Question 1

A small number of people that are used to represent a much larger population is called a

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A)  target group. 
B)  sample. 
C)  closed-format group. 
D)  sampling frame. 
A)  target group. 
B)  sample. 
C)  closed-format group. 
D)  sampling frame.

Question 2

The ideal of objectivity means that a researcher must

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A)  not personally care about the topic being studied. 
B)  try to adopt a stance of personal neutrality toward the outcome of the research. 
C)  study issues that have no value to society as a whole. 
D)  carry out research that will encourage desirable social change. 
A)  not personally care about the topic being studied. 
B)  try to adopt a stance of personal neutrality toward the outcome of the research. 
C)  study issues that have no value to society as a whole. 
D)  carry out research that will encourage desirable social change.

Question 3

According to Auguste Comte, people begin to see society as a natural-rather than a supernatural-phenomenon as their society enters which stage of development?

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A)  theological stage 
B)  metaphysical stage 
C)  scientific stage 
D)  post-scientific stage 
A)  theological stage 
B)  metaphysical stage 
C)  scientific stage 
D)  post-scientific stage

Question 4

Learning more sociology can help you

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A)  understand how people have little control over their lives. 
B)  assess the opportunities and constraints in our lives. 
C)  understand that people should just be happy with their lives. 
D)  see how individuals guide their own lives through "free will". 
A)  understand how people have little control over their lives. 
B)  assess the opportunities and constraints in our lives. 
C)  understand that people should just be happy with their lives. 
D)  see how individuals guide their own lives through "free will".

Question 5

Social-exchange analysis is one micro-level approach to understanding social interaction.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which theoretical approach claims that it is not so much what people do that matters as much as what meaning they attach to their behavior?

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A)  structural-functional approach 
B)  social-conflict approach 
C)  symbolic-interaction approach 
D)  social-exchange approach 
A)  structural-functional approach 
B)  social-conflict approach 
C)  symbolic-interaction approach 
D)  social-exchange approach

Question 7

What process involves deciding exactly what is to be measured when assigning value to a variable?

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A)  operationalizing 
B)  reliability 
C)  conceptualizing 
D)  validity 
A)  operationalizing 
B)  reliability 
C)  conceptualizing 
D)  validity

Question 8

A social-conflict approach to sports would be an analysis of

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A)  the way in which sports help encourage competition. 
B)  the importance of physical ability in success. 
C)  how sports reflect social inequality. 
D)  the different meanings people attach to games. 
A)  the way in which sports help encourage competition. 
B)  the importance of physical ability in success. 
C)  how sports reflect social inequality. 
D)  the different meanings people attach to games.

Question 9

______ refers to measuring exactly what one intends to measure.

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A)  Congruence 
B)  Validity 
C)  Repeatability 
D)  Reliability 
A)  Congruence 
B)  Validity 
C)  Repeatability 
D)  Reliability

Question 10

If you were doing a research project for your sociology class in which you were trying to discover how students assess the benefits of taking a sociology class, which research method might you use? Why?

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I would likely use a combination of qual

Question 11

When did sociology become established as an academic discipline in the United States?

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A)  during the Middle Ages 
B)  about 1800 
C)  about 1900 
D)  about 2000 
A)  during the Middle Ages 
B)  about 1800 
C)  about 1900 
D)  about 2000

Question 12

Which sociological research method is most likely to produce quantitative data that will identify cause-and-effect relationships?

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A)  the experiment 
B)  the survey 
C)  participant observation 
D)  secondary analysis 
A)  the experiment 
B)  the survey 
C)  participant observation 
D)  secondary analysis

Question 13

Looking at the operation of U.S.schools, the social-conflict approach might lead a sociologist to conclude that

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A)  the function of schools is to teach needed skills. 
B)  the meaning of schooling varies from child to child. 
C)  schools have been a major path to social advancement. 
D)  tracking provides some students with far better schooling than others. 
A)  the function of schools is to teach needed skills. 
B)  the meaning of schooling varies from child to child. 
C)  schools have been a major path to social advancement. 
D)  tracking provides some students with far better schooling than others.

Question 14

Peter Berger describes using the sociological perspective as seeing the ______ in the _______.

