Question 1

If you were to use a symbolic interactionist perspective to understand how self-esteem is affected by long-term unemployment,the focus of your analysis would likely be on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  grief and anger and its relationship to social bonds
B)  differential socialization
C)  definitions of hope or hopelessness
D)  language such as "loser" and "unskilled"E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Using your sociological imagination to study consumerism would involve which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  a summary of how much time people spend on consuming goods and services
B)  suggestions for people who have credit card debt and other financial problems
C)  a focus on how individual spending patterns are rooted in current economic conditions
D)  an explanation for why university students have increased their credit card spendingE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

According to Durkheim,what holds pre-industrial societies together?

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A)  anomie
B)  shared moral beliefs and values
C)  interdependence,due to specialized economic activity
D)  kinship tiesE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

According to a functionalist analysis,crime results from which of the following?

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A)  social class pressures
B)  psychological factors
C)  social learning that takes place in the family and peer group
D)  very weak or very strong social solidarityE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

To what extent should sociologists be responsible for solving social problems? Use specific examples to support your position.

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Question 6

According to the text,what helps us gain a better understanding of ourselves and a more thorough understanding of the social world?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychology
B)  common sense
C)  sociology
D)  life experiencesE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Dorothy Smith argues that sociological methods reflect male values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to the text,which of the following best defines ethnicity?

Accepted Answer

A)  a cultural identity connected to language and place of birth
B)  a social category used to distinguish religious groups
C)  a physical characteristic related to modes of style and dress
D)  a social relationship between major ethnic groupsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Why was British sociologist Harriet Martineau significant to the work of Auguste Comte?

Accepted Answer

A)  She made Auguste Comte's works more accessible for a wide variety of scholars.
B)  She received widespread recognition for her contributions because she was a female in a male-dominated discipline.
C)  She translated and condensed Comte's works but did not become an active sociologist in her own right.
D)  She was the first sociologist to suggest that societies are built on social facts.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Brandon is studying youth crime from a symbolic interactionist perspective.Brandon is most interested in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  objective phenomenon
B)  subjective reality
C)  sociological imagination
D)  objective realityE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Feminist perspectives criticize sociology for not acknowledging the experiences of women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What would a functionalist call the undesirable consequences of any element of a society?

Accepted Answer

A)  dysfunctions
B)  latent functions
C)  prerequisite functions
D)  manifest functionsE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Sociologists refer to making friends on the job as what type of function of work?

Accepted Answer

A)  intended function
B)  latent function
C)  prerequisite function
D)  manifest functionE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 14

Charlie attributes his poor grades at school to skipping church on Sundays.What type of knowledge system is Charlie using?

Accepted Answer

A)  metaphysical
B)  theological
C)  philosophical
D)  scientificE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Suppose your analysis of change in contemporary Western society focused on the influence of postindustrialization,consumerism,and global communications.What perspective are you most likely to be using?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist
B)  conflict
C)  postmodern
D)  symbolic interactionistE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

What is the belief that the world can best be understood through scientific inquiry?

Accepted Answer

A)  absolutism
B)  relativism
C)  functionalism
D)  positivismE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Which scholars have found that gender plays a significant role in a person's risk for suicidal behaviour and how the suicidal behaviour is evaluated?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalists
B)  postmodern analysts
C)  symbolic interactionists
D)  feminist theoristsE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

What are patterned ways of acting,thinking,and feeling that exist outside any one individual?

Accepted Answer

A)  group behaviours
B)  social facts
C)  essential characteristics
D)  psychological particularsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

According to Auguste Comte,what are forces for social order and stability referred to as?

Accepted Answer

A)  statics
B)  functions
C)  dynamics
D)  conflictsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

According to sociologists,what do most people take for granted?

Accepted Answer

A)  We take our personal lives for granted and view the world in societal terms.
B)  We take our social standing for granted and are relatively unconcerned about social mobility.
C)  We take our families for granted and discount their views.
D)  We take our social world for granted and view our lives in very personal terms.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

According to the text,which of the following best defines ethnicity?

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According to the text,what helps us gain a better understanding of ourselves and a more thorough understanding of the social world?

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Brandon is studying youth crime from a symbolic interactionist perspective.Brandon is most interested in which of the following?

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What is the belief that the world can best be understood through scientific inquiry?

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To what extent should sociologists be responsible for solving social problems? Use specific examples to support your position.

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If you were to use a symbolic interactionist perspective to understand how self-esteem is affected by long-term unemployment,the focus of your analysis would likely be on which of the following?

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What are patterned ways of acting,thinking,and feeling that exist outside any one individual?

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Charlie attributes his poor grades at school to skipping church on Sundays.What type of knowledge system is Charlie using?

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Feminist perspectives criticize sociology for not acknowledging the experiences of women.

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According to Auguste Comte,what are forces for social order and stability referred to as?

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Sociologists refer to making friends on the job as what type of function of work?

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Dorothy Smith argues that sociological methods reflect male values.

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According to sociologists,what do most people take for granted?

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Suppose your analysis of change in contemporary Western society focused on the influence of postindustrialization,consumerism,and global communications.What perspective are you most likely to be using?

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According to Durkheim,what holds pre-industrial societies together?

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What would a functionalist call the undesirable consequences of any element of a society?

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Using your sociological imagination to study consumerism would involve which of the following?

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Which scholars have found that gender plays a significant role in a person's risk for suicidal behaviour and how the suicidal behaviour is evaluated?

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Why was British sociologist Harriet Martineau significant to the work of Auguste Comte?

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According to a functionalist analysis,crime results from which of the following?

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