Exam 1

A  A conflict theorist

B  A structural functionalist

C  A feminist

D  A symbolic interactionist

A  A structural functionalist

B  A feminist

C  A symbolic interactionist

D  A conflict theorist

A  The authoritarian devalue of an employee .

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

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

D  The removal of personal feelings from a professional situation.

A  Oligarchy

B  Democratic

C  Laissez-faire

D  Authoritarian

A  Explicit rules

B  Impersonality

C  Clear division of labor

D  Personality-based promotion

A  A total institution

B  A coercive organization

C  A bureaucracy

D  A normative organization

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

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

A  Symbolic Interactionism

B  Conflict

C  Structural Functionalism

D  Exchange Theory

A  Exchange Theory

B  Structural Functionalism

C  Conflict Theory

D  Feminist Theory

A  An excellent cross section of the population

B  An incomplete institution

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

D  A total institution

A  Resocialization.

B  A shift in her reading habits.

C  A shift in her desire to enjoy life.

D  A complete and permanent loss of herself.

A  Allowing Joey to sleep with his “blankey.”

B  Buying Sarah a toy kitchen to play with.

C  Letting Kim wear pants to school.

D  Taking Jimmy to the aquarium.

A  Poor parenting

B  A degradation ceremony

C  The looking-glass self

D  The resocialization process

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

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

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

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

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

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

A  Ascribed status

B  The looking-glass self

C  The Thomas Theorem

D  Achieved status

A  Pastoral; Agricultural, Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural

B  Pastoral; Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural; Agricultural

C  Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Horticultural; Agricultural

D  Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Agricultural; Horticultural

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  Social relativism

B  More

C  Subculture

D  Formal Sanction

A  The disco invasion of the 1970’s

B  The yuppie craze of the 1980’s

C  The hippie movement of the 1960’s

D  The Kardashian obsession of the 2010’s

A  Crossing streets on cross-walks

B  Making eye contact while speaking

C  Paying taxes

D  Driving on the right hand side of the road

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

B  Federal laws and regulations.

C  Scripture found within the Bible.

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

A  Xenocentricism

B  Culture shock

C  Material culture

D  Cultural imperialism

A  Moral relativism

B  Xenocentrism

C  Paradigms

D  Ethnocentrism

A  Observing study participants without their consent

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

C  Conducting a literature review prior to conducting an experiment

D  Using a control group and an experimental group during observation

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

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

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

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

A  Independent variable: Grades; Dependent variable: John

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

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

D  Independent variable: John; Dependent variable: Grades

A  Surveys

B  Ethnography

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  Virtual interactivity, online polls, and online gaming.

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

A  They are both macro-level.

B  Macro-level; micro-level.

C  Micro-level; macro-level.

D  They are both micro-level.

A  Behaviorism

B  Conflict Theory

C  Structural Functionalism

D  Symbolic Interactionism

A  Isabelle surpassed the intellectual level of other children her age as a result of the intensive training.

B  Isabelle reached an intellectual level normal for her age.

C  Isabelle failed to benefit from the training because she was discovered too late, at the age of 13 years old.

D  By the age of 18 years old Isabelle was only able to achieve an intellectual level about half her age.

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

B  Genie died before the training could have an effect.

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

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

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

B  children cry when they see aggressive behavior.

C  children imitate the aggressive behavior that they observe.

D  girls do not imitate aggressive behavior.

A  children who were raised in any type of orphanage have lower IQs than other children.

B  death rates are low in all types of orphanages.

C  all of these.

D  touch and bonds with others play an important role in one’s socialization, IQ, and health.

A  heredity

B  social environment

C  socialization

D  parenting

A  is correlated to poverty.

B  all of these.

C  can be explained by social learning theory.

D  associated with behavioral and academic problems.

A  jewelry, art, hairstyles

B  weapons, clothing, folkways

C  mores, sanctions, machines

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 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”.

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

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

A  Kai Ericson

B  Lewis Coser Jr.

C  Talcott Parsons

D  C. Wright Mills

A  the functionalist perspective

B  the symbolic interactionist perspective

C  the conflict perspective

D  the neo-conflict perspective

A  the neo-conflict perspective

B  symbolic interactionist theory/perspective

C  structural functionalist theory /perspective

D  conflict theory/perspective

A  functional analysis

B  symbolic interactionism

C  conflict theory

D  structural functionalism

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

B  all of these are correct.

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

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

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 these are steps in the social research process.

A  none of these are goals of sociology

B  study external factors that affect individuals

C  identify patterns of behavior

D  all of these are goals of sociology

E  describe, explain, and predict human behavior

A  Electric shock treatments improve students’ abilities to learn.

B  Only emotionally disturbed persons enjoy inflicting pain on others.

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

D  Some people will inflict pain on others if ordered to do so by a person in a position of 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  an understanding of others in relation to history and the social structure of society

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

C  the impact social forces has on people’s lives

D  all of these

A  family, religion, education, economics, and politics

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

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

D  family, government, police, courts, and prisons

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

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

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 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 these

A  Samantha works in a non-profit organization.

B  Samantha is in a voluntary association.

C  Samantha is a part of an oligarchy.

D  Samantha works in a bureaucracy.

A  Religion is used to legitimate social inequality.

B  Religion can provide everyday guidelines for living.

C  Religion is the foundation of government.

D  Religion clouds people’s rational judgment.

A  secondary analysis

B  content analysis

C  participant observation

D  representative sampling

A  symbolic interactionist perspective

B  none of these

C  functionalist perspective

D  conflict perspective

A  culture shock

B  subculture

C  folkway

D  counterculture

A  “bureaucratization of society”

B  “McDonaldization of society”

C  “credentialism of society”

D  “rationalization of society”

A  content analysis

B  survey research

C  experimental design

D  participant observation

A  Conflict Theory

B  Social Exchange Theory

C  Symbolic Interactionism

D  Structural Functionalism