WorksheetsSOC 100: Chapters 1,2,4
Total questions: 93
Worksheet time: 51mins
_______ is the unique vantage point influenced by the important social characteristics of an individual.
Social location
Social imagination
Social destination
_______ is the social science that studies the development, structure, and function of human society
Psychology
Sociology
Political Science
Select all that apply: Sociology developed in response to...
industrialization
urbanization
population increases
population decreases
global climate change
Macrosociology....
focuses on the plans, motivations, and actions of individuals and small groups
focuses on the "big picture" of society and it's institutions
Microsociology....
focuses on the plans, motivations, and actions of individuals and small groups
focuses on the "big picture" of society and it's institutions
Select all that apply to Max Weber:
Explored how Protestant "work ethic" led to capitalism
Saw bureaucracy as a new phenomenon in society
Developed the social gospel movement
Coined the term vertical mosaic
______ is a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than elected representatives
Bureaucracy
Political economy
_______ has six key features; efficiency, control, promotes equality, division of labour, predictability, and calculability.
Political Economy
Bureaucracy
Gospel Movement
Which sociologist reflected the social gospel movement and promoted hands on social work?
Carl Addington Dawson
Ernest Burgess
Jane Adams
Max Weber
Everett C. Hughs
What is the social gospel movement?
The study of a community based on extensive fieldwork which includes direct observation and interaction with those observed
The movement to apply human welfare principles of christianity to the social, medical, and psychological ills brought on by industrialization
What is ethnography?
The study of a community based on extensive fieldwork which includes direct observation and interaction with those observed
The movement to apply human welfare principles of christianity to the social, medical, and psychological ills brought on by industrialization
Harold Innis was a Canadian pioneer in _______ and argued that the availability of staples (fish, furs, wheat) shaped economic and social development in Canada
political economy
the vertical mosaic
social gospel movement
ethnography
The political economy...
is a movement to apply human welfare principles of christianity to the social, medical, and psychological ills brought on by industrialisation
looks primarily at the relationship between politics and economics that surround the production, distribution, and consumption of goods
John Porter....
promoted the social gospel movement
was a pioneer in political economy
coined the term vertical mosaic
_________ is a metaphor to describe a society or nation in which there is a hierarchy of higher and lower ethnic groups
Vertical Mosaic
Political Economy
Horizontal Mosaic
Diagonal Mosaic
__________ identifies the various structures of society (ex. Family) and describes the functions the structures perform to maintain the entire social system and produce social cohesion
Conflict Theory
Structural Functionalism
Symbolic Interactionism
Standpoint Theory
Postmodern Theory
__________ is a sociological perspective supporting the view that complex societies are made up of groups in conflict, with one or more groups dominating or oppressing others
Conflict Theory
Structural Functionalism
Symbolic Interactionism
Standpoint Theory
Postmodern Theory
__________ is trying to understand patterns in the ways people treat each other. It is a view of social behaviour that looks at the meaning of daily social interactions, including words and gestures we use and how they are interpreted by others.
Conflict Theory
Feminist Theory
Symbolic Interactionism
Standpoint Theory
Postmodern Theory
__________ arguing that half the population also needs to be acknowledged. It tackles centuries of patriarchy. It is rooted in conflict theory. It is a microsociology and modern approach.
Conflict Theory
Feminist Theory
Symbolic Interactionism
Standpoint Theory
Postmodern Theory
__________ challenges objective analysis. Believes that knowledge is always developed from a particular standpoint or lived experiences. States that social location of sociologists impacts the questions they give and answers they interpret
Conflict Theory
Feminist Theory
Symbolic Interactionism
Standpoint Theory
Postmodern Theory
__________ is about questioning modernity, having a belief in a social construct of identity, believing in relativism/subjectivism, and recognizing globalization.
Conflict Theory
Feminist Theory
Symbolic Interactionism
Standpoint Theory
Postmodern Theory
Select all that apply to Emile Durkheim:
Was a Structural Functionalist
Coined the term Social Fact
Was one of the founders of sociology
Was a Symbolic Interactionist
A social fact is...
a study of a community based on extensive fieldwork which includes direct observation and interaction with those observed
a patterned way of acting, thinking, and feeling that exist outside any one individual but exert social control over people
______ are the intended and widely recognized function of a social process or institution
Latent Functions
Manifest Functions
Latent Dysfunctions
______ are the largely unintended and unrecognized positive consequences of a social process of institution
Latent Functions
Manifest Functions
Latent Dysfunctions
______ are the unintended negative consequences of a social process or institution
Latent Functions
Manifest Functions
Latent Dysfunctions
Select the Four C's of the Conflict Theory:
Conflict
(exists in all large societies)
Class
(some above, some below)
Contestation
(arguing against institutions)
Change
(society either will or should be changed)
Collaboration
(working with other societies)
Who was considered the founding father of conflict theory?
