Question 1

Which types of consequences are called manifest functions?

Accepted Answer

A)  neither functional nor dysfunctional 
B)  unintended and often hidden 
C)  both functional and dysfunctional 
D)  intended and commonly recognized 
A)  neither functional nor dysfunctional 
B)  unintended and often hidden 
C)  both functional and dysfunctional 
D)  intended and commonly recognized D

Question 2

Which research variable must always precede the variable that the researcher is trying to explain?

Accepted Answer

A)  independent 
B)  dependent 
C)  control 
D)  secondary 
A)  independent 
B)  dependent 
C)  control 
D)  secondary A

Question 3

According to the textbook, what is a social problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  a social condition that interferes with the functioning of society 
B)  a social condition that results in conflict among segments of society 
C)  a social condition that a segment of society views as harmful to 
D)  a social condition that requires immediate government intervention 
A)  a social condition that interferes with the functioning of society 
B)  a social condition that results in conflict among segments of society 
C)  a social condition that a segment of society views as harmful to 
D)  a social condition that requires immediate government intervention C

Question 4

Which of the following can be central to the development of social problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  mores 
B)  folkways 
C)  laws 
D)  values 
A)  mores 
B)  folkways 
C)  laws 
D)  values

Question 5

Which types of consequences are called latent functions?

Accepted Answer

A)  neither functional nor dysfunctional 
B)  unintended and often hidden 
C)  both functional and dysfunctional 
D)  intended and commonly recognized 
A)  neither functional nor dysfunctional 
B)  unintended and often hidden 
C)  both functional and dysfunctional 
D)  intended and commonly recognized

Question 6

A major strength of participant observation is that its findings are always highly generalizable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following are a police badge and the peace sign examples of?

Accepted Answer

A)  mores 
B)  folkways 
C)  symbols 
D)  ascribed statuses 
A)  mores 
B)  folkways 
C)  symbols 
D)  ascribed statuses

Question 8

Which theorist is most often identified with queer theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mead 
B)  Martineau 
C)  Devor 
D)  Durkhein 
A)  Mead 
B)  Martineau 
C)  Devor 
D)  Durkhein

Question 9

How do the values of freedom and individualism contribute to social problems?

Accepted Answer

The values of freedom and individualism

Question 10

Which category has two types, primary and secondary?

Accepted Answer

A)  institutions 
B)  statuses 
C)  social groups 
D)  norms 
A)  institutions 
B)  statuses 
C)  social groups 
D)  norms

Question 11

How does the textbook define a social problem?

Accepted Answer

The definition of a social problem can v

Question 12

Which perspective argues that a society needs to have cohesion in its different parts?

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic interactionism 
B)  conflict theory 
C)  feminist theory 
D)  structural-functionalism 
A)  symbolic interactionism 
B)  conflict theory 
C)  feminist theory 
D)  structural-functionalism

Question 13

Which of the following statements is central to feminist theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Labelling something as a social problem makes it so. 
B)  Resolving social problems sometimes involves changing meanings. 
C)  The experiences of women's lives are missing in traditional sociology. 
D)  It is important to observe how our identity is shaped by social interaction. 
A)  Labelling something as a social problem makes it so. 
B)  Resolving social problems sometimes involves changing meanings. 
C)  The experiences of women's lives are missing in traditional sociology. 
D)  It is important to observe how our identity is shaped by social interaction.

Question 14

In your daily life, what influences your behaviour more-folkways, laws, or mores? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

In my daily life, mores tend to influenc

Question 15

Define and give an example of a folkway, a law, and a more.

Accepted Answer

Folkway, law, and more are all different

Question 16

Which of the following statements best describes a role?

Accepted Answer

A)  Every status involves one role. 
B)  Roles guide our behaviour. 
C)  Roles stay fixed throughout our lifetime. 
D)  Roles are only a part of the structure of some societies. 
A)  Every status involves one role. 
B)  Roles guide our behaviour. 
C)  Roles stay fixed throughout our lifetime. 
D)  Roles are only a part of the structure of some societies.

