SOCI 1000 - FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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Which statement best defines sociology? - ANS It asks us to trust the experts.
What is the sociological imagination? - ANS It looks at the intersection of biography and
history.
Who first coined the term sociology? - ANS Auguste Comte
Which statement best describes a critical approach to sociology? - ANS It explores the role
that power plays in social processes and the reasons why some people's understandings of the
world become dominant.
Which approach to theorizing stems from the natural sciences? - ANS positivist
Which sociological perspective takes a "rosy" lens to society? - ANS functionalism
What type of thinking do small children usually engage in? - ANS lower-order thinking
Which of the following is NOT a way of practising sociology? - ANS corporate
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, You and your sociology classmates decide to petition the university for better transportation
options for students living off-campus. After a year of writing letters, holding public talks, and
meeting with chancellors, the university finally agrees to provide students with free shuttle
service to and from the centre of town. What is this an example of? - ANS agency
If a sociologist were to study a phenomenon like tattoos, which of the following questions
would likely NOT be considered? - ANS Why did this particular person decide to get a tattoo?
How are sociological research methods empirical? - ANS They generate findings that can be
verified by other members of the academic community.
Which of the following might stem from a positivist approach to sociology? - ANS developing
more effective prevention and intervention efforts based on knowledge of factors that
contribute to hate crimes
Why do feminist theorists argue that academic research has traditionally been androcentric? -
ANS It has treated men's experiences as the normative "human" experience.
In which scenario is anomie unlikely to occur? - ANS in a town that just won an award for
cleanest streets
Which two ways of practising sociology bring researchers' work to an outside audience? -
ANS policy and academic sociology
Which statement best describes deductive reasoning? - ANS It starts with theories and
follows a top-down approach.
Which statement best describes inductive reasoning? - ANS It starts with observations and
follows a bottom-up approach.
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WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS |
LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
Which statement best defines sociology? - ANS It asks us to trust the experts.
What is the sociological imagination? - ANS It looks at the intersection of biography and
history.
Who first coined the term sociology? - ANS Auguste Comte
Which statement best describes a critical approach to sociology? - ANS It explores the role
that power plays in social processes and the reasons why some people's understandings of the
world become dominant.
Which approach to theorizing stems from the natural sciences? - ANS positivist
Which sociological perspective takes a "rosy" lens to society? - ANS functionalism
What type of thinking do small children usually engage in? - ANS lower-order thinking
Which of the following is NOT a way of practising sociology? - ANS corporate
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, You and your sociology classmates decide to petition the university for better transportation
options for students living off-campus. After a year of writing letters, holding public talks, and
meeting with chancellors, the university finally agrees to provide students with free shuttle
service to and from the centre of town. What is this an example of? - ANS agency
If a sociologist were to study a phenomenon like tattoos, which of the following questions
would likely NOT be considered? - ANS Why did this particular person decide to get a tattoo?
How are sociological research methods empirical? - ANS They generate findings that can be
verified by other members of the academic community.
Which of the following might stem from a positivist approach to sociology? - ANS developing
more effective prevention and intervention efforts based on knowledge of factors that
contribute to hate crimes
Why do feminist theorists argue that academic research has traditionally been androcentric? -
ANS It has treated men's experiences as the normative "human" experience.
In which scenario is anomie unlikely to occur? - ANS in a town that just won an award for
cleanest streets
Which two ways of practising sociology bring researchers' work to an outside audience? -
ANS policy and academic sociology
Which statement best describes deductive reasoning? - ANS It starts with theories and
follows a top-down approach.
Which statement best describes inductive reasoning? - ANS It starts with observations and
follows a bottom-up approach.
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