Exam 1: Understanding Sociology

Which of the following academic disciplines would most likely explore the ways in which people produce and exchange goods?

Which of the following could be a manifest function of colleges?

Astronomy,biology,chemistry,geology,and physics study various aspects of the physical features of nature and are therefore considered:

_______________ stresses the study of small groups and often uses experimental study in laboratories.

George Herbert Mead served on committees dealing with Chicago's labor problems and public education.These activities are examples of:

Which sociological perspective would suggest that sports participants may work together harmoniously,and abandon previously held stereotypes and prejudices despite class,racial,and religious differences?

Which of the following subject areas is an example of a natural science?

The view that sports serve as an "opiate" for social injustices and distract people from focusing on the reality of personal problems and social issues would most likely be held by:

Knowledge of Van Gogh,Rembrandt,and others' work would be an example of cultural capital.

Which sociological perspective would most likely suggest that sports help to maintain people's physical well-being?

What term do we use to describe the experience of being Black in White America; a division of an individual's identity into two or more social realities?

Contrary to common sense,a 2007 study of military marriages showed:

Which of the following would be an example of cultural capital?

Discuss what separates sociology from common sense.Be sure to give some examples of how sociological research might dispel commonly accepted views.

The scientific study of social behavior and human groups is known as:

Contemporary conflict theorists are concerned with the conflict between:

Which of the following was a central focus for Charles Horton Cooley?

Which of the following sociologists advocated basic research on the lives of Blacks?

The discipline of sociology was given its name by the French theorist:

The awareness that allows people to comprehend the link between their immediate,personal social settings and the remote,impersonal social world is called: