SOC 1502 - Intro to Sociology Test
Which of the following best describes sociology as a subject?
a. the study of individual behaviour
b. the study of cultures
c. the study of society and social interaction
d. the study of economics - Answer -c. the study of society and social interaction
Wright Mills once said that sociologists need to develop a sociological __________ to study how society
affects individuals.
a. culture
b. imagination
c. method
d. tool - Answer -b. imagination
A sociologist defines society as a group of people who reside in a defined area, share a culture, and who:
a. interact
b. work in the same industry
c. speak different languages
d. practise a recognized religion - Answer -a. interact
,Seeing patterns means that a sociologist needs to be able to:
a. compare the behaviour of individuals from different societies
b. compare one society to another
c. identify similarities in how social groups respond to social pressure
d. compare individuals to groups - Answer -c. identify similarities in how social groups respond to social
pressure
Which of the following was a topic of study in early sociology?
a. astrology
b. economics
c. physics
d. history - Answer -b. economics
Which founder of sociology believed societies changed due to class struggle?
a. Émile Comte
b. Karl Marx
c. Plato
d. Herbert Spencer - Answer -b. Karl Marx
The difference between positivism and interpretive sociology relates to:
a. whether individuals like or dislike their society
b. whether research methods use statistical data or person-to-person research
c. whether sociological studies can predict or improve society
d. all of the above - Answer -c. whether sociological studies can predict or improve society
,Which would a quantitative sociologists use to gather data?
a. a large survey
b. a literature search
c. an in-depth interview
d. a review of television programs - Answer -a. a large survey
Weber believed humans could not be studied purely objectively because they were influenced by:
a. drugs
b. their culture
c. their genetic makeup
d. the researcher - Answer -b. their culture
Which of these theories is most likely to look at the social world on a micro-level?
a. structural functionalism
b. conflict theory
c. positivism
d. symbolic interactionism - Answer -d. symbolic interactionism
Who believed that the history of society was one of class struggle?
a. Émile Durkheim
b. Karl Marx
c. Erving Goffmann
d. George Herbert Mead - Answer -b. Karl Marx
, Who coined the phrase symbolic interactionism?
a. Herbert Blumer
b. Max Weber
c. Lester F. Ward
d. W. I. Thomas - Answer -a. Herbert Blumer
A symbolic interactionist may compare social interactions to:
a. behaviours
b. conflicts
c. human organs
d. theatrical roles - Answer -d. theatrical roles
Which research technique would most likely be used by a symbolic interactionist?
a. surveys
b. participant observation
c. quantitative data analysis
d. none of the above - Answer -b. participant observation
Which sociologist described sociology as the study of social forms?
a. Martineau
b. Simmel
c. Weber
d. Becker - Answer -b. Simmel
Studying Sociology helps people analyze data because they learn:
Which of the following best describes sociology as a subject?
a. the study of individual behaviour
b. the study of cultures
c. the study of society and social interaction
d. the study of economics - Answer -c. the study of society and social interaction
Wright Mills once said that sociologists need to develop a sociological __________ to study how society
affects individuals.
a. culture
b. imagination
c. method
d. tool - Answer -b. imagination
A sociologist defines society as a group of people who reside in a defined area, share a culture, and who:
a. interact
b. work in the same industry
c. speak different languages
d. practise a recognized religion - Answer -a. interact
,Seeing patterns means that a sociologist needs to be able to:
a. compare the behaviour of individuals from different societies
b. compare one society to another
c. identify similarities in how social groups respond to social pressure
d. compare individuals to groups - Answer -c. identify similarities in how social groups respond to social
pressure
Which of the following was a topic of study in early sociology?
a. astrology
b. economics
c. physics
d. history - Answer -b. economics
Which founder of sociology believed societies changed due to class struggle?
a. Émile Comte
b. Karl Marx
c. Plato
d. Herbert Spencer - Answer -b. Karl Marx
The difference between positivism and interpretive sociology relates to:
a. whether individuals like or dislike their society
b. whether research methods use statistical data or person-to-person research
c. whether sociological studies can predict or improve society
d. all of the above - Answer -c. whether sociological studies can predict or improve society
,Which would a quantitative sociologists use to gather data?
a. a large survey
b. a literature search
c. an in-depth interview
d. a review of television programs - Answer -a. a large survey
Weber believed humans could not be studied purely objectively because they were influenced by:
a. drugs
b. their culture
c. their genetic makeup
d. the researcher - Answer -b. their culture
Which of these theories is most likely to look at the social world on a micro-level?
a. structural functionalism
b. conflict theory
c. positivism
d. symbolic interactionism - Answer -d. symbolic interactionism
Who believed that the history of society was one of class struggle?
a. Émile Durkheim
b. Karl Marx
c. Erving Goffmann
d. George Herbert Mead - Answer -b. Karl Marx
, Who coined the phrase symbolic interactionism?
a. Herbert Blumer
b. Max Weber
c. Lester F. Ward
d. W. I. Thomas - Answer -a. Herbert Blumer
A symbolic interactionist may compare social interactions to:
a. behaviours
b. conflicts
c. human organs
d. theatrical roles - Answer -d. theatrical roles
Which research technique would most likely be used by a symbolic interactionist?
a. surveys
b. participant observation
c. quantitative data analysis
d. none of the above - Answer -b. participant observation
Which sociologist described sociology as the study of social forms?
a. Martineau
b. Simmel
c. Weber
d. Becker - Answer -b. Simmel
Studying Sociology helps people analyze data because they learn:
