Sociology Straighterline FULL Course Exams
__________ involves aspects of social life that have to do with order, stability, and
social organization that allow societies and groups to hold together and endure.
a. Social dynamics
b. Organic solidarity
c. Social statics
d. Mechanical solidarity - ANSWER c. Social statics
Herbert Spencer viewed society as a system, having important similarities witha.
a biological organism.
b. a finely tuned automobile.
c. a modern factory.
d. a jigsaw puzzle. - ANSWER a biological organism.
__________ refers to processes of social life that pattern institutional development
and have to do with social change.
a. Social dynamics
b. Social statics
c. Organic solidarity
d. Mechanical solidarity - ANSWER a. Social dynamics
Studies of people's values, beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions most frequently use
a. the survey method.
b. experimental methods.
c. participant observer techniques.
d. archival research. - ANSWER a. the survey method.
In a research investigation that focused on nannies, sociologist Julia Wrigley
combined _____________ research methods.
a. survey and interview
b. experiment and archival
c. intensive interviewing and participant observation
d. participant observation and survey - ANSWER c. intensive interviewing and
participant observation
A researcher must take abstract concepts and translate them into a form that allows
them to be measured. This is the development of a(n)
a. operational definition.
b. theoretical model.
c. conceptual abstraction.
d. experiment. - ANSWER a. operational definition.
____________ uses existing records produced by people or organizations other than
the researcher.
a. Experimental design research
b. Participant observation research
c. Archival research
,d. Unobtrusive observation. - ANSWER c. Archival research
In viewing theory and research,
a. theory must be emphasized over research.
b. hard research is the primary emphasis of science; theory tends to be an
afterthought.
c. theory is mainly an "educated guessing game."
d. both theory and research are necessary for the scientific enterprise. - ANSWER
d. both theory and research are necessary for the scientific enterprise.
Feminist research methods include a commitment to
a. include women's lives in social research.
b. reduce inequality.
c. minimize research exploitation.
d. All of the choices are correct. - ANSWER d. All of the choices are correct.
Examining how the aging of the American population affects jobs and promotions for
younger people in an historical context would be an example of using
a. social psychology.
b. microsociology.
c. macrosociology.
d. clinical psychological analysis - ANSWER c. macrosociology.
__________ research design provides the best opportunity for researchers to obtain
data to accept or reject a hypothesis.
a. The survey
b. Archival
c. The experiment
d. Participant observation - ANSWER c. The experiment
The scientific study of social interactions and of social organization is called
a. psychology.
b. sociology.
c. sociometry.
d. socialism. - ANSWER b. sociology.
Which of the following was NOT one of Ann Meier's operational hypotheses?
a. More permissive attitudes toward having sex will increase the probability of having
sex.
b. Having sex will result in adolescents having more permissive attitudes about
having sex.
c. Higher levels of religiosity will increase the probability of having sex.
d. All the choices were among Meier's operational hypotheses - ANSWER c. Higher
levels of religiosity will increase the probability of having sex.
Experiments, surveys, observation, and archival research represent
a. theories.
b. hypotheses.
c. samples.
d. research designs. - ANSWER d. research designs.
,Correlation
a. is synonymous with cause and effect.
b. exists if one variable changes and the other remains constant.
c. is not necessarily the same as causation.
d. is the equivalent of spuriousness. - ANSWER c. is not necessarily the same as
causation.
The existence of cultural universals is due to
a. a law of nature.
b. the tendency of all people to desire the same, specific activities and relationships
in their lives.
c. a human instinct.
d. people facing the same broad problems of survival. - ANSWER d. people facing
the same broad problems of survival.
________ is(are) NOT one of the major value configurations within the dominant
American culture
a. The assignment of high importance to leisure and relaxation
b. Work and activity
c. Efficiency and practicality
d. Material comfort - ANSWER a. The assignment of high importance to leisure and
relaxation
Some analysts blame our surprise at the 9/11 attacks partly on
a. cultural relativism.
b. ethnocentrism.
c. anomie.
d. ethnicity. - ANSWER b. ethnocentrism.
