Department of environmental health sciences and technology.
Introduction to sociology mid- exam (25%) time allowed; 50mnts
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GENERAL DIRECTIONS
This exam booklet contains four parts (Part I: True/False, Part II: multiple choice, Part III: filling blank space, and Part IV: Short answer).read instructions of each part and answer all questions accordingly.
Good luck!!
Part I: write “TRUE” if the statement is correct and write “FALSE” if the statement is incorrect. (1% each)
1. Social dynamic, which is essential to the application of the scientific method of study, can be used to track economic progress, or the lack of economic progress, among competing racial and ethnic groups.
2. Emile Durkheim’s functional concept of a balanced social order being built around acceptance of shared norms might be used to explain conflict between competing ethnic groups.
3. Functional theorists believe that social disorganization and social problems can occur for many reasons, but the most frequent cause is rapid social change.
4. Functional Theory suggests that utilizing a single language may be advantageous to a society.
5. From the Symbolic Interactionist perspective, a lack of shared symbols could be responsible for a significant part of current Ethiopian unemployment, poverty, disease and other related crimes.
Part II: choice the best answer from the following alternatives (1% each)
1. Which one of the following is not the subject matter of sociology?
A. The structure and function of medical laboratory sciences and pathology as a part of social system.
B. The nature, complexity and contents of human social behavior
C. The fundamentals of human social life
D. Interaction of medical laboratory sciences and pathology with their external environment
E. All of the above
F. None of the above
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