Introduction to Sociology - Milestone 1

Which of the following was one of researcher Philip Zimbardo’s key findings in the Stanford Prison Experiment? • The guards who participated in the experiment had aggressive personalities. • Research has the potential to harm the physical and mental well-being of participants. • Research does not impact the physical and mental well-being of participants. • The prisoners who participated in the experiment had aggressive personalities. Jackie uses graphs and charts to present data on obesity in the United States. She creates a chart showing the increasing number of children who are obese, as well as the mean, median, and mode weights. The type of data Jackie presents on the chart is called __________ statistics. • qualitative • spurious • inferential • descriptive Which of the following sociologists produced research demonstrating the challenges of the participant observation method? • William Foot Whyte • W.E.B. Du Bois • Lois Benjamin • Max Weber Which of the following approaches emphasizes issues that arise due to differences between races? • Symbolic interaction theory • Power elite theory • Structural functional theory • Social conflict theory Which of the following statements best describes symbolic interaction theory? • The meanings of situations, of people, and of society, are created through social interaction. • Symbolic meanings are shared when we talk to each other. • Patterns of interaction, when repeated, develop into social institutions. • All of the answer choices are correct. The __________ research method focuses on people in their natural settings, and is useful for generating hypotheses that can be tested in other settings. • participant observation • secondary source • focus group • survey Together, shopping and consumer retail spending are an important part of the U.S. economy. A sociologist who takes the functional approach would note that shopping and consumer spending serve important functions in American society. Which of the following is a manifest function of shopping malls? • Shopping malls produce shopaholics, who contribute to the economy by accumulating credit card debt. • All of the answer choices are correct. • Shopping malls provide a place to purchase goods and services, and to consume entertainment. • Shopping malls serve as a venue for the theft of goods. According to Comte, positivist sociology views society at which of the following stages? • Philosophical stage • Theological stage • Scientific stage • Metaphysical stage Your friend, Fred, asserts that to ensure peace in the United States, we must establish peace in other nations. This is an example of which of the following? • Sociological perspective • Global perspective • Sociological imagination • Micro-level orientation Rita asks four women on the street in Chicago if they are Cubs fans. Three of the four say yes. Based on this, Rita concludes that 75% of all Chicagoans are Cubs fans. This is an example of __________. • interference • overgeneralization • gender blindness • gynocentricity Which of the following sociologists argued that sociological research should examine the subjective or interpretive meaning of human behavior? • Emile Durkheim • Robert Merton •