Exam 1: Understanding Social Problems

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated to see how it effects changes in the other variable is called _____.

The tendency to overgeneralize, that is to use one, two, or three cases to support an entire argument, is called _____.

The tendency to overgeneralize, that is to use one, two, or three cases to support an entire argument, is called _____.

A sociological theory that focuses on social systems and how their interdependent parts maintain order is called _____.

A tactic among debaters is to attack the opponent personally when they can't support their position by reason, logic, or facts. This is called the _____.

The assertion that what is true of the part is necessarily true of the whole is called _____.

Things that are preferred because they are defined as having worth are called _____.

A(n) _____ is the arrangement of society into groups that are unequal with regard to such resources as wealth, power, and prestige.

The fallacy of dramatic instance is the argument that things could not have worked out any other way than the way they did.

The most common research method used in sociology is research experiments.

The _____ uses three broad categories: basic human needs (such as nutrition, medical care, and sanitation); foundations of well-being (health, environmental quality, access to basic knowledge and information); and opportunity (personal rights and freedom, tolerance, access to advanced education).

The _____ is the score in a distribution which has half of the scores above it and half of the scores below it.

The famous sociologist C. Wright Mills referred to social problems as the "public issues of social structure."

The behavior associated with a particular position in the social structure is called a(n) _____.

The tendency to overgeneralize, that is to use one, two, or three cases to support an entire argument, is called the fallacy of dramatic instance.

A set of ideas that explain or justify some aspect of social reality is called a(n) _____.

Which of the following is true according to the symbolic interactionist approach in sociology?

In an experimental method, measurements are taken in both experimental and control groups, and both are exposed to a treatment.

Your position in the social system based on economic resources, power, education, prestige, and life style is called your _____.

The variables in an experiment that are manipulated to see how they affect changes in the other variables are called _____.