SOC 100 Exam 1 (CH 1-5) QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
\.Kara works at a small daycare...does not feel connected...doesn't get paid much
over minimum wage...which concept from conflict theory... - ANSWERS✔-false
consciousness
\.Max Weber's theory of rationalization...modern societies have increasingly
become concerned with efficiency is an example of a...which attempts to answer
fundamental questions about society. - ANSWERS✔-grand theory = attempt to
explain large-scale relationships and answer fundamental questions such as why
societies form and why they change.
\.sociologists who focus on interpersonal relationships and connections with
others, such as Erving Goffman's research on social scripts, are
considered...theorists. - ANSWERS✔-symbolic interactionist
\.What did functionalist Emile Durkheim theorize about suicide? - ANSWERS✔-
rates of suicide are related to social solidarity and social factors such as religion,
martial status, parental status, etc.
\.one-to-one interactions and communications are analyzed on a - ANSWERS✔-
micro-level
, \.Shaquallah has a PhD in engineering and sits...she is the only women on the
board...A sociologist studying Shaquallah's experience would likely use what
sociological framework? - ANSWERS✔-feminist theory
\.all of the following are examples of things sociologists might study except -
ANSWERS✔-how weather patterns in a specific region compare over time.
\.Karl Marx believed that - ANSWERS✔-social conflict leads to societal changes
\.which sociologist argued that social worlds must be understood from an insider's
point of view? - ANSWERS✔-Max Weber (verstehen)
\.what two historical events most influenced Auguste Comte, Karl Marx, and Emile
Durkheim? - ANSWERS✔-french revolution and industrial revolution
\.according to c. wright mills, - ANSWERS✔-there is an intricate relationship
between the individual and society.
\.the sociological imagination is a concept that describes how people -
ANSWERS✔-understand that their personal troubles are part of a framework of
larger social issues
\.Summers was interested in studying whether or not the level of education a
parent had an impact on the intelligence of their children. In her study of 100
children and their parents, she compared the highest level of education obtained
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
\.Kara works at a small daycare...does not feel connected...doesn't get paid much
over minimum wage...which concept from conflict theory... - ANSWERS✔-false
consciousness
\.Max Weber's theory of rationalization...modern societies have increasingly
become concerned with efficiency is an example of a...which attempts to answer
fundamental questions about society. - ANSWERS✔-grand theory = attempt to
explain large-scale relationships and answer fundamental questions such as why
societies form and why they change.
\.sociologists who focus on interpersonal relationships and connections with
others, such as Erving Goffman's research on social scripts, are
considered...theorists. - ANSWERS✔-symbolic interactionist
\.What did functionalist Emile Durkheim theorize about suicide? - ANSWERS✔-
rates of suicide are related to social solidarity and social factors such as religion,
martial status, parental status, etc.
\.one-to-one interactions and communications are analyzed on a - ANSWERS✔-
micro-level
, \.Shaquallah has a PhD in engineering and sits...she is the only women on the
board...A sociologist studying Shaquallah's experience would likely use what
sociological framework? - ANSWERS✔-feminist theory
\.all of the following are examples of things sociologists might study except -
ANSWERS✔-how weather patterns in a specific region compare over time.
\.Karl Marx believed that - ANSWERS✔-social conflict leads to societal changes
\.which sociologist argued that social worlds must be understood from an insider's
point of view? - ANSWERS✔-Max Weber (verstehen)
\.what two historical events most influenced Auguste Comte, Karl Marx, and Emile
Durkheim? - ANSWERS✔-french revolution and industrial revolution
\.according to c. wright mills, - ANSWERS✔-there is an intricate relationship
between the individual and society.
\.the sociological imagination is a concept that describes how people -
ANSWERS✔-understand that their personal troubles are part of a framework of
larger social issues
\.Summers was interested in studying whether or not the level of education a
parent had an impact on the intelligence of their children. In her study of 100
children and their parents, she compared the highest level of education obtained
