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WorksheetsCore Sociological Theories and Sociological Perspectives
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 30mins
Fill in the blank: ________ views society as composed of groups competing for scarce resources; emphasizes inequality and power struggles.
Conflict Theory
Functionalism
Symbolic Interactionism
Structuralism
Fill in the blank: ________ sees society as a system of interrelated parts working together to maintain stability.
Functionalism
Conflict Theory
Symbolic Interactionism
Postmodernism
Fill in the blank: ________ focuses on individual interactions and the meanings people assign to symbols and behaviors.
Symbolic Interactionism
Functionalism
Conflict Theory
Structuralism
Fill in the blank: ________ challenges grand narratives and emphasizes fragmented, subjective experiences in society.
Postmodernism
Structuralism
Functionalism
Positivism
Fill in the blank: ________ is a micro-level focus on daily interactions and meanings individuals create.
Interactionist Perspective
Functionalist Perspective
Conflict Perspective
Structuralist Perspective
Fill in the blank: ________ is a macro-level view that social institutions serve vital functions for societal stability.
Functionalist Perspective
Conflict Perspective
Symbolic Interactionism
Postmodern Perspective
Fill in the blank: ________ is a macro-level approach highlighting inequality, dominance, and social change.
Conflict Perspective
Symbolic Interactionism
Functionalism
Rational Choice Theory
Fill in the blank: The ________ examines how individuals grow and change socially across the lifespan.
Developmental Perspective
Cognitive Perspective
Behavioral Perspective
Biological Perspective
Fill in the blank: ________ are elements that can change and affect outcomes in research.
Variables
Constants
Hypotheses
Controls
Fill in the blank: ________ are inactive substances or treatments used in experiments to test effectiveness.
Placebos
Antibiotics
Vaccines
Enzymes
Fill in the blank: ________ are individuals who watch and record behaviors during research.
Observers
Participants
Analysts
Respondents
Fill in the blank: ________ are people who answer surveys or interviews.
Respondents
Researchers
Observers
Interviewers
Fill in the blank: ________ is data collection in natural settings.
Field Research
Laboratory Experiment
Meta-Analysis
Survey Research
Fill in the blank: ________ is a controlled study to test hypotheses.
An Experiment
A Survey
A Theory
A Law
Fill in the blank: ________ is a method of collecting data from a sample population via questions.
A Survey
A Census
An Experiment
A Simulation
Fill in the blank: ________ is using existing data for new research.
Secondary Analysis
Primary Data Collection
Random Sampling
Experimental Design
Fill in the blank: ________ is a testable prediction about relationships between variables.
Hypothesis
Theory
Observation
Law
Fill in the blank: A ______ is a systematic explanation of social phenomena.
theory
hypothesis
experiment
observation
Fill in the blank: An ______ ______ is a specific explanation of how a concept is measured.
operational definition
statistical analysis
control variable
dependent measure
Which type of research explores meanings and experiences?
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Which type of research focuses on numerical data and statistical analysis?
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Fill in the blank: ______ and ______ countries are classified based on national income levels and economic development.
High- and Low-Income
Urban and Rural
Developed and Underdeveloped
Eastern and Western
Fill in the blank: The ______ ______ was a period of rapid industrial growth that transformed societies and labor.
Industrial Revolution
Stone Age
Renaissance Era
Information Age
Fill in the blank: Material culture includes physical objects; ______ culture includes ideas and beliefs.
nonmaterial
visual
technological
symbolic
Ways society promotes norms and punishes deviance is known as ________.
Culture Reinforcement and Sanctions
Social Stratification
Cultural Diffusion
Role Conflict
Delay in cultural adjustments to technological changes is called ________.
Cultural Lag
Cultural Shock
Cultural Drift
Cultural Assimilation
________ are distinct groups within a larger culture.
Subcultures
Norms
Values
Institutions
The hypothesis that language shapes thought and perception is called the ________.
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
James-Lange Theory
Broca's Law
Chomsky Principle
Preference for another culture over one’s own is called ________.
Xenocentrism
Ethnocentrism
Cultural relativism
Assimilation
Internalized societal expectations are referred to as the ________.
