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Which of the following best describes sociology as a subject?
1. the study of individual behaviour
2. the study of cultures
3. the study of society and social interaction
4. the study of economics - (answers)3. the study of society and social interaction
Wright Mills once said that sociologists need to develop a sociological __________ to study how
society affects
individuals.
1. culture
2. imagination
3. method
4.tool - (answers)2. Imagination
A sociologist defines society as a group of people who reside in a defined area, share a culture,
and who:
1. interact
2. work in the same industry
3. speak different languages
4. practise a recognized religion - (answers)1. interact
Seeing patterns means that a sociologist needs to be able to:
1. compare the behaviour of individuals from different societies
2. compare one society to another
,3. identify similarities in how social groups respond to social pressure
4. compare individuals to groups - (answers)3. identify similarities in how social groups respond
to social pressure
Which of the following was a topic of study in early sociology?
1. astrology
2. economics
3. physics
4. history - (answers)2. economics
Which founder of sociology believed societies changed due to class struggle?
1. Émile Comte
2. Karl Marx
3. Plato
4. Herbert Spencer - (answers)2.Karl Marx
The difference between positivism and interpretive sociology relates to:
1. whether individuals like or dislike their society
2. whether research methods use statistical data or person-to-person research
3. whether sociological studies can predict or improve society
4. all of the above - (answers)3. whether sociological studies can predict or improve society
Which would a quantitative sociologists use to gather data?
1. a large survey
2. a literature search
3. an in-depth interview
4. a review of television programs - (answers)1. a large survey
,Weber believed humans could not be studied purely objectively because they were influenced
by:
1. drugs
2. their culture
3. their genetic makeup
4. the researcher - (answers)2.their culture
Which of these theories is most likely to look at the social world on a micro-level?
1. structural functionalism
2. conflict theory
3. positivism
4. symbolic interactionism - (answers)4. symbolic interactionism
Who believed that the history of society was one of class struggle?
1. Émile Durkheim
2. Karl Marx
3. Erving Goffmann
4. George Herbert Mead - (answers)2. Karl Marx
Who coined the phrase symbolic interactionism?
1. Herbert Blumer
2. Max Weber
3. Lester F. Ward
4. W. I. Thomas - (answers)1. Herbert Blumer
A symbolic interactionist may compare social interactions to:
1. behaviours
2. conflicts
3. human organs
, 4. theatrical roles - (answers)4. Theatrical roles
Which research technique would most likely be used by a symbolic interactionist?
1. surveys
2. participant observation
3. quantitative data analysis
4. none of the above - (answers)2. participant observation
Which sociologist described sociology as the study of social forms?
1. Martineau
2. Simmel
3. Weber
4. Becker - (answers)2. Simmel
Studying Sociology helps people analyze data because they learn:
1. interview techniques
2. to apply statistics
3. to generate theories
4. all of the above - (answers)4. All of the above
Berger describes sociologists as concerned with:
1. monumental moments in people's lives
2. common everyday life events
3. both a and b
4. none of the above - (answers)3. both be and c
A measurement is considered ______ if it actually measures what it is intended to measure,
according to the
topic of the study.
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Which of the following best describes sociology as a subject?
1. the study of individual behaviour
2. the study of cultures
3. the study of society and social interaction
4. the study of economics - (answers)3. the study of society and social interaction
Wright Mills once said that sociologists need to develop a sociological __________ to study how
society affects
individuals.
1. culture
2. imagination
3. method
4.tool - (answers)2. Imagination
A sociologist defines society as a group of people who reside in a defined area, share a culture,
and who:
1. interact
2. work in the same industry
3. speak different languages
4. practise a recognized religion - (answers)1. interact
Seeing patterns means that a sociologist needs to be able to:
1. compare the behaviour of individuals from different societies
2. compare one society to another
,3. identify similarities in how social groups respond to social pressure
4. compare individuals to groups - (answers)3. identify similarities in how social groups respond
to social pressure
Which of the following was a topic of study in early sociology?
1. astrology
2. economics
3. physics
4. history - (answers)2. economics
Which founder of sociology believed societies changed due to class struggle?
1. Émile Comte
2. Karl Marx
3. Plato
4. Herbert Spencer - (answers)2.Karl Marx
The difference between positivism and interpretive sociology relates to:
1. whether individuals like or dislike their society
2. whether research methods use statistical data or person-to-person research
3. whether sociological studies can predict or improve society
4. all of the above - (answers)3. whether sociological studies can predict or improve society
Which would a quantitative sociologists use to gather data?
1. a large survey
2. a literature search
3. an in-depth interview
4. a review of television programs - (answers)1. a large survey
,Weber believed humans could not be studied purely objectively because they were influenced
by:
1. drugs
2. their culture
3. their genetic makeup
4. the researcher - (answers)2.their culture
Which of these theories is most likely to look at the social world on a micro-level?
1. structural functionalism
2. conflict theory
3. positivism
4. symbolic interactionism - (answers)4. symbolic interactionism
Who believed that the history of society was one of class struggle?
1. Émile Durkheim
2. Karl Marx
3. Erving Goffmann
4. George Herbert Mead - (answers)2. Karl Marx
Who coined the phrase symbolic interactionism?
1. Herbert Blumer
2. Max Weber
3. Lester F. Ward
4. W. I. Thomas - (answers)1. Herbert Blumer
A symbolic interactionist may compare social interactions to:
1. behaviours
2. conflicts
3. human organs
, 4. theatrical roles - (answers)4. Theatrical roles
Which research technique would most likely be used by a symbolic interactionist?
1. surveys
2. participant observation
3. quantitative data analysis
4. none of the above - (answers)2. participant observation
Which sociologist described sociology as the study of social forms?
1. Martineau
2. Simmel
3. Weber
4. Becker - (answers)2. Simmel
Studying Sociology helps people analyze data because they learn:
1. interview techniques
2. to apply statistics
3. to generate theories
4. all of the above - (answers)4. All of the above
Berger describes sociologists as concerned with:
1. monumental moments in people's lives
2. common everyday life events
3. both a and b
4. none of the above - (answers)3. both be and c
A measurement is considered ______ if it actually measures what it is intended to measure,
according to the
topic of the study.
