Assignment 2: Introduction To Sociology Questions And Answers

| Introduction of Sociology Because of their training and expertise, sociologists often stress their personal values in their research. | | | True | | False | |

Question 2 | 1 points | Save | | 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. | | | | | | | | Elsie Clews Parsons | | | Jane Addams | | | Alice Hamilton | | | Charlotte Perkins Gilman | | | | | |

Question 3 | 1 points | Save | | Jean Piaget's use of the term "operational" is most aligned with the concept of ________. | | | | | | | | reasoning skills | | | social skills | | |
language skills | | | motor skills | | | | | |

Question 4 | 1 points | Save | | Which of the following groups would NOT be an example of a counterculture? | | | | | | | | members of an organization advocating the legalization of prostitution | | | a gang operating in the San Quentin prison | | | the members of an outlaw motorcycle club | | | Chicago Cub fans | | | | | |

Question 5 | 1 points | Save | | According to Max Weber, the "sign" Calvinists looked for as an indication they were saved was their successful investment in capital. | | | | | | | True | | False | | | | | |

Question 6 | 1 points | Save | | In what three states do 75 percent of the Old Order Amish live? | | | | | | | | Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia | | | Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia | | | Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin | | | Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana | | | | | |

Question 7 | 1 points | Save | | C. Wright Mills urged American sociologists to concentrate on social reform, developing the concept of the power elite to illustrate how top leaders of business, politics, and the military were an imminent threat to American freedom. | | | | | | | True | | False | | | | | |

Question 8 | 1 points | Save | | The first goal of each scientific discipline is to ________. | | | | | | | | make generalizations why things happen | | | explain why something happens | | | predict what will happen in the future | | | look for patterns when things happen | | | | | |

Question 9 | 1 points | Save | | Cindy is interested in how the movement of Maytag production plants and other industries from the Midwest to Mexico has changed the lives of the tens of thousands of American workers laid off as well as the effect it has had on the communities in which they live. Cindy is conducting a ________ analysis. | | | | | | | | micro level | | | meso level | | | macro level | | | transactional | | | | | |

Question 10 | 1 points | Save | | The notion that the mass media represents the varied interests of many groups would reflect a position consistent with ________ theory. | | | | | | | | functionalist | | | exchange | | | conflict | | | symbolic interactionist | | | | | |

Question 11 | 1 points | Save | | When the Mormons first established their settlement in Utah they would be classified a counterculture because of their belief in polygyny. | | | | | | | True | | False | | | | | |

Question 12 | 1 points | Save | | Figure 1.3 Comparing Basic and Applied Sociology

Elliot is a systems analyst for the Department of Health. In his position he evaluates the effectiveness of health care programs in rural communities. Based on Figure 1.3 on page 21 "Comparing Basic and Applied Sociology", which description best fits Elliot's role as a sociologist? | | | | | | | | Elliot would best be classified as a dedicated applied sociologist. | | | Elliot shares traits of both basic and applied sociologists but leans more towards the applied model. | | | Elliot shares traits of both basic and applied sociologists but leans more towards the basic model. | | | Elliot would best be classified as a dedicated basic sociologist. | | | | | |

Question 13 | 1 points | Save | | College provides a haven for several million potential workers who are classified as "students" rather than "unemployed" which helps stabilize the job market. This situation represents what Merton would describe as a ________. | | | | | | | | manifest dysfunction | | | latent dysfunction | | | latent function | | | manifest function | | | | | |

Question 14 | 1 points | Save | | Figure 3.2 Transitional Adulthood: A New Stage in the Life Course

Based on Figure 3.2, "Transitional Adulthood: A New Stage in the Life Course," found on page 92, the greatest difference between men and women making the transition to adulthood was: | | | | | | | | at age 30 in 1960. | | | at age 30 in 2000 | | | at age 20 in 1960. | | | at age 20 on 2000 | | | | | |

Question 15 | 1 points | Save | | According to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, language is nothing more than common sense expressed in words and gestures. | | | | | | | True | | False | | | | | |

Question 16 | 1 points | Save | | A multiple-choice exam is one composed of closed-ended questions. | | | | | | | True | | False | | | | | |

Question 17 | 1 points | Save | | The individuals that represent the target group that is the focus of study is called the sample. | | | | | | | True | | False | | | | | |

Question 18 | 1 points | Save | | The early European sociologist Emile Durkheim is most identified with which of the following areas of study? | | | | | | | | the Spirit of Capitalism | | | social integration | | | social Darwinism | | | class conflict | | | | | |

