Introduction to Sociology FINAL EXAM

Which of the following best defines the discipline of sociology?

• the systematic study of human society

• the science of human evolution

• the comparative study of human beings

• the science of human zoology

The discipline of sociology emerged during which of the following periods of human history?

• the Neolithic Revolution

• the Agricultural Revolution

• the Industrial Revolution

• the Information Revolution

The term “sociology” was coined in ____________ by a French philosopher named _______________________

• 1960; Emile Durkheim

• 1700; G. H. Mead

• 1900; Karl Marx

• 1838; Auguste Comte

At the heart of sociology is a distinct perspective called the _______________________

• A. “Sociological Mind”

• B. “Sociology Thinking”

• C. “Society Model”

• D. “Sociological Imagination”

The “sociological imagination” allows us to:

• see the “strange in the familiar.”

• see the “general in the particular.”

• see the link between ourselves and larger society.

• All of the above

What might a sociologist say about why an individual chooses a particular person to marry?

• There is no accounting for personal feelings like love.

• This shows that people’s actions reflect human free will.

• This shows that social forces guide human behavior.

• In the case of love, opposites attract.

Which of the following theoretical perspectives views society as a system of interrelated parts, working together in harmony to maintain societal stability and social order?

• Symbolic Interaction

• Conflict Theory

• Structural Functionalism

• Dramaturgical Analysis

Which of the following theoretical perspectives views society as a system of inequality and competition?

• Symbolic Interaction

• Conflict Theory

• Structural Functionalism

• Dramaturgical Analysis

Which of the following theoretical perspectives focuses on the face-to-face interactions of people?

• Symbolic Interaction

• Conflict Theory

• Structural Functionalism

• Dramaturgical Analysis

Which of the following questions best summarizes the focus of symbolic-interaction?

• How are the parts of society linked together?

• How do individual people experience society?

• How does society divide a population?

• How do some people protect their privileges?