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Unit 1: Sociological Perspective

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
"the awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society"
Thinking away from one's usual day-to-day life and look at the world in a new way.  Is know as: 
a)
Sociological Perspective 
b)
Sociological Imagination 
c)
conflict perspective
d)
functionalist perspective
2.
People attach meaning to symbols, and then they act accordingly to their personal interpretation of these symbols.  Is know as?
a)
conflict perspective
b)
symbolic interactionist perspective
c)
functionalist perspective
3.
States that society is held together by social consensus or cohesion, in which members of society agree to work for what is best for society.
a)
conflict perspective
b)
symbolic interactionist perspective
c)
functionalist perspective
4.
Believed the key to the unfolding of history was class conflict
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Max Weber
c)
Emile Durkheim
d)
Herbert Spencer
5.
_____ emphasize that people can communicate because they share words, gestures, and physical objects that have similar meanings to all of them.
a)
Symbolic interactionists
b)
Functionalists
c)
Conflict theorists
d)
Positivists
6.
Coined the term “positivism”
a)
Auguste Comte
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Emile Durkheim
d)
Harriet Martineau
7.
Sociology is a study of
a)
prehistoric societies
b)
fossil record of human evolution
c)
the ways that people are affected by and affect society
d)
All of the above
8.
The term sociology was coined in 1838 by
a)
Durkheim
b)
Comte
c)
Marx
d)
Darwin
9.
The purpose of schools is to educate; however, schools also reinforce cultural norms. The second function is
a)
Manifest
b)
Latent
c)
Conflict
d)
Symbolic
10.
The sociological perspective only studies an individual’s behavior. 
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The working class
a)
bourgeoisie
b)
verstehen
c)
proletariat 
d)
Mexicans 
12.
Using e-mail has decreased the number of hand-written letters that people send to their friends and relatives. This is a ____ function of e-mails.
a)
static
b)
dynamic
c)
latent
d)
manifest
13.
Intended consequence of a social phenomena/structure
a)
latent function
b)
manifest function
c)
dysfunction
d)
variable
14.
Unintended consequence of a social phenomena/structure
a)
latent function
b)
manifest function
c)
dysfunction
d)
variable
15.
negative consequence of a social phenomena/structure
a)
latent function
b)
manifest function
c)
dysfunction
d)
variable
16.
Research method where questions are asked to subjects who report their own answers
a)
case study
b)
experiment
c)
survey
d)
naturalistic observation
17.
Procedure that helps to ensure that the participants in a survey are representative of a larger population
a)
random assignment
b)
random sampling
c)
correlation
d)
replication
18.
The complete set of cases from which samples may be drawn is called a(n)
a)
control condition
b)
population
c)
case study
d)
independent variable
19.
Research that uses numerical data would be called?
a)
Quantitative
b)
Qualitative
c)
Descriptive
d)
Numerical
20.
Research that uses descriptive data would be called?
a)
Quantitative
b)
Qualitative
c)
Discriptive
d)
Formulative
21.
Which of these is an example of how quantitative research is collected?
a)
Survey
b)
Short answer response
c)
questionnaire
d)
speeches
22.
What is the most common form of collecting data?
a)
Polls
b)
Surveys
c)
Questionnaires
d)
Pre-collected data
23.
All the people with  characteristics a researcher wants to study is a ....
a)
Population
b)
Sample
c)
Control group
d)
Vestibule
24.
A trained person who asks questions and records answers is called an .....
a)
interviewer
b)
reporter
c)
observer
d)
sample checker
25.
A written set of questions that survey participants answer by themselves.
a)
variable response
b)
questionnaire
c)
response coding
d)
population sample
26.
Which of these would be considered a closed-ended question?
a)
Short answer
b)
Essay
c)
Speech
d)
Multiple Choice
27.
Which of these is a type of  open-ended question?
a)
multiple choice
b)
short answer response
c)
True / false
d)
agree / disagree
28.
A thorough investigation of a single group, incident, or community is called a ....
a)
case study
b)
Field research 
c)
secular variance
d)
controlled systems
29.
When a researcher becomes a member of the group being studied.
a)
Control group
b)
Participant observation
c)
Singularity training
d)
Hidden Tiger
30.
Like actors on a stage, people present themselves through dress, gesture, and tone of voice.  This is a clear example of Erving Goffmans
a)
dramaturgy
b)
symbolic interactionism 
c)
conflict perspective 
d)
none of the mentioned options
31.

Things we say, intentional poses, facial expressions, and other controlled body language is an example of...

a)

Expressions we give off

b)

Expressions we give

32.

Inconsistencies between what we say and what we actually do is an example of?

a)

expressions we give

b)

expressions we give off

33.

According to Erving Goffman, how many strategies are utilized in 'self enhancement'

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

34.

Any attempt to alter the situation through flattery, doing favors, or falsely presenting the 'self' to others in a favorable light.

a)

Ingratiation

b)

Self-Promotion

c)

Intimidation

d)

Supplication

35.

Presenting oneself as inept or infirm to avoid obligations and to elicit the support from others.

a)

Self-Enhancement

b)

Supplication

c)

Ingratiation

d)

Intimidation

36.

The group memberships that people have because of their location in history and society

a)

Social Location

b)

Society

c)

Biography

d)

History

37.

According to C. Wright Mills, each society is located in a broad stream of events. This is an example of...

a)

History

b)

Biogrpahy

38.

According to Mills, this term refers to our experiences within society which give us our orientation of life.

a)

History

b)

Biogrpahy

39.

Which term refers to explicit agreement to participate.

a)

Infomed

b)

Voluntary

c)

Consent

d)

Compensation

40.

Which of the following is not a norm of scientific behavior?

a)

Valid Research Design

b)

Compensation for Injury

c)

Respect

d)

Selection of Subjects

41.

According to the Belmont Report, this principle refers to 'maximizing good outcomes and avoiding unnecessary risk.

a)

Beneficence

b)

Justice

c)

Respect

42.

Which of the following is not an ethical principle as stated by the Belmont Report?

a)

Beneficence

b)

Repsect

c)

Compensation

d)

Justice

43.

According to Goffman, what are our self presentation motives?

a)

Achieve personal goals

b)

Present a consistent and positive view of our self to the world

c)

Conform to social norms

d)

All of the above

44.

According to the Dramturgical model, this term refers to impressions which are managed within contexts

a)

Performances

b)

Settings

c)

Personal Front

d)

Front Stage

45.

This term refers to the life performance which occurs in situations where we interact with other in personal or professional settings.

a)

Settings

b)

Front Stage

c)

Expressions we give

d)

Back Stage

46.

Which term refers to the attempt to lessen responsibility?

a)

Justifications

b)

Excuses

47.

According to Goffman, when our attention is focused on the 'self,' we are talking in which term?

a)

Self Monitoring

b)

Self Disclosure

c)

Self Awareness

48.

According to Goffman, once we become accomplished actors we become more attuned to the reactions of others and adjust our behavior. Which term is he refering to?

a)

Self-Monitoring

b)

Self-Disclosure

c)

Self-Awarness

49.

Which sociological theory encompasses Goffman's dramaturgical model?

a)

Functionalism

b)

Symbolic-Interactionism

c)

Conflict Theory

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