SOCIOLOGY 111 TEST BANK 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● 2. _____ is the relative location of a person or group within the larger
society, based on wealth, power, prestige, or other valued resources.
Answer: Class
● 3. German sociologist Georg Simmel analyzed how social interactions
vary depending on the _____. He concluded that interaction patterns
differed between a dyad and a triad. Answer: Size of the social group
● 4. One person being unemployed may be an example of _____,
whereas widespread unemployment as a result of economic changes
such as plant closing is an example of _____. Answer: Personal
Troubles; Public Issues
● 5. In the Marxian framework, the _____ comprises those who own and
control the means of production. Answer: Bourgeoisie Class
● 6. A _____ is a large social grouping that shares the same geographical
territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant
cultural expectations Answer: Society
,● Sociology is defined as Answer: Systematic study of human society
and social interaction
● 8. According to sociologist Robert K. Merton, _____ are intended
and/or overtly recognized by the participants in a social unit Answer:
Manifest Functions
● 8. According to sociologist Robert K. Merton, _____ are intended
and/or overtly recognized by the participants in a social unit Answer:
Latent Functions
● 10. _____ refers to the cultural heritage or identity of a group and is
based on factors such as language or country of origin Answer:
Ethnicity
● 11. Sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois observed that a dual heritage creates
conflict for people of color: an identity conflict of being black and
American. Du Bois referred to this duality as _____ Answer: Double-
Conciousness
● 12. In relation to the study of education in America, _____ would
emphasize the daily activities within the schools and the various forms
of communication between teachers and students. They would also
examine the influence of peer groups and look at the reaction when
school rules are broken or followed. Answer: Symbolic Interactionists
,● 13. _____ is a term used by many people to specify groups of people
distinguished by physical characteristics such as skin color. Answer:
Race
● 14. From the Marxian viewpoint, the _____ is composed of those who
must sell their labor because they have no other means to earn a
livelihood. Answer: Proletariat Class
● 15. _____ problems that affect large numbers of people and often
requires solutions at the societal level. Answer: Public Issues
● 16. According to French sociologist Emile Durkheim, _____ are
patterned ways of acting, thinking, and feeling that exist outside any one
individual but that exert social control over each person. Answer: Social
Facts
● 17. French sociologist Emile Durkheim observed that rapid social
change and a more specialized division of labor product strain in society;
these strains lead to a breakdown in traditional organization, values, and
authority and to a dramatic increase in _____. Answer: Anomie
● 18. _____ perspectives are based on the assumption that society is a
stable, orderly system. Answer: Functionalist
● 19. _____ are private problems that affect individuals and the
networks of people with which they associate regularly; these problems
, must be solved by individuals within their immediate social setting.
Answer: Personal Troubles
● 20. British sociologists _____ translated and condensed Comte's work
and was noted for her study of social customs in Great Britain and the
United States. Answer: Harriet Martineau
● 21. According to the _____ perspective, groups in society are engaged
in a continuous power struggle for control of scarce resources. Answer:
Conflict
● 22. In the Marxian framework, the _____ comprises those who own
and control the means of production. Answer: Upper Tier Class
● 23. A _____ is a large social grouping that shares the same
geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and
dominant cultural expectations. Answer: Nation
● 24. A _____ is anything that meaningfully represents something else
and includes signs, gestures, written language, and shared values.
Answer: Symbol
● 1. A _____ is defined as a set of logically interrelated statements that
attempts to describe, explain, and (occasionally) predict social events.
Answer: Theory
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● 2. _____ is the relative location of a person or group within the larger
society, based on wealth, power, prestige, or other valued resources.
Answer: Class
● 3. German sociologist Georg Simmel analyzed how social interactions
vary depending on the _____. He concluded that interaction patterns
differed between a dyad and a triad. Answer: Size of the social group
● 4. One person being unemployed may be an example of _____,
whereas widespread unemployment as a result of economic changes
such as plant closing is an example of _____. Answer: Personal
Troubles; Public Issues
● 5. In the Marxian framework, the _____ comprises those who own and
control the means of production. Answer: Bourgeoisie Class
● 6. A _____ is a large social grouping that shares the same geographical
territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant
cultural expectations Answer: Society
,● Sociology is defined as Answer: Systematic study of human society
and social interaction
● 8. According to sociologist Robert K. Merton, _____ are intended
and/or overtly recognized by the participants in a social unit Answer:
Manifest Functions
● 8. According to sociologist Robert K. Merton, _____ are intended
and/or overtly recognized by the participants in a social unit Answer:
Latent Functions
● 10. _____ refers to the cultural heritage or identity of a group and is
based on factors such as language or country of origin Answer:
Ethnicity
● 11. Sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois observed that a dual heritage creates
conflict for people of color: an identity conflict of being black and
American. Du Bois referred to this duality as _____ Answer: Double-
Conciousness
● 12. In relation to the study of education in America, _____ would
emphasize the daily activities within the schools and the various forms
of communication between teachers and students. They would also
examine the influence of peer groups and look at the reaction when
school rules are broken or followed. Answer: Symbolic Interactionists
,● 13. _____ is a term used by many people to specify groups of people
distinguished by physical characteristics such as skin color. Answer:
Race
● 14. From the Marxian viewpoint, the _____ is composed of those who
must sell their labor because they have no other means to earn a
livelihood. Answer: Proletariat Class
● 15. _____ problems that affect large numbers of people and often
requires solutions at the societal level. Answer: Public Issues
● 16. According to French sociologist Emile Durkheim, _____ are
patterned ways of acting, thinking, and feeling that exist outside any one
individual but that exert social control over each person. Answer: Social
Facts
● 17. French sociologist Emile Durkheim observed that rapid social
change and a more specialized division of labor product strain in society;
these strains lead to a breakdown in traditional organization, values, and
authority and to a dramatic increase in _____. Answer: Anomie
● 18. _____ perspectives are based on the assumption that society is a
stable, orderly system. Answer: Functionalist
● 19. _____ are private problems that affect individuals and the
networks of people with which they associate regularly; these problems
, must be solved by individuals within their immediate social setting.
Answer: Personal Troubles
● 20. British sociologists _____ translated and condensed Comte's work
and was noted for her study of social customs in Great Britain and the
United States. Answer: Harriet Martineau
● 21. According to the _____ perspective, groups in society are engaged
in a continuous power struggle for control of scarce resources. Answer:
Conflict
● 22. In the Marxian framework, the _____ comprises those who own
and control the means of production. Answer: Upper Tier Class
● 23. A _____ is a large social grouping that shares the same
geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and
dominant cultural expectations. Answer: Nation
● 24. A _____ is anything that meaningfully represents something else
and includes signs, gestures, written language, and shared values.
Answer: Symbol
● 1. A _____ is defined as a set of logically interrelated statements that
attempts to describe, explain, and (occasionally) predict social events.
Answer: Theory
