Question 1

What is a latent function of schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  teaching children to read 
B)  training children to obey authority 
C)  giving children social skills 
D)  providing children daytime supervision 
A)  teaching children to read 
B)  training children to obey authority 
C)  giving children social skills 
D)  providing children daytime supervision

Question 2

Culture includes language, numbers, and gestures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which perspective is a combination of symbolic interactionism and conflict theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  dramaturgical 
B)  the looking glass self 
C)  social constructionism 
D)  functionalism 
A)  dramaturgical 
B)  the looking glass self 
C)  social constructionism 
D)  functionalism

Question 4

By focusing on social order and harmony, structural functionalism can often overlook ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the manifest function 
B)  the instability of latent function 
C)  the benefit of social change 
D)  the social norms 
A)  the manifest function 
B)  the instability of latent function 
C)  the benefit of social change 
D)  the social norms

Question 5

Which statement exemplifies false consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A)  The bourgeois class believing that they are the superior class 
B)  The bourgeois class not recognizing the social and economic status of the proletariat class 
C)  The proletariat class believing that they are the superior class 
D)  The proletariat class not recognizing the permanence of their social and economic status 
A)  The bourgeois class believing that they are the superior class 
B)  The bourgeois class not recognizing the social and economic status of the proletariat class 
C)  The proletariat class believing that they are the superior class 
D)  The proletariat class not recognizing the permanence of their social and economic status

Question 6

When Elias was 17, he robbed a bank and went to prison for 10 years. A structural functionalist would say that Elias ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  was a victim of his social status 
B)  was a product of his peer interactions 
C)  put society's needs ahead of his own 
D)  violated social norms 
A)  was a victim of his social status 
B)  was a product of his peer interactions 
C)  put society's needs ahead of his own 
D)  violated social norms

Question 7

Discuss Marx's ideas of advanced capitalism and the three categories of people within it.

Accepted Answer

Marx held that advanced capitalism is an

Question 8

According to symbolic interactionists, how is culture created?

Accepted Answer

A)  Society creates laws for people to follow, which leads to culture. 
B)  Those in power create culture based on what they want. 
C)  Culture is created from the class structure and functions of society. 
D)  Groups of individuals create culture through shared symbols. 
A)  Society creates laws for people to follow, which leads to culture. 
B)  Those in power create culture based on what they want. 
C)  Culture is created from the class structure and functions of society. 
D)  Groups of individuals create culture through shared symbols.

Question 9

Which is a subject that could be studied through the symbolic interactionist perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  racial bias in federally assisted housing 
B)  gender inequality in professional workplaces 
C)  a girl competing on her high school's debate team 
D)  hazing rituals of sororities and fraternities in American colleges 
A)  racial bias in federally assisted housing 
B)  gender inequality in professional workplaces 
C)  a girl competing on her high school's debate team 
D)  hazing rituals of sororities and fraternities in American colleges

Question 10

How would Karl Marx explain alienation?

Accepted Answer

A)  as a means of preventing workers from reaching their full potential 
B)  as a means of separating workers into different classes 
C)  as a means of removing unproductive workers 
D)  as a means of encouraging independence and creativity 
A)  as a means of preventing workers from reaching their full potential 
B)  as a means of separating workers into different classes 
C)  as a means of removing unproductive workers 
D)  as a means of encouraging independence and creativity

Question 11

A child sees a homeless person on a park bench and grimaces, as he has seen his mother do many times. The mother sees this reaction and smiles at the child. According to Cooley, this type of parental feedback is important because the child is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  learning to obey the parent 
B)  engaging in the correct behavior 
C)  responding to what he feels the feedback means 
D)  realizing that the parent is rewarding negative behavior 
A)  learning to obey the parent 
B)  engaging in the correct behavior 
C)  responding to what he feels the feedback means 
D)  realizing that the parent is rewarding negative behavior

Question 12

According to Goffman, when an individual uses a credit card to buy an expensive smartphone, the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  credit card is a prop used to demonstrate the wealth of the actor. 
B)  purchase violates the social script. 
C)  expense of the purchase highlights the message of the social actor. 
D)  smartphone is part of the interaction between the social actors. 
A)  credit card is a prop used to demonstrate the wealth of the actor. 
B)  purchase violates the social script. 
C)  expense of the purchase highlights the message of the social actor. 
D)  smartphone is part of the interaction between the social actors.

Question 13

A couple attends a formal event with another couple with whom they would like to become friends. The couple makes a point to wear nice clothes and choose topics of conversation carefully. This couple is engaging in ______ management.

Accepted Answer

A)  back stage 
B)  impression 
C)  team 
D)  front stage 
A)  back stage 
B)  impression 
C)  team 
D)  front stage

Question 14

Conflict theorists do NOT see societal problems as a result of individual bad behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A ______ in sociology is a way to explain different social patterns.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothesis 
B)  theory 
C)  variable 
D)  perspective 
A)  hypothesis 
B)  theory 
C)  variable 
D)  perspective

Question 16

Structural functionalism is a theory that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  demonstrates that society is comprised of disjointed beliefs and rituals 
B)  suggests individuals work to promote their interests instead of society's 
C)  was developed by Max Weber to explain inequalities 
D)  sees society as a complex system whose parts are interdependent 
A)  demonstrates that society is comprised of disjointed beliefs and rituals 
B)  suggests individuals work to promote their interests instead of society's 
C)  was developed by Max Weber to explain inequalities 
D)  sees society as a complex system whose parts are interdependent

Question 17

What are latent functions?

