SOCIOLOGY EXAM 1 (CHAPTERS 1-4) QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
The scientific study of social behaviors and human group is known as: - Answers-
Sociology
The awareness that allows people to comprehend the link between their immediate,
personal social settings and the remote, impersonal social world is called: - Answers-
C. Wright Mills sociological imagination
Sociology is considered a science because sociologist: - Answers- Study the influence
that society has on people's attitudes and behavior
Sociologists argue that, unlike scientific knowledge, common sense conclusions are: -
Answers- Sociologists do not accept something as fact because "every one knows it"
each piece must be tested, recorded, and analyzed.
Emile Durkheim's study of suicide related suicide rates to: - Answers- Group life (theory
side)
Which sociological perspective sees the social world as being in continual struggle? -
Answers- Conflict perspective
What is used to describe a systematic, organized series of step that ensures maximum
objectivity and consistency in researching a problem? - Answers- Scientific Method
What is commonly the second step in the scientific method? - Answers- Reviewing the
literature
A speculative statement about the relationship between two or more variables is known
as: - Answers- Hypothesis
A variable is: - Answers- Measurable trait or characteristic subject to change under
different conditions
What can serve as a variable in a study? - Answers- Ethic background, marital status,
and age
Social scientists call the variable that is hypothesized to cause or influence another
variable is: - Answers- Independent variable
The race of a criminal offender is associated with the frequency with which capital
punishment is administered. In this example, the capital punishment is the: - Answers-
Dependent variable
ANSWERS
The scientific study of social behaviors and human group is known as: - Answers-
Sociology
The awareness that allows people to comprehend the link between their immediate,
personal social settings and the remote, impersonal social world is called: - Answers-
C. Wright Mills sociological imagination
Sociology is considered a science because sociologist: - Answers- Study the influence
that society has on people's attitudes and behavior
Sociologists argue that, unlike scientific knowledge, common sense conclusions are: -
Answers- Sociologists do not accept something as fact because "every one knows it"
each piece must be tested, recorded, and analyzed.
Emile Durkheim's study of suicide related suicide rates to: - Answers- Group life (theory
side)
Which sociological perspective sees the social world as being in continual struggle? -
Answers- Conflict perspective
What is used to describe a systematic, organized series of step that ensures maximum
objectivity and consistency in researching a problem? - Answers- Scientific Method
What is commonly the second step in the scientific method? - Answers- Reviewing the
literature
A speculative statement about the relationship between two or more variables is known
as: - Answers- Hypothesis
A variable is: - Answers- Measurable trait or characteristic subject to change under
different conditions
What can serve as a variable in a study? - Answers- Ethic background, marital status,
and age
Social scientists call the variable that is hypothesized to cause or influence another
variable is: - Answers- Independent variable
The race of a criminal offender is associated with the frequency with which capital
punishment is administered. In this example, the capital punishment is the: - Answers-
Dependent variable