Question 19 | 1 points | Save | | Dr. Zahn spends virtually all his academic interest in analyzing various aspects of society and publishing his findings in sociological journals. In view of this, Dr. Zahn is considered to be a[n] ________ sociologist. | | | | | | | | reform | | | practical | | | pure | | | applied | | | | | |

Question 20 | 1 points | Save | | Which of the following traits is least likely to be linked to "nature" (heredity) and more likely linked to "nurture" (the social environment)? | | | | | | | | temperament | | | ability at sports | | | vocational choice | | | aptitude for mathematics | | | | | |

Question 21 | 1 points | Save | | Identical twins share exactly the same genetic heredity. | | | | | | | True | | False | | | | | |

Question 22 | 1 points | Save | | Applying the scientific method to the social world is called empiricism. | | | | | | | True | | False | | | | | |

Question 23 | 1 points | Save | | Because of the power of peers and social institutions, we are all prisoners of socialization. | | | | | | | True | | False | | | | | |

Question 24 | 1 points | Save | | Individuals who are approximately the same age, linked by common interests, and include classmates and the "kids in the neighborhood" are most appropriately referred to as ________. | | | | | | | | significant others | | | confederates | | | peers | | | generalized others | | | | | |

Question 25 | 1 points | Save | | Dr. Zalewski expects her students to be on time for class, holds them for the entire class period, and has firm deadlines set for reports and other out of class assignments. Sociologically, which statement best describes Dr. Zalewski's approach to teaching? | | | | | | | | Dr. Zalewski has set up a system of academic social stratification. | | | Dr. Zalewski is engaged in the macrosociological approach. | | | Dr. Zalewski is advocating social inequality by maintaining different standards than other faculty. | | | Dr. Zalewski enjoys a strong sense of social structure in her classroom. | | | | | |

Question 26 | 1 points | Save | | Mark views society as a system of interrelated parts, while John views society as composed of groups competing for scarce resources. Mark would be considered a ________ theorist and John would be seen as a ________ theorist. | | | | | | | | functionalist; symbolic interactionist | | | symbolic interactionist; functionalist | | | conflict; functionalist | | | functionalist; conflict | | | | | |

Question 27 | 1 points | Save | | Lamont believes in democracy and equality and when asked to describe himself he cites his appreciation for people of all races and ethnic heritages. But at the same time, Lamont believes women should not be in the armed services and avoids taking courses from female professors. In view of this, which statement best describes Lamont? | | | | | | | | Lamont is a victim of role conflict because of his multiple statuses. | | | Lamont holds a value cluster of achievement and success, equality, and freedom. | | | Lamont is engaged in value contradiction. | | | Lamont is suffering value strain. | | | | | |

Question 28 | 1 points | Save | | The notion that language determines our consciousness is the basic premise of which concept? | | | | | | | | Differential Association Theory | | | the Korsikoff Syndrome | | | the Thomas Theorem | | | the Sapir Whorf Hypothesis | | | | | |

Question 29 | 1 points | Save | | According to symbolic interactionists, the deciding factor that determines if change in society is good or bad requires ________. | | | | | | | | an understanding of who may have been victimized by the change | | | an understanding of who benefited from the change | | | a value framework from which to view the change | | | a macroanalytical focus of the extent of the change | | | | | |

Question 30 | 1 points | Save | | Karl Marx suggested that the force which drives human history and is at the core of human progress is ________. | | | | | | | | family | | | education | | | religion | | | class conflict | | | | | |

Question 31 | 1 points | Save | | The two anthropologists who studied the Hopi Indians and concluded that language has embedded within it ways of looking at the world were ________. | | | | | | | | Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf | | | Frank Parker and Craig Donovan | | | Karl Marx and Frederick Engels | | | Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin | | | | | |

Question 32 | 1 points | Save | | Of the four interrelated core values emerging in American society, the one that is reflected in the "human potential" movement that focuses on "self help, relating, and personal development" is ________.
| | | | | | | | self-fulfillment | | | leisure | | | physical fitness | | | romantic love | | | | | |

Question 33 | 1 points | Save | | The broadest framework that determines what kind of people we will become is social status. | | | | | | | True | | False | | | | | |

Question 34 | 1 points | Save | | The university that dominated sociology as an academic discipline where Albion Smalls headed the department was ________. | | | | | | | | the University of California at Berkeley | | | Princeton University | | | the University of Chicago | | | Harvard University | | | | | |

