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Question _____ is the view that generalizations are valid only if they rely on evidence that can be observed directly or verified through our senses.
Answer Psychology
Scientific method
Sociological imagination
Empiricism
none of these
Question Which of the following is the major focus of the field of psychology?
Answer human society
helping people solve problems
the operations of government
individual behavior and mental processes
all of the above
Question _____ have developed techniques for measuring such things as prices, supply and demand, money supplies, rates of inflation and
employment.
Answer Journalists
Economists
Talk show hosts
Sociologist
Anthropologists
Question According to _____, the task of the sociological imagination is to see the relationship between individual experiences and larger social
forces.
Answer Harriet Martineau
Karl Marx
C. Wright Mills
Emile Durkheim
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Auguste Comte
Question The sociological imagination would have us view an individual's mate selection as based on:
Answer the social values we internalize from our family.
the social values we internalize from our peers.
the social values we internalize from our neighbors.
the social values we internalize from television heroes.
all of the above.
Question Both sociologists and psychologists are interested in alcoholism; however in investigating alcoholism, a _____ would be most interested in
the patterns of alcohol consumption among individuals and social groups.
Answer psychologist
sociologist
both of these
neither of these
Question Which of the following social sciences is interested in employment, recession, inflation, and price indices?
Answer Political science.
Sociology.
Social psychology.
Economics.
History.
Question Both sociologists and historians are interested in the past. Using a recent military war as a case for investigation, a sociologist would be
most interested in:
Answer particular battles and how they were won or lost.
individual military and political leaders and the strategies they developed.
whether American involvement in the war was moral or immoral.
the impact of the war on political attitudes and events in the United States.
how various smaller battles affected the outcome of the larger war.
Question What is the main difference between sociology and social work?
Answer Sociology uses theory and social work does not.
Social work overlaps with psychology while sociology does not.
Social workers help people with problems while sociologists try to understand why problems exist.
There really is no difference between sociology and social work.
Because their research may be misused, sociologists have higher ethical standards.
Question Who of the following was (were) a pioneer in the development of the science of sociology?
Answer Èmile Durkheim.
Harriet Martineau.
Max Weber.
Karl Marx.
all of the above
Question This sociologist published Theory and Practice of Society in America which was based on traveling though 19th Century America and
conducting an analysis of day--to-day life, customs, and lifestyles.
Answer Harriet Martineau
Auguste Comte.
Herbert Spencer.
W.E.B.DuBois.
Robert Merton
Question Suicides by people who kill themselves out of a sense of duty to the group or self-sacrifice would be termed _____ suicides by Durkheim.
Answer egoistic.
altruistic.
anomic.
atomic.
Question During periods of rapid social change, the suicide rate often increases. Durkheim would term such suicides:
Answer particularistic.
anomic.
egoistic.
altruistic.
fatalistic.
Question You just learned that a person you knew in high school committed suicide. You were surprised until you later learned that the person had
developed into something of a "loner" and had cut off ties with her church, family, and closest friends. Complicating matters, your friend had been
unemployed for many months. Following Durkheim, you would be most likely to classify her suicide as:
Answer altruistic.
fatalistic.
anomic.
egoistic.
particularistic.
Question Of the following theorists, who believed that the entire history of human societies could be seen as a history of struggles between those
who own and control the means of production and those who do the work?
Answer Èmile Durkheim.
Karl Marx.
Herbert Spencer.
Max Weber.
Harriet Martineau.
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Question Which of the following sociological perspectives views society as a system of highly interrelated structures or parts that operate together
harmoniously?
Answer conflict.
interactionism.
societalism.
functionalism.
none of the above.
Question Members of the cult in Jonestown committed suicide by drinking Kool-Aid laced with cyanide at the request of their leader Jim Jones. This
type of suicide would be characterized by Durkheim as
Answer altruistic.
anomic.
egoistic.
integrated.
unintegrated.
Question Who was the first African-American to receive a PhD from Harvard?
Answer Harriet Martineau.
W.E.B. Du Bois.
W.I. Thomas.
Robert K. Merton.
Herbert Spencer.
Question Sociologically, the positive connection between hours of study and students test scores demonstrates _____ preparing before taking
examinations.
Answer a finding about test taking ability, not the
random event unconnected to the
an example of the need for intervention for students who are unengaged in
a latent function of
a manifest function of
Question Where hillsides have been cleared to provide lumber for housing boom, rain often causes mud-slides. Sociologists would regard
mudslides as
Answer the negative effects of global warming which has increased rainfall nationally.
a cost which has to be born, by some members of society for the betterment of others.
a bad method of securing lumber.
a major outcome of a clash of values over which policies are best for America.
a latent outcome of that method of cutting trees on hillsides where rain is a possibility.
Question Marx's view of societies is considered the basis for which of the following perspectives in sociology?
Answer functionalist.
conflict.
symbolic interactionist.
ethnomethodological.
reactionary.
Question A sociological theory concerned with the issues of who benefits from particular social arrangements and how the powerful maintain their
positions is known as
Answer conflict theory.
coercion theory.
functionalism.
symbolic interactionism.
concentric zone theory.
Question Which of the following is not true about the sociologist, W.E.B. Du Bois?
Answer Because of institutionalized racism, he was never able to obtain a college degree.
