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Sociology Q1 review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sociology is

a)

Study of social structure

b)

Study of why people think the way they do

c)

Study of people

d)

Study of money

2.

Sociology should be based off of what we can be "Positive" over

a)

Positivism

b)

Scientific Method

c)

Class Conflict

d)

Marginal functions

3.

Karl Marx's theory about the struggle between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie

a)

Class Conflict

b)

Class Action

c)

Positivism

d)

Power conflict

4.

According to sociologists what is power?

a)

A group oppressing the rights of others

b)

One party getting another party to do their bidding

c)

On party stifling free thought in a group

d)

All Might using a Detroit Slam on a villian

5.

Putting yourself in other peoples shoes when trying to understand social behavior is called?

a)

Positivism

b)

Verstehan

c)

Absolutism

d)

Culture

6.

Putting yourself in other peoples shoes when trying to understand social behavior is called?

a)

Positivism

b)

Verstehan

c)

Absolutism

d)

Culture

7.

Acting out human interactions as theatrical performances is called?

a)

Dramaturgy

b)

Theaterology

c)

Dramaology

d)

Positivism

8.

The sociological perspective of functionalism focuses on what?

a)

Conflict

b)

Interactions between people

c)

Symbols

d)

How parts of society function together

9.

A sociologist making a connection about an event in their paper and their society is using what?

a)

Sociological Imagination

b)

Sociological Inference

c)

Functionalism

d)

Sociological functions

10.

Which of the following terms best matches the description: A small group that represents a larger group

a)

Interview

b)

Sample

c)

Survey

d)

Case study

11.

A type of question that has people chose from pre- determined responses

a)

Open Ended

b)

Closed Ended

c)

Askew Ended

d)

Ajar Ended

12.

Secondary Analysis is what?

a)

Looking at data twice to verify the numbers are correct

b)

Data collected by other researchers that you use

c)

Data collected after your initial survey

d)

Reviewing your data to check for trends

13.

What are Ethics

a)

Rules of conduct that distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable human actions

b)

Rules of conduct that distinguish how one gathers and collects data when observing human actions

c)

Both choices

d)

None of the above

14.

Joining the group that is being studied is called what?

a)

Field observation

b)

Case study

c)

Participant observation

d)

Field research

15.

The scientific method involves how many steps?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

16.

What is causation?

a)

Events occur in a particular order and that one event causes another

b)

A characteristic that is subject to change

c)

A characteristic that causes something to occur

d)

Something that can be measured using numbers

17.

This type of variable reflects change

a)

Quantitative

b)

Dependent

c)

Independent

d)

Intervening

18.

What is a sample according to sociologists?

a)

A group of people with certain characteristics

b)

A written set of questions to be answer by the participants

c)

A group of people who represent a larger population

d)

None of the above

19.

A type of question that lets someone respond in their own words

a)

Open Ended

b)

Closed Ended

c)

Askew Ended

d)

Ajar Ended

20.

What are Ethics

a)

Rules of conduct that distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable human actions

b)

Rules of conduct that distinguish how one gathers and collects data when observing human actions

c)

Both choices

d)

None of the above

21.

Which of the following can cause norms to change over time

a)

Invention

b)

Diffusion

c)

Discovery

d)

Laws

22.

A speeder receiving a speeding ticket after getting pulled over is an example of?

a)

Formal Sanction

b)

Informal Sanction

c)

Cultural Sanction

d)

Universal Sanction

23.

Cultural Genocide is an extreme example of what?

a)

Cultural Universals

b)

Informal Sanctions

c)

Ethnocentrism

d)

Formal Sanctions

24.

A person is talking very loudly while someone else is trying to speak. The person who is supposed to speak clears their throat to get the loud persons attention. This was a(n)...

a)

Informal sanction

b)

Formal sanction

c)

Universal sanction

d)

cultural sanction

25.

The more important something is to a culture the more words will exist for it is the main point of...

a)

The Sapir Whorf Hypothesis

b)

Cultural Universals Hypothesis

c)

Real Culture Hypothesis

d)

Tacos are delicious and I am hungry. Dont pick this one

26.

Which of the following norms have a moral component to them?

a)

Mores

b)

Folkways

c)

Laws

d)

None of the above

27.

Which of the following norms are officially recognized and acted upon?

a)

Mores

b)

Folkways

c)

Laws

d)

None of the above

28.

A taboo is...

a)

A rule of behavior whose violation calls for punishment

b)

A rule of behavior whose violation calls for rewards

c)

A rule of culture that cannot be give a sanction

d)

None of the above

29.

Innate or unlearned patterns of behavior

a)

Society

b)

Culture

c)

Sociobiology

d)

Instincts

30.

Knowledge, values, customs and objects that are shared by the members of a society

a)

Instincts

b)

culture

c)

Sociobiology

d)

Society