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Sociology Quiz 1 Time: 60 mins This quiz will not be available after Sunday 6:00pm
- 1.The sociological perspective helps us recognize that the lives of individuals are shaped by the forces of society. Explain, in a short essay, how the sociological perspective reveals “the general in the particular." To illustrate, explain how society plays a part in your own decision to attend college
- 2.Who is considered the father of sociology?
- A.
Auguste Comte
- B.
Emile Durkeim
- C.
Karl Marzk
- D.
Darnelle Sterling
- 3.Which discipline defines itself as “the systematic study of human society”?
- A.
Sociology
- B.
psychology
- C.
Economics
- D.
History
- 4.Peter Berger described using the sociological perspective as seeing the ______ in the _______.
- A.
Good; worst tragedies
- B.
New; old
- C.
Specific; general
- D.
General; particular
- 5.According to Emile Durkheim, a category of people with a higher suicide rate typically has:
- A.
more clinical depression
- B.
less money, power, and other resources.
- C.
Lower social integration.
- D.
Greater self-esteem.
- 6.C. Wright Mills claimed that the "sociological imagination" transformed:
- A.
common sense into laws of society.
- B.
personal problems into public issues
- C.
People into supporters of the status quo.
- D.
Scientific research into common sense.
- 7.Which of the following is a reason that it is important to understand the world beyond our own borders?
- A.
Nations the world over are increasingly interconnected
- B.
Many problems that we face in Belize are far more serious elsewhere.
- C.
Studying other societies is a good way to learn more about ourselves.
- D.
All of the above are correct.
- 8.Learning more sociology helps us to:
- A.
Assess the truth of "common sense."
- B.
assess the opportunities and constraints in our lives.
- C.
Be more active participants in society.
- D.
All of the above are correct.
- 9.Which of the following historical changes is among the factors that stimulated the development of sociology as a discipline?
- A.
the founding of the Roman Catholic church
- B.
The rise of industrial factories and cities
- C.
The power of tradition
- D.
A belief that our futures are defined by "fate"
- 10.The term “sociology” was coined in 1838 by:
- A.
Karl Marx.
- B.
Herbert Spencer.
- C.
Adam Smith.
- D.
Auguste Comte.
- 11.The major goal of sociology’s pioneers, including Comte and Durkheim, was:
- A.
To change social patterns and events.
- B.
To help build an "ideal society."
- C.
To discover how society actually operates.
- D.
To prevent disruptive social change.
- 12.Comte described the earliest human societies as being at which stage of societal development?
- A.
Theological stage
- B.
Metaphysical stage
- C.
Scientific stage
- D.
Post-scientific stage
- 13._____ is a way of understanding the world based on science.
- A.
Theology
- B.
Positivism
- C.
Metaphysics
- D.
Free will
- 14.The theoretical approach in sociology that assumes society is a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability is the:
- A.
structural-functional approach.
- B.
Social-conflict approach
- C.
Symbolic-interaction approach
- D.
None of the above is correct
- 15.The "framework for building theory that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change" is the
- A.
structural-functional approach.
- B.
Social-conflict approach
- C.
Symbolic-interaction approach
- D.
None of the above is correct
- 16.Which theoretical approach claims that it is not so much what people do that matters as much as what meaning they attach to their behavior?
- A.
structural-functional approach.
- B.
Social-conflict approach
- C.
Symbolic-interaction approach
- D.
None of the above is correct
- 17.According to sociologists, human behavior reflects our personal "free will."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Sociology is defined as the systematic study of human society.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.C. Wright Mills claimed that, most of the time, people were responsible for theirown problems
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Societies around the world are more interconnected than ever before.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.Revolutionary changes in European societies sparked the development of sociology
- A.
True
- B.
False
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