Deck 1: Sociology

Question 1

Which term describes a group of people who live in a defined territory and who share social structures and who interact with each other?

A) Culture
B) Society
C) Commune
D) Institution

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Pamela is studying the existing structural elements of society. She is focusing on:

A) social laws
B) social statics
C) social dynamics
D) social Darwinism

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Because children are in school for most of the day, this makes it easier for parents to work. More parents working is a(n) _______________ function of the public school system.

A) mechanical
B) manifest
C) latent
D) organic

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Falen believes that society is best viewed as a system of interrelated parts. Falen's beliefs are in line with:

A) social Darwinism
B) conflict theory
C) symbolic interactionism
D) functionalism

Question 5

Which term describes the practice of looking beyond the surface or obvious explanation and seeking out deeper explanations?

A) Visioning
B) Extrapolating
C) Debunking
D) Social Darwinism

Question 6

Marie views society as an unequal system that brings about conflict and change. Marie's beliefs are in line with:

A) feminist theory
B) social Darwinism
C) conflict theory
D) symbolic interactionism

Question 7

Comte felt that sociology should strive to discover statements of fact that are unchanging under given conditions and can be used as ground rules for any study of society. He referred to these statements as:

A) social laws
B) social statics
C) social dynamics
D) social statistics

Question 8

The expected outcome of the health care system is a lower rate of sickness. A lower rate of sickness is an example of a(n) _______________ function of the health care system.

A) manifest
B) mechanical
C) latent
D) organic

Question 9

Samir is interested in how students interact with others in their everyday lives on campus. Samir's interest is in line with:

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

Question 10

After attending a few sociology classes, Roberto can see how many things in society are controlled by and benefit men. Roberto is looking at society from the perspective of:

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

Question 11

Tonisha and Samantha are discussing the collapse of Mayan civilization. Tonisha says, "Only weak societies become extinct, so the Mayans must have been weak." Tonisha's views are in line with:

A) social Darwinism
B) social laws
C) social statics
D) social dynamics

Question 12

Today, Professor Lavoie will lecture on age and suicide in her class. The professor will explain that:

A) The highest rate of suicide is among those aged 30 to 59.
B) The highest rate of suicide is among those aged 15 to 29.
C) The highest rate of suicide is among those aged 60 to 79.
D) The highest rate of suicide is among those aged 80 to 89.

Question 13

Sam owns a large factory that creates toys for children. According to Karl Marx, Sam is a member of the:

A) bourgeoisie
B) dramaturgy
C) contagion
D) proletariat

Question 14

Durkheim believed that a vital component held society together. Which term did he use to identify this component?

A) Class consciousness
B) Anomie
C) Contagion
D) Solidarity

Question 15

Which perspective focuses on the personal problems of individuals?

A) Mechanical
B) Organic
C) Macro
D) Micro

Question 16

In Durkheim's study on suicide, he focused on which factors that influence suicide rates?

A) Economic
B) Religious
C) Psychological
D) Social

Question 17

Which perspective focuses on how the social structure influences individuals?

A) Macro
B) Manifest
C) Organic
D) Micro

Question 18

Yoshimi is writing a paper on the changes in the structural elements of society. Yoshimi's paper focuses on:

A) social laws
B) social dynamics
C) social statics
D) social Darwinism

Question 19

When asked what he was majoring in, Randy replied, "I am majoring in the science guided by the basic understanding that our lives are affected not only by our individual characteristics but by our place in the social world." Randy is majoring in:

A) theology
B) social work
C) psychology
D) sociology

Question 20

Sharonda is a sociology student who tutors two of her classmates. One tutee is doing very well, while the other has showed no signs of improvement. Sharonda looks beyond each individual to explain their success and failure, believing that the various opportunities offered by society explain the differences. Sharonda's thought process illustrates:

A) the sociological imagination
B) social statics
C) social dynamics
D) social Darwinism

Question 21

Which term is used by the feminist theory to describe the nature of most social structures?

A) Patriarchy
B) Matriarchy
C) Manifest function
D) Social statics

Question 22

___________________ created a settlement house in Chicago and won the Nobel peace prize for a lifetime of service and dedication to peace.

A) Harriet Martineau
B) W.E.B. Du Bois
C) Jane Addams
D) Karl Marx

Question 23

When W.E.B. Du Bois did his research, what did he identify as the primary cause of poverty among African Americans in the United States?

