Paper 1 Questions

Question 1

Sociology is a science because it is

I. Empirical
II. Objective
III. Subjective
IV. Value Free

A. I & IV
B. III & IV
C. I, II, IV
D. I, II, III & IV

Answer 1

C. I, II, IV

Question 2

Which of the following is associated with George Herbert Mead?

A. Symbols & meanings
B. Conflict & social action
C. Equilibrium & verstehen
D. Value consensus & norms

Answer 2

D. Value consensus & norms

Question 3

“Exploitation was not due to the ‘evil nature’ of some. Rather it was a structural requirement of the whole system”.
With which theorist is this view associated?

A. Karl Marx
B. Max Weber
C. Emile Durkheim
D. J.H. Goldthorpe

Answer 3

A. Karl Marx

Question 4

People make sense of their world through an understanding of everyday rules. This view is expressed by

A. Marxists
B. Interactionists
C. Functionalists
D. Feminists

Answer 4

B. Interactionists

Question 5

Which of the following can be described as a ‘MICRO’ perspective?

I. Marxism
II. Functionalism
III. Interactionism
IV. Ethnomethodology

A. I & II
B. I & III
C. II & III
D. III & IV

Answer 5

D. III & IV

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the difference between longitudinal and cross-sectional studies?

A. Secondary sources versus primary sources
B. Quantitative research versus qualitative research
C. Research over a long period of time versus research over a short period of time
D. Observation by participation versus multi-stage sampling of the population

Answer 6

C. Research over a long period of time versus research over a short period of time

Question 7

Which of the following is a source of primary data in qualitative research?

A. Official statistical report
B. Structured Interview
C. Participant observation
D. Government report

Answer 7

C. Participant observation

Question 8

Which of the following would most likely be used in quantitative research?

A. Case study
B. Structured interview
C. Unstructured interview
D. Participant observation

Answer 8

B. Structured interview

Question 9

A researcher is seated in a room adjacent to a group of students. Unknown to the students, he observes them with a hidden camera. What observation technique is the researcher using?

A. Overt Participation
B. Covert participation
C. Overt non-participation
D. Covert non-participation

Answer 9

D. Covert non-participation

Question 10

A researcher stands at a street corner and over a period of time administers questionnaires to 40 married women passed by. What sampling method is the researcher using?

A. Quota
B. Snowball
C. Simple random
D. Systematic random

Answer 10

A. Quota

Question 11

The statement ‘Sociology’ should be value free means that

A. Theories should be non-ethical and objective
B. Researchers should be ethical and objective
C. Research should offer moral judgement
D. Researchers’ emotion should influence only conclusions

Answer 11

B. Researchers should be ethical and objective