Max Weber
Karl Marx
Jane Adams
George Herbert Mead
The bourgeoisie are _______ and the proletariat are _____
capitalists, workers
workers, capitalists
_______ believed that society is a hierarchy and each group's position in the hierarchy is determined by the group's role in the production of wealth
Max Weber
Karl Marx
Select all the Sociological approaches that are from a macrosociology perspective:
Structural Functionalism
Conflict Theory
Feminist Theory
Postmodern theory
Symbolic Interactionism
Select all the Sociological approaches that are from a microsociology perspective:
Structural Functionalism
Conflict Theory
Feminist Theory
Postmodern theory
Symbolic Interactionism
George Herbert Mead...
coined the term symbolic interaction (individuals and groups create and maintain social systems through interactions)
examined socialization, the development of self, and social roles in the context of human interaction
Herbert Blumer...
coined the term symbolic interaction (individuals and groups create and maintain social systems through interactions)
examined socialization, the development of self, and social roles in the context of human interaction
Who developed the Standpoint Theory from their own experience of discrimination?
Dorothy Smith
Mary Wollenscraft
Harriet Martineau
George Herbert Mead
__________ is institutions such as the military, hospitals, and asylums that regulate all aspects of an individual’s life
Total Institutions
Totalitarian Discourse
__________is any discourse that makes a universal claim about how knowledge and understanding can be achieved
Total Institutions
Totalitarian Discourse
________ is sociology that typically involves research designed to generate highly specific information. Often aimed with applying it to a particular problem or intellectual question.
Professional sociology
Critical sociology
Policy sociology
Public sociology
________ is sociology that challenges both established sociological theories and the research that sociologists do.
Professional sociology
Critical sociology
Policy sociology
Public sociology
________ is the use of sociological research and data to produce social change, especially through government or corporate policy.
Professional sociology
Critical sociology
Policy sociology
Public sociology
________ is sociology that addresses an audience outside of the academic. It can be understood by college-educated readers, but not in the form of an academic paper.
Professional sociology
Critical sociology
Policy sociology
Public sociology
Select all that apply tp Auguste Comte:
He coined the term sociology
Comte sociology was rooted in positivism
Aimed to create a scientific social science that could be used for social reconstruction
Comte sociology was rooted in negativism
_________ is the belief that every rational assertation can be verified with scientific proof. The belief that social science can be studied using the same methods as natural sciences.
Positivism
Negativism
The outsider perspective...
is an objective expert in a particular area of study.
is the viewpoints of those who experience the subject being studied
The insider perspective...
is an objective expert in a particular area of study.
is the viewpoints of those who experience the subject being studied
________ research focuses on social elements that can be counted or measured, which therefore can be used to generate statistics.
Quantitative
Qualitative
________ research focuses on a close examination of characteristics that cannot be measured
Quantitative
Qualitative
The microsociologist approach is ______ research and the macrosociologist approach is ________ research.
quantitative, qualitative
qualitative, quantitative
qualitative, qualitative
quantitative, quantitative
__________ is the use of at least three narratives, theoretical perspectives, or investigators to examine the same phenomenon.
Positivism
Mixed Methods
Triangulation
_______ is a research approach that combines qualitative and quantitative methods.
Positivism
Mixed Methods
Triangulation
Qualitative Research: Select all that apply to Ethnography...
Uncovers symbols and categories members of a given culture used to interpret their world
Groups are studied through extensive fieldwork
Requires researcher to participate daily in the lives of the subjects being observed
Ethnography: _______ is informal, face-to-face interviews that are designed to cover specific topics without the rigid structure of a questionnaire, but more structured than open interviews
Semi-structured interviews
Participant observation
Informants
Ethnography: _______ entails both observing people as an outsider would and actively participating in the various activities of studied people's lives.
Semi-structured interviews
Participant observation
Informants
Ethnography: _______ are insiders who help the researcher in being accepted by the community and assist with the interpretation of information and behaviour
Semi-structured interviews
Participant observation
Informants
____________ challenges the need for a neutral stance in sociological research. Claims that any institution can be seen as having two sides: one representing the ruling interests of the institution and one representing the interests of those working for the institution
Ethnography
Institutional Ethnography
Institutional Ethnography: _________ is the interest of an institution or the interests of those dominant society
Ruling interests
Ruling relations
Experiential
Disjuncture
Institutional Ethnography: _________ are helping to serve the needs of the institution, often at the cost of their clients and themselves
Ruling interests
Ruling relations
Experiential
Disjuncture
Institutional Ethnography: _________ are based on informants experience
Ruling interests
Ruling relations
Experiential
Disjuncture
Institutional Ethnography: _________ is the gap between knowledge produced from two or more different perspectives
Ruling interests
Ruling relations
Experiential
Disjuncture
Select all that are qualitative research approaches:
Ethnography/
Institutional ethnography
Narratives
Case study
Content analysis
Statistics
________ are the stories people tell about themselves, their situation, and others around them.
Case study
Ethnography
Narratives
________ are the stories people tell about themselves, their situation, and others around them.
Case study
Ethnography
Narratives
(a) is the expression of a unique viewpoint from a particular social location.
_______ involves studying a set of cultural artifacts (items produced for mass cultural consumption) or events and interpreting the themes they reflect.
Content analysis
Case study
Narrative
Discourse analysis is...
an approach to analysing a conversation, a speech, or a written text
involves tracing the origin and history of modern discourses (communication debate)
Genealogy is...
an approach to analysing a conversation, a speech, or a written text
involves tracing the origin and history of modern discourses (communication debate)
(a) is a state of being without essentials
Absolute poverty is...
anything below the minimum income level needed to secure basic needs
a state of poverty that is based on a comparison with others in the immediate area or country
Relative poverty is...
anything below the minimum income level needed to secure basic needs
a state of poverty that is based on a comparison with others in the immediate area or country
The _______ variable has an effect on the _______ variable
dependent, independent
independent, dependent
Spurious reasoning...
occurs when someone sees correlation and falsely assumes causation
is a term for a societal state of breakdown or confusion
are the moral principles that govern sociological researcch
Anomie...
occurs when someone sees correlation and falsely assumes causation
is a term for a societal state of breakdown or confusion, or a more personal one when an individual feels a lack of connection to society
are the moral principles that govern sociological researcch
Ethics...
occurs when someone sees correlation and falsely assumes causation
is a term for a societal state of breakdown or confusion, or a more personal one when an individual feels a lack of connection to society
are the moral principles that govern sociological researcch
________ is a lifelong process that involves figuring out or being taught how to be a social person in a given society.
Spurious Reasoning
Socialization
Norms
Anomie
________ are the rules or standards of behaviour that are expected of a group, society, or culture.
Spurious Reasoning
Socialization
Norms
Anomie
_______ are the rewards and punishments in response to a particular behaviour.
Sanctions
Norms
Anomie
________ refers to the degree to which an individual's behaviours, attitudes, and other personal characteristics are determined or caused by something specific
Determinism
Sanctions
Sigmund Freud: _____ represents our unconscious instinctive drives
Id
Superego
Ego
Sigmund Freud: _____ is the moral compass that polices the id. It is internalized moral messages provided by socializing agents.
Id
Superego
Ego
Sigmund Freud: _____ is the main agent of personality. Driven by id and restrained by superego
Id
Superego
Ego
Select all that apply to George Herbert Mead:
was a symbolic interactionist
was a structural functionalist
argued that children are socialized by others and internalize norms and values
developed the idea of the preparatory stage, play stage, and game stage
Select all that apply to Charles Cooley:
was a symbolic interactionist
was a structural functionalist
introduces the idea of the looking glass self
argued that children are socialized by others and internalize norms and values
George Herbert Mead: ______ stage involves imitation on the part of the child
Preparatory
Play
Game
George Herbert Mead: ______ stage is when the child engages in role-taking behaviour and assumes the perspectives of significant others
Preparatory
Play
Game
George Herbert Mead: ______ stage is when the child is able consider several roles and viewpoint simultaneously
Preparatory
Play
Game
Charles Cooley: select all that fall under the idea of the looking glass self...
How you imagine you appear to others
How you imagine others judge your appearance
How you feel about the imagined judgements you think others have about you
How long you spend looking in a mirror
________ are the groups that have significant impact on one's socialization
Agents of socialization
Sanctions
Agents of sociology
Peer pressure refers to the ....
fear that a child's experiences are too structured
social force exerted on individuals by their peers to conform in behaviours, appearance, or values
unlearning of old behaviours, attitudes, and values, and learning new ones upon moving to a significantly different social environment
Hurried Child Syndrome refers to the ....
fear that a child's experiences are too structured
social force exerted on individuals by their peers to conform in behaviours, appearance, or values
unlearning of old behaviours, attitudes, and values, and learning new ones upon moving to a significantly different social environment
Resocialization refers to the ....
fear that a child's experiences are too structured
social force exerted on individuals by their peers to conform in behaviours, appearance, or values
unlearning of old behaviours, attitudes, and values, and learning new ones upon moving to a significantly different social environment
______ socialization is the socialization in which obedience and conformity to the standards and expectations of the community are emphasized, and there is punishment for deviation.
Secondary
Broad
Narrow
Primary
______ socialization is the socialization in which individualism and independence are promoted
Secondary
Broad
Narrow
Primary
_____ is a wide ranging set of socially acquired characteristics
Habitus
National character
Risk behaviours
