Exam 1

A  A structural functionalist

B  A feminist

C  A conflict theorist

D  A symbolic interactionist

A  A conflict theorist

B  A structural functionalist

C  A feminist

D  A symbolic interactionist

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

B  The authoritarian devalue of an employee .

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

D  The removal of personal feelings from a professional situation.

A  Democratic

B  Authoritarian

C  Laissez-faire

D  Oligarchy

A  Clear division of labor

B  Personality-based promotion

C  Impersonality

D  Explicit rules

A  A normative organization

B  A total institution

C  A coercive organization

D  A bureaucracy

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

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

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

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

A  Symbolic Interactionism

B  Structural Functionalism

C  Exchange Theory

D  Conflict

A  Conflict Theory

B  Feminist Theory

C  Structural Functionalism

D  Exchange Theory

A  A total institution

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

C  An excellent cross section of the population

D  An incomplete institution

A  Resocialization.

B  A shift in her reading habits.

C  A complete and permanent loss of herself.

D  A shift in her desire to enjoy life.

A  Allowing Joey to sleep with his “blankey.”

B  Taking Jimmy to the aquarium.

C  Buying Sarah a toy kitchen to play with.

D  Letting Kim wear pants to school.

A  A degradation ceremony

B  Poor parenting

C  The resocialization process

D  The looking-glass self

A  Self-esteem is directly correlated with body image.

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

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

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

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

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

A  Achieved status

B  The looking-glass self

C  Ascribed status

D  The Thomas Theorem

A  Pastoral; Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural; Agricultural

B  Pastoral; Agricultural, Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural

C  Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Agricultural; Horticultural

D  Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Horticultural; Agricultural

A  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.

B  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.

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

D  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.

A  More

B  Subculture

C  Formal Sanction

D  Social relativism

A  The hippie movement of the 1960’s

B  The Kardashian obsession of the 2010’s

C  The disco invasion of the 1970’s

D  The yuppie craze of the 1980’s

A  Making eye contact while speaking

B  Driving on the right hand side of the road

C  Paying taxes

D  Crossing streets on cross-walks

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

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

C  Scripture found within the Bible.

D  Federal laws and regulations.

A  Conducting a literature review prior to conducting an experiment

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

C  Observing study participants without their consent

D  Using a control group and an experimental group during observation

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

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

A  Independent variable: Grades; Dependent variable: John

B  Independent variable: John; Dependent variable: Grades

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

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

A  Experiments

B  Ethnography

C  Surveys

D  Secondary data analysis

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

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

C  Virtual interactivity, online polls, and online gaming.

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

A  Micro-level; macro-level.

B  They are both micro-level.

C  Macro-level; micro-level.

D  They are both macro-level.

A  Conflict Theory

B  Behaviorism

C  Symbolic Interactionism

D  Structural Functionalism

A  Genie was able to achieve a normal intellectual level 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 surpassed the intellectual level of other children her age after two years of training.

A  girls do not imitate aggressive behavior.

B  children cry when they see aggressive behavior.

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

D  children imitate the aggressive behavior that they observe.

A  heredity

B  parenting

C  social environment

D  socialization

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  mores, sanctions, machines

D  beliefs, values, norms

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

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

C  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”.

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

A  C. Wright Mills

B  Kai Ericson

C  Talcott Parsons

D  Lewis Coser Jr.

A  the neo-conflict perspective

B  the conflict perspective

C  the symbolic interactionist perspective

D  the functionalist perspective

A  structural functionalist theory /perspective

B  the neo-conflict perspective

C  symbolic interactionist theory/perspective

D  conflict theory/perspective

A  functional analysis

B  conflict theory

C  structural functionalism

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  Analyze and share the results.

C  Select a topic and review the literature.

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

A  study external factors that affect individuals

B  identify patterns of behavior

C  describe, explain, and predict human behavior

D  none of the above are goals of sociology

E  all of the above are goals of sociology

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

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

C  Electric shock treatments improve students’ abilities to learn.

D  Only emotionally disturbed persons enjoy inflicting pain on others.

A  Women are more susceptible to group pressure than men.

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

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

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

A  the impact social forces has on people’s lives

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

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

D  all of the above

A  family, religion, education, economics, and politics

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

C  family, government, police, courts, and prisons

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

D  all of the above

A  Samantha works in a non-profit organization.

B  Samantha is a part of an oligarchy.

C  Samantha is in a voluntary association.

D  Samantha works in a bureaucracy.

A  Religion is the foundation of government.

B  Religion is used to legitimate social inequality.

C  Religion can provide everyday guidelines for living.

D  Religion clouds people’s rational judgment.

A  content analysis

B  representative sampling

C  secondary analysis

D  participant observation

A  functionalist perspective

B  symbolic interactionist perspective

C  conflict perspective

D  none of the above

A  culture shock

B  folkway

C  subculture

D  counterculture

A  bureaucratization of society

B  rationalization of society

C  credentialism of society

D  McDonaldization of society

A  content analysis

B  experimental design

C  survey research

D  participant observation

A  Social Exchange Theory

B  Conflict Theory

C  Symbolic Interactionism

D  Structural Functionalism