Question 1

__________ invented the word sociology.

Accepted Answer

A) Karl Marx 
B) Emma Goldman 
C) Émile Durkheim 
D) Max Weber 
E) Auguste Comte 
A) Karl Marx 
B) Emma Goldman 
C) Émile Durkheim 
D) Max Weber 
E) Auguste Comte E

Question 2

Marissa rejects the idea that we can make historical claims about society progressively developing.Her idea most mirrors which theoretical perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) functionalism 
B) Marxism and class conflict 
C) symbolic interactionism 
D) feminist theory 
E) postmodernism 
A) functionalism 
B) Marxism and class conflict 
C) symbolic interactionism 
D) feminist theory 
E) postmodernism E

Question 3

What is the difference between microsociology and macrosociology? What are some examples of each?

Accepted Answer

Responses to this question might be rather short,and justifiably so.Microsociology refers to studies of everyday behavior between people,and macrosociology focuses on larger social systems and institutions,as well as investigations into their development.Creative students might show how these things interrelate (that is,everyday human behaviors reproduce social institutions,and social systems influence everyday human behaviors).Examples of microsociology should focus on those everyday processes that constitute much of life as we immediately recognize it,such as how people interact,facial (and other symbolic)cues,household conflicts,etc.Examples of macrosociology should include investigations into large-scale institutions such as the capitalist economy,the state,and/or how those institutions came to exist.

Question 4

Farhang begins his research knowing he wants to compare and contrast the lives of gay and straight teenagers.After some consideration,he decides that he will focus on the differences in self-esteem between gay and straight teenagers.What part of the research process is Farhang in?

Accepted Answer

A) defining the research problem 
B) reviewing the evidence 
C) working out a design 
D) interpreting the results 
E) reporting the findings 
A) defining the research problem 
B) reviewing the evidence 
C) working out a design 
D) interpreting the results 
E) reporting the findings

Question 5

Alejandra studied the lives of women in the 1968 rebellion in Paris,France,by looking over a wide range of documents available from that time period.Her research would best be described as:

Accepted Answer

A) survey research 
B) experimental research 
C) ethnography 
D) comparative research 
E) historical analysis 
A) survey research 
B) experimental research 
C) ethnography 
D) comparative research 
E) historical analysis

Question 6

Adherents of __________ counter that there are no longer any "grand narratives," or metanarratives-overall conceptions of history or society-that make any sense.

Accepted Answer

A) functionalism 
B) postmodern theory 
C) feminist theory 
D) Marxism 
E) symbolic interactionism 
A) functionalism 
B) postmodern theory 
C) feminist theory 
D) Marxism 
E) symbolic interactionism

Question 7

What are the manifest and latent functions of public schools in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Students should focus on the intended pu

Question 8

How might a sociologist influenced by symbolic interactionism explain gender in the contemporary United States?

Accepted Answer

This could take a variety of interesting

Question 9

According to the book,__________ was the first to turn a sociological eye on previously ignored issues such as marriage,children,domestic and religious life,and race relations.

Accepted Answer

A) Voltarine de Cleyre 
B) Gloria Steinem 
C) Harriet Martineau 
D) Lucy Parsons 
E) W.E.B.Du Bois 
A) Voltarine de Cleyre 
B) Gloria Steinem 
C) Harriet Martineau 
D) Lucy Parsons 
E) W.E.B.Du Bois

Question 10

__________ was perhaps most influential in sociology for his studies of bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A) Karl Marx 
B) Emma Goldman 
C) Émile Durkheim 
D) Max Weber 
E) Auguste Comte 
A) Karl Marx 
B) Emma Goldman 
C) Émile Durkheim 
D) Max Weber 
E) Auguste Comte

Question 11

According to the text,George Herbert Mead reasoned that language allows us to become self-conscious beings-aware of our own individuality.This idea forms the basis of the theoretical perspective known as:

Accepted Answer

A) functionalism 
B) postmodern theory 
C) feminist theory 
D) Marxism 
E) symbolic interactionism 
A) functionalism 
B) postmodern theory 
C) feminist theory 
D) Marxism 
E) symbolic interactionism

Question 12

Following C.Wright Mills,sociologists refer to breaking free from the immediacy of personal circumstances and putting things in a wider social context as the:

Accepted Answer

A) accumulation of capital 
B) psychologization process 
C) emergence theory 
D) recognition of self 
E) sociological imagination 
A) accumulation of capital 
B) psychologization process 
C) emergence theory 
D) recognition of self 
E) sociological imagination

Question 13

What are the strengths and limitations of surveys as a research method?

