SYG 2000 EXAM #1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
According to the textbook, ________ was the first to turn a sociological eye on
previously ignored issues, such as marriage, children, domestic and religious life, and
race relations. - Answers - Harriet Martineau
________ refers to how human societies are reconstructed at every moment by the very
"building blocks" that compose them—human beings. - Answers - Structuration
When Juan drinks his morning coffee, he thinks about its production in Colombia, its
transportation through many countries, the taxes and tariffs applied for international
commerce, and the diverse array of social relations behind his drink. According to the
textbook, one might say that Juan is using: - Answers - a global perspective
Anita puts forward the idea that under capitalism, working people and their bosses will
struggle. From this struggle, a new kind of society will emerge. Her thoughts most
closely mirror those of which theorist? - Answers - Karl Marx
According to ________, sociology must study social facts—aspects of social life that
shape our actions as individuals—in order to become a science. - Answers - Émile
Durkheim
Which phrase best represents the beliefs of Herbert Spencer? - Answers - "survival of
the fittest"
The German sociologist Max Weber was highly influential in sociology for his studies of:
- Answers - bureaucracy
Kevon believes that society should be looked at like a body, with constituent parts
necessary to the functioning of the whole. His ideas probably most closely mirror those
of which theorist? - Answers - Émile Durkheim
Adherents of ________ contend that there are no longer any "grand narratives" or
overall conceptions of history or society that make any sense. - Answers - postmodern
theory
The study of everyday behavior in situations of face-to-face interaction is usually called:
- Answers - microsociology
________ might be defined as judging other cultures in terms of the standards of one's
own. - Answers - Ethnocentrism
ANSWERS
According to the textbook, ________ was the first to turn a sociological eye on
previously ignored issues, such as marriage, children, domestic and religious life, and
race relations. - Answers - Harriet Martineau
________ refers to how human societies are reconstructed at every moment by the very
"building blocks" that compose them—human beings. - Answers - Structuration
When Juan drinks his morning coffee, he thinks about its production in Colombia, its
transportation through many countries, the taxes and tariffs applied for international
commerce, and the diverse array of social relations behind his drink. According to the
textbook, one might say that Juan is using: - Answers - a global perspective
Anita puts forward the idea that under capitalism, working people and their bosses will
struggle. From this struggle, a new kind of society will emerge. Her thoughts most
closely mirror those of which theorist? - Answers - Karl Marx
According to ________, sociology must study social facts—aspects of social life that
shape our actions as individuals—in order to become a science. - Answers - Émile
Durkheim
Which phrase best represents the beliefs of Herbert Spencer? - Answers - "survival of
the fittest"
The German sociologist Max Weber was highly influential in sociology for his studies of:
- Answers - bureaucracy
Kevon believes that society should be looked at like a body, with constituent parts
necessary to the functioning of the whole. His ideas probably most closely mirror those
of which theorist? - Answers - Émile Durkheim
Adherents of ________ contend that there are no longer any "grand narratives" or
overall conceptions of history or society that make any sense. - Answers - postmodern
theory
The study of everyday behavior in situations of face-to-face interaction is usually called:
- Answers - microsociology
________ might be defined as judging other cultures in terms of the standards of one's
own. - Answers - Ethnocentrism
