Question 1

Which of the following is a social institution?

Accepted Answer

A)  a small group of nurses 
B)  the status of medical professionals in society 
C)  two doctors who share a medical practice 
D)  healthcare 
A)  a small group of nurses 
B)  the status of medical professionals in society 
C)  two doctors who share a medical practice 
D)  healthcare

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a social process?

Accepted Answer

A)  veterans 
B)  two soldiers 
C)  the military 
D)  conflict 
A)  veterans 
B)  two soldiers 
C)  the military 
D)  conflict

Question 3

Which aspect of education is best explained using a meso-level analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  professor and student interaction 
B)  state boards of education 
C)  policy and laws governing education 
D)  world literacy programs 
A)  professor and student interaction 
B)  state boards of education 
C)  policy and laws governing education 
D)  world literacy programs

Question 4

Which of the following questions might sociologists ask themselves as they conduct research?

Accepted Answer

A)  What are the ethical implications of abortion? 
B)  Is abortion right or wrong? 
C)  Are there specific instances in which abortion is acceptable or unacceptable? 
D)  Why are opinions about abortion changing in the United States? 
A)  What are the ethical implications of abortion? 
B)  Is abortion right or wrong? 
C)  Are there specific instances in which abortion is acceptable or unacceptable? 
D)  Why are opinions about abortion changing in the United States?

Question 5

Sociological findings indicate that racial groupings are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  based on biological differences among people 
B)  consistent across cultures 
C)  socially constructed 
D)  static 
A)  based on biological differences among people 
B)  consistent across cultures 
C)  socially constructed 
D)  static

Question 6

Meso-level analysis involves examining organizations, institutions, and ethnic communities that are smaller than the nation, but that are still beyond the everyday personal experience and control of individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following definitions best describes the sociological imagination?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to understand the relationship between individual experiences and public issues 
B)  the ability to assess the accuracy of commonsense assumptions about the social world 
C)  the ability to ask questions that are answerable through research 
D)  the ability to analyze the interconnected parts that make up our social world 
A)  the ability to understand the relationship between individual experiences and public issues 
B)  the ability to assess the accuracy of commonsense assumptions about the social world 
C)  the ability to ask questions that are answerable through research 
D)  the ability to analyze the interconnected parts that make up our social world

Question 8

Which aspect of education is best explained using a micro-level analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  professor and student interaction 
B)  state boards of education 
C)  policy and laws governing education 
D)  world literacy programs 
A)  professor and student interaction 
B)  state boards of education 
C)  policy and laws governing education 
D)  world literacy programs

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a social unit?

Accepted Answer

A)  politics 
B)  an activist 
C)  a community advocacy group 
D)  change 
A)  politics 
B)  an activist 
C)  a community advocacy group 
D)  change

Question 10

Imagine you are a sociologist asked to study the issues pertaining to the high school dropout rate. What factors would you focus on in your study? Why?

Accepted Answer

As a sociologist studying the high schoo

Question 11

Which of the following statements is supported by sociological findings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most marriages in the United States do not last. 
B)  Those who marry at age 19 or after, have more education, and have higher levels of income than the average person have the highest divorce rates. 
C)  Those who are in the working class or lower tend to have more stable marriages. 
D)  Divorce rates average below 45% depending on demographic variables. 
A)  Most marriages in the United States do not last. 
B)  Those who marry at age 19 or after, have more education, and have higher levels of income than the average person have the highest divorce rates. 
C)  Those who are in the working class or lower tend to have more stable marriages. 
D)  Divorce rates average below 45% depending on demographic variables.

Question 12

Though research shows that biological factors play a part in the behaviors of men and women, the ______ that people learn as they grow up determines how those biological tendencies are played out.

Accepted Answer

A)  culture 
B)  commonsense beliefs 
C)  levels of analysis 
D)  environment 
A)  culture 
B)  commonsense beliefs 
C)  levels of analysis 
D)  environment

Question 13

The entire world is becoming interconnected in a process known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  socialization 
B)  globalization 
C)  interaction 
D)  assimilation 
A)  socialization 
B)  globalization 
C)  interaction 
D)  assimilation

Question 14

What do sociology, anthropology, psychology, political science, and economics have in common?

Accepted Answer

Sociology, anthropology, psychology, pol

Question 15

Change is a social process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is an underlying assumption of sociology?

Accepted Answer

A)  People are antisocial by nature. 
B)  The processes of conflict and change are dysfunctional and avoidable. 
C)  Interactions between individuals and groups are a two-way process. 
D)  There is little continuity and recurrent behavior in human interactions. 
A)  People are antisocial by nature. 
B)  The processes of conflict and change are dysfunctional and avoidable. 
C)  Interactions between individuals and groups are a two-way process. 
D)  There is little continuity and recurrent behavior in human interactions.

Question 17

Which of the following involves looking at entire nations, global forces (such as international organizations), and international social trends?

Accepted Answer

A)  micro-level analysis 
B)  meso-level analysis 
C)  macro-level analysis 
D)  globalization 
A)  micro-level analysis 
B)  meso-level analysis 
C)  macro-level analysis 
D)  globalization

Question 18

The idea that people are social by nature is one of the major ideas underlying sociology. Describe two additional core assumptions of the discipline.

Accepted Answer

In addition to the idea that people are

Question 19

Graduates with a bachelor's degree in sociology are most likely to find their first job in which of the following fields?

Accepted Answer

A)  engineering 
B)  social services/counseling 
C)  medicine 
D)  teaching 
A)  engineering 
B)  social services/counseling 
C)  medicine 
D)  teaching

Which of the following is a social institution?

Which of the following is an example of a social process?

Which aspect of education is best explained using a meso-level analysis?

Which of the following questions might sociologists ask themselves as they conduct research?

Sociological findings indicate that racial groupings are ______.

Meso-level analysis involves examining organizations, institutions, and ethnic communities that are smaller than the nation, but that are still beyond the everyday personal experience and control of individuals.

Which of the following definitions best describes the sociological imagination?

Which aspect of education is best explained using a micro-level analysis?

Which of the following is an example of a social unit?

Imagine you are a sociologist asked to study the issues pertaining to the high school dropout rate. What factors would you focus on in your study? Why?

Which of the following statements is supported by sociological findings?

Though research shows that biological factors play a part in the behaviors of men and women, the ______ that people learn as they grow up determines how those biological tendencies are played out.

The entire world is becoming interconnected in a process known as ______.

What do sociology, anthropology, psychology, political science, and economics have in common?

Change is a social process.

Which of the following is an underlying assumption of sociology?

Which of the following involves looking at entire nations, global forces (such as international organizations), and international social trends?

The idea that people are social by nature is one of the major ideas underlying sociology. Describe two additional core assumptions of the discipline.

Graduates with a bachelor's degree in sociology are most likely to find their first job in which of the following fields?

Examining the Social World: How Do We Know What We Know

Society and Culture: Hardware and Software of Our Social World

Socialization: Becoming Human and Humane

Interaction, Groups, and Organizations: Connections That Work

Deviance and Social Control: Sickos, Weirdos, and Folks Like Us

Stratification: Rich and Famousor Rags and Famine

Race and Ethnic Group Stratification: Beyond Us and Them

Gender Stratification: Shehewho Goes First

Family and Education: Institutionalizing Socialization

Health Care: an Anatomy of Health and Illness

Politics and Economics: Probing Power, Dissecting Distribution

Environmental Sociology: Population, Urbanization, and Climate Change

The Process of Change: We Can Make a Difference

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Exam 1: Sociology: a Unique Way to View the World

Which of the following is a social institution?

Which of the following is an example of a social process?

Which aspect of education is best explained using a meso-level analysis?

Which of the following questions might sociologists ask themselves as they conduct research?

Sociological findings indicate that racial groupings are ______.

Meso-level analysis involves examining organizations, institutions, and ethnic communities that are smaller than the nation, but that are still beyond the everyday personal experience and control of individuals.

Which of the following definitions best describes the sociological imagination?

Which aspect of education is best explained using a micro-level analysis?

Which of the following is an example of a social unit?

Imagine you are a sociologist asked to study the issues pertaining to the high school dropout rate. What factors would you focus on in your study? Why?

Which of the following statements is supported by sociological findings?

Though research shows that biological factors play a part in the behaviors of men and women, the ______ that people learn as they grow up determines how those biological tendencies are played out.

The entire world is becoming interconnected in a process known as ______.

What do sociology, anthropology, psychology, political science, and economics have in common?

Change is a social process.

Which of the following is an underlying assumption of sociology?

Which of the following involves looking at entire nations, global forces (such as international organizations), and international social trends?

The idea that people are social by nature is one of the major ideas underlying sociology. Describe two additional core assumptions of the discipline.

Graduates with a bachelor's degree in sociology are most likely to find their first job in which of the following fields?

Examining the Social World: How Do We Know What We Know

Society and Culture: Hardware and Software of Our Social World

Socialization: Becoming Human and Humane

Interaction, Groups, and Organizations: Connections That Work

Deviance and Social Control: Sickos, Weirdos, and Folks Like Us

Stratification: Rich and Famousor Rags and Famine

Race and Ethnic Group Stratification: Beyond Us and Them

Gender Stratification: Shehewho Goes First

Family and Education: Institutionalizing Socialization

Health Care: an Anatomy of Health and Illness

Politics and Economics: Probing Power, Dissecting Distribution

Environmental Sociology: Population, Urbanization, and Climate Change

The Process of Change: We Can Make a Difference

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