SOCY 1003 Unit 1 Quizes

precipitating factors

A boy throwing rocks during a demonstration might be an example of _____.

The Hawthorne Effect

A class of third graders is told that the assistant principal will be visiting their class to confirm their teacher's reports of bad behavior. When the principal visits, the students behave perfectly. This is an example of ________

A testable proposition

A hypothesis can be defines as:

Valid

A measurement is considered _______ if it actually measures what it is intended to measure, according to the topic of study.

interact

A sociologist defines society as a group of people who reside in a defined area, share a culture, and who:

theatrical roles

A symbolic interactionist may compare social interactions to:

able to develop their own definition of the situation

According to emergent-norm theory, crowds are:

Symbolic Interactionist

After weeks of protest in Zuccotti Park, NYS'c "Occupy Wall Stree" divided into two camps: one composed of higher income protestors. A __________ would be most interested in the relationship and nature of day-to-day exchanges between the two groups.

Emergent norm

An airplane has crashed on a deserted island off the coast of Fiji. The survivors are forced to learn new behaviors in order to adapt to the situation and each other. This is an example of which theory?

Interactionist

Assembling perspective falls under which sociological perspective?

Monumental moments in people's lives and common everyday life effects

Berger described sociologists as concerned with:

Imagination

C. Wright Mills once said that sociologists need to develop a sociological __________ to study how society affects individuals.

the digital divide

Children in peripheral nations have little to no daily access to computers and the internet, while children in core nations are constantly exposed to this technology. This is an example of:

Modernization

China is undergoing a shift in industry, increasing labor specialization and the amount of differentiation present in the social structure. This exemplifies;

Assembling

Chip believes that individuals in crowds behave rationally, and thinks crowds are engaging in purposeful behavior and collective action. What sociological perspective is Chip referring to?

Preserving peripheral nation cultural identity, preparing for pitfalls that come with modernization, and avoiding hegemonistic assumptions about modernization

Core nations that work to propel peripheral nations toward modernization need to be aware of:

Macro-level; micro-level

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 _____

Prognostic framing

If a movement claims that the best way to reverse climate change is to reduce carbon emissions by outlawing privately owned cares, "outlawing cars" is the _______.

The weight gained

In a study, a group of ten-year-old boys are fed doughnuts every morning for a week and then weighed to see how much weight they gained. Which factor is the dependent variable?

the environment

In addition to social movements, social chang is also caused by technology, social institutions, population and ______.

Participant observation

In order to better understand the sorority pledging process at her university for her sociology thesis, Carmen pledges with a popular sorority. This is an example of _____.

conflict theory

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?

Independent Variable

Kendra is researching the effects of vitamin C on test-taking ability. Before the exam, Kendra gives group A orange juice, and group B water. Vitamin C is the ______

Harmful

Kenneth and Mamie Clark used sociological research to show that segregation was:

Conflict theory

Max Weber, Georg Simmel, and Karl Marx were all advocates of:

Case Study

Miguel is doing a research paper on New York City's Stone Wall riots of 1969. He visits the scene of the riots, interviews people who were there, reads the police reports of the event, and watches video footage. Miguel is conducting a(n) ______

Value-added

Neil Smelser's theory of crowd behavior is referred to as ______ theory.

Resource mobilization theory

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is an animal rights group that has over 2 million members across the country and spends millions of dollars on advertising (print, broadcast and social media) in order to spread social awareness about their cause each year. Which theory attempts to explain PETA's success?

Conventional Crowd

People who come together for a regularly scheduled event are part of a:

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

Please define C. Wright Mill's sociological imagination.

Ethnography

Quincia is studying how of the lack of comprehensive sex education is affecting a small, rural town in North Dakota. She spends two months in the town, observing and interviewing the townspeople. Quincia is conducting a(n) ¬¬¬¬_____.

A measure of a study's consistency that considers how likely results are to be replicated if a study is reproduced.

Reliability is defined by the text as:

identify similarities in how social groups respond to social pressure

Seeing patterns means that a sociologist needs to be able to:

the collective action of individuals working together in an attempt to establish new norms, beliefs, or values

Social movements are:

Variable

Sociological studies test relationships in which change in one _____ causes change in another.