A) False consciousness
B) Discrimination
C) Lack of motivation
D) Double consciousness

Question 24

Millicent is a poor labourer. She works in the same industrial fish-processing plant that her mother and grandmother worked in and retired from. Millicent believes that if she works hard at the plant, she can become rich. She has an unrealistic belief about her place in society. Millicent's view reflects:

A) organic solidarity
B) mechanical solidarity
C) false consciousness
D) class consciousness

Question 25

Wu was watching a basketball game, and his school's team was winning. Although he is normally quiet and shy, Wu was standing up and yelling encouragement to his team. Wu's behaviour is an example of:

A) collective excitement
B) dramaturgy
C) solidarity
D) community learning

Question 26

The principle that states "If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences" is called:

A) the sociological imagination
B) the Thomas theorem
C) social Darwinism
D) dramaturgy

Question 27

_______________ used data to test theories and introduced the ideas of mechanical and organic solidarity to the field.

A) Herbert Spencer
B) Émile Durkheim
C) Talcott Parsons
D) Robert Merton

Question 28

The functionalist perspective studies the structural elements of society. This perspective reflects a _______________ approach.

A) macro
B) micro
C) latent
D) manifest

Question 29

Marcus is a poor factory worker. According to Karl Marx, Marcus is a member of the:

A) bourgeoisie
B) contagion
C) dramaturgy
D) proletariat

Question 30

The conflict perspective studies how society's structures contribute to conflict. This perspective reflects a _______________ approach.

A) macro
B) micro
C) latent
D) manifest

Question 31

According to Mead, what is the root of society that teaches us to understand the world?

A) Sociology
B) The sociological imagination
C) Symbols
D) Solidarity

Question 32

Through interactions with others, Vera is learning her personal identity and what makes her different from others. Vera is in the process discovering:

A) dramaturgy
B) the self
C) contagion
D) functions

Question 33

Veronica feels that she is always acting. Depending on the situation, sometimes she is playing the part of a student, sometimes a store clerk, sometimes a daughter, and sometimes a girlfriend. Veronica's view is in line with:

A) symbolic interactionism
B) functionalism
C) dramaturgy
D) conflict theory

Question 34

At a recent labour union meeting, the union leader told workers that each person must understand their position in society so that the workers could unite. This sentiment reflects:

A) false consciousness
B) mechanical solidarity
C) class consciousness
D) organic solidarity

Question 35

___________________ critiqued traditional sociology for adopting an "objectifying discourse."

A) Herbert Blumer
B) Harriet Martineau
C) Karl Marx
D) Dorothy Smith

Question 36

______________________ was an African American conflict theorist.

A) Jane Addams
B) W.E.B. Du Bois
C) Dorothy Smith
D) Karl Marx

Question 37

___________________ contributed an understanding of manifest and latent functions to the functionalist perspective.

A) Émile Durkheim
B) Talcott Parsons
C) Robert Merton
D) Herbert Spencer

Question 38

The idea that people live up to the labels and expectations placed on them by others was suggested by:

A) Herbert Blumer
B) George Herbert Mead
C) Erving Goffman
D) Howard Becker

Question 39

Which term is used to describe the focus on men that influences sociology in terms of how social research is done and which issues and topics are studied?

A) Androcentric bias
B) The sociological imagination
C) Thomas theorem
D) Patriarchy

Question 40

The symbolic interactionist perspective studies how people's interactions with each other create the social world in which we live. This perspective reflects a _______________ approach.

A) macro
B) micro
C) latent
D) manifest

Question 41

Explain the conflict perspective and discuss the criticisms of conflict theory.

Question 42

When individuals and groups work to identify and address issues of public concern, this is called:

A) social dynamics
B) social statics
C) community learning
D) the sociological imagination

Question 43

How would a symbolic interactionist study the issue of poverty?

A) By looking at how social institutions may contribute to poverty
B) By looking at how we define poverty and what it means to be poor
C) By looking at differences in wealth, power, and prestige
D) By looking at how social structures and policies disadvantage women

Question 44

Which sociological perspective would look at how the structure of social institutions creates poverty in society?

A) Functionalism
B) Conflict theory
C) Symbolic interactionism
D) Feminist theory

Question 45

Create a conversation in which a functionalist, a conflict theorist, a symbolic interactionist, and a feminist theorist discuss their views on poverty.

Question 46

Which sociological perspective would look at how the structure of social institutions results in more women than men being poor?

