1. When people can see the links between their own individual biographies and the course of human history, Mills would call this a

personality.
sociological imagination.
psychological consciousness.
social-psychological awareness.
sociological perspective.

2. C. Wright Mills would argue that 'personal troubles'

are usually rooted in psychological problems
are often rooted in society and therefore are also social issues
are not relevant to sociology; only social issues are
none of the above

3. Kornblum defines sociology as the

study of social interaction
study of social conflict and change
scientific study of the human behavior in the many groups that make up a society
study of social history

4. To say that human beings are determined by their environment, is to argue that individuals

have no real freedom and are really just 'puppets' of society
have complete freedom of choice
have freedom of choice, but that those choices are limited and effected by their society and their position within it
are affected by the geographical features of the area they live in

5. A sociologist studying how children respond in their play groups would be analyzing social reality at what level?

Macro
Middle
Micro
Mid-range

6. A sociologist studying the growing social inequality in the U.S. would be analyzing social reality at what level?

Macro
Middle
Global
Micro

7. Which of the following is NOT true regarding Enlightenment thinkers?

They emphasized the idea of progress.
They rejected the claim that the human condition was created and ordained by God.
They thought the industrial and scientific revolutions were undermining the ability of societies to produce meaningful human interaction, and therefore wanted to return society to a previous era.
They thought the human condition could be improved through knowledge and human action.

8. Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the textbook as one of the reasons that sociology developed in the late 19th century:

The Age of Revolution.
The Age of Enlightenment.
The U.S. Civil War and end of slavery.
All of the above, since NONE of them had anything to do with the birth of sociology.

9. Emile Durkheim was the author of

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Suicide
Capital
The Philadelphia Negro

10. Karl Marx was the author of

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Suicide
Capital
The Philadelphia Negro

11. Emile Durkheim argued that

A socialist revolution by workers would be the only long term solution to the social inequalities and problems brought on by the rise of industrial capitalism.
People need social integration, which industrial capitalism was undermining in the 19th century.
The main reason people behave the way they do is rooted in their unconscious.
The main trend in history was the replacement of tradition by the use of rational decision-making, for example with the growth of bureaucracies.

12. Karl Marx argued that

A socialist revolution by workers would be the only long term solution to the social inequalities and problems brought on by the rise of industrial capitalism.
People need social integration, which industrial capitalism was undermining in the 19th century.
The main reason people behave the way they do is rooted in their unconscious.
The main trend in history was the replacement of tradition by the use of rational decision-making, for example with the growth of bureaucracies.

13. Max Weber argued that

A socialist revolution by workers would be the only long term solution to the social inequalities and problems brought on by the rise of industrial capitalism.
People need social integration, which industrial capitalism was undermining in the 19th century.
The main reason people behave the way they do is rooted in their unconscious.
The main trend in history was the replacement of tradition by the use of rational decision-making, for example with the growth of bureaucracies.

14. The --------------- perspective focuses on the relationships among social order, social disorganization, and the distribution of populations in space and time.

symbolic interactionist
functionalist
conflict theory
'human ecology'
Frankfurt school

15. Social interaction refers to the

clustering of diverse groups in a certain geographic region
mixing of one segment of culture with another in such a way that they change each other
process by which individuals mutually influence each other's actions
motivation of individuals to seek other persons of similar background

16. A population that carries out major life functions, such as birth, marriage, and death, within a particular territory, would be called a ------------- by human ecologists.

population
society
community
town
village

17. Robert Park, a leader of the Chicago school of sociology, argued that industrialization

causes the breakdown of traditional primary-group attachments, such as those between family members and age-mates.
tended to produce closer relationships between primary-group members, because they were more dependent on one another.
created alientated and exploited workers, conditions that could only be overcome by a socialist revolution.
tended to increase levels of 'community', since people lived in more densely settled areas.

18. The sociological perspective that focuses on the equilibrium and integration of the major parts of society is

conflict theory
functionalism
exchange theory
interactionism

19. Which of the sociological perspectives focuses on 'who benefits' from the exercise of power and 'who loses'?

Functionalism
Interactionism
Conflict theory
Symbolic interactionism

20. The interactionist perspective in sociology usually analyses social life at the

macro level
middle level
micro level
None of the above

21. Which of the following sociological perspectives argues that power is more important than shared values in holding society 'together'?

Functionalism
Interactionism
Conflict theory
Symbolic interactionism

22. The sociological perspective that focuses on what people seem to be getting out of their interactions and what they in turn are contributing to the relationship or to the larger group, is known as

conflict theory (also know as Marxist theory)
interactionist theory
functionalist theory (also know as structural functionalism)
rational choice theory (also know as exchange theory)

23. Which of the following is FALSE?

The functionalist perspective might look at fraternity and sorority pledging to see how it builds high levels of solidarity and group cohesion.
A sociologist using the interactionist perspective to study fraternity and sorority pledging might focus on the actual behavior, to see how the group really behaves.
The conflict perspective might look at fraternity and sorority pledging to see how it builds allegiances within the fraternity or sorority, but also look at how it divides greek members of campus from non-greeks, often on the basis of class or racial differences.
None of the above; all are true.

