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WorksheetsExam 1 Sociology Ch1-4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the best definition of sociology?
The study of individual behavior in isolation
The study of ancient civilizations and their ruins
The systematic study of society and social interaction
The practice of therapeutic intervention for social anxiety
C. Wright Mills' concept of the sociological imagination helps individuals:
Avoid emotional connections to society
Understand society only through personal experiences
See the link between personal troubles and larger social forces
Predict future social behaviors with certainty
Which of the following perspectives views society as a system of interrelated parts that work together to maintain stability?
Conflict Theory
Symbolic Interactionism
Structural Functionalism
Constructivism
Who is credited with founding the concept of 'positivism' and is considered the father of sociology?
Max Weber
Émile Durkheim
Karl Marx
Auguste Comte
In a study asking whether having more laptops improves student grades, what is the dependent variable?
The brand of laptop used
Student grades
Number of laptops
The time of year the study was conducted
Which research method involves the immersive study of a group or culture, often through long-term observation?
Survey
Secondary data analysis
Ethnography
Experiment
Which type of research is based on numbers and statistical analysis?
Qualitative
Quantitative
Ethnographic
Constructivist
According to conflict theory, the college admissions process:
Provides equal opportunity for all students
Favors students with greater access to resources
Operates independently from social structures
Is only influenced by symbolic interaction
What term refers to the consistency of results across repeated studies?
Validity
Figuration
Reliability
Paradigm
Xenocentrism is:
The opposite of cultural relativism
The opposite of cultural universalism
The same as cultural imperitivism
The opposite of ethnocentrism
A cultural universal is:
An object or a belonging of a group.
A pattern or trait common to all societies
The ideas, attitudes and beliefs of a particular society.
A written document outlining appropriate behavior.
Many Americans pay for haircuts, trips to the dentist, or transportation on the metro and bus systems. These actions support the notion of capitalism, an example of _____.
Non-material culture
Material culture
A cultural universal
The counterculture
Alienation refers to:
A situation in which society no longer has the support of a firm collective consciousness.
A situation in which an individual is trapped by institutions and bureaucracy
Refers to the condition in which the individual is isolated and divorced from his/her society, work, or the sense of self.
A situation in which a person’s different roles contradict each other.
The responsibilities and benefits that a person experiences according to their rank and role in society helps identify their _____________.
Roles
Class Consciousness
Looking-Glass Self
Status
What is the situation in which a society no longer has the support of a firm collective consciousness?
Role Conflict
Anomie
Iron-Cage
Alienation
Social integration is best defined as:
The strength of ties that people have to their social groups.
The way a person expresses his or her own role
The communal beliefs, morals, and attitudes of a society
The act of implanting a convention or norm into society
Empirical Evidence is defined as:
A technique in which the results of virtually all previous studies on specific subject are evaluated together.
Results that are subjective and often based on what is seen in a natural setting.
Evidence that comes from direct experience, scientifically gathered data, or experimentation.
An in depth analysis of a single event, situation or individual.
A(n) ______ is a testable educated guess about predicted outcomes between two or more variables.
Theory
Sample
Experiment
Hypothesis
Karl Marx focused on struggles between the bourgeoisie (the small group of capitalists who own the means of production) and the proletariat (the masses of workers exploited by the capitalists). Both groups of people compete for the same limited resources. This is an example of ______________.
Functionalism
Feminist Perspective
Conflict Theory
Symbolic Interactionism
In America we celebrate Valentine’s Day, growing up children celebrate it in school by coloring red hearts and giving it to their parents. As they grow older, they associate red hearts with love and eventually give something similar to that to their significant other. It is mutually understood that this is an act of love. This is an example of___________.
Generalized others
Constructivism
Conflict Theory
Latent Functions