Race, class, and gender are prime examples of
a. achieved status.
b. socioeconomic status.
c. master status.
d. status hierarchy. - ANSWER c. master status.
The idea that language shapes our perceptions of reality is called the
a. symbolic reality hypothesis.
b. linguistic relativity hypothesis.
c. sign language hypothesis.
d. cultural diversity hypothesis. - ANSWER b. linguistic relativity hypothesis.
The learned patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting, which are transmitted from one
generation to the next, are referred to as
a. society.
b. social structure.
c. culture.
d. material culture. - ANSWER c. culture.
, Social rules that specify appropriate and inappropriate behavior in given situations
are called
a. cultural expectations.
b. socialized values.
c. norms.
d. cognitive expectations - ANSWER c. norms.
From the sociological perspective, wearing soiled clothing might be viewed as
violating a
a. law.
b. more
c. folkway.
d. sanction. - ANSWER c. folkway.
When a trait or feature from one culture is rejected as being strange or immoral by
another culture, it is an example of
a. syncretism.
b. synchronization.
c. sedition.
d. ethnocentrism. - ANSWER d. ethnocentrism.
The actual behavior of the person who occupies a status is termed
a. role performance.
b. master status.
c. role set.
d. duties. - ANSWER a. role performance.
A society's shared ideas regarding what is desirable, correct, and good are called
a. norms.
b. laws.
c. values.
d. mores. - ANSWER c. values.
Norms
a. are essentially no more than moral rules.
b. are subjective in nature.
c. vary in type from folkways to mores to laws.
d. both b. are subjective in nature and c. vary in type from folkways to mores to laws
are correct - ANSWER d. both b. are subjective in nature and c. vary in type from
folkways to mores to laws are correct
Those expectations that define appropriate or inappropriate behavior for the
occupant of a status are
a. simple norms.
b. complex norms.
c. values.
d. roles. - ANSWER d. roles.
A Peace Corps volunteer living in Blantyre, Malawi reported that the post office there
had two letter slots, one labeled "Blantyre" and the other labeled
__________ involves aspects of social life that have to do with order, stability, and
social organization that allow societies and groups to hold together and endure.
a. Social dynamics
b. Organic solidarity
c. Social statics
d. Mechanical solidarity - ANSWER c. Social statics
Herbert Spencer viewed society as a system, having important similarities witha.
a biological organism.
b. a finely tuned automobile.
c. a modern factory.
d. a jigsaw puzzle. - ANSWER a biological organism.
__________ refers to processes of social life that pattern institutional development
and have to do with social change.
a. Social dynamics
b. Social statics
c. Organic solidarity
d. Mechanical solidarity - ANSWER a. Social dynamics
Studies of people's values, beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions most frequently use
a. the survey method.
b. experimental methods.
c. participant observer techniques.
d. archival research. - ANSWER a. the survey method.
In a research investigation that focused on nannies, sociologist Julia Wrigley
combined _____________ research methods.
a. survey and interview
b. experiment and archival
c. intensive interviewing and participant observation
d. participant observation and survey - ANSWER c. intensive interviewing and
participant observation
A researcher must take abstract concepts and translate them into a form that allows
them to be measured. This is the development of a(n)
a. operational definition.
b. theoretical model.
c. conceptual abstraction.
d. experiment. - ANSWER a. operational definition.
____________ uses existing records produced by people or organizations other than
the researcher.
a. Experimental design research
b. Participant observation research
c. Archival research
,d. Unobtrusive observation. - ANSWER c. Archival research
In viewing theory and research,
a. theory must be emphasized over research.
b. hard research is the primary emphasis of science; theory tends to be an
afterthought.
c. theory is mainly an "educated guessing game."
d. both theory and research are necessary for the scientific enterprise. - ANSWER
d. both theory and research are necessary for the scientific enterprise.
Feminist research methods include a commitment to
a. include women's lives in social research.
b. reduce inequality.
c. minimize research exploitation.
d. All of the choices are correct. - ANSWER d. All of the choices are correct.
