Test 1 chapter 1 & 2
Class Review for Test # 1
Multiple Choice Questions
1) What sociological phrase is used to describe "opening a window onto unfamiliar worlds" and "offering a fresh look at familiar worlds"?
A) the sociological perspective
B) the social imperative
C) social integration
D) social location
2) To be classified as a society, what are the two key qualities a group of people must share?
A) a common language and a common religion
B) a common culture and a territory
C) a territory and a common political ideology
D) ethnicity and a common language
3) What term do sociologists use to describe the corners in life that people occupy because of where they are located in a society?
A) the sociological perspective
B) the social imperative
C) social location
D) the sociological framework
4) Frank is examining the broad stream of events that have occurred over the past 50 years and the specific experiences of his own life. By doing so, what sociological process has Frank undertaken?
A) social determinism
B) the sociological imagination
C) the social imperative
D) positivism
5) What two events most inspired people to rethink social life that led to an uprooting of what had been traditional social arrangements and the development of sociology as a science?
A) World War I and the Great Depression
B) the discovery of the new world and Renaissance
C) the American Revolution and the French Revolution
D) the Insurrection and Enlightenment
6) Which social scientist first proposed applying the scientific method to the social world, a practice known as positivism?
A) Maximilien Robespierre
B) Auguste Comte
C) Emile Durkheim
D) Herbert Spencer
7) Based on the original writings of Karl Marx, how would social change be accomplished?
A) Society would naturally evolve from a barbaric to more civilized form.
B) The education of the masses would lead to social change and innovation.
C) The application of the
Multiple Choice Questions
1) What sociological phrase is used to describe "opening a window onto unfamiliar worlds" and "offering a fresh look at familiar worlds"?
A) the sociological perspective
B) the social imperative
C) social integration
D) social location
2) To be classified as a society, what are the two key qualities a group of people must share?
A) a common language and a common religion
B) a common culture and a territory
C) a territory and a common political ideology
D) ethnicity and a common language
3) What term do sociologists use to describe the corners in life that people occupy because of where they are located in a society?
A) the sociological perspective
B) the social imperative
C) social location
D) the sociological framework
4) Frank is examining the broad stream of events that have occurred over the past 50 years and the specific experiences of his own life. By doing so, what sociological process has Frank undertaken?
A) social determinism
B) the sociological imagination
C) the social imperative
D) positivism
5) What two events most inspired people to rethink social life that led to an uprooting of what had been traditional social arrangements and the development of sociology as a science?
A) World War I and the Great Depression
B) the discovery of the new world and Renaissance
C) the American Revolution and the French Revolution
D) the Insurrection and Enlightenment
6) Which social scientist first proposed applying the scientific method to the social world, a practice known as positivism?
A) Maximilien Robespierre
B) Auguste Comte
C) Emile Durkheim
D) Herbert Spencer
7) Based on the original writings of Karl Marx, how would social change be accomplished?
A) Society would naturally evolve from a barbaric to more civilized form.
B) The education of the masses would lead to social change and innovation.
C) The application of the