SOC 1100 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Sociological perspective - ANSWER Sociology is based on a special point of view called
the _____, which can be described as seeing general patterns in the lives of particular
people.
Society - ANSWER According to sociologist C. Wright Mills, _____ is the main cause of
poverty and other social problems.
the systematic study of human society - ANSWER
Society guides our actions, thoughts, and feelings, generally narrowing our choices of
partner to people within our race, social class, education level, and degree of
attractiveness - ANSWER Using the sociological perspective, why do most people choose
someone of similar race, social-class background, level of education, and degree of
physical attractiveness as a partner?
What general conclusion did Emile Durkheim reach in his study of suicide? - ANSWER
The risk of suicide is shaped by social forces.
Taking a ___ perspective involves studying the larger world and our society's place in it. -
ANSWER global
,_______ is an example of a high-income country - ANSWER Canada
Countries at which level of economic development have a world-average standard of
living - ANSWER middle-income countries
Which of the following traits characterizes low-income nations - ANSWER a low material
standard of living so that most people are poor
What is one of the reasons why a global perspective is important to sociology? -
ANSWER Societies throughout the world are increasingly interconnected
In the metaphor for the game of life used in your text, ______ deals the cards and _____
plays the hands - ANSWER Society; people
Of the four justifications for punishment, _______ is the oldest and perceives punishment
as society's revenge for a moral wrong. - ANSWER retribution
The high rate of ___________, or later offences by people previously convicted of crimes,
taken with the proven lack of rehabilitation in prisons, suggests that punishment does
not deter crime. - ANSWER criminal recidivism
Why are Canadian youth protected by the Youth Criminal Justice Act? - ANSWER
Canadians have decided that young people have a lower capacity for crime.
,To reduce costs and overcrowding in prisons, as well as the stigma of going to jail, an
alternative to traditional prison is _____________. - ANSWER community-based corrections
the systematic study of human society - ANSWER The text presents a formal definition of
the discipline of sociology as ____
What is one way that applying the sociological perspective can benefit us? - ANSWER It
empowers us to be active participants in society
Which of the following lists of historical events and trends correctly identifies three
factors that led to the initial development of the discipline of sociology? - ANSWER the
new industrial economy, the growth of cities, political change
In the writings of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Adam Smith, we see a shift in the
understandings of human behaviour from a focus on moral obligation to God and king
to what Auguste Comte called the metaphysical stage of development with a focus
on_______ - ANSWER the pursuit of self-interest
How did Auguste Comte contribute to the study of society? - ANSWER He applied the
scientific approach to the study of society
Positivist research discovers facts through the use of _______? - ANSWER Science
How did people view society during the early period that Auguste Comte called the
"theological stage"? - ANSWER They thought human society expressed God's will
, Which of the following is an example of the latent function of social structure? -
ANSWER higher education function as a "marriage broker", bringing together young
people of similar social backgrounds
The social-conflict theoretical approach highlights - ANSWER social inequality
A sociologists following the ______ theoretical approach would be likely to ask the
following questions: What are the major parts of society? How are these parts linked?
What does each part do to help society work? - ANSWER Structural-functional
The _____ theoretical approach operates on the micro-level of analysis? - ANSWER
symbolic-interaction
A _____ is a basic image of society that guides thinking and research? - ANSWER
theoretical approach
What was John Porter's contribution to Canadian sociology? - ANSWER He argued that
class and inequality are functions of ethnicity and race
What approach focuses on how men are placed in positions of power over women? -
ANSWER gender-conflict approach
Which theoretical approach in sociology would most likely lead to an analysis of sports
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Sociological perspective - ANSWER Sociology is based on a special point of view called
the _____, which can be described as seeing general patterns in the lives of particular
people.
Society - ANSWER According to sociologist C. Wright Mills, _____ is the main cause of
poverty and other social problems.
the systematic study of human society - ANSWER
Society guides our actions, thoughts, and feelings, generally narrowing our choices of
partner to people within our race, social class, education level, and degree of
attractiveness - ANSWER Using the sociological perspective, why do most people choose
someone of similar race, social-class background, level of education, and degree of
physical attractiveness as a partner?
What general conclusion did Emile Durkheim reach in his study of suicide? - ANSWER
The risk of suicide is shaped by social forces.
Taking a ___ perspective involves studying the larger world and our society's place in it. -
ANSWER global
,_______ is an example of a high-income country - ANSWER Canada
Countries at which level of economic development have a world-average standard of
living - ANSWER middle-income countries
Which of the following traits characterizes low-income nations - ANSWER a low material
standard of living so that most people are poor
What is one of the reasons why a global perspective is important to sociology? -
ANSWER Societies throughout the world are increasingly interconnected
In the metaphor for the game of life used in your text, ______ deals the cards and _____
plays the hands - ANSWER Society; people
Of the four justifications for punishment, _______ is the oldest and perceives punishment
as society's revenge for a moral wrong. - ANSWER retribution
The high rate of ___________, or later offences by people previously convicted of crimes,
taken with the proven lack of rehabilitation in prisons, suggests that punishment does
not deter crime. - ANSWER criminal recidivism
Why are Canadian youth protected by the Youth Criminal Justice Act? - ANSWER
Canadians have decided that young people have a lower capacity for crime.
,To reduce costs and overcrowding in prisons, as well as the stigma of going to jail, an
alternative to traditional prison is _____________. - ANSWER community-based corrections
the systematic study of human society - ANSWER The text presents a formal definition of
the discipline of sociology as ____
What is one way that applying the sociological perspective can benefit us? - ANSWER It
empowers us to be active participants in society
Which of the following lists of historical events and trends correctly identifies three
factors that led to the initial development of the discipline of sociology? - ANSWER the
new industrial economy, the growth of cities, political change
In the writings of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Adam Smith, we see a shift in the
understandings of human behaviour from a focus on moral obligation to God and king
to what Auguste Comte called the metaphysical stage of development with a focus
on_______ - ANSWER the pursuit of self-interest
How did Auguste Comte contribute to the study of society? - ANSWER He applied the
scientific approach to the study of society
Positivist research discovers facts through the use of _______? - ANSWER Science
How did people view society during the early period that Auguste Comte called the
"theological stage"? - ANSWER They thought human society expressed God's will
, Which of the following is an example of the latent function of social structure? -
ANSWER higher education function as a "marriage broker", bringing together young
people of similar social backgrounds
The social-conflict theoretical approach highlights - ANSWER social inequality
A sociologists following the ______ theoretical approach would be likely to ask the
following questions: What are the major parts of society? How are these parts linked?
What does each part do to help society work? - ANSWER Structural-functional
The _____ theoretical approach operates on the micro-level of analysis? - ANSWER
symbolic-interaction
A _____ is a basic image of society that guides thinking and research? - ANSWER
theoretical approach
What was John Porter's contribution to Canadian sociology? - ANSWER He argued that
class and inequality are functions of ethnicity and race
What approach focuses on how men are placed in positions of power over women? -
ANSWER gender-conflict approach
Which theoretical approach in sociology would most likely lead to an analysis of sports
