Exam 1: The Sociological Imagination

A dependent variable is the one a researcher measures to determine if and how much it has been affected by other variables.

Matt frequently grows very angry when driving in traffic. Which method would provide the best data to answer the research question, "What triggers Matt's road rage?"

What is the best example of social inequality?

Constance is interested in how traditional Chinese families react to newcomers who may offend social behavior expectations. What method is the best choice for gathering this quantitative data?

In the United States, the Southeast and Midwest are two examples of ______.

Why do sociologists use systematic methods to study familiar things that seem like common sense?

Which individual demonstrates the best example of a breaching experiment?

Moderate members of different political parties would fall into which group?

Anomic suicide occurs in societies with little or no regulation, leaving a person to think they do not matter.

A person who feels rootless or without norms to guide them due to little or no regulation may commit which type of suicide?

White people in the United States are members of ______.

After borrowing funds from the government to pay for college, Jon awakens to the reality that he benefits from the structure of society. He is using his ______.

In Japan, a businessman sometimes commit suicide by ritual disembowelment, or seppuku, as a result of bringing shame on his family name after committing financial crimes. Durkheim would most likely categorize this as which type of suicide?

Durkheim was the first person to suggest formal study of sociology.

Compare and contrast the core foci and core aims of sociology using examples of each to support your answer.

Solomon Northup did not resort to ______ suicide, despite being kidnapped and sold into slavery for twelve years.

Content analysis is only used for qualitative research.

Breaching experiments involve breaking social norms and measuring reactions.

The process of a religion losing its authority over the lives of followers is known as ______.

Which statement best explains the difference between qualitative and quantitative research?