Sociology 111 Examination (2025-2026)
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1. According to sociologist C. Wright Mills, the ability to see the
relationship between individual experiences and the larger society is
referred to as the _____.
Sociological Imagination
2. _____ is the relative location of a person or group within the larger
society, based on wealth, power, prestige, or other valued resources.
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.
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 _____.
Personal Troubles; Public Issues
5. In the Marxian framework, the _____ comprises those who own and
control the means of production.
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
,Society
Sociology is defined as
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
Manifest Functions
8. According to sociologist Robert K. Merton, _____ are intended
and/or overtly recognized by the participants in a social unit
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
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 _____
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.
Symbolic Interactionists
13. _____ is a term used by many people to specify groups of people
distinguished by physical characteristics such as skin color.
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.
Proletariat Class
15. _____ problems that affect large numbers of people and often
requires solutions at the societal level.
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.
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 _____.
Anomie
18. _____ perspectives are based on the assumption that society is a
stable, orderly system.
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.
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.
Harriet Martineau
21. According to the _____ perspective, groups in society are
engaged in a continuous power struggle for control of scarce
resources.
Conflict
22. In the Marxian framework, the _____ comprises those who own
and control the means of production.
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.
Nation
24. A _____ is anything that meaningfully represents something else
and includes signs, gestures, written language, and shared values.
Newest Version with Well-Detailed
Questions and Comprehensive Answers
/ Already Graded A+
1. According to sociologist C. Wright Mills, the ability to see the
relationship between individual experiences and the larger society is
referred to as the _____.
Sociological Imagination
2. _____ is the relative location of a person or group within the larger
society, based on wealth, power, prestige, or other valued resources.
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.
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 _____.
Personal Troubles; Public Issues
5. In the Marxian framework, the _____ comprises those who own and
control the means of production.
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
,Society
Sociology is defined as
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
Manifest Functions
8. According to sociologist Robert K. Merton, _____ are intended
and/or overtly recognized by the participants in a social unit
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
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 _____
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.
Symbolic Interactionists
13. _____ is a term used by many people to specify groups of people
distinguished by physical characteristics such as skin color.
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.
Proletariat Class
15. _____ problems that affect large numbers of people and often
requires solutions at the societal level.
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.
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 _____.
Anomie
18. _____ perspectives are based on the assumption that society is a
stable, orderly system.
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.
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.
Harriet Martineau
21. According to the _____ perspective, groups in society are
engaged in a continuous power struggle for control of scarce
resources.
Conflict
22. In the Marxian framework, the _____ comprises those who own
and control the means of production.
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.
Nation
24. A _____ is anything that meaningfully represents something else
and includes signs, gestures, written language, and shared values.