Question 17

A researcher joins a fraternity in order to learn more about what goes on within them. What would sociologists call this?

Accepted Answer

A)  secondary data 
B)  participant observation 
C)  non-participant observation 
D)  semiotics 
A)  secondary data 
B)  participant observation 
C)  non-participant observation 
D)  semiotics

Question 18

When is a society in a state of "anomie"?

Accepted Answer

A)  When norms are weak or in conflict with each other. 
B)  When the major social institutions reinforce the same cultural values. 
C)  When there are more secondary groups than primary groups. 
D)  When individuals experience more negative than positive sanctions. 
A)  When norms are weak or in conflict with each other. 
B)  When the major social institutions reinforce the same cultural values. 
C)  When there are more secondary groups than primary groups. 
D)  When individuals experience more negative than positive sanctions.

Question 19

Queer theory has strong ties to feminist work, but also corrects the pervasive assumption that heterosexuality is both natural and a historical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is a good example of the type of social problem that a feminist would be likely to study?

Accepted Answer

A)  immigration 
B)  the economy 
C)  workplace harassment 
D)  unruly crowd behaviour 
A)  immigration 
B)  the economy 
C)  workplace harassment 
D)  unruly crowd behaviour

Which types of consequences are called manifest functions?

Which research variable must always precede the variable that the researcher is trying to explain?

According to the textbook, what is a social problem?

Which of the following can be central to the development of social problems?

Which types of consequences are called latent functions?

A major strength of participant observation is that its findings are always highly generalizable.

Which of the following are a police badge and the peace sign examples of?

Which theorist is most often identified with queer theory?

How do the values of freedom and individualism contribute to social problems?

Which category has two types, primary and secondary?

How does the textbook define a social problem?

Which perspective argues that a society needs to have cohesion in its different parts?

Which of the following statements is central to feminist theory?

In your daily life, what influences your behaviour more-folkways, laws, or mores? Explain your answer.

Define and give an example of a folkway, a law, and a more.

Which of the following statements best describes a role?

A researcher joins a fraternity in order to learn more about what goes on within them. What would sociologists call this?

When is a society in a state of "anomie"?

Queer theory has strong ties to feminist work, but also corrects the pervasive assumption that heterosexuality is both natural and a historical.

Which of the following is a good example of the type of social problem that a feminist would be likely to study?

Illness and Health Care

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Violence

Family Problems

Youth and Aging

Gender Inequality

Critical Studies in Race and Ethnicity

Sexualities

Poverty: National and International Issues

Work and Unemployment

Problems in Education

Environmental Problems

Armed Conflict in Global Perspective

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Exam 1: Thinking About Social Problems

Which types of consequences are called manifest functions?

Which research variable must always precede the variable that the researcher is trying to explain?

According to the textbook, what is a social problem?

Which of the following can be central to the development of social problems?

Which types of consequences are called latent functions?

A major strength of participant observation is that its findings are always highly generalizable.

Which of the following are a police badge and the peace sign examples of?

Which theorist is most often identified with queer theory?

How do the values of freedom and individualism contribute to social problems?

Which category has two types, primary and secondary?

How does the textbook define a social problem?

Which perspective argues that a society needs to have cohesion in its different parts?

Which of the following statements is central to feminist theory?

In your daily life, what influences your behaviour more-folkways, laws, or mores? Explain your answer.

Define and give an example of a folkway, a law, and a more.

Which of the following statements best describes a role?

A researcher joins a fraternity in order to learn more about what goes on within them. What would sociologists call this?

When is a society in a state of "anomie"?

Queer theory has strong ties to feminist work, but also corrects the pervasive assumption that heterosexuality is both natural and a historical.

Which of the following is a good example of the type of social problem that a feminist would be likely to study?

Illness and Health Care

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Violence

Family Problems

Youth and Aging

Gender Inequality

Critical Studies in Race and Ethnicity

Sexualities

Poverty: National and International Issues

Work and Unemployment

Problems in Education

Environmental Problems

Armed Conflict in Global Perspective

Filters