Sociology Quiz
Introduction to Sociology
Test 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Because of her outstanding and effective efforts at social reform as demonstrated in her work as co-founder of Hull House, ________ was a co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.
A) Jane Addams
B) Alice Hamilton
C) Elsie Clews Parsons
D) Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2) Of the following influences, the one that C. Wright Mills most attributed to being the one that sociologists would use to explain individual behavior is ________.
A) external influences
B) instinct
C) common sense
D) inherited abilities
3) Functionalists generally agree that the family, as it exists today …show more content…
A) social institutions
B) social solidarity
C) the social imperative
D) social structure
24) Max wants to test his hypothesis that unemployed men are more likely to commit spousal abuse than men who are employed. He is most likely to use a[n] ________ analysis to test his hypothesis.
A) variable
B) triangular
C) qualitative
D) quantitative
25) Durkheim referred to patterns of behavior that characterize a social group as ________. 25) ______
A) a social profile
B) social facts
C) social integration
D) stereotyping
26) In his book, Sick Societies, anthropologist Robert Edgerton proposed that ________.
A) cultures should be compared to established western standards
B) a formula be established to rate culture based on economic, political, and social practices,
C) cultures should be evaluated on their "quality of life"
D) all cultures are worthy of respect
27) People and groups that influence our orientation to life, our self-concept, emotions, attitudes, and behavior are called ________.
A) agents of …show more content…
the Sensorimotor Stage , the Preoperational Stage, the Concrete Operational Stage , and the Formal Operational Stage.
33) Why did Goffman refer to his symbolic interactionist explanation of social interaction as "dramaturgy?" because basically the way people interact with others is a play. Drama is always created when different thinking cultures interact with one another.
34)Why is it important to ask neutral questions while conducting sociological research? Because if your not careful your questions can be biased towards one group of people your asking which will then give you improper results.
TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
35) Families today provide a greater number of functions for their members than ever before, which have caused a strain in family relationships and a weakening of family bonds. T
36) Folkways are norms that are taken very seriously as they are essential to a group's core values. T
37) Our social mirror is the result of being socialized into a self and emotions that sets up effective controls over our behavior. F
38) A 40-year-old married woman dating a 19 year-old college sophomore is a situation that illustrates status inconsistency.
Test 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Because of her outstanding and effective efforts at social reform as demonstrated in her work as co-founder of Hull House, ________ was a co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.
A) Jane Addams
B) Alice Hamilton
C) Elsie Clews Parsons
D) Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2) Of the following influences, the one that C. Wright Mills most attributed to being the one that sociologists would use to explain individual behavior is ________.
A) external influences
B) instinct
C) common sense
D) inherited abilities
3) Functionalists generally agree that the family, as it exists today …show more content…
A) social institutions
B) social solidarity
C) the social imperative
D) social structure
24) Max wants to test his hypothesis that unemployed men are more likely to commit spousal abuse than men who are employed. He is most likely to use a[n] ________ analysis to test his hypothesis.
A) variable
B) triangular
C) qualitative
D) quantitative
25) Durkheim referred to patterns of behavior that characterize a social group as ________. 25) ______
A) a social profile
B) social facts
C) social integration
D) stereotyping
26) In his book, Sick Societies, anthropologist Robert Edgerton proposed that ________.
A) cultures should be compared to established western standards
B) a formula be established to rate culture based on economic, political, and social practices,
C) cultures should be evaluated on their "quality of life"
D) all cultures are worthy of respect
27) People and groups that influence our orientation to life, our self-concept, emotions, attitudes, and behavior are called ________.
A) agents of …show more content…
the Sensorimotor Stage , the Preoperational Stage, the Concrete Operational Stage , and the Formal Operational Stage.
33) Why did Goffman refer to his symbolic interactionist explanation of social interaction as "dramaturgy?" because basically the way people interact with others is a play. Drama is always created when different thinking cultures interact with one another.
34)Why is it important to ask neutral questions while conducting sociological research? Because if your not careful your questions can be biased towards one group of people your asking which will then give you improper results.
TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
35) Families today provide a greater number of functions for their members than ever before, which have caused a strain in family relationships and a weakening of family bonds. T
36) Folkways are norms that are taken very seriously as they are essential to a group's core values. T
37) Our social mirror is the result of being socialized into a self and emotions that sets up effective controls over our behavior. F
38) A 40-year-old married woman dating a 19 year-old college sophomore is a situation that illustrates status inconsistency.