24. Consider the following quote: 'Existing welfare grants represent a means by which the powerful attempt to control the poor, rather than a system designed to offer support to the less fortunate.' This quote represents which sociological perspective?

Functionalist
Conflict
Interactionist
Ecological
Rational Choice

25. True or False: According to Kornblum, a major flaw in the functionalist perspective is that we have rarely seen anything approaching equilibrium in human societies.

True
False

26. "A statement that expresses an informed or educated guess regarding the possible relationship between two or more phenomena" is the definition of a

empirical research study
variable
hypothesis
sociological method

27. Characteristics of individuals, groups, or entire societies that can differ from one case to another are called

variances
hypotheses
samples
variables

28. Emile Durkheim's study of suicide was a way of exploring the larger concept of

psychological trauma among certain populations
personality dysfunctions of victims of suicide
historical development of mental hospitals
integration or the lack of it in society

29. Which of the following was NOTone of the hypotheses used by Emile Durkheim in his study of suicide?

Suicide rates should be higher for people with higher levels of education
Suicide rates should be higher for people with prior history of mental disorders
Suicide rates should be higher for people without children
Suicide rates should be higher for people practicing the Protestant as compared to the Catholic faith

30. In a hypothesis, the ------------- variable is what the researcher believes causes the change, and the --------------- variable is what s/he thinks is changed as a result.

dependent, independent
independent, dependent
interdependent, intervening
independent, isolated

31. In Durkheim's hypothesis that married men have a lower rate of suicide than unmarried men, "rate of suicide" is the

isolated variable
dependent variable
independent variable
intervening variable
Interdependent variable

32. Douglas A. Harper's study of hobos, in which he spent several months riding on freight trains and living in 'hobo jungles,' is an example of the

participant observation method.
unobtrusive measures method.
experiment method.
survey research method.
comparative historical method.

33. The researcher who measured the level of whiskey consumption in a town by counting empty bottles in ashcans was using which research method?

Experiment
Unobtrusive measures
Participant observation
Survey research
Comparative historical

34. When a researcher forms one group that will experience a treatment and another group that will not experience the treatment but whose behavior will provide comparison on data, the method being used is

a controlled experiment
an unobtrusive measure
a survey technique
participant observation

35. Survey research is a powerful tool for social scientists because this type of research makes it possible to

gain in-depth insights into the belief systems of a culture
generalize from a small sample of respondents to an entire population
manipulate or treat one group and observe how its members compare with another group that was not manipulated
do comparative research

36. The subjects who do not experience a change in the independent variable in a experimental research project are known as the

sample
experimental group
control group
theoretical cohort
independent sample

37. When a researcher surveys a small percentage of people s/he wants to know something about, the larger group of people s/he is thereby studying is referred to as the

control group
case study
sample
population
study group

38. REPLACE THIS QUESTION: Which of the following sampling techniques would produce a random sample?

Interviewing every fourth person who happens to walk by
Interviewing whoever happens to walk by
Making sure that everyone in the population has an equal chance of being selected in the sample
All of the above
None of the above

39. A survey question that requires a respondent to select from a set of predetermined answers is

a closed question.
an unobtrusive question.
an open question.
a semi-structured question.

40. Laud Humphrey's study of casual sexual encounters between men is thought by some to have violated which of the following ethical principles?

Sexuality should not be studied, since its individual, not social behavior.
He invaded men's privacy, and deceived them.
He 'went native'.
He refused to publish his findings, thus violating the obligation to share his research with other sociologists.
All of the above.

41. When a researcher makes sure that respondents or subjects of research are aware they are being studied, they know what is being studied, and they know their participation is completely voluntary, s/he attempts to obtain

confidentiality
informed consent
privacy
All of the above

42. The right that ensures that information will not be passed on to anyone else in a form that can be traced to the respondent is known as

constitutional protection
informed consent
confidentiality
privacy

43. A classification of data that describes how many observations fall within each category of a variable is called a:

panel study
path analysis
percent analysis
frequency distribution

44. When two variables tend to change together in some predictable direction, we can state that

one caused the other to change
no relationship exists between the two
there is probably little sample bias in the study
the two are correlated with each other

45. A theory may best be described as

a hunch about how things fit together
a set of interrelated concepts that seeks to explain an observable phenomenon
predictions of the future
an untestable hypothesis

46. According to the video, a sociological imagination allows one to understand

mental processes such as perception, sensation, and emotion
the psychological dimension of life
the relationship between physical and biological systems
what social forces shape a person's biography

47. According to the video, in Diego Rivera's mural, Sugar Cane, a sociologist using the ---------- perspective would look at how the different roles of the workers all contribute to the overall operation and well-being of the sugar cane plantation.

functionalist
conflict
interactionist
feminist

48. According to the video, ------------ is a research method that requires the immersion in the particular group the sociologist is studying, and is a qualitative research method.

questionnaires
ethnography
survey
experiments