Question 1

Which early sociologist received the first doctorate ever awarded by Harvard University to a person of color?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jane Addams 
B)  Harriet Martineau 
C)  W.E.B. Du Bois 
D)  Herbert Spencer 
A)  Jane Addams 
B)  Harriet Martineau 
C)  W.E.B. Du Bois 
D)  Herbert Spencer

Question 2

Karl Marx, speaking for the social-conflict approach, argued that the point of studying society was

Accepted Answer

A)  to understand how society really operates. 
B)  to compare U.S. society to others. 
C)  to foster support for a nation's government. 
D)  to bring about greater social justice. 
A)  to understand how society really operates. 
B)  to compare U.S. society to others. 
C)  to foster support for a nation's government. 
D)  to bring about greater social justice.

Question 3

Sociologists focus only on unusual patterns of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Both Karl Marx and W.E.B.Du Bois carried out their work following the structural-functional approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Explain why the power of society is evident in the decision to bear a child or even in the act of committing suicide.

Accepted Answer

The power of society is evident in the d

Question 6

Critical sociology

Accepted Answer

A)  focuses on the meaning people attach to behavior. 
B)  seeks to bring about desirable social change. 
C)  endorses the principle of being value-free. 
D)  is based on Weber's principle of verstehen. 
A)  focuses on the meaning people attach to behavior. 
B)  seeks to bring about desirable social change. 
C)  endorses the principle of being value-free. 
D)  is based on Weber's principle of verstehen.

Question 7

Keeping young people out of the labor market is one latent function of higher education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The last of Comte's three stages is the metaphysical stage, in which people know the world in terms of God's will.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Rarely are people aware of all the functions of any social structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A False correlation between two variables caused by a third variable is described as a "spurious" correlation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

W.E.B.Du Bois claimed that _____ was the major problem facing the United States during the twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

A)  class 
B)  race 
C)  gender 
D)  ethnicity 
A)  class 
B)  race 
C)  gender 
D)  ethnicity

Question 12

Participant observation is a research method by which researchers stand back from a setting, watch from a distance, and then carefully record the behavior of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Examine the following series of numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10.What is the median value?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4

Question 14

By stating that the sociological perspective shows us "the strange in the familiar," the text argues that sociologists

Accepted Answer

A)  focus on the bizarre elements of society. 
B)  reject the familiar idea that people simply decide how to act in favor of the initially strange idea that society shapes our lives. 
C)  believe that people often behave in strange ways. 
D)  believe that even people who are most familiar to us have some very strange habits. 
A)  focus on the bizarre elements of society. 
B)  reject the familiar idea that people simply decide how to act in favor of the initially strange idea that society shapes our lives. 
C)  believe that people often behave in strange ways. 
D)  believe that even people who are most familiar to us have some very strange habits.

Question 15

Which concept is used to describe relatively stable patterns of social behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  social structure 
B)  manifest functions 
C)  social functions 
D)  social dysfunctions 
A)  social structure 
B)  manifest functions 
C)  social functions 
D)  social dysfunctions

Question 16

"A mental construct that represents some aspect of the world in a somewhat simplified form" is the definition of a

Accepted Answer

A)  variable. 
B)  theory. 
C)  measurement. 
D)  concept. 
A)  variable. 
B)  theory. 
C)  measurement. 
D)  concept.

Question 17

Do you see any dangers in adopting the sociological perspective too intensely? For example, if we say that society is at work in all of our choices about how to live, do we lose any sense of personal responsibility for our actions?

Accepted Answer

Adopting the sociological perspective to

Question 18

In several sentences, explain the focus of the structural-functional approach.

Accepted Answer

The structural-functional approach focus

Question 19

C.Wright Mills claimed that the "sociological imagination" transformed

Accepted Answer

A)  common sense into laws of society. 
B)  people into supporters of the status quo. 
C)  personal problems into public issues. 
D)  scientific research into common sense. 
A)  common sense into laws of society. 
B)  people into supporters of the status quo. 
C)  personal problems into public issues. 
D)  scientific research into common sense.

Question 20

Ewoodzie discovered that homeless people in Jackson, Mississippi

Accepted Answer

A)  ate more nutritious food than better-off people. 
B)  could easily find jobs and housing if they just wanted to. 
C)  could use available social services so that they rarely went for a day without food. 
D)  were unwilling to speak with any researcher about their lives. 
A)  ate more nutritious food than better-off people. 
B)  could easily find jobs and housing if they just wanted to. 
C)  could use available social services so that they rarely went for a day without food. 
D)  were unwilling to speak with any researcher about their lives.

Which early sociologist received the first doctorate ever awarded by Harvard University to a person of color?

Karl Marx, speaking for the social-conflict approach, argued that the point of studying society was

Sociologists focus only on unusual patterns of behavior.

Both Karl Marx and W.E.B.Du Bois carried out their work following the structural-functional approach.

Explain why the power of society is evident in the decision to bear a child or even in the act of committing suicide.

Critical sociology

Keeping young people out of the labor market is one latent function of higher education.

The last of Comte's three stages is the metaphysical stage, in which people know the world in terms of God's will.

Rarely are people aware of all the functions of any social structure.

A False correlation between two variables caused by a third variable is described as a "spurious" correlation.

W.E.B.Du Bois claimed that _____ was the major problem facing the United States during the twentieth century.

Participant observation is a research method by which researchers stand back from a setting, watch from a distance, and then carefully record the behavior of others.

Examine the following series of numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10.What is the median value?

By stating that the sociological perspective shows us "the strange in the familiar," the text argues that sociologists

Which concept is used to describe relatively stable patterns of social behavior?

"A mental construct that represents some aspect of the world in a somewhat simplified form" is the definition of a

Do you see any dangers in adopting the sociological perspective too intensely? For example, if we say that society is at work in all of our choices about how to live, do we lose any sense of personal responsibility for our actions?

In several sentences, explain the focus of the structural-functional approach.

C.Wright Mills claimed that the "sociological imagination" transformed

Ewoodzie discovered that homeless people in Jackson, Mississippi

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Which early sociologist received the first doctorate ever awarded by Harvard University to a person of color?

Karl Marx, speaking for the social-conflict approach, argued that the point of studying society was

Sociologists focus only on unusual patterns of behavior.

Both Karl Marx and W.E.B.Du Bois carried out their work following the structural-functional approach.

Explain why the power of society is evident in the decision to bear a child or even in the act of committing suicide.

Critical sociology

Keeping young people out of the labor market is one latent function of higher education.

The last of Comte's three stages is the metaphysical stage, in which people know the world in terms of God's will.

Rarely are people aware of all the functions of any social structure.

A False correlation between two variables caused by a third variable is described as a "spurious" correlation.

W.E.B.Du Bois claimed that _____ was the major problem facing the United States during the twentieth century.

Participant observation is a research method by which researchers stand back from a setting, watch from a distance, and then carefully record the behavior of others.

Examine the following series of numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10.What is the median value?

By stating that the sociological perspective shows us "the strange in the familiar," the text argues that sociologists

Which concept is used to describe relatively stable patterns of social behavior?

"A mental construct that represents some aspect of the world in a somewhat simplified form" is the definition of a

Do you see any dangers in adopting the sociological perspective too intensely? For example, if we say that society is at work in all of our choices about how to live, do we lose any sense of personal responsibility for our actions?

In several sentences, explain the focus of the structural-functional approach.

C.Wright Mills claimed that the "sociological imagination" transformed

Ewoodzie discovered that homeless people in Jackson, Mississippi

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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