BSS1 Final Review

1) Sociology is

• a. Very narrow in scope
• b. Concerned with what an individual does or does not do
• c. the systematic study of social behavior and human groups
• d. An awareness of the relationship between an individual and self

2) Thinking of a society as a living organism in which each part of the organism contributes to its survival is a reflection of which theoretical perspective?

• a. Functionalist
• b. Conflict
• c. Feminist
• d. Interactionist

3) Which theory believes that people in society battle over scarce resources like money, power, and prestige?

• a. Functionalist
• b. Conflict
• c. Feminist
• d. Interactionist

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4) Which of the following are sociological research models?

• a. Survey
• b. Participant Observation
• c. Documents
• d. All of the above

5) Which of the following thinkers introduced the concept of sociological imagination?

• a. Emile Durkheim
• b. Max Weber
• c. Karl Marx
• d. C. Wright Mills

6) The totality of learned, socially transmitted customs, knowledge, material objects, and behavior is known as:

• a. culture.
• b. society.
• c. socialization.
• d. social structure.

7) _______ are penalties and rewards for conduct concerning a social norm.

• a. sanctions
• b. norms
• c. counter-culture
• d. sub-culture

8) The tendency to evaluate other cultures according to ones own cultural values is known as

• a. cosmopolitanism
• b. ethnocentrism
• c. accommodation
• d. culture shock

9) What is the term used when one places a priority on understanding other cultures, rather than dismissing them as “strange” or “exotic”?

• a. Ethnocentrism
• b. Culture shock
• c. Cultural relativism
• d. Cultural value

10) A smaller group of culture within a larger culture is known as

• a. sub culture
• b. high culture
• c. popular culture
• d. ideal culture