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Sociology Chapters 1 & 2

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sociology is a social science.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

According to Marx, what is the basis of societal conflict?

a)

Ideas

b)

Inequalities

c)

Change

d)

Opinions

3.

Which Sociological paradigm sees society as a whole whose individual parts work toward for the betterment of the whole.

a)

Social Conflict Theory

b)

Structural Functionalism

c)

Symbolic Interactionism

d)

Conflict Model

4.

Which Sociological paradigm sees life as an arena of struggle based on inequalities?

a)

Structural Functionalism

b)

Conflict Theory

c)

Symbolic Interactionism

d)

Order Model

5.

How does Symbolic Interactionism view symbols?

a)

They never change

b)

They change with time and place

c)

They have no meaning

d)

They are incorrect

6.

Who is the founder of the Social-Conflict Approach?

a)

Emile Durkheim

b)

August Comte

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Adam Smith

7.

Who is the founder of the Structural-Functional Approach?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Emile Durkheim

c)

C. Wright Mills

d)

Frank Lloyd Wright

8.
The process that teaches the norms, values, and other aspects of a culture to new group members.
a)
Internalization
b)
Socalization
c)
Primary Socialization
d)
Secondary Socialization
9.
Which agent of socialization has the most impact on our development?
a)
Education
b)
Family
c)
Mass Media
d)
Peer Groups
10.
Which of the following is generally the first agent of socialization for most people?
a)
family
b)
mass media
c)
religion
d)
medicine
11.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a total institution?
a)
Prison
b)
Mental Institute
c)
Military boot-camp
d)
Public library
12.

Sociologists focus on the similarities and differences between cultures.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Sociologists examine cultures in an unbiased manner.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Behaviors, beliefs, and characteristics of a particular social, ethnic, or age group

a)

government

b)

economy

c)

culture

15.

What a group holds to be important

a)

laws

b)

values

c)

folkways

16.

Groups that go directly against the main culture are known as _____________________.

a)

subcultures

b)

counter cultures

c)

cultural variations

17.

Judging a culture based off the values and principles of your own culture is known as:

a)

ethnocentrism

b)

xenophobia

c)

racism

18.

Sports and recreation can be a good way to bond within a culture.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

the spread of a cultural trait from its original location

a)

cultural relativism

b)

xenophobia

c)

cultural diffusion

20.

informal rules that groups adopt to regulate group members behavior

a)

social norms

b)

subculture

c)

mores

21.

rules developed by a group of people that specify how people must, should, may, should not and must not behave in various situations.

a)

xenophobia

b)

cultural diffusion

c)

cultural variation

d)

social norms

22.
Who, among the following coined the term 'sociology'?
a)
Emile Durkheim
b)
Auguste Comte
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Max Weber
23.
Conflict theory:
a)
began with Durkheim when conducting fieldwork
b)
sees society as system of highly interrelated parts that work together harmoniously
c)
focuses heavily on inequality
d)
focuses on the interaction among people
24.
Each part of society works together for the benefit of the whole much like a living organism. This refers to 
a)
Conflict theory
b)
Symbolic interactionism
c)
Functionalism
d)
None of the above
25.

Sociology is the scientific study of social structure

a)

True

b)

False

26.
Two "classes" according to Marx?
a)
upper and lower
b)
proletariat and bourgeoisie
c)
poor and rich
d)
nobles and clergy
27.

What best describes sociology?

a)

Study of life

b)

Study of the human body

c)

Study of society or societies

d)

Study of philosophy

28.

Which of the following serve as the basic premises for Symbolic Interactionism?

a)

Humans interact with things based on meanings ascribed to those things.

b)

The ascribed meaning of things comes from our interactions with others and society.

c)

The meaning of things is interpreted by a person when dealing with things in specific circumstances.

d)

The achieved meaning of things comes from our interactions with others and society.

29.

Thinking that one’s culture is “natural” and others are “weird”

a)

Ethnocentrism

b)

Folk Culture

c)

Mores

d)

Subculture

30.

Actively rejecting mainstream ideals

a)

Subculture

b)

High Culture

c)

Pop Culture

d)

Counter-Culture

31.

All the symbols, ideas, and behaviors that are commonly understood in a society

a)

Material Culture

b)

Non-Material Culture

c)

Values

d)

Beliefs

32.

All the objects that can be touched, seen, tasted, and heard and have a common understanding in society

a)

Material Culture

b)

Non-Material Culture

c)

Folkways

d)

Mores

33.

Official, stated, written rules

a)

Mores

b)

Folkways

c)

Taboos

d)

Beliefs

34.

Set apart from the mainstream while still carrying mainstream traits

a)

Counter-Culture

b)

Subculture

c)

High Culture

d)

Folk Culture

35.

Informal rules; Customs that “go without saying”

a)

Folkways

b)

Mores

c)

Taboos

d)

High Culture

36.

Things that are never okay/never talked about

a)

Folkways

b)

Taboos

c)

Mores

d)

Values

37.

What is the term for the process by which individuals learn and adopt the values and norms of their culture?

a)

Enculturation

b)

Socialization

c)

Acculturation

d)

Assimilation

38.

Which sociological perspective focuses on the meanings and interpretations individuals give to social symbols?

a)

Symbolic Interactionism

b)

Conflict Theory

c)

Functionalism

d)

Structuralism

39.

What is the term for a group that shares distinct cultural traits that set it apart from the larger society?

a)

Popular Culture

b)

High Culture

c)

Counterculture

d)

Subculture

40.

Who is considered the "Father of Sociology"?

a)

Peter Berger

b)

Alexis de Tocqueville

c)

Karl Marx

d)

August Comte

41.

Who coined the term "Sociological Imagination"?

a)

G.H. Mead

b)

Karl Marx

c)

C. Wright Mills

d)

Auguste Comte

42.

Who is the founder of the Social-Conflict Approach?

a)

Emile Durkheim

b)

August Comte

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Adam Smith

43.

Who is the founder of the Structural-Functional Approach?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Emile Durkheim

c)

C. Wright Mills

d)

Frank Lloyd Wright

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