SOCI-2013 Chapter 1 Quiz
When did sociology become established as an academic discipline in the United States?
About 1900
Unlike simple stereotypes, sociological generalizations ________
Are based on all available facts
The social-conflict approach sometimes receives criticism for ________
Being openly political
A limitation of the symbolic-interaction approach is that it ________
Does not focus on the widespread influence of class or culture
Following the thinking of C. Wright Mills, we would expect the sociological imagination to be more widespread in a population ________
During times of social crisis
The pioneering sociologist who studied patterns of suicide in Europe was ________
Emile Durkheim
To evaluate a theory using evidence, sociologists _______
Gather data or facts
Who helped launch the discipline of sociology by studying the evils of slavery and also by translating the writings of Auguste Comte?
Harriet Martineau
Sociology provides an advantage to students preparing for later careers by preparing them for work ________
In teaching, criminal justice, business, and many other careers
Using the social-conflict approach, a sociologist might highlight _________
Income differences among young people in high school
Which pioneering sociologist founded Chicago's Hull House to assist immigrants and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
Jane Addams
Looking at the United States, high suicide rates are typical of areas in which people ________
Live spread apart in rural areas
________, one of the founding sociologists, urged sociologists to understand a social setting from the point of view of the people in it.
Max Weber
In deciding what kinds of questions to ask in their research, sociologists are guided by ________
One or more theoretical approaches
Looking at the operation of U.S. schools guided by the social-conflict approach might lead a sociologist to conclude that _________
Our society provides some students with far better schooling than others
C. Wright MIlls claimed that the "sociological imagination" transformed _________
Personal problems into public issues
Who was the U.S. sociologist who distinguished between the manifest functions and the latent functions of social patterns?
Robert K. Merton
Most of today's sociologists agree with Auguste Comte's claim that ________
Science has an important place in sociology
According to Auguste Comte, the type of thinking favored by people such as Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, becomes common in a society at which stage of societal development?
Scientific stage
Social structures sometimes have negative consequences for the operation of society as a whole. Which of the following concepts refers to these negative consequences?
Social dysfunctions
Which concept is used to describe relatively stable patterns of social behavior?
Social structure
The "framework for building theory that sees society as an area of inequality that generates conflict and change" is the ________
Social-conflict approach
The main characteristic of the _______ approach is its view of society as being orderly and stable.
Structural-functional
Herbert Spencer described human society as a complex system having much in common with _________
The human body
Which theoretical approach would highlight the fact that, on average, African American families have less income than white families?
The race-conflict approach
The early sociologists Auguste Comte and Emile Durkheim used the ________
The structural-functional approach
Comte describe the earliest human societies as being at which stage of historical development?
Theological stage
The ancient Romans saw the stars as being gods. Auguste Comte would classify Roman society as being in which of the following stages of history?
Theological stage
A statement that explains how and why specific facts are related is called a(n) ________
Theory
Karl Marx, speaking for the social-conflict approach argued that the point of studying society was ________
To bring about greater social equality
Which of the following examples illustrates a micro-level focus?
Two people traveling on an airplane getting to know one another
What might a sociologist say about people's selection of marriage partners?
Typically, a person marries someone of similar social position
Examples of people applying their knowledge of sociology at work include people in medicine ________
Understanding patterns of health in a community
Which early sociologist received the first doctorate ever awarded by Harvard University to a person of color?
W. E. B. Du Bois
In the feature about Barbara Ehrenreich working at low-wage jobs, we learned that she _________
Worked very hard, but barely made enough money to pay for her basic needs
