SYG2000 SOCIOLOGY EXAM 1 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The sociologist responsible for suggesting the connection between history and biography to
explain the sociological imagination was _________.
A) Talcott Parsons
B) Herbert Spencer
C) C. Wright Mills
D) Emile Durkheim - ANS C. Wright Mills
The social thinker of the 19th century who predicted that there would be a classless society
once the working class united and began a revolution was _________.
A) Emile Durkheim
B) C. Wright Mills
C) Herbert Spencer
D) Karl Marx - ANS D. Karl Marx
Max Weber referred to the self-denying approach to life characterized by people living frugal
lives and saving their money as the _________.
A) spirit of capitalism
B) socialist conscience
C) Protestant ethic
D) manifest function - ANS C. Protestant ethic
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,The two sociologists who referred to society as being a kind of living organism were
__________ and __________.
A) Auguste Comte; Emile Durkheim
B) Karl Marx; Max Weber
C) Auguste Comte; Herbert Spencer
D) Emile Durkheim; Max Weber - ANS C. August Comte; Herbert Spencer
College provides a haven for several million potential workers who are classified as "students"
rather than "unemployed," which helps stabilize the job market. This situation represents what
Merton would describe as a _______________.
A) manifest function
B) latent dysfunction
C) manifest dysfunction
D) latent function - ANS D. latent function
Which groups of social theorists would focus most on macro-level analysis when examining
patterns os society?
A) symbolic interactionists and structural functionalists
B) symbolic interactionists and conflict theorists
C) conflict theorists and structural functionalists
D) conflict theorists and symbolic interactionists - ANS C. conflict theorists and structural
functionalists
In 1906, sociologist William Sumner made the comment, "One's own group is the center of
everything, and all others are scaled and rated with reference to it." This statement is most
aligned with the concept of ___________.
A) cultural relativism
B) ethnocentrism
C) the relativist fallacy
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, D) the cultural universal - ANS B. ethnocentrism
If Alice came to class wearing a soiled and torn blouse, she would be violating a __________.
But if Alice came to class wearing a blouse (or any other garment) she would be violating a
_____________.
A) norm; folkway
B) folkway; more
C) more; law
D) folkway; value - ANS B. folkway; more
When a group has a distinctive way of looking at life, but at the same time its values and norms
reflect the dominant culture of its society, the group would be considered a(n)
_______________.
A) counterculture
B) example of cultural relativism
C) example of cultural diffusion
D) subculture - ANS D. subculture
From a sociological perspective, which statement best classifies 19th century Mormons and
21st-century physicians?
A) Both would be classified as subcultures.
B) Both would be classified as countercultures.
C) The Mormons would be classified a counterculture and the physicians as a subculture.
D) The Mormons would be classified a subculture and the physicians as a counterculture. -
ANS C. the Mormons would be classified a counterculture and the physicians as a subculture
Most American high schools routinely schedule ceremonies to recognize the most talented
student-athletes and scholars. Such activities illustrate the importance that Americans place on
which value, as defined by sociologist Robin Williams?
A) efficiency and practicality
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The sociologist responsible for suggesting the connection between history and biography to
explain the sociological imagination was _________.
A) Talcott Parsons
B) Herbert Spencer
C) C. Wright Mills
D) Emile Durkheim - ANS C. Wright Mills
The social thinker of the 19th century who predicted that there would be a classless society
once the working class united and began a revolution was _________.
A) Emile Durkheim
B) C. Wright Mills
C) Herbert Spencer
D) Karl Marx - ANS D. Karl Marx
Max Weber referred to the self-denying approach to life characterized by people living frugal
lives and saving their money as the _________.
A) spirit of capitalism
B) socialist conscience
C) Protestant ethic
D) manifest function - ANS C. Protestant ethic
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,The two sociologists who referred to society as being a kind of living organism were
__________ and __________.
A) Auguste Comte; Emile Durkheim
B) Karl Marx; Max Weber
C) Auguste Comte; Herbert Spencer
D) Emile Durkheim; Max Weber - ANS C. August Comte; Herbert Spencer
College provides a haven for several million potential workers who are classified as "students"
rather than "unemployed," which helps stabilize the job market. This situation represents what
Merton would describe as a _______________.
A) manifest function
B) latent dysfunction
C) manifest dysfunction
D) latent function - ANS D. latent function
Which groups of social theorists would focus most on macro-level analysis when examining
patterns os society?
A) symbolic interactionists and structural functionalists
B) symbolic interactionists and conflict theorists
C) conflict theorists and structural functionalists
D) conflict theorists and symbolic interactionists - ANS C. conflict theorists and structural
functionalists
In 1906, sociologist William Sumner made the comment, "One's own group is the center of
everything, and all others are scaled and rated with reference to it." This statement is most
aligned with the concept of ___________.
A) cultural relativism
B) ethnocentrism
C) the relativist fallacy
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, D) the cultural universal - ANS B. ethnocentrism
If Alice came to class wearing a soiled and torn blouse, she would be violating a __________.
But if Alice came to class wearing a blouse (or any other garment) she would be violating a
_____________.
A) norm; folkway
B) folkway; more
C) more; law
D) folkway; value - ANS B. folkway; more
When a group has a distinctive way of looking at life, but at the same time its values and norms
reflect the dominant culture of its society, the group would be considered a(n)
_______________.
A) counterculture
B) example of cultural relativism
C) example of cultural diffusion
D) subculture - ANS D. subculture
From a sociological perspective, which statement best classifies 19th century Mormons and
21st-century physicians?
A) Both would be classified as subcultures.
B) Both would be classified as countercultures.
C) The Mormons would be classified a counterculture and the physicians as a subculture.
D) The Mormons would be classified a subculture and the physicians as a counterculture. -
ANS C. the Mormons would be classified a counterculture and the physicians as a subculture
Most American high schools routinely schedule ceremonies to recognize the most talented
student-athletes and scholars. Such activities illustrate the importance that Americans place on
which value, as defined by sociologist Robin Williams?
A) efficiency and practicality
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