SOCIOLOGY EXAM 7 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
◉ True or False. The sociological imagination helps us place
personal troubles, such as losing our job or attempting suicide,
into a larger social context, where we can distinguish whether and
how personal troubles may be related to public issues.
Answer: True
◉ (Blank) refers to the fact that the lives of people everywhere are
intertwined closely so that one nation's problems are part of a
much larger global context.
Answer: Global Interdependence
◉ (Blank) refers to the process by which societies are
transformed from dependence on agriculture and handmade
products to an emphasis on manufacturing and related industries.
Answer: Industrialization
◉ The world's (blank) countries are nations with highly
industrialized economics, technologically, advanced industrial,
administrative, and service occupations, and relatively high levels
of national and personal income.
,Answer: High-income
◉ (Blank) studied suicide in what was probably the first
sociological study to use scientific research methods.
Answer: Emile Durkheim
◉ One person's inability to find a job may be an example of a
__________, whereas widespread unemployment as a result of
changes in the economy, such as the outsourcing of jobs, is an
example of a __________.
Answer: Personal trouble, public issue
◉ (Blank) is the study of social life in its natural setting: observing
and interviewing people where they live, work, and play.
Answer: Field Research
◉ Compared to quantitative research, qualitative research is more
likely to (blank).
Answer: Collect and analyze the data simultaneously
◉ (Blank) is the systematic examination of cultural artifacts or
various forms of communications to extract thematic data and
draw conclusions about social life.
Answer: Content analysis
,◉ (Blank) perspectives are based on the assumption that society
is a stable, orderly system composed of interrelated parts, each of
which (ideally) contributes to the overall stability of the society.
Answer: Functionalist
◉ True or False: The first department of sociology in the United
States was established at the University of Chicago, where the
faculty was instrumental in starting the American Sociological
Society (now known as the American Sociological Association) .
Answer: True
◉ (Blank) is the term for the process by which an increasing
proportion of a population lives in cities rather than in rural areas.
Answer: Urbanization
◉ (Blank) is the extent to which a study or research instrument
yields consistent results when applied to different individuals at
one time or to the same individuals over time.
Answer: Reliability
◉ True or False: The early sociologists were in agreement that
human behavior could be studied using the same techniques used
in the natural sciences.
Answer: False
, ◉ "The Order" a white supremacist group, is opposed to most of
the values shared by a majority of mainstream Americans. The
Order has purchased weapons with the purpose of going after its
enemies. This group is an example of...
Answer: Counterculture
◉ A key difference between society and culture is...
Answer: Culture is composed of ideas and behavior, but society is
composed of people
◉ A potential damage of applying (blank) is that taken to its
extreme it may be used to justify practices that violate human
rights.
Answer: Cultural Relativism
◉ According to sociologist Robin Williams, the core value of
(blank) pushes Americans to want things to be bigger, better, and
faster.
Answer: Efficiency and Practicality
◉ After having successfully negotiated on important business
contract with a major client, Jocelyn's boss congratulated her and
promised her a significant pay raise. In this situation, Jocelyn is
receiving what sociologists term a .....
Answer: Positive Sanction
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
◉ True or False. The sociological imagination helps us place
personal troubles, such as losing our job or attempting suicide,
into a larger social context, where we can distinguish whether and
how personal troubles may be related to public issues.
Answer: True
◉ (Blank) refers to the fact that the lives of people everywhere are
intertwined closely so that one nation's problems are part of a
much larger global context.
Answer: Global Interdependence
◉ (Blank) refers to the process by which societies are
transformed from dependence on agriculture and handmade
products to an emphasis on manufacturing and related industries.
Answer: Industrialization
◉ The world's (blank) countries are nations with highly
industrialized economics, technologically, advanced industrial,
administrative, and service occupations, and relatively high levels
of national and personal income.
,Answer: High-income
◉ (Blank) studied suicide in what was probably the first
sociological study to use scientific research methods.
Answer: Emile Durkheim
◉ One person's inability to find a job may be an example of a
__________, whereas widespread unemployment as a result of
changes in the economy, such as the outsourcing of jobs, is an
example of a __________.
Answer: Personal trouble, public issue
◉ (Blank) is the study of social life in its natural setting: observing
and interviewing people where they live, work, and play.
Answer: Field Research
◉ Compared to quantitative research, qualitative research is more
likely to (blank).
Answer: Collect and analyze the data simultaneously
◉ (Blank) is the systematic examination of cultural artifacts or
various forms of communications to extract thematic data and
draw conclusions about social life.
Answer: Content analysis
,◉ (Blank) perspectives are based on the assumption that society
is a stable, orderly system composed of interrelated parts, each of
which (ideally) contributes to the overall stability of the society.
Answer: Functionalist
◉ True or False: The first department of sociology in the United
States was established at the University of Chicago, where the
faculty was instrumental in starting the American Sociological
Society (now known as the American Sociological Association) .
Answer: True
◉ (Blank) is the term for the process by which an increasing
proportion of a population lives in cities rather than in rural areas.
Answer: Urbanization
◉ (Blank) is the extent to which a study or research instrument
yields consistent results when applied to different individuals at
one time or to the same individuals over time.
Answer: Reliability
◉ True or False: The early sociologists were in agreement that
human behavior could be studied using the same techniques used
in the natural sciences.
Answer: False
, ◉ "The Order" a white supremacist group, is opposed to most of
the values shared by a majority of mainstream Americans. The
Order has purchased weapons with the purpose of going after its
enemies. This group is an example of...
Answer: Counterculture
◉ A key difference between society and culture is...
Answer: Culture is composed of ideas and behavior, but society is
composed of people
◉ A potential damage of applying (blank) is that taken to its
extreme it may be used to justify practices that violate human
rights.
Answer: Cultural Relativism
◉ According to sociologist Robin Williams, the core value of
(blank) pushes Americans to want things to be bigger, better, and
faster.
Answer: Efficiency and Practicality
◉ After having successfully negotiated on important business
contract with a major client, Jocelyn's boss congratulated her and
promised her a significant pay raise. In this situation, Jocelyn is
receiving what sociologists term a .....
Answer: Positive Sanction
