HAP Exam Study Guide.
Please define C. Wright Mill's sociological imagination. - (answer)How individuals understand their own
and others' pasts in relation to history and social structure.
____ believed that societies grew and changed as a result of the struggles of different social classes over
the means of production and greatly favored ____. - (answer)Karl Marx; Communism
A hypothesis can be defined as: - (answer)A testable proposition
After weeks of protest in Zuccotti Park, NYC's "Occupy Wall Street" divided into two camps: one
composed of higher income protestors, and one composed of lower-income protesters. A ______ would
be most interested in the relationship and nature of day-to- day exchanges between the two groups. -
(answer)Symbolic interactionist
Which theorist claimed that people rise to their proper level in society based solely on their belief in a
meritocracy? - (answer)Émile Durkheim
Which of the following men coined the term positivism, and is widely considered the father of
sociology? - (answer)Auguste Comte
A paradigm can be defined as: - (answer)Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a
discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them.
____ view society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs
of individuals who make up that society. - (answer)structural Functionalists
Alexis wants to research the 1960's feminist movement. She reads articles from the time period,
watches documentaries, reads scholarly journals on the topic, and interviews influential women from
the movement. What kind of research method is Alexis using? - (answer)Secondary data analysis
The term interpretive framework can be defined as: - (answer)A sociological research approach that
seeks in-depth understanding of a topic or subject through observation or interaction; this approach is
not based on hypothesis testing.
Please define C. Wright Mill's sociological imagination. - (answer)How individuals understand their own
and others' pasts in relation to history and social structure.
____ believed that societies grew and changed as a result of the struggles of different social classes over
the means of production and greatly favored ____. - (answer)Karl Marx; Communism
A hypothesis can be defined as: - (answer)A testable proposition
After weeks of protest in Zuccotti Park, NYC's "Occupy Wall Street" divided into two camps: one
composed of higher income protestors, and one composed of lower-income protesters. A ______ would
be most interested in the relationship and nature of day-to- day exchanges between the two groups. -
(answer)Symbolic interactionist
Which theorist claimed that people rise to their proper level in society based solely on their belief in a
meritocracy? - (answer)Émile Durkheim
Which of the following men coined the term positivism, and is widely considered the father of
sociology? - (answer)Auguste Comte
A paradigm can be defined as: - (answer)Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a
discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them.
____ view society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs
of individuals who make up that society. - (answer)structural Functionalists
Alexis wants to research the 1960's feminist movement. She reads articles from the time period,
watches documentaries, reads scholarly journals on the topic, and interviews influential women from
the movement. What kind of research method is Alexis using? - (answer)Secondary data analysis
The term interpretive framework can be defined as: - (answer)A sociological research approach that
seeks in-depth understanding of a topic or subject through observation or interaction; this approach is
not based on hypothesis testing.
