Question 1

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  About 67 percent of Canada's wealth is controlled by the wealthiest 20 percent of the population. 
B)  People marry because they are in love. 
C)  Most poor people ignore opportunities to work. 
D)  Differences in the social behaviours of males and females reflect "human nature." 
E)  Canada is a middle-class society in which most people are more or less equal. 
A)  About 67 percent of Canada's wealth is controlled by the wealthiest 20 percent of the population. 
B)  People marry because they are in love. 
C)  Most poor people ignore opportunities to work. 
D)  Differences in the social behaviours of males and females reflect "human nature." 
E)  Canada is a middle-class society in which most people are more or less equal.

Question 2

Which of the following is true according to Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association guidelines?

Accepted Answer

A)  Researchers must disclose all research findings, but may protect some significant data for later publication. 
B)  Researchers must disclose sources of participants for their research. 
C)  Researchers must protect the privacy of funding for a research project. 
D)  Research must ensure the reliability of participants taking part in a research project. 
E)  Every college and university seeking funding for research involving human subjects must have a committee that reviews the ethical standards of the research. 
A)  Researchers must disclose all research findings, but may protect some significant data for later publication. 
B)  Researchers must disclose sources of participants for their research. 
C)  Researchers must protect the privacy of funding for a research project. 
D)  Research must ensure the reliability of participants taking part in a research project. 
E)  Every college and university seeking funding for research involving human subjects must have a committee that reviews the ethical standards of the research.

Question 3

The statement that social patterns benefit some people while depriving others expresses one of the insights of the:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Which of the following describes the major goal of pioneers of sociology such as Comte and Durkheim?

Accepted Answer

A)  to set up a system in which they can control social patterns and events 
B)  to imagine what the "ideal society" would be 
C)  to understand how society actually operates 
D)  to stop the continual change experienced by societies and discover how to maintain a societal status quo 
E)  to eliminate inequality 
A)  to set up a system in which they can control social patterns and events 
B)  to imagine what the "ideal society" would be 
C)  to understand how society actually operates 
D)  to stop the continual change experienced by societies and discover how to maintain a societal status quo 
E)  to eliminate inequality

Question 5

To be certain of a real cause-and-effect relationship, a researcher must show:

Accepted Answer

A)  that the dependent variable occurs before the independent variable in time. 
B)  that the two variables are correlated. 
C)  total neutrality. 
D)  that the correlation is spurious to some extent. 
E)  that a third variable is involved in the relationship. 
A)  that the dependent variable occurs before the independent variable in time. 
B)  that the two variables are correlated. 
C)  total neutrality. 
D)  that the correlation is spurious to some extent. 
E)  that a third variable is involved in the relationship.

Question 6

The scholar who translated the writings of Auguste Comte from French into English and revealed the evils of slavery was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Jane Addams. 
B)  John Watson. 
C)  Karl Marx. 
D)  Harriet Martineau. 
E)  W.E.B. Du Bois. 
A)  Jane Addams. 
B)  John Watson. 
C)  Karl Marx. 
D)  Harriet Martineau. 
E)  W.E.B. Du Bois.

Question 7

The sociological term for the state of being set apart as an "outsider"is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  social reactivity. 
B)  exclusivity. 
C)  social marginality. 
D)  redundancy. 
E)  relativity. 
A)  social reactivity. 
B)  exclusivity. 
C)  social marginality. 
D)  redundancy. 
E)  relativity.

Question 8

Structural-functional sociologists try to reduce inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What did Peter Berger mean when he characterized the sociological perspective as "seeing the general in the particular"?

Accepted Answer

He meant that sociol

Question 10

What is the term for nations characterized by a standard of living about average for the world as a whole?

Accepted Answer

A)  global village 
B)  high-income 
C)  low-income 
D)  economic tigers 
E)  middle-income 
A)  global village 
B)  high-income 
C)  low-income 
D)  economic tigers 
E)  middle-income

Question 11

Where would a sociological perspective likely to be developed and flourish?

Accepted Answer

A)  in socially stable areas 
B)  in areas experiencing social problems, or significant social changes 
C)  in wealthy communities 
D)  in isolated villages 
E)  in areas experiencing social continuity 
A)  in socially stable areas 
B)  in areas experiencing social problems, or significant social changes 
C)  in wealthy communities 
D)  in isolated villages 
E)  in areas experiencing social continuity

Question 12

When the variable of sex is not even considered in sociological research, which of the following problems emerges?

Accepted Answer

A)  androcentricity 
B)  overgeneralization 
C)  gender blindness 
D)  employing double standards 
E)  paradigm reversal 
A)  androcentricity 
B)  overgeneralization 
C)  gender blindness 
D)  employing double standards 
E)  paradigm reversal

Question 13

Suicide rates for people in Canada show that:

Accepted Answer

A)  males have the highest suicide rates. 
B)  females have the highest suicide rates. 
C)  there are no differences between the suicide rates of males and females. 
D)  the difference between men and women have diminished in the past 30 years. 
E)  higher levels of social integration are associated with higher suicide rates. 
A)  males have the highest suicide rates. 
B)  females have the highest suicide rates. 
C)  there are no differences between the suicide rates of males and females. 
D)  the difference between men and women have diminished in the past 30 years. 
E)  higher levels of social integration are associated with higher suicide rates.