He advocated militant resistance to white racism.
He believed that doctrines and theories had a powerful effect on social conditions.
He felt sociological studies of African Americans would have a positive effect on white public opinion.
Question A symbolic interactionist would be most likely to ask which of the following questions?
Answer What function does the education system serve for the larger society?
Why is education a useful service?
How is the educational system used to benefit those in power?
What messages are communicated to students by the structure in which education takes place?
How does the economic system determine the welfare system?
Question Which of the following perspectives is concerned, primarily, with the meaning that people place on their own and one another's behavior?
Answer Functionalism
Symbolic interactionism
Conflict theory
Middle-range theory
Ethnomethodology
Question Principles of Sociology, the first sociology textbook, was written by:
Answer Harriet Martineau
Auguste Comte
Wright Mills
Herbert Spencer
W.E.B. DuBois
Question C. Wright Mills used the term _____ to refer to the relationship between individual experiences and forces in the larger society that shape
our actions.
Answer phenomenology
sociological imagination
social science
social dynamics
social conflict
Question What did Robert K. Merton call “social processes that contribute to the on-going operation or maintenance of society?”
Answer Social functions
Manifest functions
Latent functions
Paradigms
Perspectives
Question Durkheim’s first scientifically conducted sociological study dealt with what topic?
Answer hunger
capitalism
suicide
phenomenology
economics
Question You just learned that a person you knew committed suicide. You were surprised until you later learned that the person had developed into
somewhat of a “loner” and had cut off ties with church, family and close friends. Complicating matters, your friend had been unemployed for many
months. Following Durkheim, you would be most likely to classify the suicide as:
Answer altruistic
fatalistic
anomic
egoistic
mystic
Question _____ theorists contend that social change is pushed forward by social conflict.
Answer Functionalist
Conflict
Interactionist
Darwinist
None of these
Question Which sociological perspective is focused on how individuals make sense of or interpret their social world?
Answer Interactionist
Conflict
Functionalist
Societalist
All of these
Question The Functionalist perspective and _____ can be thought of as opposite sides of the same coin.
Answer Social Darwinism
Social Interactionist
Conflict Theory
Social Work
Criminology
Question In order to understand other people, we must stop looking at the world from a perspective based solely on our own individual experiences.
Answer True
False
Question The sociological imagination involves looking at all types of human behavior and discerning unseen connections among them.
Answer True
False
Question Because of their experiences with a wide variety of human behaviors, talk show hosts generally are good sociologists.
Answer True
False
Question The social sciences differ from the physical sciences because, while social sciences can provide valuable insights, they are not able to
apply the scientific method to the study of social concerns.
Answer True
False
Question A paradigm is a body of systematically arranged knowledge that shows the operation of general laws.
Answer True
False
Question Harriet Martineau conducted an early sociological study of behaviors in everyday life.
Answer True
False
Question Psychology and sociology share the common element of having the individual as the primary focus of the analysis.
Answer True
False
Question Auguste Comte was more concerned with defining sociology's subject matter than with showing how it would improve the lives of people
in society.
Answer True
False
Question Harriet Martineau's translation of Auguste Comte's Positive Philosophy introduced the field of sociology to England.
Answer True
False
Question Herbert Spencer was well known for saying that society resembles a living organism in its structure and operation.
Answer True
False
Question “Class conflict” refers to the tension between those who work hard and those who do not work to their fullest potential.
Answer True
False
Question Sociology became recognized in the United States in the beginning of the twentieth century.
Answer True
False
Question The early growth of American Sociology took place at Harvard University.
Answer True
False
Question Sociology developed in Europe during a time of peace and social tranquility.
Answer True
False
Question During the early years of sociology in the United States, most of the field's development took place at the Harvard University under the
direction of W.E.B. DuBois.
Answer True
False
Question The main focus of early American sociology was urban problems.
Answer True
False
Question Egoistic suicide is less likely among college students because of the attachments a campus provides.
Answer True
False
Question W.E.B. DuBois argued that it was entirely up to African Americans to alter their status in American society.
Answer True
False
Question Women made virtually no substantial contributions to the field prior to the twentieth century.
Answer True
False
Question A major criticism directed at the functionalist perspective is that it tends to be conservative in its view.
Answer True
False
Question The functionalist perspective focuses on how individuals make sense of the social world in which they find themselves.
Answer True
False
Question Auguste Comte, in addition to being one of the founders of sociology, was an early advocate for the importance of the rights of women.
Answer True
False
Question Empiricism is the view that generalizations are only valid if they involve economic forecasts.
Answer True
False
Question Discuss the major findings which emerged from Durkheim's classic study of suicide.
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Question Outline and discuss the Functionalist perspective and Conflict Theory. Compare and contrast these two views.
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Question Provide an overview of the Interactionist perspective. How does this view compare with the functionalist perspective and conflict theory in
terms of scope of analysis, point of view, and focus of analysis?
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Question What is meant by the sociological imagination? Upon what does the sociological imagination focus? What is the likelihood that sociology
could or would be put to use?
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Question Choose a contemporary social problem. How would a proponent of the functionalist perspective view the problem you selected? How
would a proponent of conflict theory view the problem you selected? How would a proponent of the interactionist perspective view the problem you
selected?
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