Question 1

What are the four areas of interest in sociology?

Accepted Answer

A) Macro,micro,tradition,and change 
B) Systemic,individual,their interrelationship,and societal change 
C) Systemic,individual,research,and issues 
D) Gender,class,race,and ethnicity 
A) Macro,micro,tradition,and change 
B) Systemic,individual,their interrelationship,and societal change 
C) Systemic,individual,research,and issues 
D) Gender,class,race,and ethnicity B

Question 2

In what ways does sociology influence policy and social reform?

Accepted Answer

A) The certainty that underpins sociological research 
B) Empirical knowledge of society 
C) Using the imagination to study society 
D) Researching society from different political perspectives 
A) The certainty that underpins sociological research 
B) Empirical knowledge of society 
C) Using the imagination to study society 
D) Researching society from different political perspectives D

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the impact of cultural globalisation on language?

Accepted Answer

A) The number of languages is increasing,with more technical terms than ever before 
B) The number of languages globally is declining,and predicted to continue to decline with English being the dominant language 
C) The number of languages has remained stable,with some minority cultures using new technologies to record previously undocumented languages 
D) The number of languages globally is declining,and is predicted to remain stable,with Spanish being the dominant language 
A) The number of languages is increasing,with more technical terms than ever before 
B) The number of languages globally is declining,and predicted to continue to decline with English being the dominant language 
C) The number of languages has remained stable,with some minority cultures using new technologies to record previously undocumented languages 
D) The number of languages globally is declining,and is predicted to remain stable,with Spanish being the dominant language B

Question 4

Why are both the macro and the micro experiences of society important in sociology?

Accepted Answer

A) Personal experiences are shaped at the micro level 
B) The macro features of society determine social experience 
C) Big and small issues are important in sociology 
D) Systems characterise broad features of society that impact on individuals differently 
A) Personal experiences are shaped at the micro level 
B) The macro features of society determine social experience 
C) Big and small issues are important in sociology 
D) Systems characterise broad features of society that impact on individuals differently

Question 5

The markers of: class; gender; race; ethnicity,age and sexuality are important in gaining a general sociological understanding of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Power and inequality 
B) Colonialism and imperialism 
C) Work and unemployment 
D) The micro and the macro 
A) Power and inequality 
B) Colonialism and imperialism 
C) Work and unemployment 
D) The micro and the macro

Question 6

Which sociologist proposes the unique methodological approach of using the 'sociological imagination'?

Accepted Answer

A) 
C) Wright Mills 
B) Auguste Comte 
C) Max Weber 
D) Anthony Giddens 
A) 
C) Wright Mills 
B) Auguste Comte 
C) Max Weber 
D) Anthony Giddens

Question 7

The critical domain of the sociological imagination requires us to continuously check between the theories we are using and which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Meanings,events,processes and structures in the social world 
B) What people say or think about an event that has already happened 
C) The history of capitalism in Europe 
D) The political and economic structures of society 
A) Meanings,events,processes and structures in the social world 
B) What people say or think about an event that has already happened 
C) The history of capitalism in Europe 
D) The political and economic structures of society

Question 8

Make a list of the markers of division that influence equality in human societies and explain how each impacts on your power in Australian society.

Accepted Answer

Student response could include the marke

Question 9

When cultures come into contact with each other:

Accepted Answer

A) A shared understanding of difference results only in worldly appreciation 
B) Parochial movements such as the ethnocentric 'One Nation' always result 
C) Global in-mixing results in the world becoming a single homogeneous entity 
D) Commonsense notions of culture tied exclusively to ethnicity become problematised 
A) A shared understanding of difference results only in worldly appreciation 
B) Parochial movements such as the ethnocentric 'One Nation' always result 
C) Global in-mixing results in the world becoming a single homogeneous entity 
D) Commonsense notions of culture tied exclusively to ethnicity become problematised

Question 10

'Understanding this complexification of the life-world has become an urgent task'. Discuss

Accepted Answer

Student response could include a definit

Question 11

Choose an example of a minority culture or a subculture to explore which dominant ideology it runs counter to.State clearly in what ways this occurs,considering sociological factors such as age,gender,socioeconomic status and so on,in order to develop a detailed understanding.

Accepted Answer

Student response should includ

Question 12

Which of the following is not one of the four kinds of sociological imagination?

Accepted Answer

A) Political 
B) Critical 
C) Anthropological 
D) Comparative 
A) Political 
B) Critical 
C) Anthropological 
D) Comparative

Question 13

All of the following descriptions of the discipline of sociology are correct EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Contemporary sociologists aim to avoid being part of the objects they study and advocate scientific neutrality 
B) 
C) Wright Mills' sociological imagination argues that how objects appear depends on the perspective of the observer 
C) Reflexivity refers to the concept and practice of researchers working to minimise their own subjective biases 
D) Contemporary sociologists no longer perceive humans as objects in the same way as Auguste Comte's positivist perspective 
A) Contemporary sociologists aim to avoid being part of the objects they study and advocate scientific neutrality 
B) 
C) Wright Mills' sociological imagination argues that how objects appear depends on the perspective of the observer 
C) Reflexivity refers to the concept and practice of researchers working to minimise their own subjective biases 
D) Contemporary sociologists no longer perceive humans as objects in the same way as Auguste Comte's positivist perspective

Question 14

In short paragraphs,cite at least five reasons that sociologists should seek to constantly question their own assumptions when considering the social world.

Accepted Answer

Student response could include: the chan

Question 15

Which of the following is not one of Anthony Giddens' three kinds of sociological imagination that enrich our understanding of social structure?

