Sociology Exam 1 straighterline
Which sociological perspective would view sports as a form of big business in which profits are
more important than the health and safety of athletes? - ANS b. conflict perspective
Medical sociology and environmental sociology fall under the discipline of - ANS b. applied
sociology.
Which sociological perspective would highlight the reluctance among professional athletes to
display any sexual identity other than heterosexuality in public? - ANS b. queer theory
W. E. B. DuBois developed the concept of - ANS a. double consciousness.
Anomie refers to a - ANS b. loss of direction that is felt in a society when social control of
individual behavior has become ineffective.
Sociologists argue that, unlike scientific knowledge, commonsense conclusions are not - ANS
b. reliable.
Trying to understand why your roommate prefers a certain genre of music, over others, is an
example of using one's - ANS sociological imagination.
According to the functionalist perspective, an aspect of social life would be passed on from one
generation to the next if it - ANS c. promotes value consensus among members of a society.
Which of the following academic disciplines emphasizes the influence that society has on
people's attitudes and behavior and the ways in which people shape society? - ANS c.
Sociology
Which early sociologist applied the concept of evolution to societies in order to explain how they
change or evolve over time? - ANS d. Herbert Spencer
In an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the independent variable is called the - ANS
d. control group.
Value neutrality focuses on which of the following challenges are associated with sociological
research and ethics? - ANS a. the influence of a person's personal values and biases on the
interpretation of data
, Which of the following statements regarding Ogas and Gaddam's 2011 study on human sexual
behaviour is true? - ANS Ogas and Gaddam could not distinguish between online fantasies and
rational desires.
Objectivity in the interpretation of data is referred to as - ANS c. value neutrality.
A variable is - ANS a. a measurable trait or characteristic that is subject to change under
different conditions.
An inherent problem in using secondary sources of data is that - ANS a. the researcher may
not find the exact data needed for his or her own research.
People may behave differently in artificial situations than they would in the "real world." This
poses a particular problem for researchers using - ANS d. laboratory experiments.
A factor held constant to test the relative impact of the independent variable is known as a -
ANS a. control variable.
The statement "Eating fewer fats and carbohydrates will lead to weight loss" is an example of -
ANS a. causal logic.
The race of a criminal offender is found to determine the frequency with which capital
punishment is administered. In this example, the frequency with which capital punishment is
administered would be considered the - ANS c. dependent variable.
The established standards of behavior maintained by a society are referred to as - ANS c.
norms.
A dominant ideology is - ANS a. a set of cultural beliefs that help to maintain powerful social,
economic, and political interests.
Psychologist Shalom Schwartz researched values in more than 60 countries and found which of
the following values are widely shared? - ANS a. Benevolence
Which of the following is considered a negative, informal sanction? - ANS c. Humiliation
Countercultures thrive amongst - ANS the young.
Nonmaterial culture - ANS a. is more resistant to change than material culture.
Norms that are generally understood but not precisely recorded are known as - ANS c. informal
norms.
Which sociological perspective would view sports as a form of big business in which profits are
more important than the health and safety of athletes? - ANS b. conflict perspective
Medical sociology and environmental sociology fall under the discipline of - ANS b. applied
sociology.
Which sociological perspective would highlight the reluctance among professional athletes to
display any sexual identity other than heterosexuality in public? - ANS b. queer theory
W. E. B. DuBois developed the concept of - ANS a. double consciousness.
Anomie refers to a - ANS b. loss of direction that is felt in a society when social control of
individual behavior has become ineffective.
Sociologists argue that, unlike scientific knowledge, commonsense conclusions are not - ANS
b. reliable.
Trying to understand why your roommate prefers a certain genre of music, over others, is an
example of using one's - ANS sociological imagination.
According to the functionalist perspective, an aspect of social life would be passed on from one
generation to the next if it - ANS c. promotes value consensus among members of a society.
Which of the following academic disciplines emphasizes the influence that society has on
people's attitudes and behavior and the ways in which people shape society? - ANS c.
Sociology
Which early sociologist applied the concept of evolution to societies in order to explain how they
change or evolve over time? - ANS d. Herbert Spencer
In an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the independent variable is called the - ANS
d. control group.
Value neutrality focuses on which of the following challenges are associated with sociological
research and ethics? - ANS a. the influence of a person's personal values and biases on the
interpretation of data
, Which of the following statements regarding Ogas and Gaddam's 2011 study on human sexual
behaviour is true? - ANS Ogas and Gaddam could not distinguish between online fantasies and
rational desires.
Objectivity in the interpretation of data is referred to as - ANS c. value neutrality.
A variable is - ANS a. a measurable trait or characteristic that is subject to change under
different conditions.
An inherent problem in using secondary sources of data is that - ANS a. the researcher may
not find the exact data needed for his or her own research.
People may behave differently in artificial situations than they would in the "real world." This
poses a particular problem for researchers using - ANS d. laboratory experiments.
A factor held constant to test the relative impact of the independent variable is known as a -
ANS a. control variable.
The statement "Eating fewer fats and carbohydrates will lead to weight loss" is an example of -
ANS a. causal logic.
The race of a criminal offender is found to determine the frequency with which capital
punishment is administered. In this example, the frequency with which capital punishment is
administered would be considered the - ANS c. dependent variable.
The established standards of behavior maintained by a society are referred to as - ANS c.
norms.
A dominant ideology is - ANS a. a set of cultural beliefs that help to maintain powerful social,
economic, and political interests.
Psychologist Shalom Schwartz researched values in more than 60 countries and found which of
the following values are widely shared? - ANS a. Benevolence
Which of the following is considered a negative, informal sanction? - ANS c. Humiliation
Countercultures thrive amongst - ANS the young.
Nonmaterial culture - ANS a. is more resistant to change than material culture.
Norms that are generally understood but not precisely recorded are known as - ANS c. informal
norms.
