Question 1

According to the organic analogy,how is society similar to the human body?

Accepted Answer

A) Both are made up of interrelated and interdependent parts. 
B) Both society and the human body will eventually expire. 
C) Neither can exist and thrive without human interaction. 
D) Both are essentially biological in nature. 
A) Both are made up of interrelated and interdependent parts. 
B) Both society and the human body will eventually expire. 
C) Neither can exist and thrive without human interaction. 
D) Both are essentially biological in nature.

Question 2

Durkheim's concept of ____________highlights the totality of a society's beliefs and sentiments.

Accepted Answer

A) collective conscience 
B) latent function 
C) class consciousness 
D) anomie 
A) collective conscience 
B) latent function 
C) class consciousness 
D) anomie

Question 3

Which of the following statements about ideology are not true?

Accepted Answer

A) Ideologies are sets of beliefs and values that support and justify the ruling class of a society. 
B) Ideologies exist in all societies. 
C) Different political parties always have different ideologies. 
D) Marx was particularly critical of capitalist ideologies. 
A) Ideologies are sets of beliefs and values that support and justify the ruling class of a society. 
B) Ideologies exist in all societies. 
C) Different political parties always have different ideologies. 
D) Marx was particularly critical of capitalist ideologies.

Question 4

Contrary to earlier thinkers who believed that humans existed because of and acted according to God's will,Thomas Hobbes

Accepted Answer

A) believed that religion actually had a detrimental effect on society. 
B) stressed that humans were responsible for the society that they created. 
C) stated that humans lacked individual agency. 
D) argued that humans rarely impacted their social and physical environments. 
A) believed that religion actually had a detrimental effect on society. 
B) stressed that humans were responsible for the society that they created. 
C) stated that humans lacked individual agency. 
D) argued that humans rarely impacted their social and physical environments.

Question 5

Which classical theorist believed that people entered into the social contract as free and equal individuals?

Accepted Answer

A) Hobbes 
B) Locke 
C) Rousseau 
D) Plato 
A) Hobbes 
B) Locke 
C) Rousseau 
D) Plato

Question 6

The Thomas theorem refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the idea that people give subjective meaning to situations and such meaning has real consequences. 
B) people's struggling over scarce resources. 
C) the theory that people continuously interact with each other to succeed in society. 
D) physical interactions with individuals. 
A) the idea that people give subjective meaning to situations and such meaning has real consequences. 
B) people's struggling over scarce resources. 
C) the theory that people continuously interact with each other to succeed in society. 
D) physical interactions with individuals.

Question 7

The theoretical perspective that analyzes society in terms of social processes and forms of interactions that can be isolated from their content is known as

Accepted Answer

A) formal sociology. 
B) content sociology. 
C) post-modernism. 
D) rational choice theory. 
A) formal sociology. 
B) content sociology. 
C) post-modernism. 
D) rational choice theory.

Question 8

At the end of a first date,you attempt to determine how it went by thinking about what was said and done during the course of the evening,and particularly you and your date's reactions to one another.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) double consciousness. 
B) dramaturgical analysis. 
C) sympathetic introspection. 
D) the looking glass self. 
A) double consciousness. 
B) dramaturgical analysis. 
C) sympathetic introspection. 
D) the looking glass self.

Question 9

Marx and Engels would argue that

Accepted Answer

A) social revolution was the inevitable result of capitalism. 
B) conflict is functional for society. 
C) social inequality best reflects an individual's biological possibilities. 
D) those in power justly run society objectively. 
A) social revolution was the inevitable result of capitalism. 
B) conflict is functional for society. 
C) social inequality best reflects an individual's biological possibilities. 
D) those in power justly run society objectively.

Question 10

Hobbes was one of the first social theorists to view people as __________ the society they create.

Accepted Answer

A) determined by 
B) products of 
C) responsible for 
D) existing in tension with 
A) determined by 
B) products of 
C) responsible for 
D) existing in tension with

Question 11

Which of the following does the organic analogy not refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) Society is made up of interrelated and interdependent parts. 
B) It is associated with functionalism. 
C) The system's natural state of affairs is one of equilibrium where the system is stable and homeostatic. 
D) Structures work against each other for the good of the collective. 
A) Society is made up of interrelated and interdependent parts. 
B) It is associated with functionalism. 
C) The system's natural state of affairs is one of equilibrium where the system is stable and homeostatic. 
D) Structures work against each other for the good of the collective.

Question 12

Whereas Hobbes viewed the emergence of the state in terms of the protection of individuals from each other,Locke viewed the state's emergence in relation to the

Accepted Answer

A) need for a social safety net. 
B) defensibility of borders. 
C) formalization of consensus. 
D) preservation of private property. 
A) need for a social safety net. 
B) defensibility of borders. 
C) formalization of consensus. 
D) preservation of private property.

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the "Thomas Theorem"-a saying attributed to sociologist W.I.Thomas?

Accepted Answer

A) "With great power comes greater responsibility." 
B) "The more wealthy a society becomes,the less likely they are to achieve class consciousness." 
C) "He who has the most money makes the rules." 
D) "If men define situations as real,they are real in their consequences." 
A) "With great power comes greater responsibility." 
B) "The more wealthy a society becomes,the less likely they are to achieve class consciousness." 
C) "He who has the most money makes the rules." 
D) "If men define situations as real,they are real in their consequences."

Question 14

According to Mead,human behaviour is virtually always the product of

Accepted Answer

A) competition for scarce resources. 
B) biology and culture. 
C) interaction with others. 
D) human instincts. 
A) competition for scarce resources. 
B) biology and culture. 
C) interaction with others. 
D) human instincts.

