Sociology Test 1 Review A

What is an important difference between sociology and anthropology? a. Sociology studies human mental processes; anthropology deals with human emotions. b. Anthropology studies social structure; sociology studies culture. c. Sociology studies the theory of government; anthropology studies how government works. d. Sociology investigates social behavior from a group perspective; anthropology investigates culture.

• a. Sociology studies human mental processes; anthropology deals with human emotions.

• b. Anthropology studies social structure; sociology studies culture.

• c. Sociology studies the theory of government; anthropology studies how government works.

• d. Sociology investigates social behavior from a group perspective; anthropology investigates culture.

What did W.E.B. Du Bois criticize?

• a. class based social structure

• b. the assumption that African Americans are inferior

• c. the move from agricultural to industrial society

• d. the belief in Social Darwinism

What does the sociological imagination help us appreciate?

• a. the psychology of dreams

• b. the pioneers of sociology

• c. cultural differences

• d. the advantages of a classless society

The changes caused by the Industrial Revolution, such as people moving from farms to cities, is an example of social

• a. conformity.

• b. Darwinism.

• c. dynamics.

• d. relativism

A researcher is interested in studying the behavior of high-school basketball teams. Over one season, she joins the team during practice, watching the players' interactions first-hand. What type of research is this?

• a. a questionnaire

• b. an interview

• c. a case study

• d. participant observation

Which of the following best describes the sociological perspective?

• a. a focus on patterns of behavior among members of a group

• b. the study of the production and consumption of goods

• c. the synthesis and interpretation of historical evidence

• d. a focus on the development and functioning of the individual

A researcher sends you a form to fill out concerning your favorite movies. This is an example of a.

• a questionnaire.

• b. a sample.

• c. secondary analysis.

• d. multiple causation.

Although there is no requirement concerning attire for the high school tennis team, the members all wear white clothing to competitions. This is an example of group

• a. social statics.

• b. perspective.

• c. positivism.

• d. conformity.

Which of the following is the number that divides a series of values in half?

• a. mean

• b. mode

• c. average

• d. median

Which sociological perspective is associated with George Herbert Mead?

• a. functionalism

• b. positivism

• c. the sociological imagination

• d. symbolic interactionism