SOCIOLOGY- PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND TERMS

SOCIOLOGY- PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND TERMS

Functionalismk-kans-
viewsksocietykaskakcomplexksystemkofkinterdependentkpartskthatkworkktogetherkt
okensureksurvival

Conflictktheoryk-kans-
examineskhowkandkwhykgroupskdisagree,kstrugglekoverkpower,kandkcompetekfork
scarcekresources

argueskthatkculturekcankgeneratekconsiderablekinequalitykinsteadkofkunifyingksocie
ty

Feministktheoriesk-kans-
focuskonkwomen'sksocial,keconomic,kandkpoliticalkinequality

Symbolickinteractionk-kans-
examineskindividualskeverydaykbehaviorkthroughkthekcommunicationkofkknowledge,
kideas,kbeliefs,kandkattitudes

Inkwhatkwayskdoksocialkstructureskshapekone'sksociologicalkimagination?
kExplainkyourkreasoning.k-kans-
Socialkstructureskcausekhumansktokbekimbeddedkandkwrappedkupkinkwhatktheyk
knowktokbekstablekinktheirklife.kItkiskhardkforksomeonektokthinkkusingkmacroksoci
ology.kAnkindividualsksocialkstructureskcouldkleadkthemktokbekmorekunderstanding
kofkpublickandkhistoricalkissueskbecausekofktheirkownkpersonalktroubles.kOrkitkco
uldkcausekankindividualktokbekmorekshelteredkfromkpublickandkhistoricalkissueskb
ecausektheykhaveknotkexperiencedkpersonalktrouble,ksoktheykfeelkthesekissueskar
ekoutkofktheirkcontrol.

Aksociologistkiskconductingkakstudykonkaksmallkgroupkofkformerlykmiddle-
classkindividualskwhokareknowkbestkdescribedkaskworkingkpoor.kIfktheksociologist
kuseskC.kWrightkMills'skunderstandingkofktheksociologicalkimagination,ktheykwillku
nderstandkthiskaskakfunctionkofkhow
a)kstructuralkissueskarekcausedkbykindividualktroubles.
b)kindividualktroubleskcankbekcausedkbykstructuralkissues.
c)kindividualktroubleskarekindependentkofkstructuralkissues.
d)kindividualktroubleskandkstructuralkissueskhavekoverlappingkcauses.k-kans-
b)kindividualktroubleskcankbekcausedkbykstructuralkissues.

, Jenniferkiskstudyingkwelfarekpolicies.kIfkshekadoptskakmacrosociologicalkperspectiv
e,kshekmaykstudy
a)khowkindividualkfamilieskrespondktokchangeskinkthosekpolicies.
b)kwhetherkchangeskinkpolicieskaffectkchildhoodkpovertykrates.
c)kthekbeliefskofkimpoverishedkpeoplekaboutkwelfarekforkcorporations.
d)kthekbeliefskofkwealthykindividualskaboutkwelfarekforkpeoplek-kans-
b)kwhetherkchangeskinkpolicieskaffectkchildhoodkpovertykrates.

Accordingktokyourktext,konekofksociology'skcentralkthemeskis
a)krecognizingkandkunderstandingkdiversity.
b)kmaximizingkindividualkopportunities.
c)kstrengtheningkthekdevelopmentkofksocialistkgovernments.
d)khaltingkthekdeclinekofkWesternkcivilization.k-kans-
a)krecognizingkandkunderstandingkdiversity.

AccordingktoksociologistkJameskWhite,kwhichkofkthekfollowingkbestkdescribesktheo
ries?
a)kTheorieskarektoolskthatkmaykneedkreplacingkaskourkunderstandingkbecomeskm
oreksophisticated.
b)kTheorieskarekproposedkexplanationskmadekonkthekbasiskofkveryklittlekevidence
.
c)kTheorieskareknothingkmorekthankguesseskaboutkphenomenakandkarektypicallyk
false.
d)kTheorieskarekfocusedkonkindividualkoutcomeskandkhaveklittlektokofferksociety.k
-kans-
a)kTheorieskarektoolskthatkmaykneedkreplacingkaskourkunderstandingkbecomeskm
oreksophisticated.

Durkheimkreliedkonkextensivekdatakcollectionktokdrawkconclusionskaboutkthekrelati
onshipkbetween
a)ksocialkstabilitykandkcapitalism.
b)keducationkandkupwardkmobility.
c)ksocialkdisruptionkandkcrime.
d)ksocialkintegrationkandksuicide.k-kans-d)ksocialkintegrationkandksuicide.

Dr.kMcCarthykiskexaminingkrelapsekbehaviorskamongkpeoplekwhokidentifykwithkdr
ugkaddictions.kDr.kMcCarthykhaskchosenktokexaminekthekmedicalkrecordskofkpati
entskinkakdrugkandkalcoholkrehabilitationkfacility.kThekcopieskofkthekmedicalkrecor
dskhavekpatientkidentifyingkinformationkremoved.kWhilekitkiskimportantkforkherktok
bekmindfulkofkresearchkethics,kthekresearchkmethodkshekhaskchosenkdoesknotkr
equirekherktoklookkforkvoluntarykparticipants.
True
Falsek-kans-true