SOCIOLOGY FINAL EXAM 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+
Which theoretical approach focuses on the link between culture and social
inequality?
Social conflict theory
The human species has been successful on earth due to culture. Culture is made
possible because of our
Large brains
When Napoleon Chagnon went to live with the Yanomamo tribe in Venezuela
what did he experience
Culture shock
Ethel can't believe that the people of India will not eat hamburgers. This is what
she says, "No wonder they are starving. What is wrong with them!" What kind of
attitude is Ethel displaying?
Ethnocentrism
What concept defines who we are in relation to others?
,Status
What is the meaning of "presentation of self"?
Efforts to create impressions in the minds of others
What does the Thomas theorem state?
Situations defined as real are real in their consequences.
Frank is attending the University of smarty-pants on a full football scholarship.
However he does not have enough time to study because he is spending so much
time practicing with the team. What type of dilemma is this?
Role conflict
What is a status that you receive at birth or take on involuntarily later in life?
Ascribed status
What is the name of a small social group whose members share personal and
lasting relationships?
Primary group
,What is the name of a social group that someone uses as a point of reference in
making an evaluation or decision?
Reference group
What does the sociological perspective show us about whom any individual
chooses to marry?
The operation of society guides many of our personal choices
What does the symbolic interaction approach see society as?
A product of the everyday interactions between individuals
What does the structural functional approach compare society to?
An organism
What are three personal values of studying sociology?
Seeing the opportunities and constraints in our lives. The fact that it is good
preparation for a number of careers. Becoming more active participants in society.
What does the social conflict approach draw attention to?
Patterns of social inequality
, Kingsley Davis's Study of Anna, the girl isolated for five years, shows what?
Without social experience a child never develops personality.
Why is the family so important to the socialization process?
Family members provide necessary care for infants and children. Families give
children social identity in terms of class, ethnicity, and religion. Parents greatly
affect a child's self-concept.
The self, according to Sigmund Freud, is comprised of what?
The id, the ego, and the super ego
Most sociologists believe that
It is human nature for us to need nurturance experience.
What is an example of a total institution?
Prison
Ideas created by members of a society are part of what?
Nonmaterial culture
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+
Which theoretical approach focuses on the link between culture and social
inequality?
Social conflict theory
The human species has been successful on earth due to culture. Culture is made
possible because of our
Large brains
When Napoleon Chagnon went to live with the Yanomamo tribe in Venezuela
what did he experience
Culture shock
Ethel can't believe that the people of India will not eat hamburgers. This is what
she says, "No wonder they are starving. What is wrong with them!" What kind of
attitude is Ethel displaying?
Ethnocentrism
What concept defines who we are in relation to others?
,Status
What is the meaning of "presentation of self"?
Efforts to create impressions in the minds of others
What does the Thomas theorem state?
Situations defined as real are real in their consequences.
Frank is attending the University of smarty-pants on a full football scholarship.
However he does not have enough time to study because he is spending so much
time practicing with the team. What type of dilemma is this?
Role conflict
What is a status that you receive at birth or take on involuntarily later in life?
Ascribed status
What is the name of a small social group whose members share personal and
lasting relationships?
Primary group
,What is the name of a social group that someone uses as a point of reference in
making an evaluation or decision?
Reference group
What does the sociological perspective show us about whom any individual
chooses to marry?
The operation of society guides many of our personal choices
What does the symbolic interaction approach see society as?
A product of the everyday interactions between individuals
What does the structural functional approach compare society to?
An organism
What are three personal values of studying sociology?
Seeing the opportunities and constraints in our lives. The fact that it is good
preparation for a number of careers. Becoming more active participants in society.
What does the social conflict approach draw attention to?
Patterns of social inequality
, Kingsley Davis's Study of Anna, the girl isolated for five years, shows what?
Without social experience a child never develops personality.
Why is the family so important to the socialization process?
Family members provide necessary care for infants and children. Families give
children social identity in terms of class, ethnicity, and religion. Parents greatly
affect a child's self-concept.
The self, according to Sigmund Freud, is comprised of what?
The id, the ego, and the super ego
Most sociologists believe that
It is human nature for us to need nurturance experience.
What is an example of a total institution?
Prison
Ideas created by members of a society are part of what?
Nonmaterial culture