Accepted Answer

A)  useful things a social institution does but that are not the institution's sole purpose 
B)  functions that serve to fulfill necessary tasks 
C)  a theory of how individuals function in opposition to social institutions 
D)  a theory of how individuals function within social institutions 
A)  useful things a social institution does but that are not the institution's sole purpose 
B)  functions that serve to fulfill necessary tasks 
C)  a theory of how individuals function in opposition to social institutions 
D)  a theory of how individuals function within social institutions

Question 18

Karl Marx's idea of alienation refers to people who lack culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

When we say that society determines what is "reasonable," we mean that it is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  always in conflict 
B)  socially constructed 
C)  based on social interaction 
D)  out of our control 
A)  always in conflict 
B)  socially constructed 
C)  based on social interaction 
D)  out of our control

Question 20

How does the looking glass self theory explain the development of self?

Accepted Answer

Varies. A child's first step in developi

What is a latent function of schools?

Culture includes language, numbers, and gestures.

Which perspective is a combination of symbolic interactionism and conflict theory?

By focusing on social order and harmony, structural functionalism can often overlook ______.

Which statement exemplifies false consciousness?

When Elias was 17, he robbed a bank and went to prison for 10 years. A structural functionalist would say that Elias ______.

Discuss Marx's ideas of advanced capitalism and the three categories of people within it.

According to symbolic interactionists, how is culture created?

Which is a subject that could be studied through the symbolic interactionist perspective?

How would Karl Marx explain alienation?

A child sees a homeless person on a park bench and grimaces, as he has seen his mother do many times. The mother sees this reaction and smiles at the child. According to Cooley, this type of parental feedback is important because the child is ______.

According to Goffman, when an individual uses a credit card to buy an expensive smartphone, the ______.

A couple attends a formal event with another couple with whom they would like to become friends. The couple makes a point to wear nice clothes and choose topics of conversation carefully. This couple is engaging in ______ management.

Conflict theorists do NOT see societal problems as a result of individual bad behavior.

A ______ in sociology is a way to explain different social patterns.

Structural functionalism is a theory that ______.

What are latent functions?

Karl Marx's idea of alienation refers to people who lack culture.

When we say that society determines what is "reasonable," we mean that it is ______.

How does the looking glass self theory explain the development of self?

Training Your Sociological Eye

Using Research Methods

Recognizing Culture

Understanding Socialization

Identifying Deviant Behavior

Confronting Economic Inequality

Constructing Gender, Sex, and Sexuality

Recognizing the Importance of Race

Understanding Institutions: Politics and the Economy

Understanding Institutions: Family

Understanding Institutions: Education

Experiencing Health, Illness, and Medical Care

Understanding Institutions: Religion

Saving the Environment

Changing Society Through Social Movements

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Exam 2: Understanding Theory

What is a latent function of schools?

Culture includes language, numbers, and gestures.

Which perspective is a combination of symbolic interactionism and conflict theory?

By focusing on social order and harmony, structural functionalism can often overlook ______.

Which statement exemplifies false consciousness?

When Elias was 17, he robbed a bank and went to prison for 10 years. A structural functionalist would say that Elias ______.

Discuss Marx's ideas of advanced capitalism and the three categories of people within it.

According to symbolic interactionists, how is culture created?

Which is a subject that could be studied through the symbolic interactionist perspective?

How would Karl Marx explain alienation?

A child sees a homeless person on a park bench and grimaces, as he has seen his mother do many times. The mother sees this reaction and smiles at the child. According to Cooley, this type of parental feedback is important because the child is ______.

According to Goffman, when an individual uses a credit card to buy an expensive smartphone, the ______.

A couple attends a formal event with another couple with whom they would like to become friends. The couple makes a point to wear nice clothes and choose topics of conversation carefully. This couple is engaging in ______ management.

Conflict theorists do NOT see societal problems as a result of individual bad behavior.

A ______ in sociology is a way to explain different social patterns.

Structural functionalism is a theory that ______.

What are latent functions?

Karl Marx's idea of alienation refers to people who lack culture.

When we say that society determines what is "reasonable," we mean that it is ______.

How does the looking glass self theory explain the development of self?

Training Your Sociological Eye

Using Research Methods

Recognizing Culture

Understanding Socialization

Identifying Deviant Behavior

Confronting Economic Inequality

Constructing Gender, Sex, and Sexuality

Recognizing the Importance of Race

Understanding Institutions: Politics and the Economy

Understanding Institutions: Family

Understanding Institutions: Education

Experiencing Health, Illness, and Medical Care

Understanding Institutions: Religion

Saving the Environment

Changing Society Through Social Movements

Filters