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A)  good worst tragedies 
B)  new old 
C)  specific general 
D)  general particular 
A)  good worst tragedies 
B)  new old 
C)  specific general 
D)  general particular

Question 15

Societies around the world are more interconnected than ever before.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Sociologists test their theories by gathering facts in order to confirm, reject, or modify them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The goal of the structural-functional approach is not simply to understand how society operates, but to reduce social inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

As a discipline, sociology first took root in France, Germany, and England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Imagine that you were asked by another student, "What would be the benefits of taking a course in sociology?" Explain how and why sociology can transform the way someone sees the world.

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Taking a course in sociology can offer n

Question 20

A theory states that increasing a person's formal higher education results in increased earnings over the individual's lifetime.In this theory, "higher education" is the

Accepted Answer

A)  independent variable. 
B)  dependent variable. 
C)  correlation. 
D)  effect. 
A)  independent variable. 
B)  dependent variable. 
C)  correlation. 
D)  effect.

A small number of people that are used to represent a much larger population is called a

The ideal of objectivity means that a researcher must

According to Auguste Comte, people begin to see society as a natural-rather than a supernatural-phenomenon as their society enters which stage of development?

Learning more sociology can help you

Social-exchange analysis is one micro-level approach to understanding social interaction.

Which theoretical approach claims that it is not so much what people do that matters as much as what meaning they attach to their behavior?

What process involves deciding exactly what is to be measured when assigning value to a variable?

A social-conflict approach to sports would be an analysis of

______ refers to measuring exactly what one intends to measure.

If you were doing a research project for your sociology class in which you were trying to discover how students assess the benefits of taking a sociology class, which research method might you use? Why?

When did sociology become established as an academic discipline in the United States?

Which sociological research method is most likely to produce quantitative data that will identify cause-and-effect relationships?

Looking at the operation of U.S.schools, the social-conflict approach might lead a sociologist to conclude that

Peter Berger describes using the sociological perspective as seeing the in the _.

Societies around the world are more interconnected than ever before.

Sociologists test their theories by gathering facts in order to confirm, reject, or modify them.

The goal of the structural-functional approach is not simply to understand how society operates, but to reduce social inequality.

As a discipline, sociology first took root in France, Germany, and England.

Imagine that you were asked by another student, "What would be the benefits of taking a course in sociology?" Explain how and why sociology can transform the way someone sees the world.

A theory states that increasing a person's formal higher education results in increased earnings over the individual's lifetime.In this theory, "higher education" is the

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A small number of people that are used to represent a much larger population is called a

The ideal of objectivity means that a researcher must

According to Auguste Comte, people begin to see society as a natural-rather than a supernatural-phenomenon as their society enters which stage of development?

Learning more sociology can help you

Social-exchange analysis is one micro-level approach to understanding social interaction.

Which theoretical approach claims that it is not so much what people do that matters as much as what meaning they attach to their behavior?

What process involves deciding exactly what is to be measured when assigning value to a variable?

A social-conflict approach to sports would be an analysis of

______ refers to measuring exactly what one intends to measure.

If you were doing a research project for your sociology class in which you were trying to discover how students assess the benefits of taking a sociology class, which research method might you use? Why?

When did sociology become established as an academic discipline in the United States?

Which sociological research method is most likely to produce quantitative data that will identify cause-and-effect relationships?

Looking at the operation of U.S.schools, the social-conflict approach might lead a sociologist to conclude that

Peter Berger describes using the sociological perspective as seeing the ______ in the _______.

Societies around the world are more interconnected than ever before.

Sociologists test their theories by gathering facts in order to confirm, reject, or modify them.

The goal of the structural-functional approach is not simply to understand how society operates, but to reduce social inequality.

As a discipline, sociology first took root in France, Germany, and England.

Imagine that you were asked by another student, "What would be the benefits of taking a course in sociology?" Explain how and why sociology can transform the way someone sees the world.

A theory states that increasing a person's formal higher education results in increased earnings over the individual's lifetime.In this theory, "higher education" is the

Culture

Socialization

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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Peter Berger describes using the sociological perspective as seeing the in the _.