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SOC 100: Chapters 1,2,4

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______ is the unique vantage point influenced by the important social characteristics of an individual.

a)

Social location

b)

Social imagination

c)

Social destination

2.

_______ is the social science that studies the development, structure, and function of human society

a)

Psychology

b)

Sociology

c)

Political Science

3.

Select all that apply: Sociology developed in response to...

a)

industrialization

b)

urbanization

c)

population increases

d)

population decreases

e)

global climate change

4.

Macrosociology....

a)

focuses on the plans, motivations, and actions of individuals and small groups

b)

focuses on the "big picture" of society and it's institutions

5.

Microsociology....

a)

focuses on the plans, motivations, and actions of individuals and small groups

b)

focuses on the "big picture" of society and it's institutions

6.

Select all that apply to Max Weber:

a)

Explored how Protestant "work ethic" led to capitalism

b)

Saw bureaucracy as a new phenomenon in society

c)

Developed the social gospel movement

d)

Coined the term vertical mosaic

7.

______ is a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than elected representatives

a)

Bureaucracy

b)

Political economy

8.

_______ has six key features; efficiency, control, promotes equality, division of labour, predictability, and calculability.

a)

Political Economy

b)

Bureaucracy

c)

Gospel Movement

9.

Which sociologist reflected the social gospel movement and promoted hands on social work?

a)

Carl Addington Dawson

b)

Ernest Burgess

c)

Jane Adams

d)

Max Weber

e)

Everett C. Hughs

10.

What is the social gospel movement?

a)

The study of a community based on extensive fieldwork which includes direct observation and interaction with those observed

b)

 The movement to apply human welfare principles of christianity to the social, medical, and psychological ills brought on by industrialization

11.

What is ethnography?

a)

The study of a community based on extensive fieldwork which includes direct observation and interaction with those observed

b)

 The movement to apply human welfare principles of christianity to the social, medical, and psychological ills brought on by industrialization

12.

Harold Innis was a Canadian pioneer in _______ and argued that the availability of staples (fish, furs, wheat) shaped economic and social development in Canada

a)

political economy

b)

the vertical mosaic

c)

social gospel movement

d)

ethnography

13.

The political economy...

a)

is a movement to apply human welfare principles of christianity to the social, medical, and psychological ills brought on by industrialisation

b)

looks primarily at the relationship between politics and economics that surround the production, distribution, and consumption of goods

14.

John Porter....

a)

promoted the social gospel movement

b)

was a pioneer in political economy

c)

coined the term vertical mosaic

15.

_________ is a metaphor to describe a society or nation in which there is a hierarchy of higher and lower ethnic groups

a)

Vertical Mosaic

b)

Political Economy

c)

Horizontal Mosaic

d)

Diagonal Mosaic

16.

__________ 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

a)

Conflict Theory

b)

Structural Functionalism

c)

Symbolic Interactionism

d)

Standpoint Theory

e)

Postmodern Theory

17.

__________ 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

a)

Conflict Theory

b)

Structural Functionalism

c)

Symbolic Interactionism

d)

Standpoint Theory

e)

Postmodern Theory

18.

__________ 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.

a)

Conflict Theory

b)

Feminist Theory

c)

Symbolic Interactionism

d)

Standpoint Theory

e)

Postmodern Theory

19.

__________ 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.

a)

Conflict Theory

b)

Feminist Theory

c)

Symbolic Interactionism

d)

Standpoint Theory

e)

Postmodern Theory

20.

__________ 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

a)

Conflict Theory

b)

Feminist Theory

c)

Symbolic Interactionism

d)

Standpoint Theory

e)

Postmodern Theory

21.

__________ is about questioning modernity, having a belief in a social construct of identity, believing in relativism/subjectivism, and recognizing globalization.

a)

Conflict Theory

b)

Feminist Theory

c)

Symbolic Interactionism

d)

Standpoint Theory

e)

Postmodern Theory

22.

