MCQs Flashcards

1
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Anthropology primarily studies which of the following?

A

Physical, biological, and cultural development of humans

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Sociology focuses on external factors. What is the focus of psychology?

A

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The urges, instincts, and mind of the individual

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3
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Sociology is _____.

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a social science

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4
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Sociologists are social scientists.

A

True

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5
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The sociological imagination is a theoretical framework rooted in conflict theory that examines how the interconnections between race, power, and the law can explain social and cultural phenomena, events, and situations.

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False

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Sociology encourages us to look at how people and events demonstrate regular and recurrent patterns.

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True

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Macrosociology is concerned with issues such as war, unemployment, and divorce.

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true

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8
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Sociologists believe that it is NOT necessary to study a variety of societies to understand various points of view.

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false

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9
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Chris was trying to explain how sociology was different from psychology to her grandmother. What pieces of information would NOT be included in the explanation of sociology?

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It focuses on human mental processes and human individual behavior.

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10
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Marx believed that the proletariat were oppressed and needed to develop class consciousness.

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true

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11
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Feminist sociologists believe that gender is basic only to the concepts of socialization and the economy.

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false

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Talcott Parson was the founder of _____.

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d.
the general theory of action

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13
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Durkheim felt that low levels of social integration could lead to higher levels of _____.

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suicide

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14
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_____ believed that social conflict was at the core of every society.

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Marx

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15
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Contemporary conflict theorists believe that conflict is caused by economic inequality.

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false

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16
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_____ argued that determining social class was a subjective process involving how we perceive power, wealth, and prestige.

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weber

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17
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Spencer felt that individuals who did NOT fit in still deserved to survive and flourish, even though non-adaptive societies would die out.

18
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The scientific standard of replication says that research should be done in such a way that it can’t be duplicated by others.

19
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A dependent variable is never influenced by another variable.

20
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An inverse relationship exists when an increase in one variable is accompanied by a decrease in another.
Question 3

21
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What does methodology mean?

A

The rules and guidelines followed in research

22
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For sociological researchers, a population is _____, while a sample is _____.

A

.
the group of people the researcher wants to study; a portion of that population

23
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ttempting to find out as much information as possible about a topic under research is called conducting _____.

A

literature review

24
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Research done in a way that can be duplicated by others is called _____.

A

replication

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What does evaluative research do?
Measures how well a program or project works in relation to its goals
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theory is a set of variables the researcher will use in their research Question 10
false
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Political science studies
governmental power
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Dr tischner is interested in voting patterns and understanding congress. she wants to be a
political scientist
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tribal societies often explained mysterious occurrences by saying god or deity. comte would say thet were in the _ stage.
theological
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Comte's law of human progress suggest that all human intellectual development passes successively through which three different stages?
theological, metaphysical, and scientific
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1) Human behaviour is driven by subjective meaning that is developed through social interaction
c) symbolic interactionism
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social institutions meet essential social needs and evolve in response to pressures such as pop. growth
conflict theory
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the decline in the consumption of paper products was the result of younger americans seeing the environment as a more important issue than their parents.
functionalism
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groups such as the westboro baptist church people for the ethical treatment of animals engage in publicity stunts bcs they value the exposure more than the negativity
exchange theory
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macro sociological issues
War, unemployment, and divorce
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micro sociological issues
interactions between new parents and parents who have not had children yet. Studying interactions between male and female partners in romantic relationships
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Spencer theorized that if societies could NOT adapt, they would die out, and individuals who could not fit in also did NOT deserve to survive and flourish.
true
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Spencer viewed society as progressing through an orderly evolution, and he thought that planned social change would help this progress.
false- Spencer argued that planned change would disrupt the orderly evolution of society.
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Conflict theorists regard society as being in a constant state of _ and _, while structural functional theorists regard society as potentially being in a state of_
competition,change equilibrium.
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Evolutionary theory suggests that societies are like _
biological organisms.