Sociology UPDATED FINAL EXAM Questions
And CORRECT Answers
Which of the following statements about sociology are correct? (Select all that apply.) - CORRECT
ANSWER - It focuses on describing the relationship between individuals and society
- It is a systematic study
When you employ the sociological imagination, you are recognizing the connection between your
own life and - CORRECT ANSWER larger social forces
Common sense may lead us to believe that "life is what you make of it" and that "the apple does not
fall far from the tree." These contradictory claims - CORRECT ANSWER provide no insight at all
The group of research-based disciplines that gather and evaluate evidence in order to study human
society are called - CORRECT ANSWER social sciences
The focus on human society distinguishes social sciences from the _______ sciences, which focus on
the physical aspects of nature - CORRECT ANSWER natural
The discipline of sociology developed during a period characterized by which of the following
conditions? - CORRECT ANSWER - the introduction of new technologies
- economic crises
- political unrest
True or false: Sociology first emerged as a formal discipline in the United States. - CORRECT
ANSWER false
The systematic study of the relationship between individuals and society is referred to as - CORRECT
ANSWER sociology
, Which of the following was required for the social sciences to take root? - CORRECT ANSWER -
systematic collection of evidence
-open & free inquiry
Prior to the Enlightenment (during which scientific thought thrived), who dominated European
intellectual life? - CORRECT ANSWER clergy
Another term used by sociologists for "sociological perspective" is - CORRECT
ANSWER sociological imagination
The American and French revolutions resulted in which of the following? (Select all that apply.) -
CORRECT ANSWER - stimulating interest in achieving a more equal society
- raising some of the first topics addressed by early sociologists
Which of the following is true of common sense? - CORRECT ANSWER it can produce an array
of contradictory claims
The major developments that transformed rural agricultural societies into urban industrial societies
are referred to as the _______ Revolution. - CORRECT ANSWER Industrial
Which of the following are true about Auguste Comte's vision of sociology? (Select all that apply.) -
CORRECT ANSWER -that sociology would identify the laws that govern human behavior
- that sociology would be a science of society modeled on natural sciences
which of the following would be promoted under Enlightenment thinking? - CORRECT
ANSWER - tolerance
- equality
- freedom
Marx identified two social classes: ______ (those who owned the means of production) and ______
(those who worked for a wage). - CORRECT ANSWER - capitalists
- laborers
And CORRECT Answers
Which of the following statements about sociology are correct? (Select all that apply.) - CORRECT
ANSWER - It focuses on describing the relationship between individuals and society
- It is a systematic study
When you employ the sociological imagination, you are recognizing the connection between your
own life and - CORRECT ANSWER larger social forces
Common sense may lead us to believe that "life is what you make of it" and that "the apple does not
fall far from the tree." These contradictory claims - CORRECT ANSWER provide no insight at all
The group of research-based disciplines that gather and evaluate evidence in order to study human
society are called - CORRECT ANSWER social sciences
The focus on human society distinguishes social sciences from the _______ sciences, which focus on
the physical aspects of nature - CORRECT ANSWER natural
The discipline of sociology developed during a period characterized by which of the following
conditions? - CORRECT ANSWER - the introduction of new technologies
- economic crises
- political unrest
True or false: Sociology first emerged as a formal discipline in the United States. - CORRECT
ANSWER false
The systematic study of the relationship between individuals and society is referred to as - CORRECT
ANSWER sociology
, Which of the following was required for the social sciences to take root? - CORRECT ANSWER -
systematic collection of evidence
-open & free inquiry
Prior to the Enlightenment (during which scientific thought thrived), who dominated European
intellectual life? - CORRECT ANSWER clergy
Another term used by sociologists for "sociological perspective" is - CORRECT
ANSWER sociological imagination
The American and French revolutions resulted in which of the following? (Select all that apply.) -
CORRECT ANSWER - stimulating interest in achieving a more equal society
- raising some of the first topics addressed by early sociologists
Which of the following is true of common sense? - CORRECT ANSWER it can produce an array
of contradictory claims
The major developments that transformed rural agricultural societies into urban industrial societies
are referred to as the _______ Revolution. - CORRECT ANSWER Industrial
Which of the following are true about Auguste Comte's vision of sociology? (Select all that apply.) -
CORRECT ANSWER -that sociology would identify the laws that govern human behavior
- that sociology would be a science of society modeled on natural sciences
which of the following would be promoted under Enlightenment thinking? - CORRECT
ANSWER - tolerance
- equality
- freedom
Marx identified two social classes: ______ (those who owned the means of production) and ______
(those who worked for a wage). - CORRECT ANSWER - capitalists
- laborers
