Exam 1

A  A conflict theorist

B  A feminist

C  A symbolic interactionist

D  A structural functionalist

A  A structural functionalist

B  A symbolic interactionist

C  A conflict theorist

D  A feminist

A  The authoritarian devalue of an employee .

B  The removal of personal feelings from a professional situation.

C  A status-based regime in which advancement is unlikely.

D  A bureaucracy where membership and advancement is based on proven and documented skills.

A  Oligarchy

B  Democratic

C  Authoritarian

D  Laissez-faire

A  Explicit rules

B  Personality-based promotion

C  Impersonality

D  Clear division of labor

A  A coercive organization

B  A bureaucracy

C  A total institution

D  A normative organization

A  A primary group is large and impersonal; a secondary group is small, consisting of emotional, face-to-face relationships.

B  A primary group is large and impersonal; a secondary group is small and purely instrumental in function.

C  A primary group is small, consisting of emotional face-to-face relationships; a secondary group is larger and impersonal.

D  A primary group is small and impersonal; a secondary group is large and consists of face-to-face relationships.

A  Structural Functionalism

B  Symbolic Interactionism

C  Exchange Theory

D  Conflict

A  Exchange Theory

B  Feminist Theory

C  Structural Functionalism

D  Conflict Theory

A  A total institution

B  An excellent cross section of the population

C  A psychological phenomenon that is outside the realm of sociological study

D  An incomplete institution

A  A shift in her desire to enjoy life.

B  A shift in her reading habits.

C  Resocialization.

D  A complete and permanent loss of herself.

A  Buying Sarah a toy kitchen to play with.

B  Letting Kim wear pants to school.

C  Allowing Joey to sleep with his “blankey.”

D  Taking Jimmy to the aquarium.

A  Poor parenting

B  The resocialization process

C  A degradation ceremony

D  The looking-glass self

A  Personal identity isn’t influenced by outside social forces.

B  Self-esteem is directly correlated with body image.

C  The media encourages society to base their appearances on visible public figures.

D  People base their images on how they think other people see them.

A  Krista lands a role on Days of Our Lives and begins receiving fan mail from fans across the country.

B  Derek attends law school and becomes a lawyer, though he dreams of one day becoming the next John Grisham.

C  Alex takes a sabbatical from his job as a professor of Molecular Biology to raise his two young children.

D  Becca returns to work after giving birth to her daughter, finding it difficult to act as mother, wife, and executive.

A  Achieved status

B  The Thomas Theorem

C  The looking-glass self

D  Ascribed status

A  Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Agricultural; Horticultural

B  Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Horticultural; Agricultural

C  Pastoral; Agricultural, Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural

D  Pastoral; Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural; Agricultural

A  Though encouraged by his parents to audition for Julliard, Jose believes he isn’t good enough to attend. After his audition, he expresses this reluctance to the admissions committee. They don’t admit him due to his lack of certainty.

B  Kevin sprained his ankle a month before a marathon. Though his trainer advises him not to participate, Kevin runs the marathon and places third.

C  Morgan overhears a professor predicting the economic recession will prevent entry-level graduates from finding gainful employment. Morgan goes on interviews but doesn’t bother preparing, convinced it’s a waste of time. Morgan appears unprofessional and is not hired.

D  Charlotte is an intelligent teenager, but told by her step-sisters and cousins that she’s destined to a life of poverty and failure. Charlotte begins to do poorly in school, and eventually drops out.

A  Social relativism

B  Formal Sanction

C  Subculture

D  More

A  The hippie movement of the 1960’s

B  The yuppie craze of the 1980’s

C  The Kardashian obsession of the 2010’s

D  The disco invasion of the 1970’s

A  Crossing streets on cross-walks

B  Paying taxes

C  Making eye contact while speaking

D  Driving on the right hand side of the road

A  Federal laws and regulations.

B  A culture’s standard for discerning what’s good and just in society.

C  The tenets or convictions that people hold to be true.

D  Scripture found within the Bible.

A  Drawing conclusions from a study which the hypothesis did not predict

B  Conducting a literature review prior to conducting an experiment

C  Using a control group and an experimental group during observation

D  Observing study participants without their consent

A  The more positive reinforcement a parent gives a child, the better they do in school.

B  The more CDs Jamilla buys, the less money she has in her bank account

C  The longer an inmate spends in prison, the more difficult it is for him to adapt to the outside world.

D  The more study halls students are given during the school day, the worse they perform on their tests.

A  Independent variable: Grades; Dependent variable: Number of laptops

B  Independent variable: Number of laptops; Dependent variable: Grades

C  Independent variable: Grades; Dependent variable: John

D  Independent variable: John; Dependent variable: Grades

A  Ethnography

B  Surveys

C  Secondary data analysis

D  Experiments

A  Statistical methods such as surveys with large numbers of participants.

B  Door to door sales pitches, cold calls, and press conferences.

