Sociology SYG-2000 Testch1

Which sociopolitical system does not allow private ownership? Free enterprise Communism Capitalism Free market system

Communism

Mary, who comes from a poor family has a hard time with English grammar. The teacher recommends after class tutoring. However this is not possible for her because the school bus does not operate in after school hours and her mom does not own a car to pick her up. Thus Mary remains helpless. Mary's story reflects which theoretical perspective? Structural Functionalism Conflict Theory Symbolic interactionism Deprivation theory

Conflict Theory

____________________________________ uses statistical methods such as surveys with large numbers of participants. Researchers analyze data using statistical techniques to see if they can uncover patterns of human behavior. __________________________________ seeks to understand human behavior by learning about it through in-depth interviews, focus groups, and analysis of content sources (like books, magazines, journals, and popular media). Statistical; subjective Statistical; objective Qualitative sociology; Quantitative sociology Quantitative sociology; Qualitative sociology

Quantitative sociology; Qualitative sociology

Which perspective sees the institution of education as contributing to the stability of society? Social Individualists Structural Functionalists Conflict Theorists Symbolic Interactionists

Structural Functionalists

Studying sociology enables someone to all answers are correct study social systems and bureaucracies to recognize important differences in people's social, cultural, and economic backgrounds to devise and carry out research projects

all answers are correct

From the article "The Sociological Imagination: Thinking Outside the Box" we read that unemployment, in many cases, is a disappointment to others who may reject the unemployed individual is the result of laziness is a personal failure stemming from a poor work ethic can not be taken as a personal failure if there is a high unemployment rate

can not be taken as a personal failure if there is a high unemployment rate

Marx predicted that communism would eventually collapse capitalism would eventually collapse capitalism would eventually reign over all other systems capitalism would defeat communis

capitalism would eventually collapse

German sociologist Georg Simmel believed that ................. the intensity of the conflict varies depending on the fiances available to the opposing factions. groups work to increase dissent groups work to destabilize society conflict can help integrate and stabilize a society

conflict can help integrate and stabilize a society

Alcohol drinking is allowed in the US but is prohibited in Saudi Arabia. This is an example of how the meaning of deviance may change from culture to culture. This is the essence of the school of _____ conflict theorists structural functionalists All the answers are correct constructivism

constructivism

After France won the World Cup, thousands of French people took to the streets to celebrate. A symbolic interactionist who studied the celebrations, was mostly interested in ________ the countries that have won the World Cup. how the people communicated and which symbols they used how such celebrations bring solidarity and stability to a society. the history of football in France.

how the people communicated and which symbols they used

From the article "The Sociological Imagination: Thinking Outside the Box" we read that if an individual understands the powers of society that have facilitated his problems, he may be inclined to adopt apathy if an individual understands the powers of society that have facilitated his problems, he may be inclined to become fatalistic if an individual understands the powers of society that have facilitated his problems, he may be become lazy if an individual understands the powers of society that have facilitated his problems, he may be better equipped to promote social change

if an individual understands the powers of society that have facilitated his problems, he may be better equipped to promote social change

A sociologist who examines how a large society like the one in NYC operates , is using a ....................... macro-level approach a mega city approach micro-level approach Systematic approach

macro-level approach

A ______________________________ of college education includes gaining knowledge whereas a _____________ is finding a spouse or partner. Conflict; functionalist Structural; conflicting manifest; latent symbolic; manifest

manifest; latent

A sociology who studies small groups like the students in one class or the participants in a religious ceremony, is applying a......... a) macro-level approach of study b)all answers are correct c)micro-level approach of study d)scholarly approach of study

micro-level approach of study

The scientific study of social patterns is called ................ social fact positivism. abstraction periscope

positivism.

Marx's idea that ___________________________ is still one of the major theories used in modern sociology. capitalism is the best system social conflict leads to change in society capitalism should be introduced only in advanced countries communism was evil

social conflict leads to change in society

How do sociologists call the laws, morals, values, religious beliefs, customs, fashions, rituals, and all the cultural rules that govern social life? critical growth cultural artifacts social facts legal system

social facts

Durkheim called the social ties within a group __________ anomie religion suicide social solidarity

social solidarity

According to Emile Durkheim, a pathological society suffers from a break down of social norms has a low fertility rate experiences major health epidemics has a high mortality rate

suffers from a break down of social norms

Martineau's most important contributions include ......................... the belief that free enterprise system allows workers to exploit management all answers are correct the belief that the workings of capitalism at odds with the professed moral principles of people in the United States the belief that gender inequality is useful

the belief that the workings of capitalism at odds with the professed moral principles of people in the United States

Polish-Austrian sociologist Ludwig Gumplowicz argued that.................................... war and conquest are the basis of civilizations conflict in family leads to domestic violence war and conquest are destroying civilizations inequality destroys societies

war and conquest are the basis of civilizations

Marx believed that capitalism............. would become stronger because of automation would eventually collapse because of health epidemics would eventually collapse because of climate change would eventually collapse because of inequality

would eventually collapse because of inequality