SOCIOLOGY 101 TEST WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
What does it mean to "make the familiar strange"? - Answer- to realize that what seems
natural is in fact relative to social practice.
__________ Anthropology used to be considered different from sociology because
anthropologists studied _________ and sociologists studied ________. These
differences have eroded, but sociology remains distinct based on its use of a wide
variety of _________ - Answer- Cultural, Them, Us, Methods
Political science overlaps with several other disciplines. It can almost be considered a
subsector of _________ that focuses on ______ as an aspect of social relations. In
recent years, it has increasingly shared with _________ a use of the
____________model of human behavior. - Answer- Sociology, Power, Economics,
Rational actor
Identify the examples of colleges protecting their status as credentialing institutions. -
Answer- examples:
-institutional identity practices such as traditions, symbols, and alumni networks
-college and university ranking systems
Not examples:
-marketing campaigns meant to prevent students from purchasing a degree at an
illegitimate institution
-suing unaccredited institutions for providing degrees without approval
Identify each study as either an example of positivism or interpretive sociology. -
Answer- Positivism:
-A study comparing divorce rates over time to identify the relationship between
economic context and divorce.
-A study that collects and compares data on both successful and unsuccessful social
movements to understand what factors are associated with success.
-A study comparing aggregate test scores of schools to understand how school funding
affects achievement.
interpretive sociology:
A study of how working-class young adults interpret their experiences in the labor
market.
, According to C. Wright Mills, what is the function of the sociological imagination? -
Answer- to connect our personal experience with the larger forces of history
Identify the features that define a social institution and the features that do not. -
Answer- Defining Feature(s)
It is self-sustaining over time.
It plays a role in society that is broadly recognized by others.
Several interactive but independent positions within the structure work together.
Not defining features:
It is easy to change its identity when necessary.
The traditional division between anthropology and sociology is regarded by many
scholars as outdated. - Answer- true
Identify the goals of conflict theory: - Answer- understanding how conflict is essential for
social change
-understanding the role of conflict at all scales of investigation—from the family to the
nation
Marx believed that factory ________ would lead to a conflict between a small number of
________ and a large __________ which would eventually lead to a new ___________
society. - Answer- capitalism, capitalists, number of workers, communist
A certain high school student is wearing "cool" clothing and is considered "cool." Identify
the statements about this situation that support the theory of symbolic interactionism. -
Answer- Supporting statements:
-Coolness is a construction rather than an objective fact.
-The coolness of the student and the clothing are connected in a causal cycle.
Not supporting statements:
-Neither the student nor the clothing is actually cool.
-The student is considered cool because of the cool clothes.
-The student would be considered cool even without cool clothes.
What is the central message of postmodernism? - Answer- rejection of the idea of a
single, shared understanding of history and society
Identify the key tenets of the Chicago School in American sociology - Answer- -Human
behavior and personality are shaped by social and physical environments.
-The self emerges from a process of interacting with other-selves.
-Society is conceptualized as a "generalized other."
CORRECT ANSWERS
What does it mean to "make the familiar strange"? - Answer- to realize that what seems
natural is in fact relative to social practice.
__________ Anthropology used to be considered different from sociology because
anthropologists studied _________ and sociologists studied ________. These
differences have eroded, but sociology remains distinct based on its use of a wide
variety of _________ - Answer- Cultural, Them, Us, Methods
Political science overlaps with several other disciplines. It can almost be considered a
subsector of _________ that focuses on ______ as an aspect of social relations. In
recent years, it has increasingly shared with _________ a use of the
____________model of human behavior. - Answer- Sociology, Power, Economics,
Rational actor
Identify the examples of colleges protecting their status as credentialing institutions. -
Answer- examples:
-institutional identity practices such as traditions, symbols, and alumni networks
-college and university ranking systems
Not examples:
-marketing campaigns meant to prevent students from purchasing a degree at an
illegitimate institution
-suing unaccredited institutions for providing degrees without approval
Identify each study as either an example of positivism or interpretive sociology. -
Answer- Positivism:
-A study comparing divorce rates over time to identify the relationship between
economic context and divorce.
-A study that collects and compares data on both successful and unsuccessful social
movements to understand what factors are associated with success.
-A study comparing aggregate test scores of schools to understand how school funding
affects achievement.
interpretive sociology:
A study of how working-class young adults interpret their experiences in the labor
market.
, According to C. Wright Mills, what is the function of the sociological imagination? -
Answer- to connect our personal experience with the larger forces of history
Identify the features that define a social institution and the features that do not. -
Answer- Defining Feature(s)
It is self-sustaining over time.
It plays a role in society that is broadly recognized by others.
Several interactive but independent positions within the structure work together.
Not defining features:
It is easy to change its identity when necessary.
The traditional division between anthropology and sociology is regarded by many
scholars as outdated. - Answer- true
Identify the goals of conflict theory: - Answer- understanding how conflict is essential for
social change
-understanding the role of conflict at all scales of investigation—from the family to the
nation
Marx believed that factory ________ would lead to a conflict between a small number of
________ and a large __________ which would eventually lead to a new ___________
society. - Answer- capitalism, capitalists, number of workers, communist
A certain high school student is wearing "cool" clothing and is considered "cool." Identify
the statements about this situation that support the theory of symbolic interactionism. -
Answer- Supporting statements:
-Coolness is a construction rather than an objective fact.
-The coolness of the student and the clothing are connected in a causal cycle.
Not supporting statements:
-Neither the student nor the clothing is actually cool.
-The student is considered cool because of the cool clothes.
-The student would be considered cool even without cool clothes.
What is the central message of postmodernism? - Answer- rejection of the idea of a
single, shared understanding of history and society
Identify the key tenets of the Chicago School in American sociology - Answer- -Human
behavior and personality are shaped by social and physical environments.
-The self emerges from a process of interacting with other-selves.
-Society is conceptualized as a "generalized other."
