SOC: QUIZ 1

Alona is examining the impact of the 2011 Penn State scandal on student morale and school spirit by distributing number-scaled surveys in her Introduction to Sociology class. Alona is employing a _____ research method. Question options: 1)Quantitative 2)Pathos 3)Logos 4)Qualitative

1)Quantitative

Sociology is defined as the: Question options: 1)Systematic study of society and social interaction. 2)Theoretical examination of life's origins. 3)Qualitative analysis of human phenomenon. 4)Quantitative analysis of social transgressions.

1)Systematic study of society and social interaction.

_____ view society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of individuals who make up that society. Question options: 1)Social Individualists 2)Structural Functionalists 3)Symbolic Interactionists 4)Conflict Theorists

2)Structural Functionalists

A hypothesis can be defined as: Question options: 1)An attempt to explain large-scale relationships 2)Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them 3)A testable proposition 4)A way to explain different aspects of social interactions

3) A testable proposition

Eleanor is researching the effect social media has on worldwide political awareness and revolution. Felix is examining the effect World of Warcraft has on the romantic relationships of middle-aged men in his metro area. Eleanor's analysis is _____, while Felix's analysis is? 1)They are both micro-level. 2)Micro-level; macro-level 3)Macro-level; micro-level 4)They are both macro-level.

3)Macro-level; micro-level

Please define C. Wright Mill's sociological imagination. Question options: 1)A series of interviews asking subjects about their sleep habits and dreams. 2)The process of analyzing human behavior based solely on statistics. 3)The theory that man evolved slowly over time. 4)How individuals understand their own and others' pasts in relation to history and social structure.

4) How individuals understand their own and others' pasts in relation to history and social structure.

A paradigm can be defined as: Question options: 1)Social patterns that have undesirable consequences for the operation of society 2)The social ties that bind a group of people together such as kinship, shared location, and religion 3)The consequences of a social process that are sought or anticipated 4)Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them.

4) Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them.

Political science teacher Mr. Jones asks his students to study how social media can influence public opinion by "following" famous activists, academics, and politicians on Twitter. While reading and exchanging each other's Tweets, some classmates became close friends. The first is an example of the project's ____ function, the second is an example of the project's _____ function. Question options: 1)latent; latent 2)manifest; manifest 3)latent; manifest 4)manifest; latent

4) manifest; latent

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? Question options: 1)Symbolic Interactionism 2)Behaviorism 3)Structural Functionalism 4)Conflict Theory

4)Conflict Theory

____ believed that societies grew and changed as a result of the struggles of different social classes over the means of production and greatly favored ____. 1)Durkheim; Communism 2)Max Weber; Positivism 3)Comte; Antipositivism 4)Karl Marx; Communism

4)Karl Marx; Communism