Accepted Answer

A) Historical 
B) Religious 
C) Critical 
D) Cultural 
A) Historical 
B) Religious 
C) Critical 
D) Cultural

Question 16

The management of social issues by identifying dysfunction and improving social services is known as an _________________ approach to sociology.

Accepted Answer

A) Active 
B) Empirical 
C) Instrumental 
D) Imaginative 
A) Active 
B) Empirical 
C) Instrumental 
D) Imaginative

Question 17

The history of European nations such as Britain and France establishing colonies around the world helps explain inequality for the marker of ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) Race 
B) Class 
C) Gender 
D) Age 
A) Race 
B) Class 
C) Gender 
D) Age

Question 18

Michel Foucault:

Accepted Answer

A) Understood historical discourses as a means for understanding the present 
B) Showed how past societies maintain the status quo reproducing its social conditions 
C) Argued that the sociological imagination is distinct from the historical domain 
D) Proposed that the purpose of history is to socially analyse the past 
A) Understood historical discourses as a means for understanding the present 
B) Showed how past societies maintain the status quo reproducing its social conditions 
C) Argued that the sociological imagination is distinct from the historical domain 
D) Proposed that the purpose of history is to socially analyse the past

Question 19

Thinking about capitalism as a systemic social formation explains ____________ inequalities.

Accepted Answer

A) Gender 
B) Ethnicity 
C) Class 
D) Sexual orientation 
A) Gender 
B) Ethnicity 
C) Class 
D) Sexual orientation

Question 20

Briefly brainstorm a list of the ways that sociology,anthropology and psychology are similar and different as disciplinary approaches.

Accepted Answer

Student response could identify similari

What are the four areas of interest in sociology?

In what ways does sociology influence policy and social reform?

Which of the following best describes the impact of cultural globalisation on language?

Why are both the macro and the micro experiences of society important in sociology?

The markers of: class; gender; race; ethnicity,age and sexuality are important in gaining a general sociological understanding of which of the following?

Which sociologist proposes the unique methodological approach of using the 'sociological imagination'?

The critical domain of the sociological imagination requires us to continuously check between the theories we are using and which of the following?

Make a list of the markers of division that influence equality in human societies and explain how each impacts on your power in Australian society.

When cultures come into contact with each other:

'Understanding this complexification of the life-world has become an urgent task'. Discuss

Choose an example of a minority culture or a subculture to explore which dominant ideology it runs counter to.State clearly in what ways this occurs,considering sociological factors such as age,gender,socioeconomic status and so on,in order to develop a detailed understanding.

Which of the following is not one of the four kinds of sociological imagination?

All of the following descriptions of the discipline of sociology are correct EXCEPT:

In short paragraphs,cite at least five reasons that sociologists should seek to constantly question their own assumptions when considering the social world.

Which of the following is not one of Anthony Giddens' three kinds of sociological imagination that enrich our understanding of social structure?

The management of social issues by identifying dysfunction and improving social services is known as an _________________ approach to sociology.

The history of European nations such as Britain and France establishing colonies around the world helps explain inequality for the marker of ___________.

Michel Foucault:

Thinking about capitalism as a systemic social formation explains ____________ inequalities.

Briefly brainstorm a list of the ways that sociology,anthropology and psychology are similar and different as disciplinary approaches.

Class

Aboriginality and Australias Indigenous Peoples

The Uses of Gender

Ethnicity and Immigration: Challenging the National Imaginary

The Knowledge Generation

Illness,health and the Pursuit of Wellbeing

Personal Lives

Deviance or Difference

The Working Environment

Power and the State

Religion and Spirituality

Globalisation and the City

From Mass Media to Social Media

Changing the Climate: Modernity at Its Limits

Sociological Theory

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Exam 1: What Is Sociology

What are the four areas of interest in sociology?

In what ways does sociology influence policy and social reform?

Which of the following best describes the impact of cultural globalisation on language?

Why are both the macro and the micro experiences of society important in sociology?

The markers of: class; gender; race; ethnicity,age and sexuality are important in gaining a general sociological understanding of which of the following?

Which sociologist proposes the unique methodological approach of using the 'sociological imagination'?

The critical domain of the sociological imagination requires us to continuously check between the theories we are using and which of the following?

Make a list of the markers of division that influence equality in human societies and explain how each impacts on your power in Australian society.

When cultures come into contact with each other:

'Understanding this complexification of the life-world has become an urgent task'. Discuss

Choose an example of a minority culture or a subculture to explore which dominant ideology it runs counter to.State clearly in what ways this occurs,considering sociological factors such as age,gender,socioeconomic status and so on,in order to develop a detailed understanding.

Which of the following is not one of the four kinds of sociological imagination?

All of the following descriptions of the discipline of sociology are correct EXCEPT:

In short paragraphs,cite at least five reasons that sociologists should seek to constantly question their own assumptions when considering the social world.

Which of the following is not one of Anthony Giddens' three kinds of sociological imagination that enrich our understanding of social structure?

The management of social issues by identifying dysfunction and improving social services is known as an _________________ approach to sociology.

The history of European nations such as Britain and France establishing colonies around the world helps explain inequality for the marker of ___________.

Michel Foucault:

Thinking about capitalism as a systemic social formation explains ____________ inequalities.

Briefly brainstorm a list of the ways that sociology,anthropology and psychology are similar and different as disciplinary approaches.

Class

Aboriginality and Australias Indigenous Peoples

The Uses of Gender

Ethnicity and Immigration: Challenging the National Imaginary

The Knowledge Generation

Illness,health and the Pursuit of Wellbeing

Personal Lives

Deviance or Difference

The Working Environment

Power and the State

Religion and Spirituality

Globalisation and the City

From Mass Media to Social Media

Changing the Climate: Modernity at Its Limits

Sociological Theory

Filters