Select all that apply to Emile Durkheim:

a)

Was a Structural Functionalist

b)

Coined the term Social Fact

c)

Was one of the founders of sociology

d)

Was a Symbolic Interactionist

23.

A social fact is...

a)

a study of a community based on extensive fieldwork which includes direct observation and interaction with those observed

b)

a patterned way of acting, thinking, and feeling that exist outside any one individual but exert social control over people

24.

______ are the intended and widely recognized function of a social process or institution

a)

Latent Functions

b)

Manifest Functions

c)

Latent Dysfunctions

25.

______ are the largely unintended and unrecognized positive consequences of a social process of institution

a)

Latent Functions

b)

Manifest Functions

c)

Latent Dysfunctions

26.

______ are the unintended negative consequences of a social process or institution

a)

Latent Functions

b)

Manifest Functions

c)

Latent Dysfunctions

27.

Select the Four C's of the Conflict Theory:

a)

Conflict

(exists in all large societies)

b)

Class

(some above, some below)

c)

Contestation

(arguing against institutions)

d)

Change

(society either will or should be changed)

e)

Collaboration

(working with other societies)

28.

Who was considered the founding father of conflict theory?

a)

Max Weber

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Jane Adams

d)

George Herbert Mead

29.

The bourgeoisie are _______ and the proletariat are _____

a)

capitalists, workers

b)

workers, capitalists

30.

_______ 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

a)

Max Weber

b)

Karl Marx

31.

Select all the Sociological approaches that are from a macrosociology perspective:

a)

Structural Functionalism

b)

Conflict Theory

c)

Feminist Theory

d)

Postmodern theory

e)

Symbolic Interactionism

32.

Select all the Sociological approaches that are from a microsociology perspective:

a)

Structural Functionalism

b)

Conflict Theory

c)

Feminist Theory

d)

Postmodern theory

e)

Symbolic Interactionism

33.

George Herbert Mead...

a)

coined the term symbolic interaction (individuals and groups create and maintain social systems through interactions)

b)

examined socialization, the development of self, and social roles in the context of human interaction

34.

Herbert Blumer...

a)

coined the term symbolic interaction (individuals and groups create and maintain social systems through interactions)

b)

examined socialization, the development of self, and social roles in the context of human interaction

35.

Who developed the Standpoint Theory from their own experience of discrimination?

a)

Dorothy Smith

b)

Mary Wollenscraft

c)

Harriet Martineau

d)

George Herbert Mead

36.

__________ is institutions such as the military, hospitals, and asylums that regulate all aspects of an individual’s life

a)

Total Institutions

b)

Totalitarian Discourse

37.

__________is any discourse that makes a universal claim about how knowledge and understanding can be achieved 

a)

Total Institutions

b)

Totalitarian Discourse

38.

________ is sociology that typically involves research designed to generate highly specific information. Often aimed with applying it to a particular problem or intellectual question.

a)

Professional sociology

b)

Critical sociology

c)

Policy sociology

d)

Public sociology

39.

________ is sociology that challenges both established sociological theories and the research that sociologists do.

a)

Professional sociology

b)

Critical sociology

c)

Policy sociology

d)

Public sociology

40.

________ is the use of sociological research and data to produce social change, especially through government or corporate policy.

a)

Professional sociology

b)

Critical sociology

c)

Policy sociology

d)

Public sociology

41.

________ 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.

a)

Professional sociology

b)

Critical sociology

c)

Policy sociology

d)

Public sociology

42.

Select all that apply tp Auguste Comte:

a)

He coined the term sociology

b)

Comte sociology was rooted in positivism

c)

Aimed to create a scientific social science that could be used for social reconstruction

d)

Comte sociology was rooted in negativism

43.

_________ 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.

a)

Positivism

b)

Negativism

44.

The outsider perspective...

a)

is an objective expert in a particular area of study.

b)

is the viewpoints of those who experience the subject being studied

45.

