INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS #8
Sociology is what kind of a study of society? - correct answer Scientific and Systematic
"The ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the larger
society" -C. Wright Mills - correct answer Sociological Imagination
Who proposed the theory of Social Facts? - correct answer Emile Dirkheim
Who proposed the theory of Social Darwinism? - correct answer Herbert Spencer
Who was the first African American to become a sociologist? - correct answer W.E.B Du
Bois
Who created the Hull House? - correct answer Jane Adams
In addition to the Age of Enlightenment what other two factors contributed to the
beginning of sociology? - correct answer Industrial Revolution, Urbanization
In addition to Globalization, what other two related concepts do most sociology books
address? - correct answer Diversification, Inequality
Six steps of the Conventional Research Method - correct answer 1. State/Define the
Problem
2. Review Previous Findings
3. State Hypothesis
4. Develop Research Design
5. Collect Data
6. Report your Findings
Four general Research methods - correct answer 1. Survey
2. Secondary Analysis
3. Participant Observation
4. Experiment
Ethnography reffers to which research method? - correct answer Participant
Observation
What takes place when a researcher's presence causes changes in the subject's
behavior? - correct answer Harthron Effect
What type of sampling is used when participants are deliberately chosen because they
have specific characteristics? - correct answer Probability Sample
Four common non material Components of Culture - correct answer 1. Symbols
, 2. Language
3. Values
4. Norms
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis is related to which components of culture? - correct answer
Language
Cultural Lag changes relationships between ____ and ____ - correct answer Material
Culture and Non Material Culture
Judging other cultures by one's own standards - correct answer Enocentrism
Norms that may be violated without serious consequence - correct answer Folkways
In the definition of "Socialization," in addition to acquiring social skills for survival in
society, what else does one acquire? - correct answer an understanding of one's self-
image
Sigmund Freud's term for the Reality Concept - correct answer Ego
Sigmund Freud's term for Basic Human Drives - correct answer Id
Sigmund Freud's term for the Conscience - correct answer Superego
The theory that a self-image is based on how we think others see us - correct answer
Looking Glass Self
One of the most important types of adult socialization - correct answer Work Place
Coined the term "Sociology" - correct answer Auguste Comte
Jails and prisons (Total Institutions) contribute to what kind of socialization? - correct
answer Involuntary Socialization
What are the four important Agents of Socialization? - correct answer 1. School
2. Family
3. Workplace
4. Mass Media
Prejudice is rooted in - correct answer Ethnocentrism and Stereotypes
What is not a characteristic of Ethnic Groups? - correct answer No distinct geographical
area
Sexism is interwoven with - correct answer Patriarchy
AND ANSWERS #8
Sociology is what kind of a study of society? - correct answer Scientific and Systematic
"The ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the larger
society" -C. Wright Mills - correct answer Sociological Imagination
Who proposed the theory of Social Facts? - correct answer Emile Dirkheim
Who proposed the theory of Social Darwinism? - correct answer Herbert Spencer
Who was the first African American to become a sociologist? - correct answer W.E.B Du
Bois
Who created the Hull House? - correct answer Jane Adams
In addition to the Age of Enlightenment what other two factors contributed to the
beginning of sociology? - correct answer Industrial Revolution, Urbanization
In addition to Globalization, what other two related concepts do most sociology books
address? - correct answer Diversification, Inequality
Six steps of the Conventional Research Method - correct answer 1. State/Define the
Problem
2. Review Previous Findings
3. State Hypothesis
4. Develop Research Design
5. Collect Data
6. Report your Findings
Four general Research methods - correct answer 1. Survey
2. Secondary Analysis
3. Participant Observation
4. Experiment
Ethnography reffers to which research method? - correct answer Participant
Observation
What takes place when a researcher's presence causes changes in the subject's
behavior? - correct answer Harthron Effect
What type of sampling is used when participants are deliberately chosen because they
have specific characteristics? - correct answer Probability Sample
Four common non material Components of Culture - correct answer 1. Symbols
, 2. Language
3. Values
4. Norms
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis is related to which components of culture? - correct answer
Language
Cultural Lag changes relationships between ____ and ____ - correct answer Material
Culture and Non Material Culture
Judging other cultures by one's own standards - correct answer Enocentrism
Norms that may be violated without serious consequence - correct answer Folkways
In the definition of "Socialization," in addition to acquiring social skills for survival in
society, what else does one acquire? - correct answer an understanding of one's self-
image
Sigmund Freud's term for the Reality Concept - correct answer Ego
Sigmund Freud's term for Basic Human Drives - correct answer Id
Sigmund Freud's term for the Conscience - correct answer Superego
The theory that a self-image is based on how we think others see us - correct answer
Looking Glass Self
One of the most important types of adult socialization - correct answer Work Place
Coined the term "Sociology" - correct answer Auguste Comte
Jails and prisons (Total Institutions) contribute to what kind of socialization? - correct
answer Involuntary Socialization
What are the four important Agents of Socialization? - correct answer 1. School
2. Family
3. Workplace
4. Mass Media
Prejudice is rooted in - correct answer Ethnocentrism and Stereotypes
What is not a characteristic of Ethnic Groups? - correct answer No distinct geographical
area
Sexism is interwoven with - correct answer Patriarchy
