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WorksheetsUnit 1: Intro to Sociology Review
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 12mins
The view that a sociologist's personal values or biases should not influence how they interpret social research.
Microsociology
Value Free
Social Facts
Theory
Which sociologist primarily focused on studying the social problem of racism?
Emile Durkheim
Jane Addams
Charles Darwin
W.E.B. Du Bois
Each part of society has a purpose and works together for the benefit of the whole, much like organs in the human body. This refers to
Structural Functionalism
Conflict Theory
Symbolic Interactionism
Feminist Theory
Ace joins his high school's new recycling club. After spending time in the organization, he notices that it not only reduces waste in the building, but also creates a sense of community for its members. Functionalists would call this unexpected benefit a...
manifest function
dysfunction
happy accident
latent function
Who is known as the "Father of Sociology?"
Max Weber
Auguste Comte
Harriet Martineau
Karl Marx
Which sociologist emphasized that sociological studies must be value-free?
Max Weber
W.E.B. Du Bois
Auguste Comte
Jane Addams
The systematic study of human behavior in society.
History
Psychology
Anthropology
Sociology
What is the term for the obvious and beneficial impact of a social structure?
Manifest function
Latent function
Dysfunction
Malfunction
Nora conducted a series of experiments and collected data to support her hypothesis that too much social media use has a negative impact on your grades. What term refers to stuff based on observations and experiments?
Empirical
Logical
Theological
Social facts
___________ examines the patterns of individuals' social interaction in specific settings.
Microsociology
Conflict Theory
Sociology
Macrosociology
At EHS, different student groups, such as the lacrosse team and the rugby club, often disagree and struggle for limited resources like funding and practice space. This situation can be best explained by which macro theory?
Relative Theory
Conflict Theory
Chaos Theory
Symbolic Interactionism
This sociologist argued that society was divided by capitalism into different social classes and predicted an eventual social revolution?
Karl Marx
Auguste Comte
Max Weber
Emile Durkheim
The ability to see the connection between individual experiences and larger social influences
Social Structure
Sociology
Sociological Imagination
Structural Functionalism
Unintended social patterns that have a negative impact on a group or society.
Manifest functions
Dysfunctions
Social functions
Structural functions
This person studied gender inequality, highlighted the effect of social institutions on reinforcing inequality, and wrote the first sociology research methods book.
Emile Durkheim
Harriet Martineau
Jane Addams
Max Weber
Which of the following quotes would Jane Addams be most likely to say?
"The best solution for racial inequality is access to higher education."
"Sociology must focus on understanding social facts."
"Poverty can be reduced after a thorough examination of its causes."
"History is the story of the haves vs. the have nots."
A(n) _____ is a statement or set of statements that explains why a phenomenon occurs.
theory
variable
declaration
conflict
3. Which of the following is an ethical concern when conducting sociological research?
Protecting participants from physical harm
Maximizing profits for the company sponsoring research
Requiring participants to sign non-disclosure agreements
Avoiding publication of findings
Cars are primarily intended to transport people from one place to another. Yet many people purchase an expensive car because it serves as a status symbol. The car’s importance as a status symbol is an example of a
latent function
manifest function
dysfunction
basic function
Which of the following is NOT associated with Structural Functionalism?
Emile Durkheim
Manifest Function
Definition of the situation
Dysfunction
According to Marx, which social class includes the ruling elite who own the means of production?
Proletariat
Bourgeoisie
Underclass
Hobbits
Which of the following most accurately represents symbolic interaction theory?
Society is composed of interrelated parts that work to maintain society’s cohesion.
Society as a whole should be kept at the center of sociological research.
Peoples' actions are related to the meaning they attribute to others and situations.
People always separate their personal values, opinions, ideology, and beliefs from scientific research.
Which of the following research methods would be most useful if a sociologist wanted to find out the political views of 10,000 people?
interview
case study
survey
field research
You want to research the importance of teenagers taking Driver's Ed. Before you collect data, you write down the following: Teens who take driver's education will have fewer accidents in their first two years of driving than teenagers who have not taken driver's education. Which of the following best describes this statement?
It is a research question.
It is impossible to test.
It is a hypothesis.
It states the analysis of the results of the research.
The final step when conducting research is to
analyze the data.
develop a hypothesis.
collect the data.
state the findings and conclusions.
Karen is interested in studying the dynamics of high-school cheer teams. Over the period of a season, she joins the squad, taking nightly notes based on her interactions each day. What type of research is this?
a questionnaire
an interview
a case study
participant field observation
A relationship between two variables.
Population
Secondary analysis
Dependent variable
Correlation
Case study
What does reliability mean with regards to research?
That we can trust the researcher to be ethical.
That research should be able to be repeated and produce similar results.
That research has guaranteed results, no matter what the circumstance.
That research has been approved by the BSA.
The question of whether a research study is accurate in interpreting its data is known as what?
Reliability
Certainty
Validity
Accuracy
If a researcher uses government reports and historical documents to analyze changes in marriage rates over time, what research method are they using?
Field Research
Survey
Secondary Analysis
Experimentation
A sociologist distributes a questionnaire with multiple-choice questions about political beliefs to 1,000 people. What type of data will this study primarily produce?
Observational
Experimental
What is the German word for "putting yourself in someone else's shoes"?
Verstehen
Empathy
Weber
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