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Sociology: Ch 1 Introduction

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is an example of social class?
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Upper class
d)
Utopia
2.
Which of the following best describes social stratification?
a)
ranking
b)
equality
c)
classless
d)
communism
3.
America's social structure is best defined as:
a)
class system
b)
caste system
4.
America typically identifies how many social classes?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.

The process by which people learn from one another, adopting some part of the other’s way of life, is referred to as

a)

cultural diffusion.

b)

discovery.

c)

reformulation.

d)

technological innovation.

6.

A social class is a category of people who share similarities in which attribute(s)?

a)

intelligence

b)

religion

c)

age, race, and gender

d)

wealth, power, and prestige

7.
Who, among the following coined the term 'sociology'?
a)
Emile Durkheim
b)
Auguste Comte
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Max Weber
8.
Each part of society works together for the benefit of the whole much like a living organism. This refers to 
a)
Conflict theory
b)
Symbolic interactionism
c)
Functionalism
d)
None of the above
9.
Sociological imagination enables us to
a)
challenge stereotypes
b)
see how wider social forces connect with our personal biographies
c)
challenges our basic impulses to see aspects of life as inevitable or natural
d)
All of the above
10.
The word ‘Social’ in Social Studies originates from a description of:
a)
Society
b)
Soce
c)
Sociology
d)
Socialization
11.
The study of how to divide resources among different people demanding them is called:
a)
Sociology
b)
Politics
c)
Geography
d)
Economics
12.
Each part of society works together for the benefit of the whole much like a living organism. This refers to 
a)
Conflict theory
b)
Symbolic interactionism
c)
Functionalism
d)
None of the above
13.
In science, a hypothesis that has been confirmed through numerous tests is known as:
a)
a theory
b)
an opinion
c)
an assumption
d)
speculation
14.
Sociological imagination is a term coined by
a)
Pierre Bourdieu
b)
Max Weber
c)
C.Wright Mills
d)
Ibnu Khaldun
15.
Two major historical events that contributed to the emergence of Sociology:
a)
Industrial revolution and Mass agriculture
b)
Cultural revolution and Age of Enlightenment
c)
Age of Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution
d)
All of the above
16.
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
17.
The study of how to divide resources among different people demanding them is called:
a)
Sociology
b)
Politics
c)
Geography
d)
Economics
18.
Social Studies aims to do all of the following with respect to human behavior EXCEPT: 
a)
Explain
b)
Describe
c)
Change
d)
Predict
19.
Since no two individuals are exactly alike, each one is said to be:
a)
Heterogeneous
b)
Unique
c)
Homogenous
d)
Similar
20.
The subjects of sociology, politics and economics form one united subject divided only for:
a)
Observation
b)
Convenience 
c)
Simplicity
d)
Equality
21.
Because we make predictions about mainly unpredictable humans Social Studies is not:
a)
A real subject
b)
A model
c)
An exact science
d)
A hypothesis
22.

A detailed, written description of a culture resting on actual interaction with that culture is known as:

a)

anthropology

b)

archeology

c)

ethnography

d)

functionalism

23.

psychology is a science of .............................

a)

Soul

b)

Mind

c)

Consciousness

d)

Behaviour

24.

Believed that industrialization and the factory system has hurt workers and society

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Adam Smith

25.

Parents were very different when he was growing up, this conflict lead to a mental breakdown, expanded on term vershehen, instrumental in development of sociological theory.

a)

Max Weber

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Herbert Spencer

d)

George Herbert Mead

26.

A German scholar, a lawyer by trade, coined terms bourgeoisie and proletariat, predicted class conflict.

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Auguste Comte

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Max Weber

27.
Emile Durkheim born in 
a)
France 
b)
USA
c)
Russia 
d)
England 
28.
The _____perspective focuses on how individuals act with one another in daily situations. 
a)
Functionalist
b)
Conflict Theory
c)
Symbolic Interactionist
d)
Structuralist
29.
Karl Marx proposed that society would be better if all classes would rise up and fight until there was only one class of people. This is ____theory.
a)
Conflict
b)
Functionalist
c)
Structuralist
d)
Interactionist
30.
If I define teacher as a responsible individual who wears fuzzy sweaters and drinks coffee all day, and so I behave that way, then that is an example of which sociological theory in practice?
a)
Symbolic Interactionalism
b)
Functionalist Perspective
c)
Conflict Theory
d)
Feminist Analysis
31.
Which theory says that society is a system of interconnected parts that work together to maintain balance?
a)
Functionalist Theory
b)
Conflict Theory 
c)
Symbolic Interactionism 
32.
This theory views society as traditionally unequal between men and women.
a)
Structural-Functional Theory
b)
Social Conflict Theory
c)
Feminism Theory
d)
Symbolic Interactionism Theory

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