Deck 1: The Sociological View

Question 1

The study of the subjective meaning that people attach to their own actions is known as

A) the sociological imagination.
B) anthropology.
C) a theory.
D) Verstehen.

Answer 1

the sociological imagination.

Question 2

Which of the following would be an example of the sociological imagination?

A) a study of an individual's sleeping patterns
B) an analysis of the content of dreams
C) a study that indicates that worker apathy is related to the general features of assembly-line work
D) an analysis of the powers of the President of the United States to declare war

Answer 2

a study that indicates that worker apathy is related to the general features of assembly-line work

Question 3

Which social science would be interested in studying the economic impact of Hurricane Katrina in the U.S. and throughout the world?

A) history
B) economics
C) sociology
D) political science

Answer 3

economics

Question 4

Sociologists

A) rely upon common sense to educate their fellow citizens.
B) study only those social phenomena everyone knows.
C) rely on scientific studies to understand the social world.
D) observe yet rarely need to test the social world.

Question 5

Attempts to explain events, forces, materials, ideas, or behavior in a comprehensive manner are called

A) sciences.
B) typologies.
C) theories.
D) ideal types.

Question 6

The word that Max Weber used to stress the need for sociologists to take into account the subjective meanings people attach to their actions was

A) Verstehen.
B) Gemeinschaft.
C) anomie.
D) gesundheit.

Question 7

Which aspect(s) of the social system did Karl Marx believe enabled the owners of the means of production to exploit the industrial workers?

A) the economic system
B) the political system
C) the social system
D) all of these

Question 8

Which of the following statements accurately describes the sociologist W.E.B DuBois?

A) He was an early African American sociologist.
B) He hoped his research could be used toward a more racially egalitarian society.
C) He researched religion at the community level.
D) All of the above

Question 9

Pierre Bourdieu's contributions to sociological theory include:

A) how capital in its many forms sustains individuals and families generationally.
B) a de-emphasis on the scientific method.
C) applied sociological methods.
D) the advocacy of civil rights for minorities.

Question 10

Which perspective focuses on the relationships of everyday life and would tend to view inequality in gender as central to behavior and organization?

A) functionalist perspective
B) conflict perspective
C) interactionist perspective
D) feminist perspective

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the notion that the higher the level of one's education, the higher one's income level will be?

A) independent variables
B) operational definition
C) hypothesis
D) none of these

Question 12

Which of the following would be considered the independent variable in the research on college and income as cited by Schaefer in Chapter 1?

A) level of educational degree
B) level of income
C) sources of income
D) all of these

Question 13

A selection from a population that is statistically representative of that population is referred to as a

A) peer group.
B) sample.
C) hypothesis.
D) research design.

Question 14

If a researcher wants to know how adults in the United States feel about the laws governing abortion, he or she might attempt to use a respondent's marital status as a(an)

A) control variable.
B) independent variable.
C) dependent variable.
D) causal variable.

Question 15

Observational research is the most common form of ____________________ research, which relies on what is seen in field or in naturalistic settings more than on statistical data.

A) quantitative
B) qualitative
C) ethnographic
D) experimental

Question 16

To Pierre Bourdieu, the term "capital" included which of the following?

A) knowledge
B) prestige
C) culture
D) all of these

Question 17

Sociology is the systematic study of social behavior and human groups.

Question 18

Pierre Bourdieu believed that in order for capital to be passed on from one generation to the next, it must be monetary.

Question 19

Discuss what separates sociology from common sense. Be sure to give some examples of how sociological research might dispel commonly accepted views.

Question 20

Define the term scientific method and the five basic steps used in the scientific method.

Question 21

Discuss how a researcher might select a random sample of subjects for a research study. Which sample selection methods should researchers use, and which methods should be avoided?

Question 22

Describe the various types of research designs and discuss the strengths and weakness of each design.