Question 35 | 1 points | Save | | Freud assumed that what was male was "normal" and females were "inferior, castrated males." | | | | | | | True | | False | | | | | |

Question 36 | 1 points | Save | | Sociologists agree that it is important we always practice cultural relativism in viewing other cultural practices. | | | |
| | | True | | False | | | | | |

Question 37 | 1 points | Save | | Anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology are all appropriately classified as social sciences. | | | | | | | True | | False | | | | | |

Question 38 | 1 points | Save | | Which of the following represents an achieved status? | | | | | | | | being a sociology major | | | high school drop-out | | | sex (male or female) | | | one's particular ethnic descent | | | | | |

Question 39 | 1 points | Save | | Signs that identify a position in society someone occupies are referred to as ________. | | | | | | | | achieved master status | | | status symbols | | | inherited status | | | ascribed master status | | | | | |

Question 40 | 1 points | Save | | To belong to a group is to yield to others the right to make certain decisions about our behavior. | | | | | | | True | | False | | | | | |

Question 41 | 1 points | Save | | Jasmine is an African American graduate student. She is conducting research on the effects affirmative action programs have had on American corporations. She found that 95% of the subjects she personally interviewed in her diverse sample of 500 corporate executives stated they approved of affirmative action. Her response rate approving affirmative action programs was considerably higher than the national average. In view of this, Jasmine's research would most likely be affected by ________. | | | | | | | | an incorrect analysis of data | | | poor sampling techniques | | | research fraud | | | interviewer bias | | | | | |

Question 42 | 1 points | Save | | Precise ways to measure variables in research so that comparisons can be made and replication can later be done are referred to as ________. | | | | | | | | validity | | | correlation | | | reliability | | | operational definitions | | | | | |

Question 43 | 1 points | Save | | Traditionally, statuses men occupy (father, husband) are given greater prestige than those occupied by women (mother, wife). This awarding of privilege and prestige to one group while denying it to the other is called ________. | | | | | | | | the social imperative | | | social inequality | | | social integration | | | social solidarity | | | | | |

Question 44 | 1 points | Save | | In his book, Sick Societies, anthropologist Robert Edgerton proposed that cultures should be evaluated on their "quality of life" and not necessarily accepted. This is contrary to which of the following sociological concept? | | | | | | | | the Thomas Theorem | | | the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis | | | cultural relativism | | | culture shock | | | | | |

Question 45 | 1 points | Save | | If Alice came to class wearing a soiled and torn blouse she would be violating a ________; but if she came to class not wearing a blouse (or any other garment) she would be violating a ________. | | | | | | | | folkway; value | | | more; law | | | folkway; more | | | norm; folkway | | | | | |

Question 46 | 1 points | Save | | If sociobiologists are correct in their claim that humans are prisoners of their genes and that one's gene complement dictates behavior, it would mean that ________. | | | | | | | | there would be little difference between humans and the highest level of primates | | | only the simplest of cultural practices would develop | | | there would be a superior culture that all others could emulate | | | there would be a monoculture of some sort throughout the world | | | | | |

Question 47 | 1 points | Save | | Sam is conducting interviews to assess students' opinions on how President Bush has handled the second Gulf War. Because this is a controversial topic at Sam's conservative campus, what is the best way for him to develop a sense of rapport with the sample? | | | | | | | | He needs to tell the students he interviews their identities will be kept secret. | | | He should begin by asking non-sensitive and non-threatening questions. | | | He should begin by telling the participants he is a Democrat. | | | He should pay the interviewed students a stipend for their cooperation. | | | | | |

Question 48 | 1 points | Save | | In the "Nature vs. Nurture" argument regarding socialization, the "nurture" component refers to ________. | | | | | | | | genetic composition | | | heredity | | | instinct | | | the social environment | | | | | |

Question 49 | 1 points | Save | | In the statement "poverty causes crime," the words "poverty" and "crime" are best described as ________ because they are subject to change. | | | | | | | | parametric measures | | | unobtrusive measures | | | correlations | | | variables | | | | | |

Question 50 | 1 points | Save | | Michael is going to survey members of the gay and lesbian student union to gain data on their personal life, interests, demographics, and other points to develop a profile of their membership. To be most successful and receive the most valid responses, what should Michael do? | | | | | | | | Michael should distribute the survey only to volunteers. | | | The questionnaire should begin by asking for data on sexual behavior. | | | The questionnaire should begin by asking neutral questions. | | | Michael should include a statement in his survey that he is gay. | | | | | |