Exam 1

A  how global politics affect American society

B  the social structural elements of society

C  the face to face interactions between individuals and groups in society, and the meanings and significance of those interactions

D  inequalities embedded in the social structure

A  both Karl Marx and Max Weber

B  Emile Durkheim

C  Max Weber

D  Karl Marx

A  Mead; Marx; Merton.

B  Mead; Merton; Marx.

C  Merton; Marx; Mead.

D  Marx; Mead; Merton.

A  status set

B  master status

C  role expectation

D  role performance

A  institutionalization

B  ethnomethodology

C  social construction of reality

D  self fulfilling prophecy

A  August Comte

B  Emile Durkheim

C  Max Weber

D  Karl Marx

A  Signals

B  Representations

C  Symbols

D  Signs

A  Secondary analysis

B  Non-participation observation

C  Ethnography

D  Netnography

A  Capitalism is the opiate of the masses

B  Both are oppressive systems

C  The core beliefs of Calvanists also fill all of the requirements of a successful capitalist system such as a desire and striving for economic success, hard work, and frugality

D  Capitalism is an iron cage

A  the military

B  the family

C  your professors at ECC

D  the media

A  Functionalist

B  Conflict

C  Institutional

D  Interactionist

A  Karl Marx

B  W.E.B. DuBois

C  Emile Durkheim

D  Max Weber

A  Religion; Education

B  Automatic Solidarity; Structured solidarity

C  Anomie; Alienation

D  Social Facts; Division of labor

A  structural and personal

B  positive and negative

C  purposeful and accidental

D  manifest and latent

A  How to solve social problems

B  Why the U.S. has so many social problems

C  The relationship between social forces and people’s personal experiences

D  Why the U.S. is so resistant to social change

A  the increasing reliance on religion as a source of knowledge

B  Industrial Revolution

C  the decreasing relevance of the social environment

D  the Civil War

A  role exit

B  role conflict

C  role strain

D  role uncertainty

A  a social position that one typically has very little control over

B  a social position assumed as a result of personal merit, choice or effort

C  a social position that has very little influence over one’s everyday life experiences

D  a social position assumed voluntarily

A  participant observation; ethnography

B  qualitative research; quantitative research

C  interviews; secondary analysis

D  quantitative research; qualitative research

A  Feminist

B  Conflict theorist

C  Functionalist

D  Symbolic interactionist

A  Quantitative research

B  Numerical research

C  Quantifiable research

D  Qualitative research

A  Max Weber

B  Emile Durkheim

C  Herbert Spencer

D  Karl Marx

A  the importance of an individual’s master status

B  the small scale face to face interactions between individuals

C  the social structural elements (e.g. trends and patterns)of society

D  the role expectations of individuals

A  Division of labor

B  Sense of normlessness

C  Collective conscience

D  Class consciousness

A  Inequalities

B  Dysfunctions

C  Social structures

D  Public issues

A  Predictable

B  Biased

C  Pluralized

D  Random

A  Middle class; power elite

B  Blue collar workers; white collar workers

C  Proletariat/working class; bourgeoisie/capitalist class

D  Upper class; lower class

A  role conflict

B  role strain

C  role exit

D  role uncertainty

A  control variable, experimental variable

B  dependent variable, independent variable

C  independent variable, dependent variable

D  time variable, mathematic variable