SOCIOLOGY 101 EXAMPREP REVIEW SHEET
TESTED QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS
●● Sociology is defined as the
Answer: Systematic study of society and social interaction.
●● Which of the following men coined the term positivism, and is
widely considered the father of sociology?
Answer: August Comte
●● Please define C. Wright Mill's sociological imagination
Answer: How individuals understand their own and others' pasts in
relation to history and social structure.
●● A hypothesis can be defined as:
Answer: A testable proposition
●● he process of simultaneously analyzing the behavior of individuals
and the society that shapes that behavior (or, the concept that the
individual and society are inseparable) is referred to as:
Answer: Figuration
,●● A paradigm can be defined as:
Answer: Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a
discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments
performed in support of them.
●● eremy wrote an essay criticizing the college admissions process,
arguing that heavy competition and limited educational resources make
admission difficult for the average student. Which perspective would
Jeremy's argument fall under?
Answer: Conflict theory
●● Alona is examining the impact of the 2011 Penn State scandal on
student morale and school spirit by distributing number-scaled surveys
in her Introduction to Sociology class. Alona is employing a _____
research method.
Answer: Quantitative
●● ____ believed that societies grew and changed as a result of the
struggles of different social classes over the means of production and
greatly favored ____.
Answer: Karl Marx; Communism
●● Which theorist claimed that people rise to their proper level in
society based solely on their belief in a meritocracy?
Answer: Émile Durkheim
, ●● Eleanor is researching the effect social media has on worldwide
political awareness and revolution. Felix is examining the effect World
of Warcraft has on the romantic relationships of middle-aged men in his
metro area. Eleanor's analysis is _____, while Felix's analysis is _____.
Answer: Macro-level; micro-level
●● _____ view society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to
meet the biological and social needs of individuals who make up that
society.
Answer: Structural Functionalists
●● Qualitative sociology can be defined as:
Answer: In-depth interviews, focus groups, and/or analysis of content
sources as the source of its data.
●● Political science teacher Mr. Jones asks his students to study how
social media can influence public opinion by "following" famous
activists, academics, and politicians on Twitter. While reading and
exchanging each other's Tweets, some classmates became close friends.
The first is an example of the project's ____ function, the second is an
example of the project's _____ function.
Answer: manifest; latent
●● Max Weber, Georg Simmel, and Karl Marx were all advocates of:
TESTED QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS
●● Sociology is defined as the
Answer: Systematic study of society and social interaction.
●● Which of the following men coined the term positivism, and is
widely considered the father of sociology?
Answer: August Comte
●● Please define C. Wright Mill's sociological imagination
Answer: How individuals understand their own and others' pasts in
relation to history and social structure.
●● A hypothesis can be defined as:
Answer: A testable proposition
●● he process of simultaneously analyzing the behavior of individuals
and the society that shapes that behavior (or, the concept that the
individual and society are inseparable) is referred to as:
Answer: Figuration
,●● A paradigm can be defined as:
Answer: Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a
discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments
performed in support of them.
●● eremy wrote an essay criticizing the college admissions process,
arguing that heavy competition and limited educational resources make
admission difficult for the average student. Which perspective would
Jeremy's argument fall under?
Answer: Conflict theory
●● Alona is examining the impact of the 2011 Penn State scandal on
student morale and school spirit by distributing number-scaled surveys
in her Introduction to Sociology class. Alona is employing a _____
research method.
Answer: Quantitative
●● ____ believed that societies grew and changed as a result of the
struggles of different social classes over the means of production and
greatly favored ____.
Answer: Karl Marx; Communism
●● Which theorist claimed that people rise to their proper level in
society based solely on their belief in a meritocracy?
Answer: Émile Durkheim
, ●● Eleanor is researching the effect social media has on worldwide
political awareness and revolution. Felix is examining the effect World
of Warcraft has on the romantic relationships of middle-aged men in his
metro area. Eleanor's analysis is _____, while Felix's analysis is _____.
Answer: Macro-level; micro-level
●● _____ view society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to
meet the biological and social needs of individuals who make up that
society.
Answer: Structural Functionalists
●● Qualitative sociology can be defined as:
Answer: In-depth interviews, focus groups, and/or analysis of content
sources as the source of its data.
●● Political science teacher Mr. Jones asks his students to study how
social media can influence public opinion by "following" famous
activists, academics, and politicians on Twitter. While reading and
exchanging each other's Tweets, some classmates became close friends.
The first is an example of the project's ____ function, the second is an
example of the project's _____ function.
Answer: manifest; latent
●● Max Weber, Georg Simmel, and Karl Marx were all advocates of:
