Exam 1

A  A symbolic interactionist

B  A feminist

C  A conflict theorist

D  A structural functionalist

A  A conflict theorist

B  A structural functionalist

C  A symbolic interactionist

D  A feminist

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

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

C  The authoritarian devalue of an employee .

D  The removal of personal feelings from a professional situation.

A  Democratic

B  Oligarchy

C  Laissez-faire

D  Authoritarian

A  Impersonality

B  Clear division of labor

C  Explicit rules

D  Personality-based promotion

A  A normative organization

B  A total institution

C  A bureaucracy

D  A coercive organization

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

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

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  Exchange Theory

B  Structural Functionalism

C  Conflict

D  Symbolic Interactionism

A  Feminist Theory

B  Structural Functionalism

C  Conflict Theory

D  Exchange Theory

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

B  An excellent cross section of the population

C  An incomplete institution

D  A total institution

A  A complete and permanent loss of herself.

B  A shift in her desire to enjoy life.

C  A shift in her reading habits.

D  Resocialization.

A  Buying Sarah a toy kitchen to play with.

B  Taking Jimmy to the aquarium.

C  Allowing Joey to sleep with his “blankey.”

D  Letting Kim wear pants to school.

A  The looking-glass self

B  The resocialization process

C  Poor parenting

D  A degradation ceremony

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

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

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

D  Self-esteem is directly correlated with body image.

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  The looking-glass self

B  Achieved status

C  The Thomas Theorem

D  Ascribed status

A  Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Horticultural; Agricultural

B  Pastoral; Agricultural, Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural

C  Pastoral; Hunter-gatherer; 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  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.

C  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.

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  More

B  Subculture

C  Formal Sanction

D  Social relativism

A  The Kardashian obsession of the 2010’s

B  The yuppie craze of the 1980’s

C  The hippie movement of the 1960’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  Scripture found within the Bible.

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

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

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

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

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

A  Independent variable: John; Dependent variable: Grades

B  Independent variable: Grades; Dependent variable: John

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

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

A  Experiments

B  Surveys

C  Secondary data analysis

D  Ethnography

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  They are both micro-level.

C  They are both macro-level.

D  Macro-level; micro-level.

A  Symbolic Interactionism

B  Behaviorism

C  Conflict Theory

D  Structural Functionalism

A  Genie died before the training could have an effect.

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

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

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 do not imitate the aggressive behavior that they observe.

C  children imitate the aggressive behavior that they observe.

D  children cry when they see aggressive behavior.

A  heredity

B  social environment

C  parenting

D  socialization

A  associated with behavioral and academic problems.

B  is correlated to poverty.

C  can be explained by social learning theory.

D  all of the above.

A  jewelry, art, hairstyles

B  mores, sanctions, machines

C  weapons, clothing, folkways

D  beliefs, values, norms

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

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

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

A  Talcott Parsons

B  Lewis Coser Jr.

C  C. Wright Mills

D  Kai Ericson

A  the functionalist perspective

B  the symbolic interactionist perspective

C  the neo-conflict perspective

D  the conflict perspective

A  structural functionalist theory /perspective

B  conflict theory/perspective

C  symbolic interactionist theory/perspective

D  the neo-conflict perspective

A  conflict theory

B  symbolic interactionism

C  functional analysis

D  structural functionalism

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  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  Only emotionally disturbed persons enjoy inflicting pain on others.

B  Electric shock treatments improve students’ abilities to learn.

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

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

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

B  Women are more susceptible to group pressure than men.

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

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

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, government, police, courts, and prisons

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

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

D  family, religion, education, economics, and politics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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  content analysis

C  participant observation

D  secondary analysis

A  symbolic interactionist perspective

B  functionalist perspective

C  conflict perspective

D  none of the above

A  subculture

B  folkway

C  culture shock

D  counterculture

A  credentialism of society

B  rationalization of society

C  McDonaldization of society

D  bureaucratization of society

A  participant observation

B  experimental design

C  content analysis

D  survey research

A  Conflict Theory

B  Structural Functionalism

C  Symbolic Interactionism

D  Social Exchange Theory