Foundations of Sociology

Which of the following is the best description of sociology?

• The study of personal choices and behavior
• The study of cultures and ways of life
• The study of society and human behavior
• The study of personality and social behavior

The idea that people ascribe meaning to things based on interactions with others and society is the main idea behind _________.

• Symbolic Interactionism
• Conflict
• Structural Functionalism
• Class

This theory views society as a complex but interconnected system where parts work together as a whole

• Structural Functionalism
• Social Conflict
• Symbolic Interactionism
• Class

This paradigm states that society is composed of different groups that struggle over scarce resources.

• Sociological
• Structural Functionalism
• Conflict
• Symbolic Interactionism

Which of the following is the unsought consequences of a social process?

• Manifest Functions
• Latent Functions
• Structural Functionalism
• Feminist

Which best explains the relationship between psychology and sociology?

• Both focus on goods and services.
• Both focus primarily on the interaction between human populations.
• Sociology focuses on the group, while psychology focuses on the individual.
• Both focus on the theory of government.

Negative consequences of an element of a system on society

• manifest function
• latent function
• dysfunction
• observation

Which research design is an in-depth observation of one?

• Case study
• Experiment
• Survey
• Observation

Which of the following found sociologists described the concept society?

• Max Weber
• Auguste Comte
• Emile Durkheim
• Ferdinand Tonnies

Which of the following best describes applied sociology?

• Pure research
• Analyze and publish findings
• Used to solve problems
• Only performed by new sociologists