Sociology Semester 1 Final

What does the idea that the social world guides our actions and life choices just as the seasons influence activities and choice of clothing describe?

• the basis of what philosophy calls 'free will'

• the essential wisdom of the discipline of sociology

• the fact that people everywhere have 'common sense'

• the fact that people from countries all around the world make identical choices about how to live

Which discipline defines itself as 'the systematic study of human society'?

• sociology

• Psychology

• economics

• history

According to Durkheim, categories of people with a higher suicide rate typically have

• more clinical depression

• lower social integration

• less money, power, and other resources

• greater self-esteem

C. Wright Mills claimed that the 'sociological imagination' transformed

• common sense into laws of society

• personal problems into public issues

• scientific research into common sense

• people into supporters of the status quo

The theoretical approach in sociology that assumes society is a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability is the

• social-conflict approach

• structural-functional approach

• symbolic-interaction approach

• tradition-based approach

The recognized and intended consequences of a social pattern are referred to as

• latent functions

• manifest functions

• dysfunctions

• operational functions

Unrecognized and unintended consequences of a social pattern are called

• latent functions

• manifest functions

• dysfunctions

• operational functions

Social structures sometimes have negative consequences for the operation of society as a whole. What is the term for these negative consequences?

• social structure

• manifest functions

• social functions

• social dysfunctions

The social-conflict approach draws attention to

• how elements contribute to the overall operation of society

• how people construct meaning in their interaction

• how sports reflect social inequality

• the different meanings people attach to games

A sociologist using the gender-conflict approach might state that

• in many ways, men are in positions of power over women

• gender functions in an important way to keep society operating

• men and women enjoy equal rights and privileges in our society

• was the major problem facing the United States during the twentieth century