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WorksheetsIntroduction to Sociology midterm
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 27mins
According to the text read and discussed in class, what is society?
A group of people distinguished from other groups
Whatever you want that to be
A group of people in a profitable organization
According to the text read and discussed in class, how society is connected to us?
Only through our families and friends
Some people are part of society while other people are not
We all are part of society
It is connected if you want it to be
According to the text read and discussed in class, the most important thing for you to take away from an
introductory sociology class is a
(a)
According to the text read and discussed in class, what does sociology promise?
Help to become more social
Ability to deal with different people
Social and people skills
A new way of looking at and thinking about the social world
How does sociology name anything that has more than one person involved?
(a)
Social interactions include...
Only face-to-face experiences
Virtual and body interaction
Methods to avoid people
Only interactions through words
Order the phrases to make sense sociologically.
individuals expresses
society diversity
in a unique way
and individuals' uniqueness
enriches society diversity
According to Wright Mills, sociological imagination is the ability to understand that (a) play a role in (b) .
Sociologically speaking,
unemployment or marital problems, can be explained by...
social forces beyond individual's control
geographical location and immigration
laziness and bad character
bad decisions and wrong choice
Do with your hands what sociological imagination does in your mind.
Considering the graphic, explain why Beyoncé's album Lemonade is sociological imagination applied.
According to the text read and discussed in class, what is culture?
There is no way to define culture
What is popular and please more people
Good taste for music and literature
A group’s way of life
What is NOT true about culture?
only a privileged group of people have access to it
It is made up of all ideas, beliefs, behaviors, and products of a human group
It shapes the way we see the world
It is everything humans create and have
as they interact
How does culture impact things seem as “scientifically determined”, such as medical care?
It impacts our choices related to medicines and medical treatments
It only impacts non-scientific aspects of healthcare
It makes healthcare something only wealthy people can afford
The confusion that occurs when encountering unfamiliar situations and ways of life is called
(a)
How was the first encounter between anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon and Yanomamo people?
Yanomamo people found Chagnon just as curious as he found them
Chagnon faced hostility and aggression from the Yanomamo people
Chagnon was happy to see so much similarities with the Yanomamo people
It was as expected, and both were very familiar with each other
What is NOT true about the contact of Yanomamo people with the outside world?
it had vastly and tragically changed the Yanomamo’s lives
Their culture has remained unchanged despite outside influences
Much of their traditional land had been taken and their people exploited
It had exposed them to dangerous diseases and the very sorts of negative consequences
Chimamanda Adichie's encounters with Fide’s family and her American roommate can be define as
(a)
Is culture shock always negative? Why?
How Chimamanda Adichie's idea of "the danger of a single story" is related to multiculturalism?
