Question 1

Critical sociology studies society and tries to bring about social change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

A researcher who assumes that the man was the head of the household and his wife simply took care of the kids is demonstrating a gender-based research error called "double standards."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The mean is always a better statistical measure than the mode or the median.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Peter Berger, a prominent sociologist, c

Question 5

What term refers to the arithmetic average of a series of numbers?

Accepted Answer

A) the mean 
B) the mode 
C) the median 
D) the correlation 
A) the mean 
B) the mode 
C) the median 
D) the correlation

Question 6

A survey is a research method in which subjects respond to a series of statements or questions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The ancient Romans saw the stars as being gods.Auguste Comte would classify Roman society as which of the following stages of history?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

"Stacking" in sports is the pattern by which people of one racial category disproportionately play in favored positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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?

Accepted Answer

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 10

W.E.B.Du Bois described African Americans as having a "double consciousness" because

Accepted Answer

A) most felt that,compared to white people,they had to be twice as careful in how they acted. 
B) there is a double disadvantage in being both poor and black. 
C) black people have to work twice as hard as whites to get the same reward. 
D) they are American citizens who have a second identity based on skin color. 
A) most felt that,compared to white people,they had to be twice as careful in how they acted. 
B) there is a double disadvantage in being both poor and black. 
C) black people have to work twice as hard as whites to get the same reward. 
D) they are American citizens who have a second identity based on skin color.

Question 11

With regard to the process of measurement,which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) For a measurement to be reliable,it must be valid. 
B) For a measurement to be valid,it must be reliable. 
C) All measurements are both reliable and valid. 
D) Measurements cannot be both reliable and valid. 
A) For a measurement to be reliable,it must be valid. 
B) For a measurement to be valid,it must be reliable. 
C) All measurements are both reliable and valid. 
D) Measurements cannot be both reliable and valid.

Question 12

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 13

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

Accepted Answer

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) the policy of 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) the policy of tracking provides some students with far better schooling than others.

Question 14

Ancient philosophers,including Plato,were primarily interested in imagining the "ideal" society rather than studying society as it really is.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The structural-functional approach focus

Question 16

Which of the concepts listed below refers to measuring exactly what you intend to measure?

Accepted Answer

A) congruence 
B) validity 
C) repeatability 
D) reliability 
A) congruence 
B) validity 
C) repeatability 
D) reliability

Question 17

Sociology differs from the older discipline of philosophy by focusing on

Accepted Answer

A) what the ideal society should be. 
B) human nature. 
C) the place of God in shaping human events. 
D) how society actually operates. 
A) what the ideal society should be. 
B) human nature. 
C) the place of God in shaping human events. 
D) how society actually operates.

Question 18

Explain the difference between sociological generalizations about categories of people and the simple stereotypes we hear in everyday life.

Accepted Answer

Sociological generalizations about categ

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Critical sociology studies society and tries to bring about social change.

A researcher who assumes that the man was the head of the household and his wife simply took care of the kids is demonstrating a gender-based research error called "double standards."

The mean is always a better statistical measure than the mode or the median.

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

What term refers to the arithmetic average of a series of numbers?

A survey is a research method in which subjects respond to a series of statements or questions.

The ancient Romans saw the stars as being gods.Auguste Comte would classify Roman society as which of the following stages of history?

"Stacking" in sports is the pattern by which people of one racial category disproportionately play in favored positions.

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?

W.E.B.Du Bois described African Americans as having a "double consciousness" because

With regard to the process of measurement,which of the following statements is true?

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

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

Ancient philosophers,including Plato,were primarily interested in imagining the "ideal" society rather than studying society as it really is.

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

Which of the concepts listed below refers to measuring exactly what you intend to measure?

Sociology differs from the older discipline of philosophy by focusing on

Explain the difference between sociological generalizations about categories of people and the simple stereotypes we hear in everyday life.

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

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

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Critical sociology studies society and tries to bring about social change.

A researcher who assumes that the man was the head of the household and his wife simply took care of the kids is demonstrating a gender-based research error called "double standards."

The mean is always a better statistical measure than the mode or the median.

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

What term refers to the arithmetic average of a series of numbers?

A survey is a research method in which subjects respond to a series of statements or questions.

The ancient Romans saw the stars as being gods.Auguste Comte would classify Roman society as which of the following stages of history?

"Stacking" in sports is the pattern by which people of one racial category disproportionately play in favored positions.

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?

W.E.B.Du Bois described African Americans as having a "double consciousness" because

With regard to the process of measurement,which of the following statements is true?

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

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

Ancient philosophers,including Plato,were primarily interested in imagining the "ideal" society rather than studying society as it really is.

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

Which of the concepts listed below refers to measuring exactly what you intend to measure?

Sociology differs from the older discipline of philosophy by focusing on

Explain the difference between sociological generalizations about categories of people and the simple stereotypes we hear in everyday life.

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

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

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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