Deck 1: Sociology

Question 1

Gwendolyn's research focuses on how students interact with others in their everyday lives on campus. Gwendolyn's research is in line with:

A) Social Darwinism
B) Conflict Theory
C) Symbolic Interactionism
D) Functionalism

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Thomas is scheduled to give an in-class presentation today. His presentation will focus on how patriarchy and capitalism have served to keep women in marginal positions in the U.S. and around the world. Thomas' presentation is rooted in:

A) Gender Inequality Theory
B) Gender Oppression Theory
C) Structural Oppression Theory
D) Exchange Theory

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Today, Dr. Fuentes will introduce her sociology students to the three major theoretical perspectives through which sociologists view the world. Dr. Fuentes will be lecturing on:

A) Contagion
B) Functions
C) Paradigms
D) Dramaturgy

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Up until today, Rita was a cashier at McDonalds. She quit her job because she felt that the costs of working in a fast-food restaurant outweighed the benefits. The theory that best explains Rita's behavior is:

A) Gender Inequality Theory
B) Gender Oppression Theory
C) Structural Oppression Theory
D) Exchange Theory

Question 5

The National Organization for Women went before Congress to report that men in the U.S. keep and maintain power over women through purposeful discrimination. This organization's assertion is embedded in:

A) Gender Inequality Theory
B) Gender Oppression Theory
C) Structural Oppression Theory
D) Exchange Theory

Question 6

Raul is an ex-convict who committed suicide yesterday. After he was released from prison, Raul was unable to find a job or a place to live. He felt that his future was bleak and that there was no way for his situation to change. Raul's case reflects an) suicide.

A) altruistic
B) fatalistic
C) egoistic
D) anomic

Question 7

Alton is a sixteen-year-old boy. His behavior is regulated by the rules of his parents, his school, his religion and the law. These mechanisms that keep Alton in check provide an example of:

A) Social Control
B) The Sociological Imagination
C) Solidarity
D) Functions

Question 8

Emmanuel just told you that he is interested in blending social thought and ecological principles. You should suggest that Emmanuel explore:

A) Environmental Theory
B) Gender Oppression Theory
C) Structural Oppression Theory
D) Exchange Theory

Question 9

Katie's research focuses on sexist patterns that limit women's opportunities for promotion in Fortune 500 companies. Katie's research is in line with:

A) Gender Inequality Theory
B) Gender Oppression Theory
C) Structural Oppression Theory
D) Exchange Theory

Question 10

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

A) Dramaturgy
B) Conflict Theory
C) Symbolic Interactionism
D) Functionalism

Question 11

After the stock market crashed, Bill could not deal with the chaos that ensued. He committed suicide. This is an example of an) suicide.

A) altruistic
B) fatalistic
C) egoistic
D) anomic

Question 12

Ahmed was a suicide bomber who killed himself along with 120 other people last month. Ahmed believed that he was sacrificing his own life for the good of his group. Ahmed's suicide was:

A) Altruistic
B) Fatalistic
C) Egoistic
D) Anomic

Question 13

Juan explained that history, biography, and social structure should be considered when trying to understand why women are more likely than men to pursue a career within the field of nursing . Juan is using a

A) Macro approach
B) Micro approach
C) Sociological imagination
D) Latent and manifest point of view

Question 14

Rhonda is a sociology student who babysits several children from her neighborhood. While one child is doing very well in school, the other is doing poorly. Rhonda looks beyond each individual child to explain their success and failure. She believes that the various opportunities offered by society explain the differences in their academic performance. Rhonda's thought process illustrates:

A) Functionalism
B) Social Control
C) Solidarity
D) The Sociological Imagination

Question 15

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 16

Suicide rates are related to which of the following?

A) Age
B) Time of Year
C) Profession
D) All of the Above

Question 17

Richard is a college freshman. He recently informed his parents that he will be majoring in the science which suggests that our lives are affected by our place in the social world. Richard is majoring in:

A) Social Law
B) Sociology
C) Psychology
D) Micro-Economics

Question 18

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

A) Social Darwinism
B) Conflict Theory
C) Symbolic Interactionism
D) Functionalism

Question 19

Bertha Mae grew up in a tight-knit community where everyone knows everyone else. Bertha Mae feels a high level of connectedness and integration to others within her environment. Bertha Mae has a high level of:

A) Functions
B) Sociological Imagination
C) Contagion
D) Solidarity

Question 20

Tameka is studying mate selection among college students. She learns that mosemale students are interested in males that they consider to be intelligent, handsome, and funny. This focus on the individual or small-scale factors of mate selection reflects a approach.

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

Question 21

An unexpected outcome of the public education system in the U.S. is that children learn to be patriotic. Learning patriotism is an) function of public education.

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

Question 22

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

A) Solidarity
B) Double Consciousness
C) False Consciousness
D) Class Consciousness

Question 23

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) John Bellamy Foster

Question 24

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 25

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

Question 26

In the U.S., there is a diverse division of labor. We rely on farmers, truckers, grocers, teachers, lawyers, physicians, and plumbers to meet our needs. This reflects solidarity.

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

Question 27

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

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

Question 28

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

Question 29

was an African American sociologist interested in racial inequality in the United States.

