Sociology 105 Quiz 1,2,4
What economic system emerged during the Industrial Revolution?
capitalism
Appearance, manner, style of dress, race, gender, and age are all elements of:
an individual's personal front
The social sciences are all those disciplines that study:
the human, or social, world.
According to Sigmund Freud, which part of the mind is composed of biological drives and consequently is the source of psychic energy?
the id
Who coined the phrase "the survival of the fittest"?
Herbert Spencer
What do you call broad theoretical models of the social or natural world?
paradigms
Socialization refers to the:
Lifelong process by which people learn the norms, values, and beliefs of their culture.
When writing questions for a survey, researchers must avoid all of the following EXCEPT: leading questions. double-barreled questions. negative questions. open-ended questions
open-ended questions
Which of the following is true about a sample? It is always smaller than the group it is used to generalize about. It is always selected randomly. It must always contain a large number of people. It must be weighted to take into account the demographics of the target population
It is always smaller than the group it is used to generalize about.
Which of the following is true of socialization?
The process is reciprocal: society shapes the individual and the individual shapes society.
Which of the following affects the methods used by sociological researchers? what they want to accomplish the methods they are trained in and feel comfortable with the time available to complete their projects all of the above
all of the above
Sociologists observe society:
by studying the various parts of a society and the ways they interact and influence each other.
Which method of social research might involve shifting between participating in a social situation and being an observer?
ethnography
Which methodology most closely resembles the scientific method?
experimental research
Which of the following sources of socialization forms the foundation for all other socializing agents? family peer groups school mass media
family
Children raised without human interaction or with a minimum of human contact are referred to as ____________ children.
feral
The looking-glass self explains:
how we develop a self-concept based on our perceptions of others' judgments of us.
Regardless of which methodology they use, what are all sociologists trying to do?
illuminate the connection between the individual and society
A closed-ended question is one that:
limits the possible responses.
Which of the following could NOT be used as a synonym for the term "theory"? school of thought paradigm perspective method
method
If we cannot see the whole of society, what can we see?
people interacting
According to Peter Berger, in Invitation to Sociology, what sort of people should NOT study sociology?
people who dislike shocking discoveries
If you observe a group in order to determine its norms, values, rules, and meanings, then what kind of research are you doing?
qualitative research
According to C. Wright Mills, what one quality of mind do all great sociologists possess?
sociological imagination
In order to find links between the macro and the micro levels of analysis, what is a sociologist most in need of?
sociological imagination
When an individual can internalize the expectations of other specific people, she has learned to:
take the role of the particular or significant other.
The nature vs. nurture debate helps us understand:
the complex interaction between hereditary traits and social learning.
What is the scientific method or approach?
the standard procedure for acquiring and verifying empirical knowledge
Which part of the mind would Freud have described as being like a "type of conscience that punishes misbehavior with feelings of guilt?"
the superego
When do sociologists most often use statistical tools to analyze their data?
when they use surveys
