SYG 2000 Exam 1 – Questions and
Answers
When explaining an individual's actions, people often refer to the person's
character traits, personality, or biology. These are referred to as ________
explanations. - -Individualistic
- Individualistic explanations locate the source of a person's problems
_______. - -within the individual
- Which sociologist coined the term "sociological imagination"? - -C. Wright
Mills
- The sociological imagination draws attention to the importance of _______
in shaping human experiences. - -culture and history
- For sociologists, the _____ environment exerts a powerful influence on
human conduct. - -social
- This may stand in the way of thinking sociologically: - -emphasis on the
individual
- In order to address social problems, such as poverty and discrimination, we
must _____. - -understand that these are not exclusively the products of
individual shortcomings.
- A sociologist would say that this is influenced by one's social environment:
- -likelihood of graduating from college, food preferences, beliefs
- True or False: Sociology examines the ways in which our everyday
experiences are shaped by external social conditions - -True
- True or False: Individual actions do not shape the social world. - -False
- Veterinarian, toddler, dental hygienist, high school senior, and gymnast are
examples of: - -Statuses
- When one lacks the resources needed to fulfill the obligations of one of her
roles, we say that she is experiencing ______. - -Role Strain
- Omar takes pride in being a good student and a good friend. Early one
morning, as Omar is studying for an exam, Sabir, his best friend and
roommate, sends him a text message. Sabir was returning from a debate
tournament when his car broke down. Sabir wants Omar to pick him up and
, give him a ride back to campus. Omar knows that honoring his friend's
request will mean foregoing the review he'd planned and might also prevent
him from arriving for the test on time. Omar is experiencing: - -Role Conflict
- This type of group is often organized around a particular goal or task, and
the relationships between its members are relatively impersonal: - -
Secondary
- This term refers to an organized and relatively stable collection of statuses
and roles that come together to meet a society's most basic needs: - -Social
Institution
- This term refers to society's rule for conflict: - -Norms
- A _____ function of the U.S. judicial system is to provide employment for
the millions of people who work in detention and corrections facilities. - -
Latent
- According to this theoretical orientation, when considering social
institutions, practices, and arrangements, we should ask ourselves, "Who
benefits from these? Who is disadvantaged?" - -Conflict
- True or False: Structural-functionalist perspectives are rooted in the ideas
of Karl Marx. - -False
- True or False: Symbols are social constructions - -True
- When sociologists refer to "the social construction of reality" what they
mean is: - -what we "know" of the world is a product of social interaction
- True or False: When a society has many words that refer to the same thing
—such as "cheddar," "Benjamins," "moolah," and "green" for the concept of
"money"—it is likely that money plays a very important role in that society. -
-True
- A relatively benign expression that is used to refer to something
unpleasant is: - -a euphemism
- A belief that people refuse to discard, even when presented evidence that
the belief is wrong, is known as: - -an incorrigible proposition
- This theoretical orientation points out that those with large amounts of
money and power yield greater influence over our definitions of reality: - -
Conflict
Answers
When explaining an individual's actions, people often refer to the person's
character traits, personality, or biology. These are referred to as ________
explanations. - -Individualistic
- Individualistic explanations locate the source of a person's problems
_______. - -within the individual
- Which sociologist coined the term "sociological imagination"? - -C. Wright
Mills
- The sociological imagination draws attention to the importance of _______
in shaping human experiences. - -culture and history
- For sociologists, the _____ environment exerts a powerful influence on
human conduct. - -social
- This may stand in the way of thinking sociologically: - -emphasis on the
individual
- In order to address social problems, such as poverty and discrimination, we
must _____. - -understand that these are not exclusively the products of
individual shortcomings.
- A sociologist would say that this is influenced by one's social environment:
- -likelihood of graduating from college, food preferences, beliefs
- True or False: Sociology examines the ways in which our everyday
experiences are shaped by external social conditions - -True
- True or False: Individual actions do not shape the social world. - -False
- Veterinarian, toddler, dental hygienist, high school senior, and gymnast are
examples of: - -Statuses
- When one lacks the resources needed to fulfill the obligations of one of her
roles, we say that she is experiencing ______. - -Role Strain
- Omar takes pride in being a good student and a good friend. Early one
morning, as Omar is studying for an exam, Sabir, his best friend and
roommate, sends him a text message. Sabir was returning from a debate
tournament when his car broke down. Sabir wants Omar to pick him up and
, give him a ride back to campus. Omar knows that honoring his friend's
request will mean foregoing the review he'd planned and might also prevent
him from arriving for the test on time. Omar is experiencing: - -Role Conflict
- This type of group is often organized around a particular goal or task, and
the relationships between its members are relatively impersonal: - -
Secondary
- This term refers to an organized and relatively stable collection of statuses
and roles that come together to meet a society's most basic needs: - -Social
Institution
- This term refers to society's rule for conflict: - -Norms
- A _____ function of the U.S. judicial system is to provide employment for
the millions of people who work in detention and corrections facilities. - -
Latent
- According to this theoretical orientation, when considering social
institutions, practices, and arrangements, we should ask ourselves, "Who
benefits from these? Who is disadvantaged?" - -Conflict
- True or False: Structural-functionalist perspectives are rooted in the ideas
of Karl Marx. - -False
- True or False: Symbols are social constructions - -True
- When sociologists refer to "the social construction of reality" what they
mean is: - -what we "know" of the world is a product of social interaction
- True or False: When a society has many words that refer to the same thing
—such as "cheddar," "Benjamins," "moolah," and "green" for the concept of
"money"—it is likely that money plays a very important role in that society. -
-True
- A relatively benign expression that is used to refer to something
unpleasant is: - -a euphemism
- A belief that people refuse to discard, even when presented evidence that
the belief is wrong, is known as: - -an incorrigible proposition
- This theoretical orientation points out that those with large amounts of
money and power yield greater influence over our definitions of reality: - -
Conflict
