Exam 1

A  A symbolic interactionist

B  A structural functionalist

C  A feminist

D  A conflict theorist

A  A symbolic interactionist

B  A conflict theorist

C  A feminist

D  A structural functionalist

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

B  The removal of personal feelings from a professional situation.

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

D  The authoritarian devalue of an employee .

A  Authoritarian

B  Democratic

C  Oligarchy

D  Laissez-faire

A  Impersonality

B  Personality-based promotion

C  Clear division of labor

D  Explicit rules

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

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

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

A  Exchange Theory

B  Structural Functionalism

C  Conflict

D  Symbolic Interactionism

A  Feminist Theory

B  Exchange Theory

C  Conflict Theory

D  Structural Functionalism

A  An excellent cross section of the population

B  An incomplete institution

C  A total institution

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

A  A shift in her desire to enjoy life.

B  Resocialization.

C  A complete and permanent loss of herself.

D  A shift in her reading habits.

A  Letting Kim wear pants to school.

B  Buying Sarah a toy kitchen to play with.

C  Allowing Joey to sleep with his “blankey.”

D  Taking Jimmy to the aquarium.

A  The resocialization process

B  The looking-glass self

C  Poor parenting

D  A degradation ceremony

A  Self-esteem is directly correlated with body image.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A  Ascribed status

B  The Thomas Theorem

C  The looking-glass self

D  Achieved status

A  Pastoral; Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural; Agricultural

B  Pastoral; Agricultural, Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural

C  Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Horticultural; Agricultural

D  Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Agricultural; Horticultural

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

B  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.

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  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.

A  Subculture

B  More

C  Formal Sanction

D  Social relativism

A  The disco invasion of the 1970’s

B  The hippie movement of the 1960’s

C  The yuppie craze of the 1980’s

D  The Kardashian obsession of the 2010’s

A  Crossing streets on cross-walks

B  Paying taxes

C  Driving on the right hand side of the road

D  Making eye contact while speaking

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

B  Scripture found within the Bible.

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

D  Federal laws and regulations.

A  Using a control group and an experimental group during observation

B  Conducting a literature review prior to conducting an experiment

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

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

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

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

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  Secondary data analysis

B  Ethnography

C  Experiments

D  Surveys

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

B  Virtual interactivity, online polls, and online gaming.

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

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

A  Macro-level; micro-level.

B  They are both micro-level.

C  They are both macro-level.

D  Micro-level; macro-level.

A  Structural Functionalism

B  Symbolic Interactionism

C  Behaviorism

D  Conflict Theory

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

B  Genie died before the training could have an effect.

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

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

A  children cry when they see aggressive behavior.

B  children imitate the aggressive behavior that they observe.

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

D  girls do not imitate aggressive behavior.

A  heredity

B  social environment

C  socialization

D  parenting

A  is correlated to poverty.

B  associated with behavioral and academic problems.

C  can be explained by social learning theory.

D  all of the above.

A  weapons, clothing, folkways

B  mores, sanctions, machines

C  beliefs, values, norms

D  jewelry, art, hairstyles

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

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

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

A  Kai Ericson

B  Lewis Coser Jr.

C  C. Wright Mills

D  Talcott Parsons

A  the symbolic interactionist perspective

B  the neo-conflict perspective

C  the conflict perspective

D  the functionalist perspective

A  conflict theory/perspective

B  the neo-conflict perspective

C  symbolic interactionist theory/perspective

D  structural functionalist theory /perspective

A  conflict theory

B  functional analysis

C  symbolic interactionism

D  structural functionalism

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

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

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

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

B  Most people conform to social norms, even when told to deviate from them by persons in 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  Because of group pressure, most people are willing to say things they know are not true.

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

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

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

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

C  the impact social forces has on people’s lives

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

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

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 is in a voluntary association.

B  Samantha works in a non-profit organization.

C  Samantha works in a bureaucracy.

D  Samantha is a part of an oligarchy.

A  Religion is the foundation of government.

B  Religion clouds people’s rational judgment.

C  Religion can provide everyday guidelines for living.

D  Religion is used to legitimate social inequality.

A  representative sampling

B  participant observation

C  secondary analysis

D  content analysis

A  symbolic interactionist perspective

B  functionalist perspective

C  conflict perspective

D  none of the above

A  folkway

B  subculture

C  counterculture

D  culture shock

A  credentialism of society

B  bureaucratization of society

C  McDonaldization of society

D  rationalization of society

A  experimental design

B  participant observation

C  survey research

D  content analysis

A  Conflict Theory

B  Structural Functionalism

C  Social Exchange Theory

D  Symbolic Interactionism