SOC 1 SQ2022 Midterm

How cute is my dog, Uma?

• Pretty cute

• Incredibly cute

• The cutest dog I've ever seen

• Meh, I'm a cat person

What is sociology?

Answer explanation

the scientific study of human social life, groups, and societies

Which mode of society is characterized by raising livestock?

• Agrarian

• Pastoral

• Hunter-Gatherer

• Industrial

Which of these is NOT an agent of socialization?

• Family

• Workplace

• Your daily commute

• Tik Tok

Which research method is typically quantitative?

• Survey

• Interview

• Participant Observation

• Ethographic

Which of these is NOT a quality of the sociological imagination?

• Seeing the relationship between biography and history

• Conducting rigorous research to understand hypotheses

• A mode of thought allowing people to make the familiar strange

• Understanding the connection between personal troubles and public issues

Place the research steps in the correct order:

■      Interpret results

■      Design experiment

■      Make problem precise

■      Report

■     Carry out research

■      Define problem

■      Review evidence

Answer explanation

1. Define problem

2. Review evidence

3. Make problem precise

4. Design experiment

5. Carry out research

6. Interpret results

7. Report

Which sociological standpoint focuses on how society runs smoothly and perpetuates itself?

• Functionalist

• Feminist

• Symbolic interactionist

• Conflict

What aspect of education would a Conflict Theorist be interested in?

• How the education system prepares students to enter the workforce

• How the education system perpetuates economic inequality

• How interactions between teachers and students take place

• What the manifest and latent functions of the education system are

True or False: Karl Marx coined the term "sociology"

• True

• False