Question 15

The fact that we as a society feel that women convicted of crimes should be treated differently than men and should build more rehabilitative facilities for women than punitive,ensuring better outcomes for women when released,is an application of

Accepted Answer

A) the Thomas Theorem. 
B) a self-fulfilling prophesy. 
C) verstehen. 
D) sympathetic introspection. 
A) the Thomas Theorem. 
B) a self-fulfilling prophesy. 
C) verstehen. 
D) sympathetic introspection.

Question 16

Tabula rasa refers to the idea that people

Accepted Answer

A) are born with specific knowledge. 
B) are born with a blank slate. 
C) have knowledge independent of experience. 
D) are born with a full slate of knowledge. 
A) are born with specific knowledge. 
B) are born with a blank slate. 
C) have knowledge independent of experience. 
D) are born with a full slate of knowledge.

Question 17

Which of the following statements does not explain why sociologists use theories?

Accepted Answer

A) Theories are used to help direct and inform research. 
B) Theories are used to inspire discussion and debate about the workings of the world. 
C) Theories are used to provide explanations about why things happen as they do. 
D) Theories are used to decide what is right and wrong in order provide a better social world. 
A) Theories are used to help direct and inform research. 
B) Theories are used to inspire discussion and debate about the workings of the world. 
C) Theories are used to provide explanations about why things happen as they do. 
D) Theories are used to decide what is right and wrong in order provide a better social world.

Question 18

Stephanie tells her friends what she thinks is funny story,but they don't respond as she expected,and there is only silence instead of laughter.Stephanie interprets this as a critique of her sense of humour and determines to not try to be amusing anymore,preferring to stay quiet.This is an example of _________________ at work.

Accepted Answer

A) the I 
B) the Me 
C) sympathetic introspection 
D) the looking glass self 
A) the I 
B) the Me 
C) sympathetic introspection 
D) the looking glass self

Question 19

Hyphenated-Canadian syndrome,the divided identity that so many new immigrants to Canada face as a result of our multicultural mosaic,is an example of whose concept of double consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A) Frantz Fanon 
B) Annie Marion MacLean 
C) W.E.B.Du Bois 
D) Ida Wells-Barnett 
A) Frantz Fanon 
B) Annie Marion MacLean 
C) W.E.B.Du Bois 
D) Ida Wells-Barnett

Question 20

A surgeon's reliance on his/her medical and administrative team in order to perform complex medical procedures would be an example of Durkheim's concept of

Accepted Answer

A) mechanical solidarity. 
B) organic solidarity. 
C) anomie. 
D) the collective conscience. 
A) mechanical solidarity. 
B) organic solidarity. 
C) anomie. 
D) the collective conscience.

Exam 2: C: Classical Social Theories

According to the organic analogy,how is society similar to the human body?

Durkheim's concept of ____________highlights the totality of a society's beliefs and sentiments.

Which of the following statements about ideology are not true?

Contrary to earlier thinkers who believed that humans existed because of and acted according to God's will,Thomas Hobbes

Which classical theorist believed that people entered into the social contract as free and equal individuals?

The Thomas theorem refers to

The theoretical perspective that analyzes society in terms of social processes and forms of interactions that can be isolated from their content is known as

At the end of a first date,you attempt to determine how it went by thinking about what was said and done during the course of the evening,and particularly you and your date's reactions to one another.This is an example of

Marx and Engels would argue that

Hobbes was one of the first social theorists to view people as __________ the society they create.

Which of the following does the organic analogy not refer to?

Whereas Hobbes viewed the emergence of the state in terms of the protection of individuals from each other,Locke viewed the state's emergence in relation to the

Which of the following best describes the "Thomas Theorem"-a saying attributed to sociologist W.I.Thomas?

According to Mead,human behaviour is virtually always the product of

The fact that we as a society feel that women convicted of crimes should be treated differently than men and should build more rehabilitative facilities for women than punitive,ensuring better outcomes for women when released,is an application of

Tabula rasa refers to the idea that people

Which of the following statements does not explain why sociologists use theories?

Hyphenated-Canadian syndrome,the divided identity that so many new immigrants to Canada face as a result of our multicultural mosaic,is an example of whose concept of double consciousness?

A surgeon's reliance on his/her medical and administrative team in order to perform complex medical procedures would be an example of Durkheim's concept of

A: Understanding the Sociological Imagination

B: Understanding the Sociological Imagination

C: Understanding the Sociological Imagination

D: Understanding the Sociological Imagination

A: Classical Social Theories

B: Classical Social Theories

D: Classical Social Theories

A: Contemporary Social Theories

B: Contemporary Social Theories

C: Contemporary Social Theories

D: Contemporary Social Theories

A: Research,methodology,and Ethics

B: Research,methodology,and Ethics

C: Research,methodology,and Ethics

D: Research,methodology,and Ethics

A: Culture

B: Culture

C: Culture

D: Culture

A: Socialization and Social Interaction

B: Socialization and Social Interaction

C: Socialization and Social Interaction

D: Socialization and Social Interaction

A: Social Inequality

B: Social Inequality

C: Social Inequality

D: Social Inequality

A: Gender

B: Gender

C: Gender

D: Gender

A: Sexualities

B: Sexualities

C: Sexualities

D: Sexualities

A: Race and Racialization

B: Race and Racialization

C: Race and Racialization

D: Race and Racialization

A: Families

B: Families

C: Families

D: Families

A: Education

B: Education

C: Education

D: Education

A: Religion

B: Religion

C: Religion

D: Religion

A: Crime,law,and Regulation

B: Crime,law,and Regulation

C: Crime,law,and Regulation

D: Crime,law,and Regulation

A: Health,aging,and Disabilities

B: Health,aging,and Disabilities

C: Health,aging,and Disabilities

D: Health,aging,and Disabilities

A: Work and the Political Economy