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Sociology Intro Concepts

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The __________ perspective emphasizes the social contexts in which people live.

a)

ethnocentric

b)

sociological

c)

natural sciences

d)

societal

2.

A group of people who share a culture and a territory is known as a(n) __________.

a)

global group

b)

extended family group

c)

society

d)

global village

3.

__________ is the study of society and human behavior.

a)

Natural science

b)

Science

c)

Psychology

d)

Sociology

4.

Auguste Comte is credited as being the founder of __________.

a)

sociology

b)

economics

c)

modern science

d)

political science

5.

Using __________, Comte applied the scientific method to the social world.

a)

negativism

b)

positivism

c)

natural science

d)

anthropology

6.

The __________ uses objective, systematic observations to test theories.

a)

naturalistic method

b)

commonsense method

c)

scientific method

d)

research-free technique

7.

In the eyes of __________, society consists of connected parts working together as a whole.

a)

symbolic interactionists

b)

conflict theorists

c)

functionalists

d)

George Herbert Mead

8.

Conflict theory:

a)

began with Durkheim when conducting fieldwork

b)

sees society as system of highly interrelated parts that work together harmoniously

c)

focuses heavily on inequality

d)

focuses on the interaction among people

9.

a group's shared practices, values, and beliefs

a)

function

b)

figuration

c)

significant others

d)

culture

10.

What is one of the most prominent sociological concerns?

a)

Legos

b)

Food

c)

Sports

d)

Inequality

11.
The _____perspective focuses on how individuals act with one another in daily situations. 
a)
Functionalist
b)
Conflict Theory
c)
Symbolic Interactionist
d)
Structuralist
12.

Who was the founder of conflict theory?

a)

Robert Merton

b)

George Herbert Mead

c)

Max Weber

d)

Karl Marx

13.
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
14.

statistical methods such as surveys with large numbers of participants

a)

quantitative sociology

b)

qualitative sociology

c)

positivism

d)

antipositivism

15.

This theory focuses on the only reality that matters to each person.

a)

Symbolic Interactionism

b)

Social Construct of Reality

c)

Functionalism

d)

Social Conflict Paradigm

16.

Judging someone off of their looks rather than their backstory/social situation is an example of...

a)

The Patriarchy

b)

Positivism

c)

Fundamental Attribution Error

d)

Conflict Theory

17.

Social Stratification is reflected in a _____ society.

a)

Hierarchial

b)

Local

c)

Macro

d)

Micro

18.

a wide-scale view of the role official structures within a society

a)

micro-level

b)

macro-level

c)

manifest functions

d)

paradigms

19.

This theory views society as traditionally unequal between men and women.

a)

Structural-Functional Theory

b)

Social Conflict Theory

c)

Feminist Theoretical Perspective

d)

Symbolic Interactionism Theory

20.

The human body would be a metaphor for which theory?

a)

Symbolic Interactionism Theory

b)

Structural Functional Theory

21.
A necklace with a cross on it is an example of 
a)
Symbolic Interactionism Theory
b)
Structural Functional Theory
22.
Sociological imagination is what Sociologists use to imagine what could happen in the future
a)
True
b)
False
23.
He was an American sociologist who believed the reason for poverty among minorities was the prejudice and discrimination in the U.S. He was also the first African American to receive a PHD from Harvard.
a)
John Bellamy Foster
b)
W.E.B. Debois
c)
Donald Trump
d)
None of these
24.

People who share the same language and live in the same area can have a different culture:

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Did you enjoy sociology this year?

a)

Loved it

b)

Meh

c)

No

d)

Hated it