SOC 200 Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answers
Define |Sociology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |systematic |study |of |society |and |social |
interaction
Auguste |Comte's |'positivism' |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |scientific |study |of |social |patterns
C. |Wright |Mills' |Sociological |Imagination |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |ability |to |understand |
how |your |own |past |relates |to |that |of |other |people, |as |well |as |to |history |in |general |and |
societal |structures |in |particular
Conflict |Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |theory |that |looks |at |society |as |a |competition |for |
limited |resources
Quantitative |Research |Methods |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-statistical |methods |such |as |surveys |
with |large |numbers |of |participants
Qualitative |Research |Methods |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-in-depth |interviews, |focus |groups, |
and/or |analysis |of |content |sources |as |the |source |of |its |data
Karl |Marx |and |communism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-predicted |that |inequalities |of |capitalism |
would |become |so |extreme |that |workers |would |eventually |revolt |leading |to |the |collapse |of |
capitalism, |which |would |be |replaced |by |communism, |believed |that |communism |was |a |more |
equitable |system |than |capitalism.
Macro-level |vs |micro-level |sociology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-macro: |a |wide-scale |view |of |the |
role |of |social |structures |within |a |society
micro: |the |study |of |specific |relationships |between |individuals |or |small |groups
,Structural |Functionism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sees |society |as |a |complex |system |whose |parts |
work |together |to |promote |solidarity |and |stability
Secondary |Data |Analysis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-using |data |collected |by |others |but |applying |
new |interpretations
Ethnography |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-observing |a |complete |social |setting |and |all |that |it |entails
What |is |field |research? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-gathering |data |from |a |natural |environment |
without |doing |a |lab |experiment |or |a |survey
Purpose |of |ASA |ethics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-formal |guidelines |for |conducting |sociological |
research
What |is |validity |in |research? |What |is |reliability |in |research? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-validity: |
the |degree |to |which |a |sociological |measure |accurately |reflects |the |topic |of |study
reliability: |a |measure |of |a |study's |consistency |that |considers |how |likely |results |are |to |be |
replicated |if |a |study |is |reproduced
Participant |observation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-when |a |researcher |immerses |herself |in |a |
group |or |social |setting |in |order |to |make |observations |from |an |"insider" |perspective
Cooley's |"Looking |Glass" |self |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |self-image |based |on |how |we |think |
others |see |us
Role |Strain |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-conflicts |that |someone |feels |within |a |role
, What |did |Asch |conclude |in |his |research |study? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |bigger |the |
majority |group |(no |of |confederates), |the |more |people |conformed, |but |only |up |to |a |certain |
point.
Characteristics |of |bureaucracy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-division |of |labor, |hierarchy |of |
authority, |written |rules |and |regulations, |impersonality, |employment |based |on |technical |
qualifications
What |does |McDonaldization |refer |to? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |increased |uniformity |and |
rationality |of |society |due |to |automation
Meritocracy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |system |in |which |promotion |is |based |on |individual |
ability |or |achievement
Ethnocentrism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Belief |in |the |superiority |of |one's |nation |or |ethnic |
group.
Incest |taboo |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |norm |forbidding |sexual |relations |or |marriage |between |
certain |relatives
Cultural |relativism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |practice |of |judging |a |culture |by |its |own |
standards
Mores |and |folkways |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-mores: |norms |that |embody |the |moral |views |and |
principles |of |a |group
folkways: |are |norms |without |any |moral |underpinnings
Define |language |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-symbolic |system |through |which |people |communicate
|and |through |which |culture |is |transmitted
Define |Sociology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |systematic |study |of |society |and |social |
interaction
Auguste |Comte's |'positivism' |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |scientific |study |of |social |patterns
C. |Wright |Mills' |Sociological |Imagination |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |ability |to |understand |
how |your |own |past |relates |to |that |of |other |people, |as |well |as |to |history |in |general |and |
societal |structures |in |particular
Conflict |Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |theory |that |looks |at |society |as |a |competition |for |
limited |resources
Quantitative |Research |Methods |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-statistical |methods |such |as |surveys |
with |large |numbers |of |participants
Qualitative |Research |Methods |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-in-depth |interviews, |focus |groups, |
and/or |analysis |of |content |sources |as |the |source |of |its |data
Karl |Marx |and |communism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-predicted |that |inequalities |of |capitalism |
would |become |so |extreme |that |workers |would |eventually |revolt |leading |to |the |collapse |of |
capitalism, |which |would |be |replaced |by |communism, |believed |that |communism |was |a |more |
equitable |system |than |capitalism.
Macro-level |vs |micro-level |sociology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-macro: |a |wide-scale |view |of |the |
role |of |social |structures |within |a |society
micro: |the |study |of |specific |relationships |between |individuals |or |small |groups
,Structural |Functionism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sees |society |as |a |complex |system |whose |parts |
work |together |to |promote |solidarity |and |stability
Secondary |Data |Analysis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-using |data |collected |by |others |but |applying |
new |interpretations
Ethnography |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-observing |a |complete |social |setting |and |all |that |it |entails
What |is |field |research? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-gathering |data |from |a |natural |environment |
without |doing |a |lab |experiment |or |a |survey
Purpose |of |ASA |ethics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-formal |guidelines |for |conducting |sociological |
research
What |is |validity |in |research? |What |is |reliability |in |research? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-validity: |
the |degree |to |which |a |sociological |measure |accurately |reflects |the |topic |of |study
reliability: |a |measure |of |a |study's |consistency |that |considers |how |likely |results |are |to |be |
replicated |if |a |study |is |reproduced
Participant |observation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-when |a |researcher |immerses |herself |in |a |
group |or |social |setting |in |order |to |make |observations |from |an |"insider" |perspective
Cooley's |"Looking |Glass" |self |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |self-image |based |on |how |we |think |
others |see |us
Role |Strain |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-conflicts |that |someone |feels |within |a |role
, What |did |Asch |conclude |in |his |research |study? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |bigger |the |
majority |group |(no |of |confederates), |the |more |people |conformed, |but |only |up |to |a |certain |
point.
Characteristics |of |bureaucracy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-division |of |labor, |hierarchy |of |
authority, |written |rules |and |regulations, |impersonality, |employment |based |on |technical |
qualifications
What |does |McDonaldization |refer |to? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |increased |uniformity |and |
rationality |of |society |due |to |automation
Meritocracy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |system |in |which |promotion |is |based |on |individual |
ability |or |achievement
Ethnocentrism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Belief |in |the |superiority |of |one's |nation |or |ethnic |
group.
Incest |taboo |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |norm |forbidding |sexual |relations |or |marriage |between |
certain |relatives
Cultural |relativism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |practice |of |judging |a |culture |by |its |own |
standards
Mores |and |folkways |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-mores: |norms |that |embody |the |moral |views |and |
principles |of |a |group
folkways: |are |norms |without |any |moral |underpinnings
Define |language |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-symbolic |system |through |which |people |communicate
|and |through |which |culture |is |transmitted
