SOC 200: CHAPTER 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Symbolic Interactionist - ANS After weeks of protests in Zuccotti Park, NYC's "Occupy Wall
Street" divided into two camps: one composed of higher income protestors, and one composed
of lower-income protesters. A ______ would be most interested in the relationship and nature
of day-to- day exchanges between the two groups.
Conflict Theory - ANS Jeremy wrote an essay criticizing the college admissions process,
arguing that heavy competition and limited educational resources make admission difficult for
the average student. Which perspective would Jeremy's argument fall under?
In-depth interviews, focus groups, and/pr analysis of content sources as the source of its data -
ANS Qualitative sociology can be defined as:
Karl Marx; Communism - ANS ____ believed that societies grew and changed as a result of
the struggles of different social classes over the means of production and greatly favored ____.
Constructivism - ANS What approach is often used to understand what's defined as deviant
within a society?
Auguste Comte - ANS Which of the following men coined the term positivism, and is widely
considered the father of sociology?
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Symbolic Interactionist - ANS After weeks of protests in Zuccotti Park, NYC's "Occupy Wall
Street" divided into two camps: one composed of higher income protestors, and one composed
of lower-income protesters. A ______ would be most interested in the relationship and nature
of day-to- day exchanges between the two groups.
Conflict Theory - ANS Jeremy wrote an essay criticizing the college admissions process,
arguing that heavy competition and limited educational resources make admission difficult for
the average student. Which perspective would Jeremy's argument fall under?
In-depth interviews, focus groups, and/pr analysis of content sources as the source of its data -
ANS Qualitative sociology can be defined as:
Karl Marx; Communism - ANS ____ believed that societies grew and changed as a result of
the struggles of different social classes over the means of production and greatly favored ____.
Constructivism - ANS What approach is often used to understand what's defined as deviant
within a society?
Auguste Comte - ANS Which of the following men coined the term positivism, and is widely
considered the father of sociology?
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