Question 1

________ maintain that people must share a symbol system if they are to communicate with one another.

Accepted Answer

A) Functionalists 
B) Conflict theorists 
C) Symbolic interactionists 
D) Social action theorists 
A) Functionalists 
B) Conflict theorists 
C) Symbolic interactionists 
D) Social action theorists C

Question 2

_____ means unanticipated or unintended.

Accepted Answer

A) Latent 
B) Manifest 
C) Function 
D) Dysfunction 
A) Latent 
B) Manifest 
C) Function 
D) Dysfunction A

Question 3

A woman argues that the low salary she pays someone from Lesotho to work in her garden is fair because 'he got paid more than he would have been paid in Lesotho'.Conflict theorists call this line of reasoning

Accepted Answer

A) cultural relativity. 
B) the façade of legitimacy. 
C) a latent function. 
D) class consciousness. 
A) cultural relativity. 
B) the façade of legitimacy. 
C) a latent function. 
D) class consciousness. B

Question 4

The construction of border fences is associated with an overall drop in the crime rate.This finding is one associated with

Accepted Answer

A) functionalism. 
B) conflict theory. 
C) symbolic interaction. 
A) functionalism. 
B) conflict theory. 
C) symbolic interaction.

Question 5

A community celebration provides an occasion to plan activities with family and friends.This represents a

Accepted Answer

A) manifest function. 
B) latent function. 
C) manifest dysfunction. 
D) latent dysfunction. 
A) manifest function. 
B) latent function. 
C) manifest dysfunction. 
D) latent dysfunction.

Question 6

Symbolic interactionists ask 'how do people involved in interaction take account of what each other is doing or is about to do' and then direct their own conduct accordingly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Sociologists view theory and research as

Accepted Answer

A) interdependent. 
B) independent. 
C) separate but equal. 
D) unrelated. 
A) interdependent. 
B) independent. 
C) separate but equal. 
D) unrelated.

Question 8

Coloniality of being refers to the extension of the process of colonisation to dominating and controling the colonised person's self worth and identity among other things.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Conflict theorists would argue that South African employers benefit from the border barriers at the expense of undocumented immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The ability to observe and evaluate the self from another's viewpoint is known as the negotiated order.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

_______________ would ask 'how does undocumented immigration contribute to order and stability in Zimbabwe and South Africa'?

Accepted Answer

A) Functionalism 
B) Conflict theory 
C) Symbolic interaction 
A) Functionalism 
B) Conflict theory 
C) Symbolic interaction

Question 12

Functionalists focus on the strategies dominant groups use to create and protect the social arrangements that give them an advantage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Community-wide celebrations have the unintended consequence of breaking down barriers across neighbourhoods.Such a consequence is known as a

Accepted Answer

A) manifest function. 
B) latent function. 
C) manifest dysfunction. 
D) latent dysfunction. 
A) manifest function. 
B) latent function. 
C) manifest dysfunction. 
D) latent dysfunction.

Question 14

Functionalists argue that sports teams have no real purpose in society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

From a purely functionalist perspective, sports teams

Accepted Answer

A) divide the community and benefit team owners. 
B) foster a sense of belonging to a school, city, or country associated with them. 
C) direct fans' attention away from the real issues a city faces. 
D) are ultimately a drain on the economy. 
A) divide the community and benefit team owners. 
B) foster a sense of belonging to a school, city, or country associated with them. 
C) direct fans' attention away from the real issues a city faces. 
D) are ultimately a drain on the economy.

Question 16

Charity is from Zimbabwe but is now a South African citizen.She speaks Chishona, English and isiZulu, but speaks only isiZulu or English in public because she imagines people will think she is an undocumented immigrant if she speaks in Chishona.Symbolic interactionists would call this

Accepted Answer

A) symbolism. 
B) self-preservation. 
C) the negotiated order. 
D) self-awareness. 
A) symbolism. 
B) self-preservation. 
C) the negotiated order. 
D) self-awareness.

Question 17

_______ use the human body as a metaphor for society.

Accepted Answer

A) Conflict theorists 
B) Symbolic interactionists 
C) Functionalists 
D) Action theorists 
A) Conflict theorists 
B) Symbolic interactionists 
C) Functionalists 
D) Action theorists

Question 18

A __________ is a framework for thinking about what is going on in the world around us.

Accepted Answer

A) fact 
B) theoretical perspective 
C) concept 
D) method of research 
A) fact 
B) theoretical perspective 
C) concept 
D) method of research

Question 19

Which one of the following questions about undocumented immigration from Zimbabwe to South Africa would be of most interest to a symbolic interactionist?

Accepted Answer

A) How does undocumented immigration contribute to order and stability in Zimbabwe and South Africa? 
B) Who benefits from the existence of undocumented immigration, and at whose expense? 
C) How do undocumented immigrants come to interact with potential employers? 
D) Why doesn't South Africa close its borders to foreign workers? 
A) How does undocumented immigration contribute to order and stability in Zimbabwe and South Africa? 
B) Who benefits from the existence of undocumented immigration, and at whose expense? 
C) How do undocumented immigrants come to interact with potential employers? 
D) Why doesn't South Africa close its borders to foreign workers?

Question 20

Which one of the following is a latent or unexpected function of community-wide celebrations (as discussed in the textbook)?

Accepted Answer

A) The celebration functions as a marketing and public relations event for the corporate sponsors. 
B) The celebration provides an occasion to plan activities with friends. 
C) Community celebrations give a visible role to public transportation systems. 
D) The celebration unifies the community through a shared experience. 
A) The celebration functions as a marketing and public relations event for the corporate sponsors. 
B) The celebration provides an occasion to plan activities with friends. 
C) Community celebrations give a visible role to public transportation systems. 
D) The celebration unifies the community through a shared experience.

Exam 2: Theoretical Perspectives

________ maintain that people must share a symbol system if they are to communicate with one another.

_____ means unanticipated or unintended.

A woman argues that the low salary she pays someone from Lesotho to work in her garden is fair because 'he got paid more than he would have been paid in Lesotho'.Conflict theorists call this line of reasoning

The construction of border fences is associated with an overall drop in the crime rate.This finding is one associated with

A community celebration provides an occasion to plan activities with family and friends.This represents a

Symbolic interactionists ask 'how do people involved in interaction take account of what each other is doing or is about to do' and then direct their own conduct accordingly.

Sociologists view theory and research as

Coloniality of being refers to the extension of the process of colonisation to dominating and controling the colonised person's self worth and identity among other things.

Conflict theorists would argue that South African employers benefit from the border barriers at the expense of undocumented immigrants.

The ability to observe and evaluate the self from another's viewpoint is known as the negotiated order.

_______________ would ask 'how does undocumented immigration contribute to order and stability in Zimbabwe and South Africa'?

Functionalists focus on the strategies dominant groups use to create and protect the social arrangements that give them an advantage.

Community-wide celebrations have the unintended consequence of breaking down barriers across neighbourhoods.Such a consequence is known as a

Functionalists argue that sports teams have no real purpose in society.

From a purely functionalist perspective, sports teams

Charity is from Zimbabwe but is now a South African citizen.She speaks Chishona, English and isiZulu, but speaks only isiZulu or English in public because she imagines people will think she is an undocumented immigrant if she speaks in Chishona.Symbolic interactionists would call this

_______ use the human body as a metaphor for society.

A __________ is a framework for thinking about what is going on in the world around us.

Which one of the following questions about undocumented immigration from Zimbabwe to South Africa would be of most interest to a symbolic interactionist?

Which one of the following is a latent or unexpected function of community-wide celebrations (as discussed in the textbook)?

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