Sociology Chapters 1 & 2
Sociology - Chapter 1
- 1.What percent of undergrads have 4 or more credit cards?
- A.
32
- B.
50
- C.
5
- D.
12
- E.
60
- 2.Who came up with the Sociological Imagination?
- A.
Plato
- B.
C. Wright Mills
- C.
Herbert Spencer
- D.
Emile Durkhim
- E.
Karl Marx
- 3.What is the Sociological Imagination?
- A.
The idea that different levels of power create conflict.
- B.
The ability to see society different from an individualistic view.
- C.
The idea that there are no right or wrongs.
- D.
The idea that theories are not sufficient to explain modern society.
- 4.What is Sociology?
- A.
The study of money and the economy.
- B.
The study of politics and government.
- C.
The study of mental processes.
- D.
The study of human society and social interaction.
- 5.Is national recession a personal or public issue?
- A.
Personal
- B.
Public
- 6.People in our day need a global Sociological Imagination due to what?
- A.
Global warming
- B.
Global recession
- C.
Global interdependence
- D.
Global dependence
- 7.When did the Development of Sociolgy come about?
- A.
Revolutionary War
- B.
1900's
- C.
Age of Enlightment (Age of Reason)
- D.
Vietnam War
- 8.Which revolutions helped spur the need to understand how society works?
- A.
American
- B.
French
- C.
Industrial
- D.
All of the above
- 9.Who coined the term "sociology"?
- A.
C. Wright Mills
- B.
Georg Simmel
- C.
Karl Marx
- D.
Auguste Comte
- 10.What are statics?
- A.
Forces that change society.
- B.
A scientific inquiry.
- C.
Forces that keep society stable.
- D.
Occurs when there is rapid social change.
- 11.What is "positivism"?
- A.
A philosophy that the world can be understood through scientific inquiry.
- B.
A philosophy that forces keep society stable.
- C.
The philosophy that having a positive attitude is crucial to society.
- D.
The philosphy that the woman who rocks the cradle contributes greatly to society.
- 12.Who was a contemporary of Charles Darwin?
- A.
Emile Durkheim
- B.
Karl Marx
- C.
Herbert Spencer
- D.
C. Wright Mills
- 13.What is Social Darwinism?
- A.
Social evolution.
- B.
Rapid social change.
- C.
The theory of the fittest.
- D.
The study of human society and social interaction.
- 14.Who was the found of the functional perspective and did an early study of suicide?
- A.
Charles Darwin
- B.
Emile Durkheim
- C.
Georg Simmel
- D.
Herbert Spencer
- 15.What is an anomie?
- A.
A revolution.
- B.
Happens when there is rapid social change.
- C.
Happens when there is slow social change.
- D.
Different levels of power.
- 16.Example of a "dynamic".
- A.
Religious faith
- B.
Healthy marriages
- C.
Family traditions
- D.
A revolution
- 17.Who was the founder of the Conflict Theory?
- A.
Herbert Spencer
- B.
C. Wright Mills
- C.
Aristotle
- D.
Karl Marx
- 18.What is the Conflict Theory?
- A.
The theory of survival of the fittest.
- B.
The theory that suicide is largely a social phenomenon.
- C.
The theory that class struggle leads to a revoluton then a classless society.
- D.
The ability to see society different from an individualistic view.
- 19.Who are the bourgeoisie?
- A.
Owners
- B.
Workers
- C.
Rich
- D.
Poor
- 20.Who are the proletariats?
- A.
Owners
- B.
Workers
- C.
Rich
- D.
Poor
- 21.Who wrote the book The Philosphy of Money?
- A.
W.E.B. DuBois
- B.
Karl Marx
- C.
Georg Simmel
- D.
Auguste Comte
- 22.Where did sociology begin?
- A.
England
- B.
America
- C.
France
- D.
Germany
- 23.Where was the first school of sociology?
- A.
Chicago
- B.
Atlanta
- C.
New York
- D.
France
- 24.Who developed the 2nd school of sociology at Atlanta University in Georgia?
- A.
Herbert Spencer
- B.
Auguste Comte
- C.
George Simmel
- D.
W.E.B. DuBois
- 25.The idea that society is a stable, orderly system brought about by concensus?
- A.
Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
- B.
Conflict Perspective
- C.
Manifest Function
- D.
Structural/Functional Perspective
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