A) Harriet Martineau
B) Jane Addams
C) John Bellamy Foster
D) W.E.B. Du Bois

Question 30

Who is considered to be the "father of sociology"?

A) Auguste Comte
B) Herbert Spencer
C) Emile Durkheim
D) Karl Marx

Question 31

At a recent labor union, 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) Solidarity
C) Class Consciousness
D) Double Consciousness

Question 32

The theorist who's ideas are most in line with social Darwinism was:

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

Question 33

contributed an understanding of manifest and latenunctions to the functionalist perspective.

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

Question 34

In Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez is proposing an economic system in which the government controls the economic system, ensuring that all people share in the profits generated by their own labor. President Chavez is proposing:

A) Socialism
B) Capitalism
C) Mechanical Solidarity
D) Organic Solidarity

Question 35

Auguste Comte suggested that by studying social statics and social dynamics, statements of fact that are unchanging under given conditions could be discovered. Comte was concerned with the discovery of:

A) Social Darwinism
B) The Sociological Imagination
C) Sociology
D) Social Laws

Question 36

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

A) Social Darwinism
B) Social Laws
C) Social Statics
D) Social Dynamics

Question 37

In hunting and gathering societies, the members are bonded together by shared beliefs and values as well as the performance of common tasks. This is an example of solidarity.

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

Question 38

commented on the inertia of social systems, suggesting that they tend to remain at rest if they are at rest, or stay in motion if already in motion.

A) Emile Durkheim
B) August Comte
C) Talcott Parsons
D) Robert Merton

Question 39

Martha is a black woman who feels that she lives in two worlds. She speaks and acts one way when she is with other blacks in her neighborhood, at her church, and with her close friends. However, she speaks and acts another way when she is in the presence of whites. This reflects:

A) Social Control
B) Solidarity
C) Double Consciousness
D) False Consciousness

Question 40

The expected outcome of the health care system is a lower rate of sickness. As such, a lower rate of sickness is an example of an) function.

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

Question 41

Symbolic interactionism was the brainchild of:

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

Question 42

suggested that sociology should be value-free.

A) Max Weber
B) Herbert Blumer
C) George Herbert Mead
D) Erving Goffman

Question 43

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 44

The macro view focuses on the individual.

Question 45

Members of the poor working class are called the proletariat.

Question 46

argues that businesses' pursuit of wealth in a capitalist system has created environmental and global problems.

A) Jane Addams
B) W. E. B. Du Bois
C) John Bellamy Foster
D) Robert Merton

Question 47

The first department of sociology was created at the University of Chicago.

Question 48

The idea of contagion was introduced by:

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

Question 49

The micro view focuses on the individual.

Question 50

Most homeless women are working-class women.

Question 51

Conflict theorists tend to focus on micro issues.

Question 52

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 53

Suicide rates in the U.S. are highest in the spring.

Question 54

Marx suggested thaalse consciousness leads to socialism.

Question 55

The theory of dramaturgy was developed by:

A) Herbert Blumer
B) George Herbert Mead
C) Erving Goffman
D) Max Weber

Question 56

While the principal was delivering the graduation address, one student started to hiss and boo. This rapid, irrational response is an example of:

A) Contagion
B) Dramaturgy
C) Solidarity
D) Community Learning

Question 57

Functionalism is the oldest theoretical approach in sociology.

Question 58

Durkheim identified 8 different types of suicide.

Question 59

The Action Network and the Health Department are working together to address the spread of sexually transmitted diseases in the community. This is an example of:

A) Contagion
B) Community Learning
C) Dramaturgy
D) Solidarity

Question 60

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

A) Dramaturgy
B) Self
C) Contagion
D) Functions

Question 61

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 is called .

Question 62

is a theoretical framework that views society as an unequal system that brings about conflict and change.

Question 63

proposed that social control and solidarity impact the likelihood of suicide.

Question 64

suggest that men oppress women by keeping and maintaining power over them through purposeful discrimination.

Question 65

suicides occur when the level of solidarity is exceptionally high and when the individual views the group's interest as superior to all other interests.

Question 66

is a theoretical framework that defines society as a system of interrelated parts.

Question 67

means small scale and focuses on the individual.

Question 68

means large scale and involves an understanding of history and social structure.

Question 69

The level of connectedness and integration a person feels to others in the environment is called
.

Question 70

is a theoretical framework thaocuses on how people interact with others in their everyday lives.

Question 71

suicides resulrom a lack of solidarity, occurring among those who have few social connections and feel isolated and alone.

Question 72

suicides occur as a result of social unrest.

Question 73

suggest that women's oppression is rooted in capitalism and
patriarchies that keep women on the margins of the social world.

Question 74

The social mechanisms that regulate a person's actions are called .

Question 75

theory suggests that social experiences consist of a series of rewards and costs.

Question 76

The is the ability to look beyond the individual as the cause for success and failure and see how one's society influences the outcome.

Question 77

focus on how women's experiences of the social world are differenrom those of men.

Question 78

A refers to a theoretical framework through which scientists study the world.

Question 79

The number of people that can actually live in a specific area is known as the

Question 80

suicides resulrom too much social control.