WorksheetsQ2 Sociology Final '25
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Deviance is relative to time and place and therefore its definition can change.
True
False
Positive deviance can be as disruptive as negative deviance.
True
False
The process of socialization ensures that all people in society will conform all the time.
True
False
Low grades are an example of an informal social sanction.
True
False
Social control refers to
the folkways practiced by a society.
the methods a society uses to promote order and stability.
the violation of a social sanction.
the rebellious behavior of many adolescents.
Which of the following is true concerning deviant behavior?
Primary deviance usually leads to secondary deviance.
What is considered deviant in one society may not be considered deviant in another society.
Deviant behavior is also illegal behavior.
Adults learn deviant behavior more quickly than children.
Which of the following is an example of a formal social sanction?
bullying someone
receiving an award
gossiping about someone
giving a hand shake
A person who has power will also have prestige.
True
False
Each layer in a stratification system is a social class.
True
False
Individuals and groups are able to use power only when others allow them to do so.
True
False
According to symbolic interactionism, a person’s self-concept helps preserve the existing stratification structure.
True
False
A position such as being a high-school teacher is likely to have more prestige than
money.
power.
status.
wealth.
Karl Marx believed that the only thing of value that the proletariat had was
the means of production.
prestige because of the work it performed.
its property.
its labor.
According to conflict theory, social stratification exists because
some people are willing to exploit others.
self esteem is higher among the upper class.
certain jobs are more important than others.
different occupations have different levels of prestige.
For sociologists, social change occurs when many members of the society adopt new _________________
patterns of behavior
forms of government
economic systems
religious beliefs
Alexis de Tocqueville made a key assumption in predicting social change in the United States when he stated that human nature would ________________.
remain largely the same
change rapidly over time
become more unpredictable
be influenced mainly by technology
A series of steps that lead gradually to a result is called a ________________.
process
object
method
structure
Sociologists who study the growth, size, composition, distribution, and movement of human populations are ________________.
demographers
anthropologists
psychologists
economists
The work of Galileo and Copernicus led to the abandonment of the long-held belief that Earth was the center of the solar system. This work was an example of the social process identified as
discovery.
invention.
technology.
natural environment.
Sociologist Charles Tilly stated that a revolution results in the replacement of one set of ________
power holders by other power holders.
weak legislators by other legislators.
protesting citizens by another group of protesters.
defending soldiers by another set of defending soldiers.
Increased global markets and new markets have made products more available to more people around the world. This statement best illustrates
politics as a force in globalization.
sociology as a force in globalization.
history as a force in globalization.
economics as a force in globalization.
What is one advantage of a closed-ended question survey?
Responses are limited to pre-set answers.
Surveys can be expensive to produce.
Many people do not respond to surveys.
A large number of responses can be collected.
Which of the following is most closely associated with qualitative research?
surveys
participant observation
pre-collected data
numerical analysis
Which research method would a functionalist most likely choose?
interview
participant observation
survey
case study
What is one advantage of using graphs and tables?
They enable people to see trends and relationships quickly.
They use colorful visual materials to present data.
They allow participants to respond in their own words.
They give wider access to new information.
