Introduction to Sociology - C273 Pre
Assessment 2024
Karl Marx - Who was the founder of conflict theory?
Positivism - Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of sociology?
Conflict theory - Which sociological perspective views society as being made up of
groups competing for scarce resources?
The complex patterns of family life permit greater economic and emotional security for
individuals from diverse backgrounds. - How would a functionalist theory explain the
complexity of American families in the early twenty-first century?
Experiments - A controlled setting in which specific variables are manipulated and the
outcomes are measured
Surveys - A series of questions asked of a sample of people
Participant observation - Research that takes place while the researcher actively
participates in a setting
Secondary analysis - The study of data that have already been collected
To protect human subjects - What is the purpose of having ethical standards in social
research?
Because people have the right to give informed consent before participating in research
- Why is it considered unethical for sociologists to mislead their research participants?
Language - What is an example of nonmaterial culture?
Counterculture - Which concept do sociologists use to describe a group whose values
and goals are in opposition to mainstream culture?
Values define a culture's standards for good and bad, beautiful and ugly, right and
wrong. - What role do a culture's values play in social interactions?
It is an environment where one can acquire new perspectives of the world. - How does
the workplace act as an agent of socializatoin?
Family - Where do most people first encounter gender socialization?
, Media affects the way that people perceive themselves because media reflects society's
views of itself. - How might Charles Horton Cooley use the concept of the looking-glass
self to explain the influence of media on identity and behavior?
Social class - Which area of social life would be analyzed from the perspective of
macrosociology?
Religion - Which agent of socialization focuses primarily on establishing norms of moral
behavior?
They serve as agents of socialization. - How do sociologists describe the role of peers
across the different stages of life?
1-The looking-glass self
2- The generalized other - Which two concepts reflect sociological ways of thinking
about the development of self?
Deviant behavior is defined by those with power. - What is the position of conflict
theorists regarding deviance?
Personality disorders - What is one factor psychologists, in contrast to sociologists,
favor when explaining deviant behavior?
A group that is created through similar interests, activities, or professions - What is a
secondary group?
Max Weber - Which social theorist was the first to analyze bureaucracies as powerful
forms of social organization that are concerned with the "bottom line?"
Role strain - A student is well prepared for a class assignment, and she feels confident
she knows the correct answers to the questions the teacher will ask during a group
discussion. However, the student is reluctant to raise her hand to answer the questions
to avoid making her classmates look bad.
Mechanical solidarity - Which social structure concept did Emile Durkheim refer to as a
shared consciousness that develops from groups performing similar tasks?
Authority - Which type of influence could convince good people to participate in heinous
acts, according to Stanley Milgram's research
The greater a country's global industrialization, the more likely it is to be a first world
country. - How does ranking nations by their level of global industry or their ability to
industrialize describe global stratification?
Colonialism - What is a primary cause of global stratification?
Assessment 2024
Karl Marx - Who was the founder of conflict theory?
Positivism - Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of sociology?
Conflict theory - Which sociological perspective views society as being made up of
groups competing for scarce resources?
The complex patterns of family life permit greater economic and emotional security for
individuals from diverse backgrounds. - How would a functionalist theory explain the
complexity of American families in the early twenty-first century?
Experiments - A controlled setting in which specific variables are manipulated and the
outcomes are measured
Surveys - A series of questions asked of a sample of people
Participant observation - Research that takes place while the researcher actively
participates in a setting
Secondary analysis - The study of data that have already been collected
To protect human subjects - What is the purpose of having ethical standards in social
research?
Because people have the right to give informed consent before participating in research
- Why is it considered unethical for sociologists to mislead their research participants?
Language - What is an example of nonmaterial culture?
Counterculture - Which concept do sociologists use to describe a group whose values
and goals are in opposition to mainstream culture?
Values define a culture's standards for good and bad, beautiful and ugly, right and
wrong. - What role do a culture's values play in social interactions?
It is an environment where one can acquire new perspectives of the world. - How does
the workplace act as an agent of socializatoin?
Family - Where do most people first encounter gender socialization?
, Media affects the way that people perceive themselves because media reflects society's
views of itself. - How might Charles Horton Cooley use the concept of the looking-glass
self to explain the influence of media on identity and behavior?
Social class - Which area of social life would be analyzed from the perspective of
macrosociology?
Religion - Which agent of socialization focuses primarily on establishing norms of moral
behavior?
They serve as agents of socialization. - How do sociologists describe the role of peers
across the different stages of life?
1-The looking-glass self
2- The generalized other - Which two concepts reflect sociological ways of thinking
about the development of self?
Deviant behavior is defined by those with power. - What is the position of conflict
theorists regarding deviance?
Personality disorders - What is one factor psychologists, in contrast to sociologists,
favor when explaining deviant behavior?
A group that is created through similar interests, activities, or professions - What is a
secondary group?
Max Weber - Which social theorist was the first to analyze bureaucracies as powerful
forms of social organization that are concerned with the "bottom line?"
Role strain - A student is well prepared for a class assignment, and she feels confident
she knows the correct answers to the questions the teacher will ask during a group
discussion. However, the student is reluctant to raise her hand to answer the questions
to avoid making her classmates look bad.
Mechanical solidarity - Which social structure concept did Emile Durkheim refer to as a
shared consciousness that develops from groups performing similar tasks?
Authority - Which type of influence could convince good people to participate in heinous
acts, according to Stanley Milgram's research
The greater a country's global industrialization, the more likely it is to be a first world
country. - How does ranking nations by their level of global industry or their ability to
industrialize describe global stratification?
Colonialism - What is a primary cause of global stratification?
