Exam 1

A  A conflict theorist

B  A feminist

C  A structural functionalist

D  A symbolic interactionist

A  A symbolic interactionist

B  A conflict theorist

C  A feminist

D  A structural functionalist

A  The removal of personal feelings from a professional situation.

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 authoritarian devalue of an employee .

A  Laissez-faire

B  Authoritarian

C  Oligarchy

D  Democratic

A  Explicit rules

B  Impersonality

C  Clear division of labor

D  Personality-based promotion

A  A total institution

B  A coercive organization

C  A normative organization

D  A bureaucracy

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

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, consisting of emotional, face-to-face relationships.

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

A  Conflict

B  Symbolic Interactionism

C  Exchange Theory

D  Structural Functionalism

A  Feminist Theory

B  Exchange Theory

C  Structural Functionalism

D  Conflict Theory

A  An incomplete institution

B  A total institution

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

D  An excellent cross section of the population

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  Buying Sarah a toy kitchen to play with.

B  Letting Kim wear pants to school.

C  Allowing Joey to sleep with his “blankey.”

D  Taking Jimmy to the aquarium.

A  A degradation ceremony

B  The looking-glass self

C  Poor parenting

D  The resocialization process

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

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

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

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

A  The looking-glass self

B  Achieved status

C  The Thomas Theorem

D  Ascribed 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  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.

B  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.

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

D  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.

A  Social relativism

B  More

C  Subculture

D  Formal Sanction

A  The hippie movement of the 1960’s

B  The yuppie craze of the 1980’s

C  The disco invasion of the 1970’s

D  The Kardashian obsession of the 2010’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  Scripture found within the Bible.

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

C  Federal laws and regulations.

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

A  Observing study participants without their consent

B  Using a control group and an experimental group during observation

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

D  Conducting a literature review prior to conducting an experiment

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

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

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

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

C  Independent variable: John; Dependent variable: Grades

D  Independent variable: Grades; Dependent variable: John

A  Surveys

B  Experiments

C  Secondary data analysis

D  Ethnography

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

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

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

D  Virtual interactivity, online polls, and online gaming.

A  Macro-level; micro-level.

B  Micro-level; macro-level.

C  They are both macro-level.

D  They are both micro-level.

A  Symbolic Interactionism

B  Conflict Theory

C  Behaviorism

D  Structural Functionalism

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

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

A  children imitate the aggressive behavior that they observe.

B  girls do not imitate aggressive behavior.

C  children cry when they see aggressive behavior.

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

A  parenting

B  socialization

C  heredity

D  social environment

A  can be explained by social learning theory.

B  is correlated to poverty.

C  associated with behavioral and academic problems.

D  all of the above.

A  beliefs, values, norms

B  jewelry, art, hairstyles

C  mores, sanctions, machines

D  weapons, clothing, folkways

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

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

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

D  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”.

A  Talcott Parsons

B  C. Wright Mills

C  Lewis Coser Jr.

D  Kai Ericson

A  the neo-conflict perspective

B  the functionalist perspective

C  the conflict perspective

D  the symbolic interactionist perspective

A  structural functionalist theory /perspective

B  symbolic interactionist theory/perspective

C  conflict theory/perspective

D  the neo-conflict perspective

A  conflict theory

B  functional analysis

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  Select a topic and review the literature.

B  Analyze and share the results.

C  Choose a research method and collect the data.

D  all of the above are steps in the social research process.

A  identify patterns of behavior

B  study external factors that affect individuals

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  Electric shock treatments improve students’ abilities to learn.

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

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

B  Women are more susceptible to group pressure than men.

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

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

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  family, government, police, courts, and prisons

C  family, religion, education, economics, and politics

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

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

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 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 affect how social we become and the amount of social interactions we have with others.

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

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 non-profit organization.

D  Samantha works in a bureaucracy.

A  Religion is the foundation of government.

B  Religion can provide everyday guidelines for living.

C  Religion clouds people’s rational judgment.

D  Religion is used to legitimate social inequality.

A  secondary analysis

B  content analysis

C  representative sampling

D  participant observation

A  conflict perspective

B  symbolic interactionist perspective

C  functionalist perspective

D  none of the above

A  subculture

B  culture shock

C  counterculture

D  folkway

A  rationalization of society

B  McDonaldization of society

C  bureaucratization of society

D  credentialism of society

A  experimental design

B  participant observation

C  content analysis

D  survey research

A  Symbolic Interactionism

B  Conflict Theory

C  Social Exchange Theory

D  Structural Functionalism