Question 1

Reliability refers to the quality of consistency in measurement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Peter Berger described using the sociological perspective as seeing the__________ in the__________  .

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A)   stable; dynamic
B)   general; particular
C)   specific; commonplace
D)   new; oldE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Which pioneering sociologist founded Chicago's Hull House to assist immigrants and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

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A)   Dorothea Dix
B)   Jane Addams
C)   Elizabeth Cady Stanton
D)   Harriet MartineauE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Sociology differs from earlier philosophy by focusing on

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A)   our human nature.
B)   how society actually operates.
C)   the power of God in shaping human events.
D)   what the ideal society should be.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Both Karl Marx and W. E. B. Du Bois carried out their work following the structural-functional approach.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What would a sociologist be most likely to say about why an individual chooses a particular person to marry?

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A)   Love, and therefore marriage, cannot be scientifically explained.
B)   People's actions reflect human free will.
C)   In the case of love, opposites attract.
D)   Society influences human behavior more than most people realize.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following statements is an accurate criticism of the structural-functional approach?

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A)   It ignores macro-level social structure.
B)   It focuses only on latent functions.
C)   It focuses too much on face-to-face interactions.
D)   It ignores inequality that can generate tension and conflict.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Sociological generalizations are the same as simple stereotypes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

"Stacking" in sports is the pattern by which people of one racial category disproportionately play in certain field positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Conducting interviews takes no more time than completing questionnaires and gives just as good results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

One consequence of living in a high-income country for women is, on average, having more children than women living in low-income nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

__________ is a way of understanding the world based on a scientific approach to knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A)   Positivism
B)   Theology
C)   Tradition
D)   Common senseE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 13

In her study of the African American elite, Lois Benjamin made use of

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A)   participant observation.
B)   a questionnaire.
C)   an experiment.
D)   interviews.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Which of the following can correctly be called the "framework for building theory that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change"?

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A)   the structural-functional approach
B)   the symbolic-interaction approach
C)   the social-conflict approach
D)   dramaturgical analysisE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following would be the focus of a social-conflict analysis of sports?

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A)   the different meaning people attach to games
B)   the importance of physical ability to success
C)   the way in which sports encourage competition
D)   how sports reflect social inequalityE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

C. Wright Mills claimed that the "sociological imagination" transformed

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A)   common sense into laws of society.
B)   people into supporters of the status quo.
C)   personal problems into public issues.
D)   scientific research into common sense.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

In the process of measurement, reliability refers to

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A)   whether you are really measuring what you want to measure.
B)   how dependable the researcher is.
C)   whether or not everyone agrees with the study's results.
D)   whether repeating the measurement yields consistent results.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

All but one the following historical trends stimulated the development of the discipline of sociology. Which one trend did NOT?

Accepted Answer

A)   the rise of industrialized systems of production
B)   the spread of the Roman Catholic religion
C)   new political ideas stressing individual rights
D)   the growth of cities and outcomes of urbanizationE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Researchers expect subjects to be harmed some of the time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A survey is a research method in which subjects respond to a series of items or questions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

__________ is a way of understanding the world based on a scientific approach to knowledge.

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Researchers expect subjects to be harmed some of the time.

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Conducting interviews takes no more time than completing questionnaires and gives just as good results.

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Sociological generalizations are the same as simple stereotypes.

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Reliability refers to the quality of consistency in measurement.

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Which of the following can correctly be called the "framework for building theory that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change"?

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One consequence of living in a high-income country for women is, on average, having more children than women living in low-income nations.

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A survey is a research method in which subjects respond to a series of items or questions.

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In the process of measurement, reliability refers to

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All but one the following historical trends stimulated the development of the discipline of sociology. Which one trend did NOT?

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Which of the following statements is an accurate criticism of the structural-functional approach?

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In her study of the African American elite, Lois Benjamin made use of

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Both Karl Marx and W. E. B. Du Bois carried out their work following the structural-functional approach.

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What would a sociologist be most likely to say about why an individual chooses a particular person to marry?

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Which of the following would be the focus of a social-conflict analysis of sports?

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Sociology differs from earlier philosophy by focusing on

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"Stacking" in sports is the pattern by which people of one racial category disproportionately play in certain field positions.

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Peter Berger described using the sociological perspective as seeing the__________ in the__________ .

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C. Wright Mills claimed that the "sociological imagination" transformed

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Which pioneering sociologist founded Chicago's Hull House to assist immigrants and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

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