Pearson Sociology
Sociologists look for ______.
A.Biological causes of our behavior
B. How each person is unique
c. evidence of human free-will
d. General patterns in the behavior of particular people - correct answer ✔D.
General patterns in the behavior of particular people
Taking a global perspective inolves _______.
A. Focusing on how the U.S. is "exceptional"
B. Analyzing society with a micro-level orientation
C. Focusing on what makes everyone the same
D. Studying our society's place in a larger world - correct answer ✔D.
Studying our society's place in the larger world
What do sociologist refer to as "public policy?"
A. Only the laws created by a country's federal government
B. The set of behaviors expected of people who are members of a particular
social group
C. The set of behaviors that are considered appropriate for people of specific
gender
D. The laws and regulations that guide how people in communities and work -
correct answer ✔D. the laws and regulations that guide how people in
communities and work
,According to Auguste Comte, the writings of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke,
and Adam Smith shift focus from moral obligation to God and king (theological
stage) to ________ (metaphysical stage).
A. The pursuit of self-interest
B. Democracy
C. analysis of societal structures
D. Attack on tradition - correct answer ✔A. The pursuit of self-interest
In sociological analysis, a __________ is a statement of how and why specific
facts are related.
A. Fact
B. Theoretical approach
C. Value
D. Theory - correct answer ✔D. Theory
Which are the three major sociological research orientations?
A. Structural- functional, social-conflict, and symbolic-interaction
B. Conceptual, variable, and operational
C. Reliable, valid, and applicable
D. Positivist, interpretive, and critical - correct answer ✔D. Positivist,
interpretive, and critical
Which of the following example of the problem of "overgeneralizing" in
research?
A. Conducting a study of the effects of breast cancer on women
B. Investigating the experiences of women in the work place
C. Using data from males to support conclusions about people in general
, D. Seeing men's activities as more important than women's - correct answer
✔C. Using data from males to support conclusions about people in general
Shanna wants to study the effects of playground bullying on elementary
school children. She begins her research knowing little about this topic. Which
of the following research methods best suited to her study
A. Participant Observation
B. Using available data
C. Survey questionnaire
D. An experiment - correct answer ✔A. Participant Observation
Caroline and several of her coworkers in the U.S. were let go as a result of
outsourcing their work to India. Now, Caroline is unemployed for the first time
in 15 years. C. Wright Mills would see Caroline's situation as a result of
______.
A. Her lack of dedication to the job
B. The operation of society
C. An unfortunate but unexplainable even
D. Personal failing - correct answer ✔B. The operation of society
Which of the economy is an example of a social pattern that is part of the
globalization of the economy?
A. A high birth rate in many incomes
B. More trade that involves good and services crossing national borders
C. Political turmoil in the Middle East
D. Gender inequality in the U.S. workplace - correct answer ✔B. Most trade
that involves goods ad services crossing national borders
Sociologists look for ______.
A.Biological causes of our behavior
B. How each person is unique
c. evidence of human free-will
d. General patterns in the behavior of particular people - correct answer ✔D.
General patterns in the behavior of particular people
Taking a global perspective inolves _______.
A. Focusing on how the U.S. is "exceptional"
B. Analyzing society with a micro-level orientation
C. Focusing on what makes everyone the same
D. Studying our society's place in a larger world - correct answer ✔D.
Studying our society's place in the larger world
What do sociologist refer to as "public policy?"
A. Only the laws created by a country's federal government
B. The set of behaviors expected of people who are members of a particular
social group
C. The set of behaviors that are considered appropriate for people of specific
gender
D. The laws and regulations that guide how people in communities and work -
correct answer ✔D. the laws and regulations that guide how people in
communities and work
,According to Auguste Comte, the writings of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke,
and Adam Smith shift focus from moral obligation to God and king (theological
stage) to ________ (metaphysical stage).
A. The pursuit of self-interest
B. Democracy
C. analysis of societal structures
D. Attack on tradition - correct answer ✔A. The pursuit of self-interest
In sociological analysis, a __________ is a statement of how and why specific
facts are related.
A. Fact
B. Theoretical approach
C. Value
D. Theory - correct answer ✔D. Theory
Which are the three major sociological research orientations?
A. Structural- functional, social-conflict, and symbolic-interaction
B. Conceptual, variable, and operational
C. Reliable, valid, and applicable
D. Positivist, interpretive, and critical - correct answer ✔D. Positivist,
interpretive, and critical
Which of the following example of the problem of "overgeneralizing" in
research?
A. Conducting a study of the effects of breast cancer on women
B. Investigating the experiences of women in the work place
C. Using data from males to support conclusions about people in general
, D. Seeing men's activities as more important than women's - correct answer
✔C. Using data from males to support conclusions about people in general
Shanna wants to study the effects of playground bullying on elementary
school children. She begins her research knowing little about this topic. Which
of the following research methods best suited to her study
A. Participant Observation
B. Using available data
C. Survey questionnaire
D. An experiment - correct answer ✔A. Participant Observation
Caroline and several of her coworkers in the U.S. were let go as a result of
outsourcing their work to India. Now, Caroline is unemployed for the first time
in 15 years. C. Wright Mills would see Caroline's situation as a result of
______.
A. Her lack of dedication to the job
B. The operation of society
C. An unfortunate but unexplainable even
D. Personal failing - correct answer ✔B. The operation of society
Which of the economy is an example of a social pattern that is part of the
globalization of the economy?
A. A high birth rate in many incomes
B. More trade that involves good and services crossing national borders
C. Political turmoil in the Middle East
D. Gender inequality in the U.S. workplace - correct answer ✔B. Most trade
that involves goods ad services crossing national borders
