Question 1

Microsociology examines

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A)  individual day-to-day interactions, relationships, experiences. 
B)  large context of groups, social institutions, the functions of society. 
C)  relationships between people in small groups and isolated events. 
D)  comparison across societies from different cultures and time periods. 
A)  individual day-to-day interactions, relationships, experiences. 
B)  large context of groups, social institutions, the functions of society. 
C)  relationships between people in small groups and isolated events. 
D)  comparison across societies from different cultures and time periods.

Question 2

This view essentially argues that social problems are determined by people (such as policymakers, the general public, or other influential people in society) as part of a very subjective and political process.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social constructionism 
B)  Personal attribution 
C)  Systemic attribution 
D)  Moral entrepreneurship 
A)  Social constructionism 
B)  Personal attribution 
C)  Systemic attribution 
D)  Moral entrepreneurship

Question 3

Examples of social institutions include all but which of the following:

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A)  Racism 
B)  Legal system 
C)  Mass Media 
D)  Religion 
A)  Racism 
B)  Legal system 
C)  Mass Media 
D)  Religion

Question 4

The example of the domestic violence diversion program director who told the author that the program had "a 100% success rate" because no offender ever returned to the program demonstrates that

Accepted Answer

A)  most well-meaning organizations and programs do not require sociological analysis to determine if they are achieving their goals. 
B)  people do not generally understand how statistics operate. 
C)  most people have not been trained in how to conduct and evaluate social science research to best answer questions such as how successful a given program may be. 
D)  it is extremely difficult to confront macro-level scale social problems when people have unrealistic perspectives. 
A)  most well-meaning organizations and programs do not require sociological analysis to determine if they are achieving their goals. 
B)  people do not generally understand how statistics operate. 
C)  most people have not been trained in how to conduct and evaluate social science research to best answer questions such as how successful a given program may be. 
D)  it is extremely difficult to confront macro-level scale social problems when people have unrealistic perspectives.

Question 5

The goal of a Social Problems course is

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A)  to educate students about the unique social problems in the U.S. that have little hope of ever being solved. 
B)  to expose both the misguided notions about social problems that have contributed to conventional thinking, as well as offer examples of solutions based on critical thinking and careful observation that actually work. 
C)  to make students comfortable and confident in their own conventional thinking about the way the world works. 
D)  to promote a specific political agenda that all sociologists adhere to in their studies of society. 
A)  to educate students about the unique social problems in the U.S. that have little hope of ever being solved. 
B)  to expose both the misguided notions about social problems that have contributed to conventional thinking, as well as offer examples of solutions based on critical thinking and careful observation that actually work. 
C)  to make students comfortable and confident in their own conventional thinking about the way the world works. 
D)  to promote a specific political agenda that all sociologists adhere to in their studies of society.

Question 6

Under capitalism, Karl Marx (1818-1883) said that society consists of which classes, divided in what way?

Accepted Answer

A)  The aristocracy and the peasants separated by land ownership 
B)  The traditionalists who preferred mechanic solidarity and the revolutionaries who were pushing for organic solidarity 
C)  Men and women divided by the patriarchy division of labor 
D)  The bourgeoisie (owners) and the proletariat (workers) divided by ownership of the means of production 
A)  The aristocracy and the peasants separated by land ownership 
B)  The traditionalists who preferred mechanic solidarity and the revolutionaries who were pushing for organic solidarity 
C)  Men and women divided by the patriarchy division of labor 
D)  The bourgeoisie (owners) and the proletariat (workers) divided by ownership of the means of production

Question 7

In order for a survey's results to be generalizable, the respondents to the survey must be

Accepted Answer

A)  interested and excited to participate in the survey. 
B)  the entire population of a given group of interest. 
C)  a representative sample of a given population. 
D)  manipulated or tricked into giving raw and honest answers as opposed to risking their performance of impression management. 
A)  interested and excited to participate in the survey. 
B)  the entire population of a given group of interest. 
C)  a representative sample of a given population. 
D)  manipulated or tricked into giving raw and honest answers as opposed to risking their performance of impression management.

