Sociology Chapter 1 test

1. A small number of people drawn from the larger population is called a ________.

• Function

• Variable

• Sample

• Symbol

Principles of conduct concerning what is good, moral, or right is called __________.

• Variable

• Ethics

• Dysfunction

• Function

1. Way of looking at the world that sees connections among the private 

     concerns of individuals and social issues is called __________.

• Conflict Perspective

•  Scientific Method

• Latent Functions

• Sociological Imagination

Point of view in sociology that emphasizes completing interests, power, and inequality is called _______.

• Conflict Perspective

• Social Darwinism

• Interactionist Perspective

• Manifest Functions

1. Related disciplines that study human behavior is called _________.

• Political Science

• Anthropology

• Social Sciences

• Sociology

Prediction about the relationship between two or more variables is called _________.

• Dysfunction

• Hypothesis

• Variable

• Function

1. Work or purpose of an aspect of society that meets a social need is called _________.

• Function

• Variable

• Hypothesis

• Dysfunction

1. Measurable trait that is subject to change under different conditions is called _________.

• Ethics

• Symbol

• Sample

• Variable

1. Activity that threatens the stability of a society is called ________.

• Function

• Dysfunction

• Symbol

• Variable

Something that stands for or represent something else is called a __________.

• Social Facts

• Latent Functions

• Symbol

• Social Responsibility