SOC 215 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
___________________ can be defined as any set of persons cooperating together to
organize stable patterns of human activity. - Answers -Social institution
All of the following are examples of social institutions EXCEPT: - Answers -
demographoc factors
Which of the following would be an example of a pattern or behavior that is a social
problem? - Answers -Prescription drug abuse among teenagers
___________________ can be defined as the social process by which people define
the social problem into existence. - Answers -Social constructionism
___________________ can be defined as a social condition, event, or pattern of
behavior that negatively affects the well-being of a significant number of people (or a
number of significant people) who believe it needs to be changed or ameliorated. -
Answers -Social problem
A ___________________ can be defined as collective efforts to realize social change in
order to solve a social problem. - Answers -social movement
can be defined as a pattern of interrelated social institutions. - Answers -social structure
The __________ is a form of self-consciousness that allows us to go beyond our
immediate environments (of family, neighborhood, work) and understand the major
structural transformations that have occurred and are occurring. - Answers -social
imagination
This allows us to see the intersection between history and biography. - Answers -
sociological imagination
Researchers interested in the objective aspects of social problems are most likely to
use _____________________ methods. - Answers -quantitative
This research method asks respondents to answer questions on a written questionnaire.
- Answers -survey research
Jennifer Silva's research on the lives and feelings of working class men and women can
best be characterized as _________. - Answers -qualitative research
Shamus Rahman Khan observed the day-to-day life of students, teachers, and service
staff to study how an elite New England boarding school educates students from
wealthy families. This is an example of: - Answers -participation observation
, This research method involves asking respondents as series of questions. - Answers -
interviewing
This research method involves a combination of quantitative and qualitative
approaches. - Answers -mixed methods
Viewing society as an integrated system made up of different social institutions working
together to keep it going best illustrates which theoretical approach? - Answers -
structural functionalism
This sociological theory focuses on dissent, coercion, and antagonism in society. -
Answers -conflict theory
Karl Marx's theory that people in capitalist society are primarily divided into two
antagonistic social classes is an example of ________ theory. - Answers -conflict
theory
This theory depicts society as the product of words, gestures, objects that are given
meaning by people in their interactions - Answers -Symbolic interactionism
Charles Horton Cooley (1864-1929) concept that we see ourselves as we think others
see us is known as - Answers -the looking glass self
This is the social process whereby a false definition of the situation brings about
behavior that makes the false definition come "true." - Answers -Self-fulfilling prophecy
In his classic study on the social problem of suicide, Émile Durkheim found that suicide
rates are primarily influenced by ___ - Answers -Social integration and social regulation
True or False. The labor market is a social institution. - Answers -true
True or False. A large collection of people must define something as a problem for it to
be considered a social problem. - Answers -true
True or False. The sociological imagination requires one to make connection between
personal troubles and public issues. - Answers -true
True or False. Karl Marx believed there were three primary classes, all determined
based on ownership to the means of production. - Answers -false
True or False. Social mobility in the United States has increased over the past three
decades. - Answers -false
True or False. Functionalists argue some poverty is inevitable. - Answers -true
Gender and race are a factor in understanding inequality in the US. - Answers -true
___________________ can be defined as any set of persons cooperating together to
organize stable patterns of human activity. - Answers -Social institution
All of the following are examples of social institutions EXCEPT: - Answers -
demographoc factors
Which of the following would be an example of a pattern or behavior that is a social
problem? - Answers -Prescription drug abuse among teenagers
___________________ can be defined as the social process by which people define
the social problem into existence. - Answers -Social constructionism
___________________ can be defined as a social condition, event, or pattern of
behavior that negatively affects the well-being of a significant number of people (or a
number of significant people) who believe it needs to be changed or ameliorated. -
Answers -Social problem
A ___________________ can be defined as collective efforts to realize social change in
order to solve a social problem. - Answers -social movement
can be defined as a pattern of interrelated social institutions. - Answers -social structure
The __________ is a form of self-consciousness that allows us to go beyond our
immediate environments (of family, neighborhood, work) and understand the major
structural transformations that have occurred and are occurring. - Answers -social
imagination
This allows us to see the intersection between history and biography. - Answers -
sociological imagination
Researchers interested in the objective aspects of social problems are most likely to
use _____________________ methods. - Answers -quantitative
This research method asks respondents to answer questions on a written questionnaire.
- Answers -survey research
Jennifer Silva's research on the lives and feelings of working class men and women can
best be characterized as _________. - Answers -qualitative research
Shamus Rahman Khan observed the day-to-day life of students, teachers, and service
staff to study how an elite New England boarding school educates students from
wealthy families. This is an example of: - Answers -participation observation
, This research method involves asking respondents as series of questions. - Answers -
interviewing
This research method involves a combination of quantitative and qualitative
approaches. - Answers -mixed methods
Viewing society as an integrated system made up of different social institutions working
together to keep it going best illustrates which theoretical approach? - Answers -
structural functionalism
This sociological theory focuses on dissent, coercion, and antagonism in society. -
Answers -conflict theory
Karl Marx's theory that people in capitalist society are primarily divided into two
antagonistic social classes is an example of ________ theory. - Answers -conflict
theory
This theory depicts society as the product of words, gestures, objects that are given
meaning by people in their interactions - Answers -Symbolic interactionism
Charles Horton Cooley (1864-1929) concept that we see ourselves as we think others
see us is known as - Answers -the looking glass self
This is the social process whereby a false definition of the situation brings about
behavior that makes the false definition come "true." - Answers -Self-fulfilling prophecy
In his classic study on the social problem of suicide, Émile Durkheim found that suicide
rates are primarily influenced by ___ - Answers -Social integration and social regulation
True or False. The labor market is a social institution. - Answers -true
True or False. A large collection of people must define something as a problem for it to
be considered a social problem. - Answers -true
True or False. The sociological imagination requires one to make connection between
personal troubles and public issues. - Answers -true
True or False. Karl Marx believed there were three primary classes, all determined
based on ownership to the means of production. - Answers -false
True or False. Social mobility in the United States has increased over the past three
decades. - Answers -false
True or False. Functionalists argue some poverty is inevitable. - Answers -true
Gender and race are a factor in understanding inequality in the US. - Answers -true
