Question 1

Conflict theory emphasizes

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A)   a person's or group's ability to exercise influence and control over others.
B)   the significance of consensus in maintaining social order.
C)   the benefits of dysfunctions that cause social change.
D)   the significance of face-to-face interactions.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

The type of applied sociological thinking that focused on how society shaped the mind and identity of people was called

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A)   the Chicago School.
B)   the Enlightenment School.
C)   classical European theory.
D)   the social interactionist.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

_____ interprets each part of society in terms of how it contributes to the stability of society as a whole.

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A)   Functionalism
B)   Conflict theory
C)   Symbolic interaction
D)   PositivismE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Functionalism emphasizes all of the following except

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A)   the consensus that exists in society.
B)   the order that exists in society.
C)   shared public values.
D)   the role of coercion and power.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Explain what Mills means by "sociological imagination" and how individual experience differs from social structure.

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Question 6

Conflict theorists see the function of inequality as motivating members of society to be more productive.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Merton referred to the unintended consequences of behavior as ____ functions.

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A)   latent
B)   manifest
C)   hidden
D)   indirectE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

According to conflict theorists, social order in society is maintained by

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A)   a shared system of beliefs.
B)   a shared system of values.
C)   domination by the powerful.
D)   social consensus.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Sociology first emerged as a discipline in

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A)   the United States.
B)   western Europe.
C)   South America.
D)   eastern Europe.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

According to Durkheim, during an economic crisis

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A)   people will blame marginalized groups, like immigrants, for taking their jobs.
B)   inequality among social classes will cause the rich to gain.
C)   people will look to themselves, not the system, for failure.
D)   open, sometimes violent conflict between classes is inevitable.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

According to the text, the problem of the color line described by W. E. B. DuBois

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A)   extends to the twenty-first century.
B)   ended with desegregation.
C)   ended at the turn of the twentieth century.
D)   never existed.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Sociological research on education has found that

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A)   little learning that is significant to real life occurs in schools.
B)   more than learning takes place in schools; other social processes are at work.
C)   schools are no longer significant in the socialization of children.
D)   schools in poor neighborhoods get proportionately more resources, but children still underperform.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D) B

Question 13

In Durkheim's view of society, people come to believe what society expects them to believe because

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A)   they internalize the existence of society in their minds.
B)   they are subject to coercion and exploitation.
C)   they do not believe that they have free will.
D)   the bourgeoisie force values on the proletariat.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D) A

Question 14

Sociological imagination refers to the ability to

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A)   create meaningful sociological theories and test those theories.
B)   develop methods to modify society and thus improve the lives of individuals.
C)   see the societal patterns that influence the individual as well as groups of individuals.
D)   identify societal needs and develop ways to address those needs.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 15

According to Marx, class conflict is

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A)   embedded in the system of capitalism.
B)   independent of the capitalist system.
C)   rare, given the upward mobility capitalism offers.
D)   largely inconsequential since it can never succeed.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Marx's perspective of society argued that

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A)   capitalists do not own the actual system by which goods are produced and distributed.
B)   workers receive a fair share of the profits that they help create.
C)   profit is produced through the exploitation of the working class.
D)   while capitalists control the production of goods, they do not control the production of ideas.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 17

According to Karl Marx, capitalism

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A)   is built on the exploitation of workers.
B)   is negotiated by cultural values.
C)   facilitates upward social mobility.
D)   is a strong force in ensuring world peace.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 18

The sociological perspective that views power struggles as the source of social change is

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A)   Functionalism.
B)   conflict theory.
C)   symbolic interactionism.
D)   none of the above.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following is an observation that Alexis de Tocqueville made in his study of American society?

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A)   Americans had little independence of mind despite their emphasis on individualism.
B)   Individual freedom was widespread despite the principle of majority rule.
C)   Democratic values had little impact on American social institutions.
D)   Americans were controlled mostly by capitalist values.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C) A

Question 20

Durkheim conceptualized social facts as

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A)   One's personal drives and motivations.
B)   social patterns that are external to individuals.
C)   society as the sum of its parts.
D)   the direct outgrowth of our biological drives.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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