Question 14

A sociologist wants to do research using peoples' marital status to measure their satisfaction with life. He or she should be concerned that this measure may lack:

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability. 
B)  validity. 
C)  relativity. 
D)  congruency. 
E)  face reliability. 
A)  reliability. 
B)  validity. 
C)  relativity. 
D)  congruency. 
E)  face reliability.

Question 15

Zimbardo's Stanford Prison experiment shows that sociological research can never be harmful to subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is a criticism of the social-conflict approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  It underemphasizes how shared values unify members of a society. 
B)  The paradigm, as it pursues political goals, can claim scientific objectivity. 
C)  The social-conflict approach paints society in narrow strokes. 
D)  It overemphasizes how shared values and interdependence can unify members of a society. 
E)  It views society in terms of specializations. 
A)  It underemphasizes how shared values unify members of a society. 
B)  The paradigm, as it pursues political goals, can claim scientific objectivity. 
C)  The social-conflict approach paints society in narrow strokes. 
D)  It overemphasizes how shared values and interdependence can unify members of a society. 
E)  It views society in terms of specializations.

Question 17

In making judgments about how society should be improved, the critical sociologist rejects Weber's goal that researchers be value-free.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Critical sociology:

Accepted Answer

A)  examines how society works. 
B)  seeks to change society. 
C)  seeks to change the character of research. 
D)  avoids trying to change society. 
E)  continues to exist in its present form. 
A)  examines how society works. 
B)  seeks to change society. 
C)  seeks to change the character of research. 
D)  avoids trying to change society. 
E)  continues to exist in its present form.

Question 19

Which sociologist contributed to the structural-functional approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Auguste Comte 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Jane Addams 
D)  W.E.B. Du Bois 
E)  Nellie McClung 
A)  Auguste Comte 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Jane Addams 
D)  W.E.B. Du Bois 
E)  Nellie McClung

Question 20

Which of the following is true regarding interviews?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are typically in written format. 
B)  It is the same as using a questionnaire. 
C)  Follow-up questions are often asked by researchers. 
D)  The researcher presents a series of multiple-choice options to the subject. 
E)  Interviews make it impossible for subjects to be influenced by the researcher. 
A)  They are typically in written format. 
B)  It is the same as using a questionnaire. 
C)  Follow-up questions are often asked by researchers. 
D)  The researcher presents a series of multiple-choice options to the subject. 
E)  Interviews make it impossible for subjects to be influenced by the researcher.

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following is true according to Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association guidelines?

The statement that social patterns benefit some people while depriving others expresses one of the insights of the:

Which of the following describes the major goal of pioneers of sociology such as Comte and Durkheim?

To be certain of a real cause-and-effect relationship, a researcher must show:

The scholar who translated the writings of Auguste Comte from French into English and revealed the evils of slavery was:

The sociological term for the state of being set apart as an "outsider"is referred to as:

Structural-functional sociologists try to reduce inequality.

What did Peter Berger mean when he characterized the sociological perspective as "seeing the general in the particular"?

What is the term for nations characterized by a standard of living about average for the world as a whole?

Where would a sociological perspective likely to be developed and flourish?

When the variable of sex is not even considered in sociological research, which of the following problems emerges?

Suicide rates for people in Canada show that:

A sociologist wants to do research using peoples' marital status to measure their satisfaction with life. He or she should be concerned that this measure may lack:

Zimbardo's Stanford Prison experiment shows that sociological research can never be harmful to subjects.

Which of the following is a criticism of the social-conflict approach?

In making judgments about how society should be improved, the critical sociologist rejects Weber's goal that researchers be value-free.

Critical sociology:

Which sociologist contributed to the structural-functional approach?

Which of the following is true regarding interviews?

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Which of the following is true?

Which of the following is true according to Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association guidelines?

The statement that social patterns benefit some people while depriving others expresses one of the insights of the:

Which of the following describes the major goal of pioneers of sociology such as Comte and Durkheim?

To be certain of a real cause-and-effect relationship, a researcher must show:

The scholar who translated the writings of Auguste Comte from French into English and revealed the evils of slavery was:

The sociological term for the state of being set apart as an "outsider"is referred to as:

Structural-functional sociologists try to reduce inequality.

What did Peter Berger mean when he characterized the sociological perspective as "seeing the general in the particular"?

What is the term for nations characterized by a standard of living about average for the world as a whole?

Where would a sociological perspective likely to be developed and flourish?

When the variable of sex is not even considered in sociological research, which of the following problems emerges?

Suicide rates for people in Canada show that:

A sociologist wants to do research using peoples' marital status to measure their satisfaction with life. He or she should be concerned that this measure may lack:

Zimbardo's Stanford Prison experiment shows that sociological research can never be harmful to subjects.

Which of the following is a criticism of the social-conflict approach?

In making judgments about how society should be improved, the critical sociologist rejects Weber's goal that researchers be value-free.

Critical sociology:

Which sociologist contributed to the structural-functional approach?

Which of the following is true regarding interviews?

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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