A) Functionalism
B) Conflict theory
C) Symbolic interactionism
D) Feminist theory

Question 47

Explain the symbolic interactionist perspective and discuss the criticisms of symbolic interactionism.

Question 48

How would a functionalist study the issue of poverty?

A) By looking at how social institutions may contribute to poverty
B) By looking at how we define poverty and what it means to be poor
C) By looking at differences in wealth, power, and prestige
D) By looking at how social structures and policies disadvantage women

Question 49

There are many reasons why you might take a sociology class. If you think about how this personal decision might be influenced by the people around you and the experiences you have had in your life, you are practicing:

A) social dynamics
B) social statics
C) the sociological imagination
D) community learning

Question 50

_______________ was a German theorist, social activist, and writer who suggested that capitalistic societies would move to socialism once workers developed class consciousness and united.

A) Max Weber
B) Émile Durkheim
C) Erving Goffman
D) Karl Marx

Question 51

__________________ described twentieth-century society as "post-capitalist."

A) Karl Marx
B) Erving Goffman
C) Ralf Dahrendorf
D) Max Weber

Question 52

Explain why Durkheim's study of suicide represents the sociological approach to studying social behaviour.

Question 53

How would a feminist theorist study the issue of poverty?

A) By looking at how social institutions may contribute to poverty
B) By looking at how we define poverty and what it means to be poor
C) By looking at differences in wealth, power, and prestige
D) By looking at how social structures and policies disadvantage women

Question 54

Discuss functions. Compare and contrast manifest and latent functions.

Question 55

Which sociological perspective would look at how differences in wealth, power, and prestige create poverty in society?

A) Functionalism
B) Conflict theory
C) Symbolic interactionism
D) Feminist theory

Question 56

How would a conflict theorist study the issue of poverty?

A) By looking at how social institutions may contribute to poverty
B) By looking at how we define poverty and what it means to be poor
C) By looking at differences in wealth, power, and prestige
D) By looking at how social structures and policies disadvantage women

Question 57

The term sociology was coined by:

A) Charles Darwin
B) Auguste Comte
C) Karl Marx
D) Max Weber

Question 58

The idea of social Darwinism was introduced by:

A) Herbert Spencer
B) Émile Durkheim
C) Talcott Parsons
D) Charles Darwin

Question 59

Which sociological perspective would look at how poverty affects the way individuals behave toward one another?

A) Functionalism
B) Conflict theory
C) Symbolic interactionism
D) Feminist theory

Question 60

The theorist who suggested that sociologists must strive to put personal values aside when they make their analyses was:

A) Herbert Blumer
B) Max Weber
C) Erving Goffman
D) Karl Marx

Question 61

The manifest function of school is to teach students.

Question 62

Discuss the sociological imagination and give examples of how someone might use their sociological imagination.

Question 63

Why is Max Weber a theorist who transcends categorization?

Question 64

Compare and contrast the macro and micro levels of analysis.

Question 65

If your roommate eats your food without asking your permission, you might interpret that behaviour as disrespectful and rude. However, he might feel that his behaviour shows that the two of you are friends and share everything with one another. This principle has come to be known as the Thomas theorem. Give two other examples of the Thomas theorem.

Question 66

Describe the ideas and influence of three sociological theorists.

Question 67

Marx suggested that false consciousness results from socialism.

Question 68

Discuss the differences between the bourgeoisie, the proletariat, and the petite bourgeoisie.

Question 69

The micro view focuses our attention on the individual.

Question 70

Dorothy Smith argued that the work of a sociologist should be to recognize the everyday experiences of ordinary people, including women, workers, and other marginalized groups.

Question 71

In Canada, males are four times more likely than females to commit suicide.

Question 72

Explain the differences between false consciousness and class consciousness.

Question 73

Explain the feminist perspective and discuss the criticisms of feminist theory.

Question 74

Explain the functionalist perspective and discuss the criticisms of functionalism.

Question 75

Why are patriarchy and androcentric bias important sociological concepts?

Question 76

Conflict theorists tend to focus on micro issues.

Question 77

Patriarchal refers to a social system that benefits the elite.

Question 78

Which theoretical perspective do you most agree with, and explain why you prefer this perspective.

Question 79

Feminist theory uses both macro and micro approaches to studying society and social behaviour.

Question 80

Describe how the four theoretical perspectives are interrelated.