Sociology: Ch 1 Introduction

Which of the following is an example of social class?

• Socialism
• Communism
• Upper class
• Utopia

Which of the following best describes social stratification?

• ranking
• equality
• classless
• communism

America's social structure is best defined as:

• class system
• caste system

America typically identifies how many social classes?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

The process by which people learn from one another, adopting some part of the other’s way of life, is referred to as

• cultural diffusion.

• discovery.

• reformulation.

• technological innovation.

A social class is a category of people who share similarities in which attribute(s)?

• intelligence

• religion

• age, race, and gender

• wealth, power, and prestige

Who, among the following coined the term 'sociology'?

• Emile Durkheim
• Auguste Comte
• Karl Marx
• Max Weber

Each part of society works together for the benefit of the whole much like a living organism. This refers to 

• Conflict theory
• Symbolic interactionism
• Functionalism
• None of the above

Sociological imagination enables us to

• challenge stereotypes
• see how wider social forces connect with our personal biographies
• challenges our basic impulses to see aspects of life as inevitable or natural
• All of the above

The word ‘Social’ in Social Studies originates from a description of:

• Society
• Soce
• Sociology
• Socialization