Intro to Sociology

Question 1

How many people live below the poverty line established by the federal government?

Accepted Answer

15%

Question 2

Which of the following thinkers introduced the concept of the sociological imagination?

Accepted Answer

C. Wright Mills

Question 3

What term is used when behavior violates the standards of conduct or norms of the society?

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deviance

Question 4

What variable that is hypothesized will cause or influence another?

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independent variable

Question 5

What perspective examines the media on the micro level that shape day-to-day social behavior?

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interactionist perspective

Question 6

which of the following statements about values is correct?

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values of culture may change but remain relatively stable

Question 7

Thinking of society as a living organism & important to survive is a reflection of what theory?

Accepted Answer

The functionalist perspective

Question 8

What female sociologist cofounded the famous settlement houses called the Hull House?

Accepted Answer

Jane Addams

Question 9

What was the most extreme form of legalized social inequality in individuals and groups?

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slavery

Question 10

What is condition in which society has different amounts of wealth , prestige, or power?

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social inequality

Question 11

What type of method is used in studying society?

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scientific

Question 12

Sociologist Paul Lazarsfeld and his colleagues pioneered the study of what?

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opinion leaders

Question 13

Karl Marx's view of the struggle between social classes inspired what contemporary view?

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Conflict Perspective

Question 14

Gestures, objects, and/or words that form the basis of human communication is called what?

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symbols

Question 15

Which sociologist made a major contribution to society through in-depth studies on urban life?

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W.E.B DuBois

Question 16

What is a speculative statement about the relationship between two or more factors?

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hypothesis

Question 17

Which social institution is considered to be the most important agent of socialization?

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the family

Question 18

What does sociology mean?

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A systematic study of social behavior & human groups

Question 19

In the US, we expect that cab drivers know how to get around, this is an example of what?

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Social Role

Question 20

What techniques and strategies do we use for preventing deviant human behaviors?

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social control

Question 21

What occurs when incompatible expectations arise from two or more social positions?

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Role Conflict

Question 22

An employee tries to appear busier than she is, what perspective could I use to study this?

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interactionist

Question 23

What status is earned through hard work?

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achieved status

Question 24

A researcher can obtain a higher response rate by using which type of survey?

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Interview

Question 25

What is a set of statements that seeks to explain problems, actions, or behaviors?

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Theory

Question 26

Labeling theory is also called what approach?

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societal-reaction

Question 27

What type of mobility involves changes in social position within a person's adult life?

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intragenerational

Question 28

What measure of social class is based on income, education, and occupation?

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socioeconomic status

Question 29

Emile Durkheim's statistical analysis of suicide was an example of what kind of research?

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secondary analysis

Question 30

What perspective contends that television distorts the political process?

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conflict perspective

Question 31

The respect or admiration that an occupation holds in a society is referred to what?

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prestge

Question 32

A plumber whose father was a physician is an example of what?

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downward intergenerational mobility

Question 33

What society is a technology sophisticated society that is preoccupied with consumer goods?

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postmodern society

Question 34

Before feminist view was even coined, the ideas appeared in who's writings?

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Ida Wells-Barnett

Question 35

What type of poverty is the minimum of subsistence that no one should be expected to live?

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Absolute

Question 36

Which of the following were view by Max Weber as distinct components of stratification?

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class, status, and power

Question 37

Terrorist groups are examples of what type of culture?

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cultural relativism

Question 38

To study a possible cause & effect relationship, what type of research technique would you use?

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experiment

Question 39

What is it called when people model their behavior after groups to which they do not belong?

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reference groups

Question 40

What is the term when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective?

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anomie

Question 41

What term is used to describe the willing exchange among adults of illegal goods & services?

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victimless crimes

Question 42

An open class system implies that the position of each individual is influenced by what status?

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achieved

Question 43

The functionalist perspective believe the media can be dysfunctional in what way?

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They desensitize us to events

Question 44

George Herbert Mead is best known for what theory?

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The self

Question 45

What is the first step of any sociological research project?

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define the problem

Intro to Sociology

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Intro to Sociology

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