Deck 4: Perspectives

Question 1

Which is a typical strength of experimental research in sociology?

A) strong internal and external validity
B) strong internal validity
C) strong external validity

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following statements about "topics" is true?

A) topics are specific areas of research. In sociology, there are many different topics.
B) topics are specific areas of research and should always be studied in isolation from other topics.
C) topics are broader sociological themes like culture and social relations

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In the history of sociology, several themes have been the center of sociological work. Which three themes?

A) micro and macro perspectives
B) social relations, inequality and culture
C) questions, theories and methods

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Culture consists of two sociological subthemes. Which are these?

A) groups and opinions
B) norms and opinions
C) groups and norms

Question 5

Which of the following concepts is not part of one's opinion?

A) cultural rules
B) values
C) preferences

Question 6

The theme 'social relations' consists of two subthemes. What is not a subtheme of social relations?

A) networks
B) norms
C) groups

Question 7

Inequality consists of different sociological subthemes. What are the subthemes of inequality?

A) stratification, mobility and resources
B) mobility, poverty and resources
C) stratification, poverty and power

Question 8

Which of the three main themes in sociology fits the following topic best: negative contact

A) culture
B) social relations
C) inequality

Question 9

Which of the three main themes in sociology fits the following topic best: formal norms

A) culture
B) social relations
C) inequality

Question 10

An ecological explanation is an explanation that:

A) relates two or more social phenonema to each other by looking at human agency and actions
B) relates two or more social phenomena to each other, without considering human agency and actions
C) did not elimate problems of causality, resulting in a explanation that might be wrong

Question 11

Which of the following is a valid objection to ecological explanations?

A) ecological explanations are often false
B) ecological explanations do not specify the independent variable
C) ecological explanations are Black Box explanations

Question 12

An explanation that is hard to understand on its own and not self-explaining is often called a:

A) black box explanation
B) deeper explanation
C) ultimate cause

Question 13

To which class of aggregation do we refer when viewing the collective as the sum of its parts?

A) complex aggregation
B) simple aggragation
C) grand mean aggregation

Question 14

In situations in which actions of individuals affect the actions of other individuals, we speak of:

A) social dynamics
B) social independency
C) social interdependency

Question 15

The arrow in the multilevel framework going from collective conditions to collective outcomes represents the:

A) aggregation mechanisms
B) individual-level effects
C) social dynamics