SOCIOLOGY EXAM FINAL PAPER EXAMPREP
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VIEW AHEAD STUDY SHEET
◉ Which of the following statements best explains why professional
hockey players are disproportionately born in January, February, or
March? Answer: Kids born in these months have a socially
constructed advantage because the eligibility cutoff for age-class
hockey is January 1
◉ Which of the following statements best explains why Asian
speakers tend to be better at math than their English speaking
counterparts? Answer: Differences in how number-naming systems in
Western and Asian Languages were constructed advantaged Asian
speakers and disadvantaged English speakers.
◉ Personal troubles can be unequivocally differentiated from public
issues only by: Answer: determining the root cause of the problem.
◉ Thinking sociologically is a difficult skill to cultivate, in part,
because it: Answer: It is in contrast to the way we have been
socialized to think.
, ◉ According to Mills, thinking sociologically allows us to recognize
the interplay between _________ and _________. Answer: History;
Biography
◉ According to Mills, a sociological imagination allows one to
distinguish: Answer: between problems that occur within the domain
of the individual from those problems that occur within the domain of
social structures (society).
◉ Which of the following statements best describes the mystery of
Roseto? Answer: The residents of Roseto, Pennsylvania are
mysteriously healthy. They seem to only be dying from old age.
◉ The Industrial Revolution led to rapid improvements in the quality
of life in cities. True or False? Answer: False
◉ Which sociologist coined the term "the sociological imagination"?
Answer: Wright Mills
◉ Which scholar placed the most emphasis on struggles between
groups? Answer: Karl Marx
◉ Which of the following are ways that Jane Addams influenced the
development of sociology? Answer: -Her work brought attention to
the experiences of women
-Her work led to wider use of statistics to study social dynamics
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VIEW AHEAD STUDY SHEET
◉ Which of the following statements best explains why professional
hockey players are disproportionately born in January, February, or
March? Answer: Kids born in these months have a socially
constructed advantage because the eligibility cutoff for age-class
hockey is January 1
◉ Which of the following statements best explains why Asian
speakers tend to be better at math than their English speaking
counterparts? Answer: Differences in how number-naming systems in
Western and Asian Languages were constructed advantaged Asian
speakers and disadvantaged English speakers.
◉ Personal troubles can be unequivocally differentiated from public
issues only by: Answer: determining the root cause of the problem.
◉ Thinking sociologically is a difficult skill to cultivate, in part,
because it: Answer: It is in contrast to the way we have been
socialized to think.
, ◉ According to Mills, thinking sociologically allows us to recognize
the interplay between _________ and _________. Answer: History;
Biography
◉ According to Mills, a sociological imagination allows one to
distinguish: Answer: between problems that occur within the domain
of the individual from those problems that occur within the domain of
social structures (society).
◉ Which of the following statements best describes the mystery of
Roseto? Answer: The residents of Roseto, Pennsylvania are
mysteriously healthy. They seem to only be dying from old age.
◉ The Industrial Revolution led to rapid improvements in the quality
of life in cities. True or False? Answer: False
◉ Which sociologist coined the term "the sociological imagination"?
Answer: Wright Mills
◉ Which scholar placed the most emphasis on struggles between
groups? Answer: Karl Marx
◉ Which of the following are ways that Jane Addams influenced the
development of sociology? Answer: -Her work brought attention to
the experiences of women
-Her work led to wider use of statistics to study social dynamics