Question 8

Sociologists contribute to Stage 4 in the evolution of a social problem by

Accepted Answer

A)  confirming whether a given issue is related to personal or systemic attribution. 
B)  advocating for change and positioning with one side of a given debate. 
C)  researching an issue to see if it merits a designation as a social problem. 
D)  analyzing and providing accurate information about a problem to inform policymakers, or even by applying their expertise to offer insight and guidance to influence policy changes or approaches. 
A)  confirming whether a given issue is related to personal or systemic attribution. 
B)  advocating for change and positioning with one side of a given debate. 
C)  researching an issue to see if it merits a designation as a social problem. 
D)  analyzing and providing accurate information about a problem to inform policymakers, or even by applying their expertise to offer insight and guidance to influence policy changes or approaches.

Question 9

The three foundational theories in sociology-structural functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism-are often referred to collectively as

Accepted Answer

A)  classical sociological theory. 
B)  socialism. 
C)  contemporary sociological theory. 
D)  Social Science. 
A)  classical sociological theory. 
B)  socialism. 
C)  contemporary sociological theory. 
D)  Social Science.

Question 10

What is a life history approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnography 
B)  A researcher tells their own story and analyzes it sociologically. 
C)  The researcher interviews subjects repeatedly over time to gain detailed insights into a respondent's behavior and attitudes. 
D)  Using biographical and archival data 
A)  Ethnography 
B)  A researcher tells their own story and analyzes it sociologically. 
C)  The researcher interviews subjects repeatedly over time to gain detailed insights into a respondent's behavior and attitudes. 
D)  Using biographical and archival data

Microsociology examines

This view essentially argues that social problems are determined by people (such as policymakers, the general public, or other influential people in society) as part of a very subjective and political process.

Examples of social institutions include all but which of the following:

The example of the domestic violence diversion program director who told the author that the program had "a 100% success rate" because no offender ever returned to the program demonstrates that

The goal of a Social Problems course is

Under capitalism, Karl Marx (1818-1883) said that society consists of which classes, divided in what way?

In order for a survey's results to be generalizable, the respondents to the survey must be

Sociologists contribute to Stage 4 in the evolution of a social problem by

The three foundational theories in sociology-structural functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism-are often referred to collectively as

What is a life history approach?

Why Is Crime Always in the News Crime and Interpersonal Violence

Are More People Getting High Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Why Are There so Many Poor People Poverty and Inequality

Do You Want Fries With That Work and the Economy

Cant We All Just Get Along Racial and Ethnic Inequalities

Can I Stay a Little Longer Immigration and Refugees

Does Education Really Lead to a Better Life Educational Inequalities

Why Cant a Woman Do That Gender Inequalities

Love Is Love: Sexuality and Sexual Behavior

Does Family Really Matter Changes to the American Family

Is 70 the New 40 Population and Aging

Are You Feeling Okay Health and Health Care

Whats That Smell the Environmental Crisis

Do We Need to Be Afraid War and Terrorism

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Exam 1: What Is Sociology and Why Should I Care

Microsociology examines

This view essentially argues that social problems are determined by people (such as policymakers, the general public, or other influential people in society) as part of a very subjective and political process.

Examples of social institutions include all but which of the following:

The example of the domestic violence diversion program director who told the author that the program had "a 100% success rate" because no offender ever returned to the program demonstrates that

The goal of a Social Problems course is

Under capitalism, Karl Marx (1818-1883) said that society consists of which classes, divided in what way?

In order for a survey's results to be generalizable, the respondents to the survey must be

Sociologists contribute to Stage 4 in the evolution of a social problem by

The three foundational theories in sociology-structural functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism-are often referred to collectively as

What is a life history approach?

Why Is Crime Always in the News Crime and Interpersonal Violence

Are More People Getting High Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Why Are There so Many Poor People Poverty and Inequality

Do You Want Fries With That Work and the Economy

Cant We All Just Get Along Racial and Ethnic Inequalities

Can I Stay a Little Longer Immigration and Refugees

Does Education Really Lead to a Better Life Educational Inequalities

Why Cant a Woman Do That Gender Inequalities

Love Is Love: Sexuality and Sexual Behavior

Does Family Really Matter Changes to the American Family

Is 70 the New 40 Population and Aging

Are You Feeling Okay Health and Health Care

Whats That Smell the Environmental Crisis

Do We Need to Be Afraid War and Terrorism

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