Generalized Other
Looking Glass Self
Significant Other
Reference Group
Key individuals who influence a person’s development are called ________.
Significant Others
Acquaintances
Strangers
Colleagues
Groups one identifies with vs. those viewed as outsiders are called ________ and ________.
Ingroups and Outgroups
Peers and Strangers
Friends and Foes
Allies and Rivals
Primary = close, personal relationships; Secondary = formal, goal-oriented. These are types of ________.
Primary and Secondary Group
Social Status
Reference Groups
Social Networks
Preparatory, play, and game stages in developing self-awareness are part of ________.
Mead's Stages of Self Development
Freud's Psychosexual Stages
Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory
Erikson's Psychosocial Stages
Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development: What is the progression described in this theory?
Progression from obedience to universal ethical principles.
Progression from universal ethical principles to obedience.
Progression from self-interest to punishment.
Progression from conformity to self-interest.
Who studied social forms and interactions?
George Simmel
Emile Durkheim
Max Weber
Auguste Comte
Who is known for emotional labor and gender roles?
Arlie Hochschild
Erving Goffman
Judith Butler
Talcott Parsons
Who developed the 'looking-glass self'?
Charles H. Cooley
Erving Goffman
George Herbert Mead
Herbert Spencer
Who expanded differential association theory with reinforcement?
Ronald Akers
Travis Hirschi
Edwin Sutherland
Albert Bandura
Who introduced differential association theory?
Edwin Sutherland
Travis Hirschi
Cesare Lombroso
Robert Merton
Who developed containment theory of deviance?
Walter Reckless
Travis Hirschi
Edwin Sutherland
Robert Merton
Who studied social integration and suicide?
Emile Durkheim
Max Weber
Karl Marx
Herbert Spencer
Who created strain theory explaining deviance?
Robert Merton
Emile Durkheim
Howard Becker
Travis Hirschi
Fill in the blank: _________ is the tension between femininity and athletic identity.
Female/Athlete Paradox
Gender Role Conflict
Sport Identity Dilemma
Athletic-Feminine Dissonance
Fill in the blank: _________ refers to conflict as incompatible roles, strain as difficulty within one role, and scripts as expected behaviors.
Role Conflict/Strain and Scripts
Socialization and Norms
Deviance and Sanctions
Status and Roles
Fill in the blank: _________ is a belief that leads to its own fulfillment.
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Confirmation Bias
Placebo Effect
Cognitive Dissonance
Fill in the blank: _________ is the study of everyday methods people use to make sense of the world.
Ethnomethodology
Phenomenology
Structuralism
Functionalism
Fill in the blank: _________ is the misunderstanding of one’s true social position.
False Consciousness
Class Mobility
Social Capital
Cultural Lag
Fill in the blank: _________ is the pressure to conform within a group, leading to poor decisions.
Groupthink
Brainstorming
Social loafing
Individualism
Fill in the blank: _________ is the tendency of organizations to become dominated by elites.
The Iron Law of Oligarchy
Bureaucratic Inertia
Democratic Centralism
Pluralist Theory
Fill in the blank: _________ are structured systems with rules and hierarchy.
Bureaucracy Organizations
Informal Groups
Social Gatherings
Friend Circles
Fill in the blank: _________ refers to authoritarian, democratic, and laissez-faire approaches.
Leadership Styles
Communication Skills
Motivational Theories
Organizational Structures
Fill in the blank: _________ is membership driven by material rewards.
Utilitarian Organization
Normative Organization
Coercive Organization
Voluntary Association
Merton's Strain Theory: ________ results from the gap between goals and means. (Fill in the blank)
Deviance
Conformity
Innovation
Retreatism
Differential Association: ________ is learned through interactions. (Fill in the blank)
Deviance
Obedience
Intelligence
Creativity
National Crime Victimization Survey: Measures crime through ________ reports. (Fill in the blank)
victim
police
media
court
Furman v. Georgia: Supreme Court case that temporarily halted the ________.
death penalty
right to vote
freedom of speech
right to privacy
Justice and Recidivism Rates: Measures of fairness and ________ offenses.
repeat
minor
violent
first-time
Feminist Approaches: Analyze gender inequality and advocate for ________ change. (Fill in the blank)
social
economic
technological
environmental