Accepted Answer

The strength of surveys is that they all

Question 14

When women began entering the workforce in the United States in larger numbers,until eventually it became normal,women's structural place in society was (somewhat)altered.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) structuration 
B) social stasis 
C) wages for housework 
D) the glass ceiling 
E) total feminist success 
A) structuration 
B) social stasis 
C) wages for housework 
D) the glass ceiling 
E) total feminist success

Question 15

Michelle has spent the last year among a subculture of "twenty-somethings" who all listen to the same kind of music.She spends time with them,participates in their events,and observes their interactions and behaviors.All the while,she records what she witnesses in her field notebook.What kind of sociological research best describes what Michelle is doing?

Accepted Answer

A) survey research 
B) experimental research 
C) ethnography 
D) comparative research 
E) historical analysis 
A) survey research 
B) experimental research 
C) ethnography 
D) comparative research 
E) historical analysis

Question 16

Theorists of __________ such as Auguste Comte and Émile Durkheim compared societies to the workings of a human body.

Accepted Answer

A) functionalism 
B) postmodern theory 
C) feminist theory 
D) Marxism 
E) symbolic interactionism 
A) functionalism 
B) postmodern theory 
C) feminist theory 
D) Marxism 
E) symbolic interactionism

Question 17

Latisha believes that sociologists need to look at not only how our institutions were intended to work,but also the unintentional effects of those institutions.According to the book,this is a major part of which theoretical perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) functionalism 
B) Marxism and class conflict 
C) symbolic interactionism 
D) feminist theory 
E) postmodernism 
A) functionalism 
B) Marxism and class conflict 
C) symbolic interactionism 
D) feminist theory 
E) postmodernism

Question 18

Doug notices in his sample studies that marijuana users are much more likely to report using heroin than people who do not use marijuana.He concludes that marijuana must be a "gateway drug"-a drug that leads to the use of harder substances.What's wrong with Doug's conclusion?

Accepted Answer

A) His sample data do not demonstrate causality; an experimental approach would be better for investigating such a claim. 
B) Marijuana users cannot be trusted to report their behavior honestly and accurately. 
C) People who do not smoke marijuana are more likely to drink alcohol, so of course they do not use heroin. 
D) Marijuana users would actually likely be afraid of needles since they are used to smoking their drug of choice. 
E) Doug could never really know without trying marijuana himself and seeing if it leads to heroin use. 
A) His sample data do not demonstrate causality; an experimental approach would be better for investigating such a claim. 
B) Marijuana users cannot be trusted to report their behavior honestly and accurately. 
C) People who do not smoke marijuana are more likely to drink alcohol, so of course they do not use heroin. 
D) Marijuana users would actually likely be afraid of needles since they are used to smoking their drug of choice. 
E) Doug could never really know without trying marijuana himself and seeing if it leads to heroin use.

Question 19

How is ideology used to justify the actions of the powerful in U.S.society?

Accepted Answer

Students will answer this in a variety o

Question 20

A(n)__________ enables a researcher to test a hypothesis under highly controlled conditions established by the investigator.

Accepted Answer

A) ethnography 
B) historical/comparative study 
C) quantitative study 
D) psychological method 
E) experiment 
A) ethnography 
B) historical/comparative study 
C) quantitative study 
D) psychological method 
E) experiment

__________ invented the word sociology.

Marissa rejects the idea that we can make historical claims about society progressively developing.Her idea most mirrors which theoretical perspective?

What is the difference between microsociology and macrosociology? What are some examples of each?