The insider perspective...

a)

is an objective expert in a particular area of study.

b)

is the viewpoints of those who experience the subject being studied

46.

________ research focuses on social elements that can be counted or measured, which therefore can be used to generate statistics.

a)

Quantitative

b)

Qualitative

47.

________ research focuses on a close examination of characteristics that cannot be measured

a)

Quantitative

b)

Qualitative

48.

The microsociologist approach is ______ research and the macrosociologist approach is ________ research.

a)

quantitative, qualitative

b)

qualitative, quantitative

c)

qualitative, qualitative

d)

quantitative, quantitative

49.

__________ is the use of at least three narratives, theoretical perspectives, or investigators to examine the same phenomenon.

a)

Positivism

b)

Mixed Methods

c)

Triangulation

50.

_______ is a research approach that combines qualitative and quantitative methods.

a)

Positivism

b)

Mixed Methods

c)

Triangulation

51.

Qualitative Research: Select all that apply to Ethnography...

a)

Uncovers symbols and categories members of a given culture used to interpret their world

b)

Groups are studied through extensive fieldwork

c)

Requires researcher to participate daily in the lives of the subjects being observed

52.

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

a)

Semi-structured interviews

b)

Participant observation

c)

Informants

53.

Ethnography: _______ entails both observing people as an outsider would and actively participating in the various activities of studied people's lives.

a)

Semi-structured interviews

b)

Participant observation

c)

Informants

54.

Ethnography: _______ are insiders who help the researcher in being accepted by the community and assist with the interpretation of information and behaviour

a)

Semi-structured interviews

b)

Participant observation

c)

Informants

55.

____________ 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

a)

Ethnography

b)

Institutional Ethnography

56.

Institutional Ethnography: _________ is the interest of an institution or the interests of those dominant society

a)

Ruling interests

b)

Ruling relations

c)

Experiential

d)

Disjuncture

57.

Institutional Ethnography: _________ are helping to serve the needs of the institution, often at the cost of their clients and themselves

a)

Ruling interests

b)

Ruling relations

c)

Experiential

d)

Disjuncture

58.

Institutional Ethnography: _________ are based on informants experience

a)

Ruling interests

b)

Ruling relations

c)

Experiential

d)

Disjuncture

59.

Institutional Ethnography: _________ is the gap between knowledge produced from two or more different perspectives

a)

Ruling interests

b)

Ruling relations

c)

Experiential

d)

Disjuncture

60.

Select all that are qualitative research approaches:

a)

Ethnography/

Institutional ethnography

b)

Narratives

c)

Case study

d)

Content analysis

e)

Statistics

61.

________ are the stories people tell about themselves, their situation, and others around them.

a)

Case study

b)

Ethnography

c)

Narratives

62.

________ are the stories people tell about themselves, their situation, and others around them.

a)

Case study

b)

Ethnography

c)

Narratives

63.

(a)   is the expression of a unique viewpoint from a particular social location.

64.

_______ involves studying a set of cultural artifacts (items produced for mass cultural consumption) or events and interpreting the themes they reflect. 

a)

Content analysis

b)

Case study

c)

Narrative

65.

Discourse analysis is...

a)

 an approach to analysing a conversation, a speech, or a written text

b)

involves tracing the origin and history of modern discourses (communication debate)

66.

Genealogy is...

a)

 an approach to analysing a conversation, a speech, or a written text

b)

involves tracing the origin and history of modern discourses (communication debate)

67.

(a)   is a state of being without essentials

68.

Absolute poverty is...

a)

anything below the minimum income level needed to secure basic needs

b)

a state of poverty that is based on a comparison with others in the immediate area or country

69.

Relative poverty is...

a)

anything below the minimum income level needed to secure basic needs

b)

a state of poverty that is based on a comparison with others in the immediate area or country

70.

The _______ variable has an effect on the _______ variable

a)

dependent, independent

b)

independent, dependent

71.