Examining how the aging of the American population affects jobs and promotions for
younger people in an historical context would be an example of using
a. social psychology.
b. microsociology.
c. macrosociology.
d. clinical psychological analysis - ANSWER c. macrosociology.
__________ research design provides the best opportunity for researchers to obtain
data to accept or reject a hypothesis.
a. The survey
b. Archival
c. The experiment
d. Participant observation - ANSWER c. The experiment
The scientific study of social interactions and of social organization is called
a. psychology.
b. sociology.
c. sociometry.
d. socialism. - ANSWER b. sociology.
Which of the following was NOT one of Ann Meier's operational hypotheses?
a. More permissive attitudes toward having sex will increase the probability of having
sex.
b. Having sex will result in adolescents having more permissive attitudes about
having sex.
c. Higher levels of religiosity will increase the probability of having sex.
d. All the choices were among Meier's operational hypotheses - ANSWER c. Higher
levels of religiosity will increase the probability of having sex.
Experiments, surveys, observation, and archival research represent
a. theories.
b. hypotheses.
c. samples.
d. research designs. - ANSWER d. research designs.
,Correlation
a. is synonymous with cause and effect.
b. exists if one variable changes and the other remains constant.
c. is not necessarily the same as causation.
d. is the equivalent of spuriousness. - ANSWER c. is not necessarily the same as
causation.
The existence of cultural universals is due to
a. a law of nature.
b. the tendency of all people to desire the same, specific activities and relationships
in their lives.
c. a human instinct.
d. people facing the same broad problems of survival. - ANSWER d. people facing
the same broad problems of survival.
________ is(are) NOT one of the major value configurations within the dominant
American culture
a. The assignment of high importance to leisure and relaxation
b. Work and activity
c. Efficiency and practicality
d. Material comfort - ANSWER a. The assignment of high importance to leisure and
relaxation
Some analysts blame our surprise at the 9/11 attacks partly on
a. cultural relativism.
b. ethnocentrism.
c. anomie.
d. ethnicity. - ANSWER b. ethnocentrism.
Race, class, and gender are prime examples of
a. achieved status.
b. socioeconomic status.
c. master status.
d. status hierarchy. - ANSWER c. master status.
The idea that language shapes our perceptions of reality is called the
a. symbolic reality hypothesis.
b. linguistic relativity hypothesis.
c. sign language hypothesis.
d. cultural diversity hypothesis. - ANSWER b. linguistic relativity hypothesis.
The learned patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting, which are transmitted from one
generation to the next, are referred to as
a. society.
b. social structure.
c. culture.
d. material culture. - ANSWER c. culture.
, Social rules that specify appropriate and inappropriate behavior in given situations
are called
a. cultural expectations.
b. socialized values.
c. norms.
d. cognitive expectations - ANSWER c. norms.
From the sociological perspective, wearing soiled clothing might be viewed as
violating a
a. law.
b. more
c. folkway.
d. sanction. - ANSWER c. folkway.
When a trait or feature from one culture is rejected as being strange or immoral by
another culture, it is an example of
a. syncretism.
b. synchronization.
c. sedition.
d. ethnocentrism. - ANSWER d. ethnocentrism.
The actual behavior of the person who occupies a status is termed
a. role performance.
b. master status.
c. role set.
d. duties. - ANSWER a. role performance.
A society's shared ideas regarding what is desirable, correct, and good are called
a. norms.
b. laws.
c. values.
d. mores. - ANSWER c. values.
Norms
a. are essentially no more than moral rules.
b. are subjective in nature.
c. vary in type from folkways to mores to laws.
d. both b. are subjective in nature and c. vary in type from folkways to mores to laws
are correct - ANSWER d. both b. are subjective in nature and c. vary in type from
folkways to mores to laws are correct
Those expectations that define appropriate or inappropriate behavior for the
occupant of a status are
a. simple norms.
b. complex norms.
c. values.
d. roles. - ANSWER d. roles.
A Peace Corps volunteer living in Blantyre, Malawi reported that the post office there
had two letter slots, one labeled "Blantyre" and the other labeled
