Question 1

Theories are:

Accepted Answer

A)  static. 
B)  tested through research. 
C)  by definition, accurate. 
D)  a product of very recent times. 
E)  controlled. 
A)  static. 
B)  tested through research. 
C)  by definition, accurate. 
D)  a product of very recent times. 
E)  controlled.

Question 2

Which methodological orientation most closely corresponds to the social-conflict approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  scientific orientation 
B)  symbolic orientation 
C)  interpretive orientation 
D)  quantitative orientation 
E)  critical orientation 
A)  scientific orientation 
B)  symbolic orientation 
C)  interpretive orientation 
D)  quantitative orientation 
E)  critical orientation

Question 3

As a discipline, sociology began in France, Germany, and England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to the text's discussion of objectivity:

Accepted Answer

A)  the facts cannot speak for themselves. 
B)  the personal values and biases of the researcher should not enter the investigative process. 
C)  the personal values and biases of the researcher should enter the investigative process. 
D)  the research should be as inexpensive as possible. 
E)  researchers should avoid value-relevant topics 
A)  the facts cannot speak for themselves. 
B)  the personal values and biases of the researcher should not enter the investigative process. 
C)  the personal values and biases of the researcher should enter the investigative process. 
D)  the research should be as inexpensive as possible. 
E)  researchers should avoid value-relevant topics

Question 5

Select the framework that assumes society is nothing more than the shared reality that people construct as they interact with one another.

Accepted Answer

A)  structural-functional approach 
B)  social-conflict approach 
C)  symbolic-interaction approach 
D)  social-organization approach 
E)  multi-level 
A)  structural-functional approach 
B)  social-conflict approach 
C)  symbolic-interaction approach 
D)  social-organization approach 
E)  multi-level

Question 6

According to Max Weber, social researchers should strive to be:

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A)  subjective. 
B)  value-free. 
C)  concerned about social welfare. 
D)  selective about their reporting of facts. 
E)  goal-oriented. 
A)  subjective. 
B)  value-free. 
C)  concerned about social welfare. 
D)  selective about their reporting of facts. 
E)  goal-oriented.

Question 7

Prior to the birth of sociology, philosophers and theologians were primarily concerned with imagining the "ideal"society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Social structures have consequences for the operation of society as a whole. What is the term for these consequences?

Accepted Answer

A)  social structure 
B)  social dynamics 
C)  social functions 
D)  social dysfunctions 
E)  social co-operation 
A)  social structure 
B)  social dynamics 
C)  social functions 
D)  social dysfunctions 
E)  social co-operation

Question 9

List the three conditions required to establish cause and effect in social scientific research.

Accepted Answer

1) There is a demonstrated correlation.

Question 10

The sociological pioneer who was a supporter of suffrage for women and petitioned the government of Canada to include women in the definition of person was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Nellie McClung. 
B)  Harriet Martineau. 
C)  Helen Abell. 
D)  Doris Anderson. 
E)  Emily Starr. 
A)  Nellie McClung. 
B)  Harriet Martineau. 
C)  Helen Abell. 
D)  Doris Anderson. 
E)  Emily Starr.

Question 11

You are asked to determine the value of a variable in a specific case. What task have you been assigned?

Accepted Answer

A)  conceptualization 
B)  measurement 
C)  operationalization 
D)  constructing a composite 
E)  theorizing 
A)  conceptualization 
B)  measurement 
C)  operationalization 
D)  constructing a composite 
E)  theorizing

Question 12

The sociological perspective is likely to be adopted in everyday life by the socially marginal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Investigations of cause-and-effect relationships under highly controlled conditions are usually called:

Accepted Answer

A)  theories. 
B)  experiments. 
C)  concepts. 
D)  paradigms. 
E)  correlations. 
A)  theories. 
B)  experiments. 
C)  concepts. 
D)  paradigms. 
E)  correlations.

Question 14

Outline the steps in the process of carrying out sociological investigation, describing how and why those questions must be answered.

Accepted Answer

Answer should include each of the 10 ste

Question 15

Interpretive sociology is better suited for research in a natural setting where the researchers interact with people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

You are asked to report on suicide rates in France in the 1800s. Which author's writings should you consult?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert K. Merton 
B)  Emile Durkheim 
C)  Auguste Comte 
D)  Talcott Parsons 
E)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
A)  Robert K. Merton 
B)  Emile Durkheim 
C)  Auguste Comte 
D)  Talcott Parsons 
E)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Question 17

When we say that using the sociological perspective amounts to "seeing the strange in the familiar,"we mean that sociologists:

Accepted Answer

A)  focus on the bizarre elements of society. 
B)  work to avoid the idea that we live our lives only in terms of what we decide. 
C)  understand that individuals' explanations for their behavioural choices are sufficient for our understanding of why people do the things they do. 
D)  understand that even people who are familiar to us often have some very strange habits. 
E)  are good at identifying what is strange and unusual. 
A)  focus on the bizarre elements of society. 
B)  work to avoid the idea that we live our lives only in terms of what we decide. 
C)  understand that individuals' explanations for their behavioural choices are sufficient for our understanding of why people do the things they do. 
D)  understand that even people who are familiar to us often have some very strange habits. 
E)  are good at identifying what is strange and unusual.

