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Sociology Exam 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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1.

Sociology is best defined as the study of:

a)

Ancient civilizations

b)

Human society and social behavior

c)

Individual personality traits

d)

Animal instincts

2.

Sociologists primarily look for patterns in:

a)

Individual thoughts

b)

Groups and social categories

c)

Random chance events

d)

Biology

3.

Sociology is useful because it:

a)

Eliminates all social problems

b)

Uses research to understand society and behavior

c)

Focuses only on personal opinions

d)

Studies only single individuals

4.

Crash Course described sociologists as:

a)

Judges of society

b)

Detectives of the social world

c)

Philosophers of the body

d)

Scientists of nature

5.

Sociologists study institutions such as:

a)

Weather and climate

b)

Family, economy, religion, and politics

c)

Video games and sports only

d)

Military technology

6.

The sociological imagination was developed by:

a)

Karl Marx

b)

C. Wright Mills

c)

Max Weber

d)

Jane Addams

7.

Sociological imagination means the ability to:

a)

Predict the future

b)

Connect personal experiences to larger social forces

c)

Read minds

d)

Avoid social problems

8.

Example of sociological imagination:

a)

Failing a test because you didn’t study

b)

Seeing college affordability as connected to inequality and policy

c)

Buying groceries weekly

d)

Choosing a favorite song

9.

Auguste Comte is known for:

a)

Conflict Theory and class struggle

b)

Positivism and coining “sociology”

c)

Founding Hull House

d)

Double consciousness

10.

Harriet Martineau focused on:

a)

Biology and genetics

b)

Women, family, race, and religion

c)

Military strategy

d)

Evolutionary psychology

11.

Karl Marx believed society was shaped by conflict between:

a)

Teachers and students

b)

Parents and children

c)

Bourgeoisie and proletariat

d)

Doctors and patients

12.

Conflict Theory focuses on:

a)

Harmony and unity

b)

Competition over resources and power

c)

Genetic survival

d)

Technological progress

13.

Jane Addams is known for:

a)

Creating the first psychology lab

b)

Founding Hull House and promoting social reform

c)

Developing symbolic interactionism

d)

Creating survey methods

14.

W.E.B. DuBois introduced:

a)

“I” and “Me”

b)

Double consciousness and the veil

c)

Iron cage

d)

Anomie

15.

Max Weber developed the concept of *verstehen*, meaning:

a)

Scientific measurement

b)

Interpreting behavior through understanding

c)

Social breakdown

d)

Role-taking

16.

Weber’s “iron cage” describes:

a)

Religion controlling society

b)

Bureaucracy and capitalism trapping individuals

c)

Democracy expanding freedom

d)

Technology increasing creativity

17.

Emile Durkheim studied:

a)

Race and racism

b)

Meaning in micro-interactions

c)

Social order and collective conscience

d)

Consumer choices

18.

George Herbert Mead argued the self develops through:

a)

Biology

b)

Social interaction and role-taking

c)

Genetics

d)

Pure imagination

19.

Social norms are:

a)

Genetic instincts

b)

Random behaviors

c)

Rules and expectations for behavior in society

d)

Economic systems

20.

Symbolic Interactionism focuses on:

a)

Competition for resources

b)

Society as a stable system

c)

Meanings and interactions between individuals

d)

Human evolution