Sociology Quiz Paper

What two sociological perspectives are most linked to macrosociology?

A. symbolic interactionism and functionalism

B. functionalism and the conflict perspective

C. the conflict perspective and symbolic interactionism

D. symbolic interactionism and feminism

Question 2 of 25 1.0 Points
Which of the following perspectives is most appropriate for a research sociologist to use

A. microsociology

B. macrosociology

C. neither macro nor microsociology

D. both macro and microsociology depending on the situation

Question 3 of 25 1.0 Points
What are the three primary variables in determining one's social class?

A. race, sex, residence

B. income, education,
occupational prestige

C. sex (male or female)

D. one's particular ethnic descent

Question 4 of 25 1.0 Points
Andrea is an aspiring associate editor for a major publisher.
She is single but feels married to her work. Last year she received a $50,000 bonus for the excellent work she did in promoting new textbooks published by her employer. Based on this information, Andrea's ascribed status is ________ and her achieved status is ________.

A. female, married

B. bonus recipient, associate editor

C. married, bonus recipient

D. female, associate editor

Question 5 of 25 1.0 Points
The difference between status and role is that:

A. status identification is strictly enforced but roles are not

B. we occupy a status which is a social position but play a role which is a social expectation

C. status is voluntary and role is obligatory.

D. status determines social position while role is not significant

Question 6 of 25 1.0 Points
Which of the following groups is least qualified as a social institution?

A. neighborhood street gangs

B. religion

C. family

D. the military

Question 7 of 25 1.0 Points
The notion that the mass media represents the varied interests of many groups would reflect a position consistent with ________
theory.

A. exchange

B. conflict

C. functionalist

D. symbolic interactionist

Question 8 of 25 1.0 Points
Mechanical solidarity is to Gemeinschaft as ________ solidarity is to Gesellschaft.

A. organic

B. tribal

C. folk

D. natural

Question 9 of 25 1.0 Points
As societies grow larger, they divide work among members based on some standardized characteristic such as age or sex. This is referred to as ________.

A. social solidarity

B. the social imperative

C. the division of labor

D. class structure

Question 10 of 25 1.0 Points
In the statement "poverty causes crime," the words "poverty" and "crime" are best described as ________ because they are subject to change.

A. unobtrusive measures

B. variables

C. parametric measures

D. correlations

Question 11 of 25 1.0 Points
What is a statement of how variables are expected to be related to one another, often according to predictions from a theory?

A. correlation

B. hypothesis

C. secondary prediction

D. primary function

Question 12 of 25 1.0 Points
John developed a questionnaire to measure job satisfaction among industrial workers. He has administered his questionnaire to ten different workers' groups at the same plant and on the same shift but notes the results are inconsistent. John's concern reflects the issue of ________.

A. the reliability of his measure

B. the representativeness of the sample

C. the external validity of his findings

D. the validity of his operational definitions

Question 13 of 25 1.0 Points
Tiffany has a keen interest in the original theories of William Sheldon on the relationship between body type and juvenile delinquency. She has duplicated the study using Sheldon's original methodology to see if her results are compatible to Sheldon's. Such a study illustrates the concept of ________.

A. validity

B. reliability

C. replication

D. correlation

Question 14 of 25 1.0 Points
What is the defining characteristic of a representative sample?

A. It conttains equal number of men and women

B. It contains an equal proportion of racial and ethnic groups

C. Each person in the population of interest has an equal change of being chosen.

D. Every person in the sample represents a specific racial, gender, or religious group.

Question 15 of 25 1.0 Points
Juanita is conducting survey research for the Colgate-Palmolive Company . The company recently sent several cases of personal sized toothpaste to Dr. Yankum as a part of a promotion. Juanita is surveying patients as they leave Dr. Yankum's office to ask if the dentist gave them any hygiene items to continue quality dental care. Juanita has discovered that practically every patient received Colgate and has concluded in her report to the company that dentists prefer Colgate toothpaste over all other brands. What flaw exists in Juanita's research?

A. She has chosen an inappropriate research design

B. She is using a biased sample to collect her data

C. All marketing research is unscientific and therefore invalid

D. The research suffers from interviewer bias

Question 16 of 25 1.0 Points
Max has developed the hypothesis that the stress felt by unemployed men increases the probability of spousal abuse. Stress would be considered the ________ variable and spousal abuse would be considered the ________ variable.

A. dependent, independent

B. dependent, control

C. independent, dependent

D. independent, control

Question 17 of 25 1.0 Points
With the domestication of plants and animals, a number of significant social changes occurred. Which of the following was not one of these?

A. a more specialized division of labor

B. groups increased in size and number

C. groups became more specialized

D. societies became more egalitarian

Question 18 of 25 1.0 Points
What is the key feature of post-industrial societies as it relates to the work force?

A. The production of durable goods such as automobiles, refrigerators and washing machines became the emphasis.

B. High efficiency production of food and fiber products became most prevalent.

C. The transmission and use of information services dominated the work force.

D. Leisure time activities are the primary product of the society

Question 19 of 25 1.0 Points
How does the structure and function of groups change as they grow in size?

A. Members tent to form more informal relationships

B. Group members become more active in the decision-making process

C. Group members fell more strongly bonded to each other

D. Groups tend to develop a more formal social structure

Question 20 of 25 1.0 Points
Who conducted the classic experiment addressing the power of peer pressure that included six "stooges" and one actual test subject viewing cards with lines of varying length?
A. Stanley Milgram

B. Robert Merton

C. Phillip Zimbardo

D. Solomon Asch

Question 21 of 25 1.0 Points
For many college professors, their teachers served as role models. Kody Scott looked up to older gang bangers as his idols. In both cases, professors and headbangers respectively most qualify as being

A. generalized others

B. secondary groups

C. social others

D. reference groups

Question 22 of 25 1.0 Points
A group characterized by intimate, long-term, face-to-face association and cooperation is referred to as a ________.

A. secondary group

B. clique

C. primary group

D. community

Question 23 of 25 1.0 Points
Sociologically, what term best applies to a group of people who share no common destination taking an elevator from the first floor of a large high rise ?

A. a social frame

B. an aggregate

C. a category

D. a social group

Question 24 of 25 1.0
Points
Matthew is completing his master's thesis which addresses the culture of outlaw motorcycle gangs. For the past six months he has been riding with such a gang, observing and describing their behavior in an attempt to present a view of these gangs from the gang members' perspective. Matthew is employing which research method?

A. quantitative methods

B. experimental methods

C. qualitative methods

D. secondary analysis

Question 25 of 25 1.0 Points
There is a high correlation between the number of Americans who pay income tax in the month of April and the number of swim suits sold. Which of the following statements is the best description of this relationship?

A. it is a spurious relationship

B. it is a cause and effect relationship

C. it is an indirect relationship

D. it is classified as a null hypothesis