Question 18

Sociologists are unable to develop "laws of society"that would allow them to predict all human behaviour because:

Accepted Answer

A)  human behaviour is both imaginative and spontaneous. 
B)  sociologists place more emphasis on changing society than on understanding society. 
C)  sociology has only been an accepted academic discipline for about 20 years, and more knowledge must be gained. 
D)  sociologists have lost touch with people. 
E)  sociologists do not have appropriate methods available 
A)  human behaviour is both imaginative and spontaneous. 
B)  sociologists place more emphasis on changing society than on understanding society. 
C)  sociology has only been an accepted academic discipline for about 20 years, and more knowledge must be gained. 
D)  sociologists have lost touch with people. 
E)  sociologists do not have appropriate methods available

Question 19

Intravenous drug users are difficult to study because there is no known list of members of this population. This is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A)  limited sample. 
B)  street population. 
C)  target group. 
D)  sampling frame. 
E)  hidden population. 
A)  limited sample. 
B)  street population. 
C)  target group. 
D)  sampling frame. 
E)  hidden population.

Question 20

Sociologist C. Wright Mills argued that times of social disruption foster widespread sociological thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Theories are:

Which methodological orientation most closely corresponds to the social-conflict approach?

As a discipline, sociology began in France, Germany, and England.

According to the text's discussion of objectivity:

Select the framework that assumes society is nothing more than the shared reality that people construct as they interact with one another.

According to Max Weber, social researchers should strive to be:

Prior to the birth of sociology, philosophers and theologians were primarily concerned with imagining the "ideal"society.

Social structures have consequences for the operation of society as a whole. What is the term for these consequences?

List the three conditions required to establish cause and effect in social scientific research.

The sociological pioneer who was a supporter of suffrage for women and petitioned the government of Canada to include women in the definition of person was:

You are asked to determine the value of a variable in a specific case. What task have you been assigned?

The sociological perspective is likely to be adopted in everyday life by the socially marginal.

Investigations of cause-and-effect relationships under highly controlled conditions are usually called:

Outline the steps in the process of carrying out sociological investigation, describing how and why those questions must be answered.

Interpretive sociology is better suited for research in a natural setting where the researchers interact with people.

You are asked to report on suicide rates in France in the 1800s. Which author's writings should you consult?

When we say that using the sociological perspective amounts to "seeing the strange in the familiar,"we mean that sociologists:

Sociologists are unable to develop "laws of society"that would allow them to predict all human behaviour because:

Intravenous drug users are difficult to study because there is no known list of members of this population. This is an example of a:

Sociologist C. Wright Mills argued that times of social disruption foster widespread sociological thinking.

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Exam 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Theories are:

Which methodological orientation most closely corresponds to the social-conflict approach?

As a discipline, sociology began in France, Germany, and England.

According to the text's discussion of objectivity:

Select the framework that assumes society is nothing more than the shared reality that people construct as they interact with one another.

According to Max Weber, social researchers should strive to be:

Prior to the birth of sociology, philosophers and theologians were primarily concerned with imagining the "ideal"society.

Social structures have consequences for the operation of society as a whole. What is the term for these consequences?

List the three conditions required to establish cause and effect in social scientific research.

The sociological pioneer who was a supporter of suffrage for women and petitioned the government of Canada to include women in the definition of person was:

You are asked to determine the value of a variable in a specific case. What task have you been assigned?

The sociological perspective is likely to be adopted in everyday life by the socially marginal.

Investigations of cause-and-effect relationships under highly controlled conditions are usually called:

Outline the steps in the process of carrying out sociological investigation, describing how and why those questions must be answered.

Interpretive sociology is better suited for research in a natural setting where the researchers interact with people.

You are asked to report on suicide rates in France in the 1800s. Which author's writings should you consult?

When we say that using the sociological perspective amounts to "seeing the strange in the familiar,"we mean that sociologists:

Sociologists are unable to develop "laws of society"that would allow them to predict all human behaviour because:

Intravenous drug users are difficult to study because there is no known list of members of this population. This is an example of a:

Sociologist C. Wright Mills argued that times of social disruption foster widespread sociological thinking.

Culture

Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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