distinguish between the manifest and latent functions of any specific social pattern.

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Question 2

Making use of the sociological perspective encourages

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A) challenging commonly held beliefs. 
B) accepting commonly-held wisdom. 
C) the belief that society is mysterious. 
D) people to be happy with their lives as they are.

Question 3

The _____ approaches are macro-level, describing societies in broad terms.

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A) structural-functional and social-conflict 
B) structural-functional and symbolic-interaction 
C) social-conflict and symbolic-interaction 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 4

Who helped launch the discipline of sociology by studying the evils of slavery and also by translating the writings of Auguste Comte?

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A) Harriet Martineau 
B) Jane Addams 
C) Elizabeth Cady Stanton 
D) Dorothea Dix

Question 5

Revolutionary changes in European societies sparked the development of sociology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Identify the three sociologists who played a part in the development of sociology's structural-functional approach.

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A) Auguste Comte, Karl Marx, W.E.B.Du Bois 
B) Auguste Comte, Herbert Spencer, Emile Durkheim 
C) Herbert Spencer, Karl Marx, Auguste Comte 
D) Harriet Martineau, Robert Merton, W.E.B.Du Bois

Question 7

U.S.sociologist C.Wright Mills argued that times of social crisis foster widespread sociological thinking.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The sociological perspective reveals the truth of the "common sense" beliefs we tend to take for granted.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Sociology is useful training for any job that involves working with people.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The last of Comte's three stages is the metaphysical stage, in which people know the world in terms of God's will.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Since beginning this course in sociology, how has your view of the world changed? Provide one specific example of something in your life that you see differently now compared to before you started this course.Is this change a good thing? Explain.

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Question 12

In the United States, African Americans have a higher suicide rate than whites.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Three campus roommates are talking about why they are in college.A sociological view of going to college highlights the effect of

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A) only age, because college students tend to be young. 
B) only class, because college students tend to come from families with above-average incomes. 
C) only our place in history, because a century ago going to college was not an option for most people. 
D) age, class, and our place in history, because of these are all ways in which society guides college attendance.

Question 14

Understanding how society operates benefits only the most privileged people.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Do you see any dangers in adopting the sociological perspective too intensely? For example, if we say that society is at work in all of our choices about how to live, do we lose any sense of personal responsibility for our actions?

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Question 16

Sociologists focus only on unusual patterns of behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Explain some of the personal benefits of learning to use the sociological perspective, including career advantages.

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Question 18

Which concept is used to describe relatively stable patterns of social behavior?

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A) social structure 
B) eufunctions 
C) social functions 
D) social dysfunctions

Question 19

C.Wright Mills claimed that the "sociological imagination" transformed

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A) common sense into laws of society. 
B) people into supporters of the status quo. 
C) personal problems into public issues. 
D) scientific research into common sense.

Question 20

College students in the U.S.tend to come from families with above-average incomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

Distinguish between the manifest and latent functions of any specific social pattern.

Making use of the sociological perspective encourages

The _____ approaches are macro-level, describing societies in broad terms.

Who helped launch the discipline of sociology by studying the evils of slavery and also by translating the writings of Auguste Comte?

Revolutionary changes in European societies sparked the development of sociology.

Identify the three sociologists who played a part in the development of sociology's structural-functional approach.

U.S.sociologist C.Wright Mills argued that times of social crisis foster widespread sociological thinking.

The sociological perspective reveals the truth of the "common sense" beliefs we tend to take for granted.

Sociology is useful training for any job that involves working with people.

The last of Comte's three stages is the metaphysical stage, in which people know the world in terms of God's will.

Since beginning this course in sociology, how has your view of the world changed? Provide one specific example of something in your life that you see differently now compared to before you started this course.Is this change a good thing? Explain.

In the United States, African Americans have a higher suicide rate than whites.

Three campus roommates are talking about why they are in college.A sociological view of going to college highlights the effect of

Understanding how society operates benefits only the most privileged people.

Do you see any dangers in adopting the sociological perspective too intensely? For example, if we say that society is at work in all of our choices about how to live, do we lose any sense of personal responsibility for our actions?

Sociologists focus only on unusual patterns of behavior.

Explain some of the personal benefits of learning to use the sociological perspective, including career advantages.

Which concept is used to describe relatively stable patterns of social behavior?

C.Wright Mills claimed that the "sociological imagination" transformed

College students in the U.S.tend to come from families with above-average incomes.