Soc 101 Straighter line final

SOC 101 Straighter line final Émile Durkheim's explanation of suicide was scientific because he Select one: a. developed conclusions based on a systematic examination of data. b. carefully studied the personalities of hundreds of suicide victims. c. worked in a university setting. d. divided suicide into four distinctive categories. Ans- A; developed conclusions based on a systematic examination of data Which of the following academic disciplines emphasizes the influence that society has on people's attitudes and behavior and the ways in which people shape society? Select one: a. Anthropology b. Economics c. Sociology d. Physics Ans- C: Sociology The word(s) that Max Weber used to stress the need for sociologists to take into account people's emotions, thoughts, beliefs, understandings, and attitudes was Select one: a. verstehen. b. cultural capital. c. anomie. d. social capital. AnsWhich sociological approach focuses on the macro level and would tend to view inequality in gender as central to behavior and organization? Select one: a. functionalist perspective b. conflict perspective c. interactionist perspective d. feminist perspective Ans- D: Feminist Perspective Trying to understand why your roommate prefers a certain genre of music, over others, is an example of using one's Select one: a. cultural capital. b. conflict perspective. c. double consciousness. d. sociological imagination. Ans- D: sociological Imagination How institutions, such as the government, may help to maintain the privileges of some groups is a topic of interest for Select one: a. globalization theorists. b. conflict theorists. c. interactionist theorists. d. functionalist theorists. Ans- B: conflict theorists Which sociologist saw society as a vast network of connected parts, each of which helps to maintain the system as a whole? Select one: a. Karl Marx b. Erving Goffman c. Max Weber d. Talcott Parsons Ans- ________ stresses the study of small groups and often uses experimental study in laboratories. Select one: a. Microsociology b. Macrosociology c. Middle-range sociology d. Conflict theory Ans- A: Microsociology The division of an individual's identity into two or more social realities is referred to as Select one: a. racial fetishism. b. double rejection. c. bipolar racism. d. double consciousness. Ans- D. double consciousness Which social science would be interested in studying individual cases of emotional stress among workers, investors, and business owners? Select one: a. History b. Economics c. Sociology d. Psychology AnsA study, generally in the form of an interview or a questionnaire, that provides sociologists with information concerning how people think or act is known as Select one: a. observation research. b. a survey. c. secondary analysis. d. an experiment. Ans- B: survey Secondary analysis includes a variety of research techniques that use Select one: a. questionnaires and interviews. b. participant observation. c. publicly accessible information and data, or data collected by another. d. control groups. Ans- C: Publicly accessible information and data, or data collected by another To conduct a cross-cultural study of job discrimination against women, a sociologist interviews 75 women between the ages of 20 and 40 in an American city, and 75 women in the same age group in a Canadian city. This study would be classified as Select one: a. a secondary analysis. b. participant observation. c. a survey. d. a content analysis. AnsAfter a sociologist reviews the literature, what is the next step in the process? Select one: a. Define the problem. b. Generate ideas for future research. c. Formulate a hypothesis. d. Choose a research design. Feedback correct AnsThe statement "Women who receive welfare are less likely than other women to have babies" is an example of Select one: a. an operational definition. b. a hypothesis. c. a research design. d. an independent variable. AnsSociologists consider secondary analysis to be Select one: a. more valid than other forms of research. b. more reliable than other forms of research. c. a nonreactive form of research. d. an outdated mode of research. Feedback correct Ans- C: A nonreactive form of research When generalizing about both heterosexuals and homosexuals, researchers must be extremely careful with which of the following? Select one: a. operational definitions b. internal validity c. privacy of the respondent d. wording questions Ans- D: wording questions Which sociologist argued that sociological research should be open to bringing about social change and to drawing on relevant research by nonsociologists? Select one: a. Jane Poulson b. Joyce Ladner c. Shulamit Reinharz d. Karen Barkey AnsAdler and Adler's work on self-injury reflects which of the three major sociological approaches? Select one: a. global, functionalist, and interactionist perspectives b. conflict, interactionist, and global perspectives c. interactionist, global, and feminist perspectives d. functionalist, conflict, and interactionist perspectives Ans- D: functionalist, conflict and interactionist perspectives In examining any aspect of society, which sociological perspective emphasizes the contribution that aspect makes to overall social stability? Select one: a. functionalist perspective b. conflict perspective c. interactionist perspective d. global perspective Ans- a. functionalist perspective Inequality, capitalism, and stratification are key concepts of which theoretical perspective? Select one: a. functionalist perspective b. conflict perspective c. interactionist perspective d. global perspective Ans- B: conflict perspective Which sociologist is widely regarded as the founder of the interactionist perspective? Select one: a. C. Wright Mills b. George Herbert Mead c. Charles Horton Cooley d. Erving Goffman Ans- b. George Herbert Mead