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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWho is known as the father of sociology for his coining of the term?Auguste ComteHerbert SpencerEmile DurkheimHarriet Martineau
- 2. Multiple ChoiceAn interviewer asks you to name your three favorite ways to spend your leisure time. This is an
example of a (an) ________ question.correlationrepresentativeclosed-endedopen-ended - 3. Multiple ChoiceA researcher sends you a form to fill out concerning your favorite movies. This is an example ofa questionnaire.a sample.secondary analysis.multiple causation.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAccording to ________, the people with the most power are seen as the most valuable to society.symbolic interactionismfunctionalismconflict theorypositivism
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a historical example of an unethical experiment?using corpses in automobile crash teststesting cosmetic products on willing participantsconducting autopsies on corpsesstudying the cause of cancer in tissue samples from patients
- 6. Multiple ChoiceUsing e-mail has decreased the number of hand-written letters that people send to their friends and relatives. This is a __________ function of e-mail.staticdynamiclatentmanifest
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThis theory says that society works towards cooperation and consensusconflict theorysymbolic interactionismstructural functionalism
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following most precisely defines the word "sociology"?the study of human behaviorperspective study of sociologistsstudy of cultural behaviorscientific study of social structure
- 9. Multiple ChoiceShopping on the Internet is convenient, and can save time. This is a ______ function of this type of shopping.latentstaticdynamicmanifest
- 10. Multiple ChoiceDescriptive research where one person or group is studied in depth; ex. Genienaturalistic observationexperimentcorrelational studycase study
- 11. Multiple ChoiceBelieved the key to the unfolding of history was class conflictKarl MarxMax WeberEmile DurkheimHerbert Spencer
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich best explains the relationship between psychology and sociology?Both focus on goods and services.Sociology focuses on the group, while psychology focuses on the individual.Both focus primarily on the interaction between human populations.Both focus on the theory of government.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhen you try to understand your friend's feelings by placing yourself in her situation, you are using...VerstehenPositivismRationalizationConformity
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is sociological perspective?ability to see connection between larger world and our personal livesunderstanding human behavior by placing it within its broader social context
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is it called when members of a group think, feel, and behave in similar ways.Sociological perspectiveConformityLevity
- 16. Multiple Choice
Who is considered to be the founder of Sociology and first applied scientific method to studying society?
Auguste Comte
Lief Erikson
Donald Duck
Herbert Spencer
- 17. Multiple Choice
Who believed that conflict and inequality in economic/social class were the determinants of social behavior?
Emile Durkheim
Karl Marx
Adam Smith
Marl Karx
- 18. Multiple Choice
Who believed that societies could best be understood by looking only at individuals' behaviors and motivations?
King Louis XV
Tom Brady
Auguste Comte
Max Weber
- 19. Multiple Choice
The understanding of why people engage in certain behaviors or actions:
Verstehen
Omelette du fromage
Function
Dysfunction
- 20. Multiple Choice
The ability of a sociologist to connect broad, abstract phenomena to personal experiences:
Symbolism
Sociological Imagination
Structural Functionalism
Conflict Theory
- 21. Multiple Choicea thing that represents an idea or languagemorecultureinstinctssymbol
- 22. Multiple ChoiceSocieties are in relative balance.functionalismconflict perspectivesymbolic interactionism
- 23. Multiple Choice
When a baby waves "bye-bye", he is using a
function
symbol
verstehen
rationalization
- 24. Multiple Choice
Jane Addams
was concerned about the exploitation of the lower class
believed everyone should find his or her social- class level without outside interference
was the first person to research the social structure of African American Communities
is considered the founder of symbolic interactionism
- 25. Multiple Choice
An Englishwoman, never in good health, she translated Comte's work in English, a friend of Queen Victoria, she toured the United States, one of the first "feminists"
Harriet Martineau
Jane Addams
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Julian Samora
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