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Sociology Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Sociology?

a)

A.The systematic study of the human society.s

b)

B. The study of how the human brain works

c)

C. The study of the human body.

2.

High-income countries are industrialized nations that have the highest overall standard of living. True or False?

(a)  

3.

Middle-income countries have limited industrialization and moderate personal income. True or False?

(a)  

4.

Low-income countries are industrialized nations that have a high overall standard of living. True or False?

(a)  

5.

What did Auguste Comte believe?

a)

A. that the major goal of sociology was to understand society.

b)

B. Positivism is a way of understanding based on science.

c)

C. All of the above

6.

What is a Theory?

a)

A. A statement of how and why specific finds are related.

b)

B. Proof and certainty

c)

C. none of the above

7.

Select the THREE major sociological paradigms.

i. Structured-functional approach

ii. Race conflict approach

iii. Social conflict approach

iv. Symbolic-interaction approach

v. Macro-level approach

a)

i, iii, and iv only

b)

i,ii,iii and v

c)

i,v and ii

d)

i,ii,iii,iv and v

8.

Which of the following is NOT a social science?

a)

A. Psychology

b)

B. English Literature

c)

C. Economics

d)

D. Anthropology

9.

Positivism assumes that an objective reality exists. Some key terms associated with this investigation (Positivism Sociology) include:

a)

A. concepts, variables and measurement

b)

B. mode, median, and mean

c)

C. cause and effect, correlation

d)

D. All Of the Above

10.

Interpretive Sociology is:

a)

A. the study of society that focuses on the need for social change.

b)

B. the study of society that focuses on the meanings people attach to their social world.

c)

C. none of the above

11.

Survey: is a research method in which subjects respond to a series of questions or statements. What may the survey involve?

a)

A. Questionaire

b)

B. Interviews

c)

C. All of the above

12.

What are some examples of Secondary Sources?

a)

A. Newspaper, online blog, and website

b)

B. word of mouth, billboard, pamphlet

c)

C. picture or random text