Introduction to Sociology Exam 1
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Durkheim theorized that the rapidly changing conditions of modern life lead to
anomie. How did he define anomie? - correct answer ✔a condition in which
social control becomes ineffective due to loss of shared values
The famous American anthropologist Margaret Mead once said that America
is the best place to raise a female child. While many Americans would agree
with her, people from other countries might accuse her of being: - correct
answer ✔ethnocentric.
A student wrote a term paper based on a systematic examination of letters to
the editor in the local paper. This type of study illustrates: - correct answer
✔content analysis
Lucy has volunteered at the local crisis center. While she is performing as a
volunteer, she is given permission to gather data on the number of women
who report being abused, and the number of women who later participated in
counseling. Lucy is using __________ as a method of gathering data. -
correct answer ✔participant observation
In one of his most memorable summer vacations, Danny recalls traveling to
South Korea where he met a host of interesting people and lifelong friends.
He also, however, recalls feeling disoriented and out of place because of the
different cultural norms and beliefs. This feeling of disorientation that Danny
experienced is an example of what? - correct answer ✔Culture shock
, The awareness that helps us understand that there is a connection between
losing our job and the high unemployment rate in the region in which we live is
an example of: - correct answer ✔the sociological imagination
According to the conflict theory, how do values and norms serve the interest
of the powerful? - correct answer ✔
Which of the following would NOT be regarded as a subculture? - correct
answer ✔
What is the sociological imagination? - correct answer ✔the ability to see the
relationship between individual experiences and the larger society
Which of the following is an important aspect of symbolic interactionism? -
correct answer ✔the idea that society is produced and reproduced by
individuals interacting with each other
Emile Durkheim suggested that in simple agricultural societies, people were
bound together through mechanical solidarity. What was the basis of these
sorts of bonds? - correct answer ✔shared traditions, beliefs, and similar
experiences
Survey data are collected by using all of the following except: - correct
answer ✔
In Argentina, rotating one's index finger around the front of the ear means
"you have a telephone call," but in the United States it usually means that you
are suggesting that a person is "crazy." Both of these gestures exemplify: -
correct answer ✔symbols
Question and answers already passed
2025
Durkheim theorized that the rapidly changing conditions of modern life lead to
anomie. How did he define anomie? - correct answer ✔a condition in which
social control becomes ineffective due to loss of shared values
The famous American anthropologist Margaret Mead once said that America
is the best place to raise a female child. While many Americans would agree
with her, people from other countries might accuse her of being: - correct
answer ✔ethnocentric.
A student wrote a term paper based on a systematic examination of letters to
the editor in the local paper. This type of study illustrates: - correct answer
✔content analysis
Lucy has volunteered at the local crisis center. While she is performing as a
volunteer, she is given permission to gather data on the number of women
who report being abused, and the number of women who later participated in
counseling. Lucy is using __________ as a method of gathering data. -
correct answer ✔participant observation
In one of his most memorable summer vacations, Danny recalls traveling to
South Korea where he met a host of interesting people and lifelong friends.
He also, however, recalls feeling disoriented and out of place because of the
different cultural norms and beliefs. This feeling of disorientation that Danny
experienced is an example of what? - correct answer ✔Culture shock
, The awareness that helps us understand that there is a connection between
losing our job and the high unemployment rate in the region in which we live is
an example of: - correct answer ✔the sociological imagination
According to the conflict theory, how do values and norms serve the interest
of the powerful? - correct answer ✔
Which of the following would NOT be regarded as a subculture? - correct
answer ✔
What is the sociological imagination? - correct answer ✔the ability to see the
relationship between individual experiences and the larger society
Which of the following is an important aspect of symbolic interactionism? -
correct answer ✔the idea that society is produced and reproduced by
individuals interacting with each other
Emile Durkheim suggested that in simple agricultural societies, people were
bound together through mechanical solidarity. What was the basis of these
sorts of bonds? - correct answer ✔shared traditions, beliefs, and similar
experiences
Survey data are collected by using all of the following except: - correct
answer ✔
In Argentina, rotating one's index finger around the front of the ear means
"you have a telephone call," but in the United States it usually means that you
are suggesting that a person is "crazy." Both of these gestures exemplify: -
correct answer ✔symbols
