Chapter 1,2,3 Quiz
Sociology quiz over chapter one. Need to pass this in order to pass exam
- 1.
What might a sociologist say about why an individual choooses a particular person to marry?
- A.
This shows that the social world guides human behavior
- B.
This shows that people's actions reflect human free will
Correct Answer
A. This shows that the social world guides human behavior -
- 2.
Which woman made a mark as an early sociologist by studying the evils of slavery and also translating the writings of Auguste Comte?
- A.
Jane Addams
- B.
Harriet Martineau
Correct Answer
B. Harriet Martineau -
- 3.
The early US sociologist who earned the first doctorated ever awarded by Harvard Uni to a person of color was:
- A.
Herbert Spencer
- B.
W.E.B Du Bois
Correct Answer
B. W.E.B Du Bois -
- 4.
The pioneering sociologist who founded Chicago's hull house to assist immigrants and who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was:
- A.
Jane Addams
- B.
Harriet Martineau
Correct Answer
A. Jane Addams -
- 5.
The theoretical approach in sociology that assumes society is a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability is the:
- A.
Structional-Functional Approach
- B.
Social-Conflict Approach
Correct Answer
A. Structional-Functional Approach -
- 6.
Robert Merton explained that what is funtional for one catergory of a society's population:
- A.
May not be funtional for another category
- B.
Is unlikely to change over time
Correct Answer
A. May not be funtional for another category -
- 7.
The social-conflict theory draws attention to:
- A.
How people construct meaning through interaction
- B.
Patterns of social inequality
Correct Answer
B. Patterns of social inequality -
- 8.
Durkheim documented that categories of people with weaker social ties have lower suicide rates
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 9.
The term "sociology" was coined from Emile Durkheim
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 10.
Historically, hte sociological perspective was most likely to develop in:
- A.
Countries experiencing rapid social changes
- B.
Nations with little social change
- C.
Isolated villages
- D.
Countries where feudalism was strong
Correct Answer
A. Countries experiencing rapid social changes -
- 11.
The term "sociology" was coined in 1838 by:
- A.
Adam Smith
- B.
Karl Marx
- C.
Herbert Spencer
- D.
Auguste Comte
Correct Answer
D. Auguste Comte -
- 12.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the economy, as a social institution?
- A.
Guides patterns of consumption of goods and services
- B.
Operates in a relatively predictable manner
- C.
Promotes a "pure" form of capitalism
- D.
Organizes the production and distribution of goods and services
Correct Answer
C. Promotes a "pure" form of capitalism -
- 13.
Education is the social institution by which society provides people with important knowledge, including:
- A.
Cultural norms and values
- B.
Job skills
- C.
Basic facts and information
- D.
All of the above are correct
Correct Answer
D. All of the above are correct -
- 14.
Jeffrey Dahmer...act of murder could be desribed as violation of a _______ while cannibalism could be described as a violation of a _________.
Correct Answer
More, taboo - 15.
The concept "ethnocentrism" refers to:
- A.
Taking pride in one's ethnicity
- B.
Judging another culture by it's own standards
- C.
Judging another culture by the standards of one's own culture
Correct Answer
C. Judging another culture by the standards of one's own culture -
- 16.
The theoretical approach that highlights the link between culture and social inequality is the:
- A.
Symbolic-interaction approach
- B.
Sociobiology approach
- C.
Social-conflict approach
Correct Answer
C. Social-conflict approach -
- 17.
The concept "counterculture" refers to:
- A.
Popular culture
- B.
Cultural patterns that oppose those that are widely held
- C.
High culture
Correct Answer
B. Cultural patterns that oppose those that are widely held -
- 18.
The theoretical approach that highlights the way any cultural pattern helps meet human needs is the:
- A.
Social-conflict approach
- B.
Structional-functional approach
- C.
Symbolic-interaction approach
Correct Answer
B. Structional-functional approach -
- 19.
Which of the following does NOT characterize changes brought on by industrialization?
- A.
The economy becomes more productive
- B.
Tradition becomes a more powerful part of culture
- C.
New forms of transportation and communication make the world seem smaller
Correct Answer
B. Tradition becomes a more powerful part of culture -
- 20.
Compared w/hunting and gathering societies, horticultural and pastoral societies display more job specializatoin and social inequality
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 21.
Cultural lag refers to the fact that some cultural elements change more quickly than others do
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 22.
Folkways are norms that are taken very seriously as they are essential to a group's core values
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 23.
Which of the following statements comes closest to describing Erik H. Erikson's view of socialization?
- A.
Personality involves tensions between the forces of biology and forces of culture
- B.
Personality develops mostly in childhood
- C.
Personality develops over the entire life course in patterned ways
- D.
We come to see ourselves as we think others see us
Correct Answer
C. Personality develops over the entire life course in patterned ways -
- 24.
Jean Piaget's focus was on:
- A.
How children are stimulated by thier environment
- B.
Cognition- how people think and understand
- C.
How children develop their motor skills
- D.
The role of heredity in shaping human behavior
Correct Answer
B. Cognition- how people think and understand -
- 25.
When Charles Horton Cooley used the term "looking-glass self," he was referring to the fact that:
- A.
People see things only from thier own point of view
- B.
People are self-absorbed
- C.
Our actions are a reflection of our values
- D.
People see themsleves as they think others see them
Correct Answer
D. People see themsleves as they think others see them -
- 26.
Mead considered the "generalized other" to be:
- A.
Widespread cultural norms and values people take as their own
- B.
Any "significant other"
- C.
A person who provides complete care for a child
- D.
Important individuals in a person's life
Correct Answer
A. Widespread cultural norms and values people take as their own -
- 27.
Our basic drives or needs as humans are reflected in Freud's concept of:
- A.
Superego
- B.
Ego
- C.
Id
- D.
Generalized other
Correct Answer
C. Id -
- 28.
Which of the following statements linkin nature and nurture does sociology hold to be correct?
- A.
For human beings, nurture is more important than nature
- B.
Humans have powerful instincts the same way other animals do
- C.
The acorn doesn't fall far from the tree
- D.
For human beings, nature is more important than nurture
Correct Answer
A. For human beings, nurture is more important than nature -
- 29.
Childhood and all the other stages of the life course are defined in much the same way in all societies
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 30.
Over the course of the last century, the mass media have had less and less influence on people in the US
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 31.
Of all social institutions, the family is the one with the greatest impact on socialization for most people
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
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