SOCY 1000 EXAM 1 EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● there are diffuse relationships in what kind of group?.
Answer: primary group
●● who first described the primary group and secondary group ideal
types?.
Answer: charles horton cooley
●● the size and scope of the things that are studied in a science is its
what?.
Answer: level of analysis
●● relationships which involve a lot of emotion are described as being
what?.
Answer: expressive
●● a perfect description which lists all of the characteristics of a social
phenomenon is a what?.
Answer: ideal type
,●● what term indicates that the purpose of the secondary group is
practical and goal-oriented?.
Answer: instrumental
●● that which guides people as to what goals they are to pursue and how
they are to pursue them is a what?.
Answer: institution
●● an individual in a secondary group and in an institution will know
how to act because he or she is filling a what?.
Answer: role
●● when relationships in a primary group involve many aspects of a
person's life, they are described as being what?.
Answer: diffuse
●● what kind of sociology has the highest levels of analysis?.
Answer: macrosociology
●● what involves the increasing liquidity of things, people, and
information around the world?.
Answer: globalization
, ●● a study of a small group of teenage boys who hang out on the street
corner every evening would be considered what kind of sociology?.
Answer: microsociology
●● (t/f) complete examples of ideal types are rarely found in the real
world.
Answer: t
●● (t/f) a role gives a person a social identity.
Answer: t
●● (t/f) a society is the same thing as a nation-state.
Answer: f
●● (t/f) lewis yablonsky observed that the street gang is an ideal-typical
group.
Answer: f
●● (t/f) people set up their lives in much the same way because of
institutions.
Answer: t
●● (t/f) an institution and an organization are the same thing.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● there are diffuse relationships in what kind of group?.
Answer: primary group
●● who first described the primary group and secondary group ideal
types?.
Answer: charles horton cooley
●● the size and scope of the things that are studied in a science is its
what?.
Answer: level of analysis
●● relationships which involve a lot of emotion are described as being
what?.
Answer: expressive
●● a perfect description which lists all of the characteristics of a social
phenomenon is a what?.
Answer: ideal type
,●● what term indicates that the purpose of the secondary group is
practical and goal-oriented?.
Answer: instrumental
●● that which guides people as to what goals they are to pursue and how
they are to pursue them is a what?.
Answer: institution
●● an individual in a secondary group and in an institution will know
how to act because he or she is filling a what?.
Answer: role
●● when relationships in a primary group involve many aspects of a
person's life, they are described as being what?.
Answer: diffuse
●● what kind of sociology has the highest levels of analysis?.
Answer: macrosociology
●● what involves the increasing liquidity of things, people, and
information around the world?.
Answer: globalization
, ●● a study of a small group of teenage boys who hang out on the street
corner every evening would be considered what kind of sociology?.
Answer: microsociology
●● (t/f) complete examples of ideal types are rarely found in the real
world.
Answer: t
●● (t/f) a role gives a person a social identity.
Answer: t
●● (t/f) a society is the same thing as a nation-state.
Answer: f
●● (t/f) lewis yablonsky observed that the street gang is an ideal-typical
group.
Answer: f
●● (t/f) people set up their lives in much the same way because of
institutions.
Answer: t
●● (t/f) an institution and an organization are the same thing.
