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Question #1

When sociologists refer to the micro level of society, they are typically describing:

A the social structural elements of society

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

C inequalities embedded in the social structure

D how global politics affect American society

Question #2

Which classical theorist(s) is/are known to be critical of capitalism?

A Max Weber

B Emile Durkheim

C both Karl Marx and Max Weber

D Karl Marx

Question #3

Match the following Perspectives to the appropriate theorists in corresponding order. Functionalism: __________, Conflict: __________, Interactionist: __________.

A Marx; Mead; Merton.

B Mead; Marx; Merton.

C Mead; Merton; Marx.

D Merton; Marx; Mead.

Question #4

A group or society’s definition of the way that a specific role ought to be played is referred to as:

A status set

B role performance

C master status

D role expectation

Question #5

The idea that we construct reality through our interactions and the meanings we attach to those interactions, experiences, and social structures, is referred to as the:

A social construction of reality

B ethnomethodology

C institutionalization

D self fulfilling prophecy

Question #6

_____________ coined the term sociology and felt that the scientific method could be applied to the social world to help us better understand social life (positivism).

A Max Weber

B Emile Durkheim

C Karl Marx

D August Comte

Question #7

Words, gestures, and even objects that stand in for things, and which symbolic interactionists focus on in their analyses, are called

A Symbols

B Representations

C Signs

D Signals

Question #8

A sociologists who lives with a gang for several years in order to understand their daily activities would be using which research method?

A Secondary analysis

B Ethnography

C Non-participation observation

D Netnography

Question #9

According to Weber, capitalism arose alongside Protestantism, specifically Calvinism, because:

A 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

B Capitalism is an iron cage

C Capitalism is the opiate of the masses

D Both are oppressive systems

Question #10

All of the following are examples of social institutions, except:

A the media

B the family

C the military

D your professors at ECC

Question #11

Sociologists who use the __________________ framework focus on how societal institutions, such as our governmental system and health care system, are necessary and essential components to any society and integral to maintaining social order.

A Institutional

B Functionalist

C Conflict

D Interactionist

Question #12

The early sociologist who is best known for his studies pertaining to race, specifically his work on what he called ‘double consciousness’, is _____________________.

A W.E.B. DuBois

B Karl Marx

C Emile Durkheim

D Max Weber

Question #13

According to Durkheim, in industrializing societies, social order and social stability were achieved though ____________ and ______________.

A Social Facts; Division of labor

B Anomie; Alienation

C Religion; Education

D Automatic Solidarity; Structured solidarity

Question #14

According to Merton, _____________________ functions have known or intended consequences while ____________________ functions have unintended consequences.

A positive and negative

B purposeful and accidental

C manifest and latent

D structural and personal

Question #15

According to C. Wright Mills, the sociological imagination helps us to understand:

A How to solve social problems

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

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

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

Question #16

The origins of sociology can be traced back to changes brought about due to the __________________________.

A Industrial Revolution

B the Civil War

C the decreasing relevance of the social environment

D the increasing reliance on religion as a source of knowledge

Question #17

Zoe is also a mother of a newborn. Last year, she found school challenging enough, but now, as a student and a mother, Zoe is finding it very hard to meet the demands placed on her from both of these statuses: mother AND student. She has to figure out how to meet the competing needs of being in class at a certain time as well as her baby’s feeding needs which happen to fall at the exact same time as her scheduled class time. We could say that Zoe is experiencing:

A role conflict

B role strain

C role uncertainty

D role exit

Question #18

The difference between an ascribed status and an achieved status is that ascribed statuses describe:

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

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

C a social position assumed voluntarily

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

Question #19

The goal of _________________ is to generate data that can be analyzed numerically, while the goal of ____________________ is to provide descriptive detail in order to understand the meaning of social relationships.

A qualitative research; quantitative research

B quantitative research; qualitative research

C participant observation; ethnography

D interviews; secondary analysis

Question #20

A ___________________ views social life as a continuous power struggle among competing social groups.

A Feminist

B Functionalist

C Symbolic interactionist

D Conflict theorist

Question #21

Mary is a researcher who is conducting a research study on the relationship between college students and the amount of time devoted to studying. She is going to conduct open-ended interviews. These research methods are examples of:

A Numerical research

B Quantifiable research

C Quantitative research

D Qualitative research

Question #22

Which early sociologist is known for demonstrating, in his study of suicide, that people are a product of their social environments?

A Max Weber

B Karl Marx

C Emile Durkheim

D Herbert Spencer

Question #23

When sociologists refer to the macro level of society, they are typically describing:

A the small scale face to face interactions between individuals

B the importance of an individual’s master status

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

D the role expectations of individuals

Question #24

According to Durkheim, social order and social stability were achieved in pre-industrial societies because of a shared_________________________.

A Class consciousness

B Collective conscience

C Sense of normlessness

D Division of labor

Question #25

According to C. Wright Mills, matters that occur at the structural and institutional level are also known as:

A Inequalities

B Social structures

C Public issues

D Dysfunctions

Question #26

A ________________ sample refers to the chance that everyone in the population has an equal chance of being selected.

A Predictable

B Biased

C Random

D Pluralized

Question #27

According to Marx, capitalism is an economic system structured around the exploitation of the _________________ by the _____________________.

A Middle class; power elite

B Blue collar workers; white collar workers

C Proletariat/working class; bourgeoisie/capitalist class

D Upper class; lower class

Question #28

Zoe is a college student who is having difficulty because she was unable to pay her tuition on time. She spent her morning at the college trying to make sure she didn’t get dropped from her classes due to late payment of her tuition, causing her to be late for her morning class. She approached the instructor asking for understanding as she tries to balance multiple demands on her as a student including paying for her tuition and arriving to class on time. We could say that Zoe is experiencing:

A role uncertainty

B role conflict

C role strain

D role exit

Question #29

Julia wants to study the effects that hours of screen time has on math grades. In this study, the hours of screen time represent the _______________________, while the math grades represent the ___________________.

A time variable, mathematic variable

B dependent variable, independent variable

C independent variable, dependent variable

D control variable, experimental variable

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