Intro to Sociology Exam 1

Question 1

Sociology Studies…?

Answer 1

Individuals as social beings

Question 2

The science of sociology is a result of which historical event?

Answer 2

Industrial revolution

Question 3

Karl Marx is noted for his ideas on…?

Answer 3

Dialectical materialism (Conflict Theory)

Question 4

The sociological perspective that views society as being stable and orderly is…?

Answer 4

Functionalism

Question 5

When members of the same culture associate a word or words with a particular meaning, they are practicing…?

Answer 5

Symbolic Interactionism

Question 6

One of the advantages of Participant Observation is…?

Answer 6

Seeing what people actually do, rather than what they say they do.

Question 7

The more time students spend on homework, the better their final grades. What are the independent and dependent variables in this example?

Answer 7

Time on homework (Independent); final grades (Dependent)

Question 8

Selecting subjects on the basis of chance so that every individual in the population has the same opportunity to be chosen is:

Answer 8

Random sample

Question 9

The purpose of scientific methodology in sociology is to…?

Answer 9

Examine our observations and sources of information

Question 10

The ways a group punishes non-conformity, and rewards conformity is referred to as…?

Answer 10

Social Control

Question 11

If a conventional American couple were to visit an Eskimo couple, What does the American couple experience?

Answer 11

Culture shock

Question 12

What is NOT an example of material culture?

Answer 12

Rules of driving a car

Question 13

What is the difference between values an norms?

Answer 13

Values are abstract, general concepts, whereas norms are specific guidelines for behavior.

Question 14

Patriotism, equality, democracy, freedom of speech are examples of some of our country’s…?

Answer 14

Values

Question 15

Which is a type of norm?

Answer 15

Folkway

Question 16

If we feel that the Eskimo who offers us his wife for the evening is doing something wrong, because we don’t do it, we are exhibiting…?

Answer 16

Ethnocentrism

Question 17

Though teenagers have ideas and values that are separate from the larger culture, they are still a functioning part of our society. They are an example of one of our country’s…?

Answer 17

Subcultures

Question 18

Which is not a social science?

Answer 18

Chemistry

Question 19

When sociologists view sports as a social phenomenon having areas of social inequality, they are studying sports through which sociological perspective?

Answer 19

Conflict Theory

Question 20

Not being able to explain your answer, is a disadvantage for research subjects in which type of social research?

Answer 20

Survey research

Question 21

The difference between “society” and “culture” is…?

Answer 21

Society refers to people, and culture is their patterns of behavior

Question 22

Which is an example of a social structure performing a manifest function…?

Answer 22

The military engaged in defending the nation

Question 23

If Susan, a college student, came to class each week wearing a ball gown and diamond tiara, she would be in violation of a…?

Answer 23

Folkway

Question 24

A sociologist is mainly concerned with…?

Answer 24

Why many people act in a similar way

Question 25

Max Weber's notion of "value-free" sociology suggest that...?

Answer 25

Sociologists should view the world objectively and without personal biases

Question 26

The Neo-Nazi movement is an example of a...?

Answer 26

Counterculture

Question 27

A sociologist who is studying a social situation by using information that already exists, is employing which research method?

Answer 27

Archival Research

Question 28

The strongest punishment for inappropriate social behavior would be associated with which...?

Answer 28

Mores

Question 29

Attending sociology class regularly will have the unintended benefit of increasing one's chances of making friends with other students. According to the Functionalist perspective, this is a ____________ function of attending class.

Answer 29

Latent

Question 30

The first sociologist to study a specific social situation(suicide) by using scientific research was...?

Answer 30

Emile Durkheim

Question 31

The boundaries that separate the various social sciences...

Answer 31

are vague and constantly shifting

Question 32

If someone believes that one culture cannot be judged by the standards of another culture, that person is maintaining the position of...?

Answer 32

Cultural Relativism

Question 33

The extent of drug abuse in an urban area is a possible cause, or ________, that might affect the crime rate in that city.

Answer 33

Independent variable

Question 34

An automobile's main purpose is transportation, but it also causes air pollution. In regard to the automobile, air pollution would be considered...?

Answer 34

A social dysfunction

Question 35

Functionalism and Conflict Theory study...?

Answer 35

large-scale structures of society

Question 36

Which norm is associated with the value of democracy?

Answer 36

Voting for President

Question 37

Sociologists have a code of ethics because...?

Answer 37

Human subjects could be harmed by some types of social research

Question 38

Rules or guidelines for appropriate behavior in a particular situation are known as...?

Answer 38

Norms

Question 39

Which research technique meets the scientific need to control all relevant variables in a study?

Answer 39

Controlled experiment

Question 40

A good one-word definition of Symbolic-Interaction is...?

Answer 40

Communication