C  In-depth interviews, focus groups, and/or analysis of content sources as the source of its data.

D  Virtual interactivity, online polls, and online gaming.

A  Micro-level; macro-level.

B  Macro-level; micro-level.

C  They are both macro-level.

D  They are both micro-level.

A  Conflict Theory

B  Symbolic Interactionism

C  Structural Functionalism

D  Behaviorism

A  Genie surpassed the intellectual level of other children her age after two years of training.

B  The training had little effect, and Genie lived a primitive lifestyle.

C  Genie died before the training could have an effect.

D  Genie was able to achieve a normal intellectual level after two years of training.

A  children imitate the aggressive behavior that they observe.

B  children do not imitate the aggressive behavior that they observe.

C  girls do not imitate aggressive behavior.

D  children cry when they see aggressive behavior.

A  socialization

B  social environment

C  parenting

D  heredity

A  can be explained by social learning theory.

B  is correlated to poverty.

C  associated with behavioral and academic problems.

D  all of the above.

A  jewelry, art, hairstyles

B  weapons, clothing, folkways

C  beliefs, values, norms

D  mores, sanctions, machines

A  A sociologist wants to understand the lives of others “on the other side of the river” and wants to understand what is going on “behind closed doors”.

B  Those who prefer to believe what they were taught or have “no interest in human beings” will not appreciate sociology.

C  Sociology is interested in the “doings of men” and observing individuals in their “natural habitat”.

D  A sociologist is a unique social scientist that rarely encounters other social scientists such as the historian, anthropologist, or psychologist.

A  Lewis Coser Jr.

B  C. Wright Mills

C  Kai Ericson

D  Talcott Parsons

A  the neo-conflict perspective

B  the symbolic interactionist perspective

C  the functionalist perspective

D  the conflict perspective

A  symbolic interactionist theory/perspective

B  conflict theory/perspective

C  structural functionalist theory /perspective

D  the neo-conflict perspective

A  structural functionalism

B  functional analysis

C  conflict theory

D  symbolic interactionism

A  Jim Jones told his followers that he was God (symbolized God) which is part of the symbolic interactionist perspective.

B  Jim Jones and Jonestown provided all of the functions of religion to his followers.

C  From a conflict perspective Jim Jones took advantage of the disadvantaged individuals in society.

D  all of the above are correct.

A  Choose a research method and collect the data.

B  Select a topic and review the literature.

C  Analyze and share the results.

D  all of the above are steps in the social research process.

A  describe, explain, and predict human behavior

B  identify patterns of behavior

C  study external factors that affect individuals

D  none of the above are goals of sociology

E  all of the above are goals of sociology

A  Electric shock treatments improve students’ abilities to learn.

B  Some people will inflict pain on others if ordered to do so by a person in a position of authority.

C  Most people conform to social norms, even when told to deviate from them by persons in authority.

D  Only emotionally disturbed persons enjoy inflicting pain on others.

A  Americans are highly individualistic and reluctant to conform to group pressure.

B  Women are more susceptible to group pressure than men.

C  Younger people are more susceptible to group pressure than older adults.

D  Because of group pressure, most people are willing to say things they know are not true.

A  the impact social forces has on people’s lives

B  an understanding of others in relation to history and the social structure of society

C  viewing events, issues, and the world from a sociological perspective

D  all of the above

A  family, religion, education, economics, and politics

B  family, government, police, courts, and prisons

C  anthropology, sociology, psychology, economics, and political science

D  nutrition, exercise, rest, well-being, and financial security

A  a group of several academic disciplines designed to understand the social world

B  a science that focuses on the mental processes of individuals.

C  a science that studies society, social interaction, and the external factors that influence groups of individuals.

D  a science focused on the distribution of the material goods and services of a society.

A  Social forces have NOT been found to contribute to the decisions we make or our behaviors.

B  Social forces include history, culture, and environment and are found to impact our behaviors and the decisions we make.

C  Social forces affect how social we become and the amount of social interactions we have with others.

D  all of the above

A  Samantha is a part of an oligarchy.

B  Samantha works in a non-profit organization.

C  Samantha works in a bureaucracy.

D  Samantha is in a voluntary association.

A  Religion clouds people’s rational judgment.

B  Religion is the foundation of government.

C  Religion is used to legitimate social inequality.

D  Religion can provide everyday guidelines for living.

A  content analysis

B  participant observation

C  secondary analysis

D  representative sampling

A  functionalist perspective

B  conflict perspective

C  symbolic interactionist perspective

D  none of the above

A  subculture

B  culture shock

C  folkway

D  counterculture

A  McDonaldization of society

B  credentialism of society

C  bureaucratization of society

D  rationalization of society

A  content analysis

B  survey research

C  experimental design

D  participant observation

A  Structural Functionalism

B  Conflict Theory

C  Social Exchange Theory

D  Symbolic Interactionism