Spurious reasoning...

a)

occurs when someone sees correlation and falsely assumes causation

b)

is a term for a societal state of breakdown or confusion

c)

are the moral principles that govern sociological researcch

72.

Anomie...

a)

occurs when someone sees correlation and falsely assumes causation

b)

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

c)

are the moral principles that govern sociological researcch

73.

Ethics...

a)

occurs when someone sees correlation and falsely assumes causation

b)

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

c)

are the moral principles that govern sociological researcch

74.

________ is a lifelong process that involves figuring out or being taught how to be a social person in a given society.

a)

Spurious Reasoning

b)

Socialization

c)

Norms

d)

Anomie

75.

________ are the rules or standards of behaviour that are expected of a group, society, or culture.

a)

Spurious Reasoning

b)

Socialization

c)

Norms

d)

Anomie

76.

_______ are the rewards and punishments in response to a particular behaviour.

a)

Sanctions

b)

Norms

c)

Anomie

77.

________ refers to the degree to which an individual's behaviours, attitudes, and other personal characteristics are determined or caused by something specific

a)

Determinism

b)

Sanctions

78.

Sigmund Freud: _____ represents our unconscious instinctive drives

a)

Id

b)

Superego

c)

Ego

79.

Sigmund Freud: _____ is the moral compass that polices the id. It is internalized moral messages provided by socializing agents.

a)

Id

b)

Superego

c)

Ego

80.

Sigmund Freud: _____ is the main agent of personality. Driven by id and restrained by superego

a)

Id

b)

Superego

c)

Ego

81.

Select all that apply to George Herbert Mead:

a)

was a symbolic interactionist

b)

was a structural functionalist

c)

argued that children are socialized by others and internalize norms and values

d)

developed the idea of the preparatory stage, play stage, and game stage

82.

Select all that apply to Charles Cooley:

a)

was a symbolic interactionist

b)

was a structural functionalist

c)

introduces the idea of the looking glass self

d)

argued that children are socialized by others and internalize norms and values

83.

George Herbert Mead: ______ stage involves imitation on the part of the child

a)

Preparatory

b)

Play

c)

Game

84.

George Herbert Mead: ______ stage is when the child engages in role-taking behaviour and assumes the perspectives of significant others

a)

Preparatory

b)

Play

c)

Game

85.

George Herbert Mead: ______ stage is when the child is able consider several roles and viewpoint simultaneously

a)

Preparatory

b)

Play

c)

Game

86.

Charles Cooley: select all that fall under the idea of the looking glass self...

a)

How you imagine you appear to others

b)

How you imagine others judge your appearance

c)

How you feel about the imagined judgements you think others have about you

d)

How long you spend looking in a mirror

87.

________ are the groups that have significant impact on one's socialization

a)

Agents of socialization

b)

Sanctions

c)

Agents of sociology

88.

Peer pressure refers to the ....

a)

fear that a child's experiences are too structured

b)

social force exerted on individuals by their peers to conform in behaviours, appearance, or values

c)

unlearning of old behaviours, attitudes, and values, and learning new ones upon moving to a significantly different social environment

89.

Hurried Child Syndrome refers to the ....

a)

fear that a child's experiences are too structured

b)

social force exerted on individuals by their peers to conform in behaviours, appearance, or values

c)

unlearning of old behaviours, attitudes, and values, and learning new ones upon moving to a significantly different social environment

90.

Resocialization refers to the ....

a)

fear that a child's experiences are too structured

b)

social force exerted on individuals by their peers to conform in behaviours, appearance, or values

c)

unlearning of old behaviours, attitudes, and values, and learning new ones upon moving to a significantly different social environment

91.

______ 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.

a)

Secondary

b)

Broad

c)

Narrow

d)

Primary

92.

______ socialization is the socialization in which individualism and independence are promoted

a)

Secondary

b)

Broad

c)

Narrow

d)

Primary

93.

_____ is a wide ranging set of socially acquired characteristics

a)

Habitus

b)

National character

c)

Risk behaviours