SOC EXAM 1 (chap 1,2,3,4,5,7)

Beliefs are standards that serve as broad guidelines for living.

false

Participant observation is a research method by which researchers stand back from a setting, watch from a distance, and then carefully record the behavior of others.

false

Scientific sociology focuses less on action itself and more on the meaning people attach to their actions.

false

Sociological generalizations are the same as simple stereotypes.

false

The text states that cultural change is set in motion in three general ways:

invention, discovery, and diffusion.

A small number of people that are used to represent a much larger population is called a

sample

Subculture is more at odds with dominant culture than counterculture.

False

__________ are rules about everyday casual living; __________ are rules with great moral significance.

Folkways; mores

_____ is a way of understanding the world based on science.

Positivism

Symbols are created all the time, an example is the new part of language that people use when "texting" via cell phones.

True

The widespread popularity of McDonald's around the world is an example of

diffusion

The term for information we can verify with our senses is

empirical evidence

A person who criticizes an Amish farmer as foolish or backward for tilling his fields using horses and a plow instead of a tractor is exhibiting

ethnocentrism.

Seeing the general pattern in social context makes up one part of the sociological perspective.

false

Interpretive sociology refers to sociology that

focuses on the meaning people attach to behavior

If you were to attend a New York City Ballet performance, you would experiencing

high culture.

Sociology is the systematic study of _______________

human society.

The recognized and intended consequences of a social pattern are referred to as

manifest functions.

Regarding ethical research guidelines, the American Sociological Association states that researcher

must make the results available

Which sociological research method is the least likely to produce quantitative data?

participant observation

The social-conflict approach draws attention to

patterns of social inequality

Which of the following concepts refers to relatively stable patterns of social behavior?

social structure

The theoretical approach in sociology that views society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability is the Group of answer choices

structural-functional approach.

Which theoretical approach states that the stability of U.S. society rests on the core values shared by the majority of people?

structural-functional approach.

Which theoretical approach highlights the fact that it is not so much what people do that matters as much as the meaning they attach to their behavior?

symbolic-interaction approach

By linking specific facts together to give us meaning, we create a Group of answer choices

theory

A survey is a research method in which subjects respond to a series of statements or questions.

true

Many hand gestures, such as the "okay" sign, can have significantly different meanings around the world. Group of answer choices

true

Using the sociological perspective can reveal that personal decisions, such as whom we marry, are influenced by our social environment

true

Validity refers to actually measuring exactly what one intends to measure.

true