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WorksheetsUnit 1 review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Sociology is the study of
People in a society
Interactions among people
Social institutions
All of the above
Which theory/perspective believes that people in society battle over scarce resources like money, power, and prestige?
Structural functionalism
Conflict
Symbolic interaction
Feminist
Which research method utilizes public records such as marriage and divorce certificates, police records, and birth and death certificates?
Survey research
Participant observation
Experiment
Existing Source Analysis
Which of the following is NOT an ethic from the American Sociological Association that all researchers must follow?
Monetarily compensate the respondents
Protect the respondent’s mental/physical welfare
Publish all findings
State who funded the research
When conducting research, all biases, prejudices, and assumptions must be suspended.
True
False
Which theory believes that society is made up of many building blocks that all play a part in maintaining stability?
Structural functionalism
Conflict
Symbolic interaction
Feminist
Which research method would be likely to yield the most valid results for respondents in their natural setting?
Experiment
Observation
Survey research
Data analysis
The ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life is called?
Scientific Method
Sociological Perspective
Sociological Imagination
Social Phenomena
Who was known as the father of sociology?
Auguste Comte
Karl Marx
Herbert Spencer
Max Weber
Who believed that the imbalance of class and the economy were the root of conflict?
Auguste Comte
Karl Marx
Emile Durkheim
Max Weber
Who focused on the effect of society on the individual?
Auguste Comte
Karl Marx
Herbert Spencer
Max Weber
Study of large scale systems or society as a whole.
Microsociology
Social Interaction
Psychology
Macrosociology
The unintended and unrecognized consequence of an element of society.
Manifest function
Dysfunction
Latent function
Perspective
Focuses on how individuals interact with one another in society including meanings places on symbols
Conflict Perspective
Functionalist Perspective
Interactionist Perspective
A sociologist studying the conflict between teachers on strike and the state education board would be best served using which sociological perspective?
Functionalism
Conflict Perspective
Symbolic Interactionism
Sociological Perspective
Something that is not morally correct is known as...
Biased
Prejudiced
Unethical
Discrimination
The explanations of research aims being given and agreed to by the participant is known as what?
Terms and Conditions
Agreed consent
Contractual obligation
Informed Consent
How can sociologists make sure that there are no ethical issues with their research? (Tick all that apply)
Confidentiality of the data
Consent of the participant
Right to withdraw from the study
Sharing participants details with others
the Aim of research should always be to
Increase our knowledge of the social world
improve our understanding of the relationships within our world
Develop explanations as to why things happen
all of the above