What motivates inequitably treated people to join a movement

Sociologist using conflict perspective might study what?

All of the above Interview techniques to apply stats to generate theories

Studying sociology helps people analyze data because they learn:

Mass

Tarah is attending a sold-out Counting Crows concert at Madison Square Garden, with thousands of other Counting Crows fans. Tarah is part of a:

Reform

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is a non-profit organization located in Washington, D.C. which advocates for equal rights and marriage rights of gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual citizens. The HRC is a ____ group:

Motivational

The anti-drug campaign in the 1980's encouraged students to "just say no" to put an end to drug use and drug violence. Which type of framing did this campaign use?

whether sociological studies can predict or improve society

The difference between positivism and anti positivism relates to:

ethnography isn't based on hypothesis testing

The main difference between ethnography and other types of participant observation is:

An acting crowd

The protesters at the Egypt uprising rally were:

A practice of remaining impartial, without bias or judgment during the course of a study and in publishing results.

The term value neutrality is defined by the text as:

Secondary data analysis

Thomas wants to better understand the trends in literacy rates in Baltimore city over the past 50 years using Baltimore city data. What type of research should Thomas conduct?

fast food restaurant

To study the effects of fast food on lifestyle, health, and culture, from which group would a researcher ethically be unable to accept funding?

Field research

Tyson is researching whether actors on prime-time television and hit movies negatively impact teenagers' body images. He is going undercover at a local high school to observe and participate with the students to better understand the world they live in. Tyson is conducting which research method?

nonreactive

Using secondary data is considered an unobtrusive or ________ research method.

Their culture

Weber believed humans could not be studied purely objectively because they were influenced by:

Constructivism

What approach is often used to understand what's defined as deviant within a society?

Web Ethnography

What method did researchers John Mihelich and John Papineau use to study Parrotheads?

Participant observation

What research method did John S. Lynd and Helen Merrell Lynd use in their Middletown study?

Population growth

When sociologists think about technology as an agent of social change, which of the following is not an example?

transformation

When the League of Women Voters successfully achieved its goal of women being allowed to vote, they had to undergo frame ______, a means of completely changing their goals to ensure continuing relevance.

Its results are not generally applicable

Which best describes the results of a case study

Karl Marx

Which founder of sociology believed societies changed due to class struggle?

Books and articles written by other authors about their studies

Which materials are considered secondary data?

Receive corroboration from the field

Which method of the following is not a step in the scientific method?

The study of society and social interaction

Which of the following best described sociology as a subject?

A group of friends traveling to New York City for the weekend

Which of the following is an example of a convergence cluster?

A group of people interested in hearing an author speak

Which of the following is an example of collective behavior?

Auguste Comte

Which of the following men coined the term positivism, and is widely considered the father of sociology

National Football League

Which of the following organizations is not an example of a social movement

Economics

Which of the following was a topic of study in early sociology?

Participant observation

Which of the research techniques would most likely be used by a symbolic interactionist?

Max Weber

Which person or organization defined the concept of value neutrality?

Questionnaire

Which research approach is best suited to the scientific method?

In 2003, states like Arkansas adopted laws requiring elementary schools to remove soft drink vending machines from schools

Which statement illustrates value neutrality?

Body weight at lease 20% higher than a healthy weight for a child of that height

Which statement provides the bet operational definition of "childhood obesity"

Emile Durkheim

Which theorist claimed that people rise to their proper level in society based solely on personal merit?

A large survey

Which would a quantitative sociologists use to gather data?

social movement industry

While PETA is a social movement organization, taken together, the animal rights social movement organizations PETA, ALF, and Greenpeace are a __________.

Karl Marx

Who believed that the history of society was one of class struggle?

Herbert Blumer

Who coined the phrase symbolic interactionism?

Everyone has the same chance of being party of the study

Why is choosing a random sample an effective way to select participants?

Structural Functionalists

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

If we divide social movements according to their positions among all social movements in a society, we are using the __________ theory to understand social movements.

resource mobilization

Symbolic interactionism

which of the following theories is most likely to look at the social world on a micro level?