2025 SOC 100 Final Exam Practice Exams 3 Full-Length Tests with Verified
Answers McGinn – University of Michigan Intro to Sociology Graded A+
A |- |answersFrom |Conley, |which |definition |best |describes |the |practice |of |sociology?
A. |The |study |of |human |society
B. |A |liberal |manner |of |determining |social |status
C. |The |effect |of |globalization |on |capitalism
D. |The |study |of |the |psychological |effects |of |societal |relationships
B |- |answersAs |defined |by |C. |Wright |Mills, |which |of |the |following |"enables |us |to |grasp |history |and |
biology |and |the |relations |between |the |two |within |society"?
A. |Formal |sociology
B. |Sociological |imagination
C. |Microsociology
D. |Macrosociology
A |- |answersCharles |H. |Cooley |argued |that |the |"self" |emerges |from |how |an |individual |interacts |with |
others |and |then |interprets |those |interaction. |This |is |called:
A. |The |looking-glass |self
B. |The |social |self
C. |The |generalized |other
D. |The |significant |other
D |- |answersWhich |of |the |following |modern |sociological |theories |grew |from |Durkheim's |and |others' |
ideas |that |the |best |way |to |analyze |society |was |to |identify |the |roles |that |different |aspects |or |
phenomena |play |in |the |overall |structure |of |society?
A. |Postmodernism
B. |Feminism
, C. |Conflict |theory
D. |Functionalism
A |- |answersWhich |modern |sociological |theory |examines |how |power |relationships |are |defined, |shaped
|and |reproduced |on |the |basis |of |gender |differences?
A. |Feminism
B. |Functionalism
C. |Human |Sexuality
D. |Midrange |theory
A |- |answersConflict |theory |holds |that:
A. |Human |social |life |is |shaped |by |struggles |among |individuals |and |social |groups.
B. |Orderly |social |life |is |extremely |difficult |to |achieve
C. |Social |interaction |inevitably |leads |to |violence
D. |All |of |the |above
E. |None |of |the |above
D |- |answersWhich |of |the |following |are |prominent |features |of |the |last |several |million |years |of |hominid
|evolution |(the |evolution |of |human-like |beings)?
A. |The |development |of |erect |posture |and |bipedal |locomotion
B. |The |increased |development |and |reliance |on |tools
C. |Major |increases |in |brain |size, |complexity |and |capacity.
D. |All |of |the |above
E. |None |of |the |above
A |- |answersThe |symbols |that |humans |use |are |distinct |from |the |signs |used |by |other |species |in |that: |
A. |Symbols |are |productive |and |can |take |on |a |variety |of |meanings
B. |The |meaning |of |symbols |are |genetically |fixed, |while |the |meaning |of |signs |is |learned.
C. |Symbolic |communication |is |always |verbal |and |communication |through |signs |is |always |nonverbal
Answers McGinn – University of Michigan Intro to Sociology Graded A+
A |- |answersFrom |Conley, |which |definition |best |describes |the |practice |of |sociology?
A. |The |study |of |human |society
B. |A |liberal |manner |of |determining |social |status
C. |The |effect |of |globalization |on |capitalism
D. |The |study |of |the |psychological |effects |of |societal |relationships
B |- |answersAs |defined |by |C. |Wright |Mills, |which |of |the |following |"enables |us |to |grasp |history |and |
biology |and |the |relations |between |the |two |within |society"?
A. |Formal |sociology
B. |Sociological |imagination
C. |Microsociology
D. |Macrosociology
A |- |answersCharles |H. |Cooley |argued |that |the |"self" |emerges |from |how |an |individual |interacts |with |
others |and |then |interprets |those |interaction. |This |is |called:
A. |The |looking-glass |self
B. |The |social |self
C. |The |generalized |other
D. |The |significant |other
D |- |answersWhich |of |the |following |modern |sociological |theories |grew |from |Durkheim's |and |others' |
ideas |that |the |best |way |to |analyze |society |was |to |identify |the |roles |that |different |aspects |or |
phenomena |play |in |the |overall |structure |of |society?
A. |Postmodernism
B. |Feminism
, C. |Conflict |theory
D. |Functionalism
A |- |answersWhich |modern |sociological |theory |examines |how |power |relationships |are |defined, |shaped
|and |reproduced |on |the |basis |of |gender |differences?
A. |Feminism
B. |Functionalism
C. |Human |Sexuality
D. |Midrange |theory
A |- |answersConflict |theory |holds |that:
A. |Human |social |life |is |shaped |by |struggles |among |individuals |and |social |groups.
B. |Orderly |social |life |is |extremely |difficult |to |achieve
C. |Social |interaction |inevitably |leads |to |violence
D. |All |of |the |above
E. |None |of |the |above
D |- |answersWhich |of |the |following |are |prominent |features |of |the |last |several |million |years |of |hominid
|evolution |(the |evolution |of |human-like |beings)?
A. |The |development |of |erect |posture |and |bipedal |locomotion
B. |The |increased |development |and |reliance |on |tools
C. |Major |increases |in |brain |size, |complexity |and |capacity.
D. |All |of |the |above
E. |None |of |the |above
A |- |answersThe |symbols |that |humans |use |are |distinct |from |the |signs |used |by |other |species |in |that: |
A. |Symbols |are |productive |and |can |take |on |a |variety |of |meanings
B. |The |meaning |of |symbols |are |genetically |fixed, |while |the |meaning |of |signs |is |learned.
C. |Symbolic |communication |is |always |verbal |and |communication |through |signs |is |always |nonverbal
