Exam 1

A  A feminist

B  A structural functionalist

C  A symbolic interactionist

D  A conflict theorist

A  A conflict theorist

B  A symbolic interactionist

C  A feminist

D  A structural functionalist

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

B  The removal of personal feelings from a professional situation.

C  The authoritarian devalue of an employee .

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

A  Authoritarian

B  Democratic

C  Oligarchy

D  Laissez-faire

A  Clear division of labor

B  Explicit rules

C  Personality-based promotion

D  Impersonality

A  A bureaucracy

B  A normative organization

C  A coercive organization

D  A total institution

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

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

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

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

A  Symbolic Interactionism

B  Structural Functionalism

C  Conflict

D  Exchange Theory

A  Feminist Theory

B  Conflict Theory

C  Exchange Theory

D  Structural Functionalism

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

B  A total institution

C  An incomplete institution

D  An excellent cross section of the population

A  A shift in her reading habits.

B  A shift in her desire to enjoy life.

C  A complete and permanent loss of herself.

D  Resocialization.

A  Buying Sarah a toy kitchen to play with.

B  Taking Jimmy to the aquarium.

C  Letting Kim wear pants to school.

D  Allowing Joey to sleep with his “blankey.”

A  The looking-glass self

B  The resocialization process

C  A degradation ceremony

D  Poor parenting

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

B  Self-esteem is directly correlated with body image.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A  The Thomas Theorem

B  Achieved status

C  Ascribed status

D  The looking-glass self

A  Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Horticultural; Agricultural

B  Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Agricultural; Horticultural

C  Pastoral; Agricultural, Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural

D  Pastoral; Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural; Agricultural

A  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.

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  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.

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

A  More

B  Social relativism

C  Formal Sanction

D  Subculture

A  The disco invasion of the 1970’s

B  The hippie movement of the 1960’s

C  The Kardashian obsession of the 2010’s

D  The yuppie craze of the 1980’s

A  Driving on the right hand side of the road

B  Crossing streets on cross-walks

C  Paying taxes

D  Making eye contact while speaking

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

B  Federal laws and regulations.

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

D  Scripture found within the Bible.

A  Conducting a literature review prior to conducting an experiment

B  Observing study participants without their consent

C  Using a control group and an experimental group during observation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

C  Independent variable: John; Dependent variable: Grades

D  Independent variable: Grades; Dependent variable: John

A  Ethnography

B  Surveys

C  Experiments

D  Secondary data analysis

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

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

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

D  Virtual interactivity, online polls, and online gaming.

A  They are both micro-level.

B  Macro-level; micro-level.

C  They are both macro-level.

D  Micro-level; macro-level.

A  Symbolic Interactionism

B  Conflict Theory

C  Structural Functionalism

D  Behaviorism

A  Genie died before the training could have an effect.

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

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

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

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

B  girls do not imitate aggressive behavior.

C  children imitate the aggressive behavior that they observe.

D  children cry when they see aggressive behavior.

A  parenting

B  heredity

C  social environment

D  socialization

A  is correlated to poverty.

B  can be explained by social learning theory.

C  associated with behavioral and academic problems.

D  all of the above.

A  beliefs, values, norms

B  mores, sanctions, machines

C  weapons, clothing, folkways

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

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

A  Lewis Coser Jr.

B  Talcott Parsons

C  Kai Ericson

D  C. Wright Mills

A  the functionalist perspective

B  the symbolic interactionist perspective

C  the neo-conflict perspective

D  the conflict perspective

A  conflict theory/perspective

B  symbolic interactionist theory/perspective

C  the neo-conflict perspective

D  structural functionalist theory /perspective

A  functional analysis

B  conflict theory

C  structural functionalism

D  symbolic interactionism

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

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

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  describe, explain, and predict human behavior

B  identify patterns of behavior

C  study external factors that affect individuals

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  Only emotionally disturbed persons enjoy inflicting pain on others.

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

D  Electric shock treatments improve students’ abilities to learn.

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  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  anthropology, sociology, psychology, economics, and political science

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

C  family, government, police, courts, and prisons

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

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

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

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 is a part of an oligarchy.

C  Samantha works in a bureaucracy.

D  Samantha works in a non-profit organization.

A  Religion can provide everyday guidelines for living.

B  Religion clouds people’s rational judgment.

C  Religion is used to legitimate social inequality.

D  Religion is the foundation of government.

A  secondary analysis

B  participant observation

C  content analysis

D  representative sampling

A  functionalist perspective

B  symbolic interactionist perspective

C  conflict perspective

D  none of the above

A  culture shock

B  counterculture

C  subculture

D  folkway

A  McDonaldization of society

B  bureaucratization of society

C  rationalization of society

D  credentialism of society

A  experimental design

B  survey research

C  content analysis

D  participant observation

A  Conflict Theory

B  Social Exchange Theory

C  Structural Functionalism

D  Symbolic Interactionism