SYG2000 UCF Test 1 EXAM 45 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A

SYG2000 UCF Test 1 EXAM 45 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A Sociology is - ANSWER- the scientific study of society and social behavior The sociological imagination gives us a way to look at the world beyond our own personal experience - ANSWER- true Ashley just got her driver's license permit. Today is the first day she has ever driven a car. Without questioning why, Ashley begins driving on the right side of the road. In sociological terms, Ashley can best be described as a/an - ANSWER- everyday actor Macrosociological theory is the study of grand social behavior such as social order, social change, and social inequality. - ANSWER- true Thomas has a degree in engineering, just as his father and grandfather do. His grandfather was able to get a job straight out of college and stay with the same company until he retired. But after trying for over a year, Thomas was only able to find contracted, hourly engineering work. He has decided to pursue a graduate degree with the hopes of finding full-time employment when he graduates. Using a sociological imagination, how might we better understand this change? - ANSWER- Thomas is part of a different economy and workforce than his grandfather so his experiences are different. Structural Functionalist theorists are primarily concerned with social processes at which of the follow levels of analysis? - ANSWER- macro Dramaturgy, a term describing the strategic presentation of ourselves to others, is related to which school of thought? - ANSWER- symbolic interactionism Abstract propositions that both explain the social world and make predictions about future events are known as - ANSWER- theories What are paradigms? - ANSWER- broad theoretical perspectives Marx believed that there was a class struggle between - ANSWER- people who owned the means of production versus people who worked for a wage. Which of these sociological paradigms has proved to be the most influential of the twentieth century? - ANSWER- symbolic interactionism If researchers wanted to do a study that required them to analyze income per household and average age of people living in the house, they would likely do what kind of research? - ANSWER- quantitative If researchers wanted to do a study that required them to determine the quality of life in a residential campus dorm, they would likely do what kind of research? - ANSWERqualitative You're doing interview research and you ask the following question: "So, will you tell me about your childhood?" What kind of question did you ask? - ANSWER- open-ended question You're doing interview research and you ask the following question: "So, what year did you get your first car?" What kind of question did you ask? - ANSWER- close-ended question The U.S. Census is best described as: - ANSWER- survey Sociologists must have their research methods reviewed by: - ANSWER- a universitywide board of professors When William goes on vacation to Germany, he sees older children having a small glass of wine with their parents while at dinner. William, being from the United States, believes this is wrong. This is an example of - ANSWER- ethnocentrism Culture is more innate than learned. - ANSWER- false Norms can be categorized from least serious to most serious. Rank the following types of norms accordingly: - ANSWER- folkway, more, taboo In Pennsylvania, there is a large neighborhood primarily consisting of Amish people. They live harmoniously with their non-Amish neighbors. They are distinctive because of the clothes they wear and the horses and buggies they opt to drive in the neighborhood. The Amish are an example of a - ANSWER- counterculture It is easy for us to perceive our own culture and see how it shapes and defines who we are. - ANSWER- false Which of the following groups within society openly rejects, and may actively oppose, society's values and norms? - ANSWER- counterculture The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is the idea that language structures: - ANSWER- thoughts Cultural diffusion, cultural leveling, and cultural imperialism are all processes of - ANSWER- cultural change Howard Becker defines sociology as - ANSWER- The study of people doing things together institution - ANSWER- structures in our society sociological perspective - ANSWER- way of looking at the world through a sociological lens beginner's mind - ANSWER- opposite of an expert's mind; Bernard McGrane is best known for this method sociological imagination - ANSWER- term coined by C. Wright Mills; allows us to understand the relationship between our particular situation in life and what is happening at a social level microsociology - ANSWER- small group interactions (ex. self, interaction, socialization) macrosociology - ANSWER- large scale social structures (ex. society, culture, social institutions) theories can be referred to