Sociology 101

_____ view society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of individuals who make up that society.

Structural functionalists

All human behavior occurs within a societal context.

True Correct

Both functionalists and conflict theorists see the source of human behavior in the structure of society.

True Correct

A hypothesis can be defined as:

c. A testable proposition

Sociological conclusions are based on careful and systematic observations.

False

Sociology is _____.

c. changing and stable Correct

Much of what is presented as common sense in the media and elsewhere in society is often correct.

False Correct

"Individuals are subordinated to society." This statement best represents which theoretical perspective.

a. Conflict theory Correct

_____ interprets each part of society in terms of how it contributes to the stability of society as a whole.

a. Functionalism Correct

After weeks of protest in Zuccotti Park, NYCs 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.

b. Symbolic interactionist Correct

A criticism of _____ is that it understates the cohesion and stability found in society.

b. conflict theory Correct

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 others Tweets, some classmates became close friends. The first is an example of the projects ____ function, the second is an example of the projects _____ function.

b. manifest; latent Correct

According to Mills, the specific task of sociology is to

c. comprehend human society and its influence on the lives of human beings. Correct

"Society is socially constructed through human interpretation." This statement is most closely associated with:

c. symbolic interactionism Correct

____ believed that societies grew and changed as a result of the struggles of different social classes over the means of production and greatly favored ____.

d. Karl Marx; Communism Correct