Farhang begins his research knowing he wants to compare and contrast the lives of gay and straight teenagers.After some consideration,he decides that he will focus on the differences in self-esteem between gay and straight teenagers.What part of the research process is Farhang in?

Alejandra studied the lives of women in the 1968 rebellion in Paris,France,by looking over a wide range of documents available from that time period.Her research would best be described as:

Adherents of __________ counter that there are no longer any "grand narratives," or metanarratives-overall conceptions of history or society-that make any sense.

What are the manifest and latent functions of public schools in the United States?

How might a sociologist influenced by symbolic interactionism explain gender in the contemporary United States?

According to the book,__________ was the first to turn a sociological eye on previously ignored issues such as marriage,children,domestic and religious life,and race relations.

__________ was perhaps most influential in sociology for his studies of bureaucracy.

According to the text,George Herbert Mead reasoned that language allows us to become self-conscious beings-aware of our own individuality.This idea forms the basis of the theoretical perspective known as:

Following C.Wright Mills,sociologists refer to breaking free from the immediacy of personal circumstances and putting things in a wider social context as the:

What are the strengths and limitations of surveys as a research method?

When women began entering the workforce in the United States in larger numbers,until eventually it became normal,women's structural place in society was (somewhat)altered.This is an example of:

Theorists of __________ such as Auguste Comte and Émile Durkheim compared societies to the workings of a human body.

Latisha believes that sociologists need to look at not only how our institutions were intended to work,but also the unintentional effects of those institutions.According to the book,this is a major part of which theoretical perspective?

Doug notices in his sample studies that marijuana users are much more likely to report using heroin than people who do not use marijuana.He concludes that marijuana must be a "gateway drug"-a drug that leads to the use of harder substances.What's wrong with Doug's conclusion?

How is ideology used to justify the actions of the powerful in U.S.society?

A(n)__________ enables a researcher to test a hypothesis under highly controlled conditions established by the investigator.

Culture and Society

Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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Exam 1: Sociology: Theory and Method

__________ invented the word sociology.

Marissa rejects the idea that we can make historical claims about society progressively developing.Her idea most mirrors which theoretical perspective?

What is the difference between microsociology and macrosociology? What are some examples of each?

Farhang begins his research knowing he wants to compare and contrast the lives of gay and straight teenagers.After some consideration,he decides that he will focus on the differences in self-esteem between gay and straight teenagers.What part of the research process is Farhang in?

Alejandra studied the lives of women in the 1968 rebellion in Paris,France,by looking over a wide range of documents available from that time period.Her research would best be described as:

Adherents of __________ counter that there are no longer any "grand narratives," or metanarratives-overall conceptions of history or society-that make any sense.

What are the manifest and latent functions of public schools in the United States?

How might a sociologist influenced by symbolic interactionism explain gender in the contemporary United States?

According to the book,__________ was the first to turn a sociological eye on previously ignored issues such as marriage,children,domestic and religious life,and race relations.

__________ was perhaps most influential in sociology for his studies of bureaucracy.

According to the text,George Herbert Mead reasoned that language allows us to become self-conscious beings-aware of our own individuality.This idea forms the basis of the theoretical perspective known as:

Following C.Wright Mills,sociologists refer to breaking free from the immediacy of personal circumstances and putting things in a wider social context as the:

What are the strengths and limitations of surveys as a research method?

When women began entering the workforce in the United States in larger numbers,until eventually it became normal,women's structural place in society was (somewhat)altered.This is an example of:

Theorists of __________ such as Auguste Comte and Émile Durkheim compared societies to the workings of a human body.

Latisha believes that sociologists need to look at not only how our institutions were intended to work,but also the unintentional effects of those institutions.According to the book,this is a major part of which theoretical perspective?

Doug notices in his sample studies that marijuana users are much more likely to report using heroin than people who do not use marijuana.He concludes that marijuana must be a "gateway drug"-a drug that leads to the use of harder substances.What's wrong with Doug's conclusion?

How is ideology used to justify the actions of the powerful in U.S.society?

A(n)__________ enables a researcher to test a hypothesis under highly controlled conditions established by the investigator.

Culture and Society

Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

Filters