MidTerm Chapters 1-4 Part 1

According to your text, two of the most important roles in adulthood are

Which of the following is NOT a role that teachers play in the classroom?

The scientific method

Donna is interested in the relationship b/t age and political affiliation: data is collected only collected once.

Which of the following statements supports the argument that natureshapes behavior?

Auguste Comte maintained that the study of society must be

When sociologists offer research results to argue against falsehoods propagated by politicians & special interest groups

Émile Durkheim agreed with Comte that

Which of the following scenarios supports the argument that nurture is particularly important in shaping behavior?

Blake and his two sisters grew up in a multigenerational household. This means that they

According to your text, theories _____ over time because of _____.

An example of a behavior that is considered taboo in much of U.S. society is

A(n)_____ is a group of people who share a(n)_____.

According to your text, which of the following are core U.S. values?

Before obtaining a sample, researchers decide whether to use _____ sampling methods.

Which of the following is a purpose of mores?

Folkways are norms that

Karl Marx, like Auguste Comte and Émile Durkheim, tried to explain the societal changes that were taking place during

Which of the following is an example of nonmaterial culture?

One of the criticisms of symbolic interactionist theory is that it

Which of the following is true about socialization?

While _____ are formally defined, _____ are often more informal.

Saami is 4 years old and loves to play “house” where he gets to be the “mommy”. Saami’s behavior is an example of

Martineau described American women as being socialized to be

_____ forbid acts that violate social customs, religious or moral beliefs, or laws.

Identify an example of material culture

_____ consists of the physical objects that people make, use and share.

One of the criticisms of feminist theories of culture is that they

Sociology grad student ask students in introductory sociology classes to participate in their research: this sampling is

The term _____ refers to the norms, values, and expectations of society as a whole that affect a person’s behavior.

Which of the following is the most desirable characteristic of a probability sample?

Which of the following is NOT an example of popular culture?

During early childhood, the most important agent of socialization is usually

A(n) _____ variable is the outcome measure in a research study.

_____ is an inquiry process that begins; theory, prediction or general principle that is tested through data collection.

As children get older, they may have several _____ that shape their self-image, behavior, values, & attitudes.

Listen closely

Social statics investigates how _____ while social dynamics investigates _____.

Which of the following is true about our interpretation of others’ perceptions of us?

Norms are best described as

Auguste Comte saw sociology as the scientific study of two aspects of society, namely

A society’s specific rules of right and wrong behavior are called its

Sociology is fundamentally composed of conventional wisdom.

Harriet Martineau emphasized the importance of

Mead’s theory - development of the self & role-taking, which statements are characteristic of the preparatory stage?

Who is most likely to study a sample rather than a population?

_____ are the standards members of a particular culture define what is good/ bad, moral/immoral, desirable/undesirable

A researcher who wants to _____ would be well advised to use a longitudinal study design.

A(n) _____ is a set of statements that explains why a phenomenon occurs.

Which of the following is an example of a folkway?

Which of the following statements is true of symbols?

For Marx, _____ is a class system in which conflict between the classes is common and society is anything but cohesive.

_____ maintains that people learn new attitudes, beliefs, & behaviors through interaction with other people.

A(n) _____ sample is each person or thing, like an email address, has an equal chance of being selected; its random

According to symbolic interaction theories, newborn infants must _____ to develop a sense of self.

Which statement about the precipitous mood and behavior changes of adolescents is the most accurate?

Sociologists help law enforcement identify neighborhoods at risk of increased crime: they use sociological research to

One of the criticisms of feminist theories of culture is that they

Words in English reinforce negative images of race, ethnicity, & gender that create inequality and foster ethnocentrism

Which of the following is a strength of field research?

Durkheim maintained that, to be scientific, sociology had to study

In a(n) _____, there’s little or no attempt to get a representative cross-section of the population.