Chapter 1 : Discover Sociology Quiz
What is positivism? A) the laws that govern social change B) when sociologists are hopeful about the outcome of their studies C) the accepted social beliefs of society D) an approach to research that is based on scientific evidence
Correct answer - D
Which theoretical paradigm originated in the Chicago School, in the lectures of George Herbert Mead on the importance of social engagements? A) positivism B) Structural functionlism C) Conflict theory D) symbolic interactionism
Correct answer - D
Match the statement with the corresponding term it exemplifies A) a sophomore chooses a college major B) A majority of elementary school teachers are female 1) structure 2) Agency
Correct Answer A) A sophomore chooses a college major - 2) agency B) A majority of elementary school teachers are female - 1) structure
What question would a conflict theorist likely ask about crime in society? A) Why are street crimes punished so much more harshly than corporate or white-collar crime? B) How might crime be "hardwired" in the brain for some but not others? C) How does crime reaffirm people's beliefs about what is right and dissuade them from deviating? D) How does a criminal learn to adopt the label of criminal and learn criminal skills?
Correct Answer - A
Which of the following are social forces that a sociologist might examine to study unemployment? A) race/ethnicity, personality, genetics B) social networks, race/ethnicity, economics C) economics, personal troubles, gender/sex D) personal troubles, social networks, genetics
Correct Answer - B
Natalya is a sociologist who studies poverty. Her view is that poverty stems from the notion that there are irreconcilable, competing interest between the wealthy and the poor and that the wealthy use their power to maintain their own status, even at the expense of the poor. Given this, what type of sociological theory is Natalya likely to follow? A) Symbolic interactionism B) Structural functionalism C) Social Conflict Theory D) Rational choice theory
Correct Answer - C
How were Emile Durkheim and Karl Marx alike as sociological theorists A) They both developed functionalist theories B) They both developed social conflict theories C) They both developed theories based on French industrialism D) They both developed macro-level sociological theories
Correct Answer - D
Which of the following is part of the six simple rules to think critically A) Obey authority and make evidence-based arguments B) accept anecdotal evidence and ask questions C) ask questions and accept anecdotal evidence D) ask questions and make evidence-based arguments
Correct Answer - D
As a sociologist you must be mindful of your own underlying assumptions and biases A) True B) False
Correct answer - A
What term best describes the ability to mobilize resources and achieve goals despite the resistance of others? A) power B) intersectionality C) Inequality D) Globalization
Correct answer - A
What term do we use to describe something that can enable or constrain agency? A) structure B) formation C) edifice D) organization
Correct answer - A
Why did modern sociological ideas and perspectives first develop in 19th century Europe? A) The scientific revolution, the Enlightenment, industrialization, and urbanization first developed in there. B) The rest of the world did not begin using the steam engine until World War I C) Europe is landlocked, so ideas spread easily D) European intellectuals were the only scholars who were concerned with the nature of social life
Correct answer - A
*blank* is the ability to evaluate claims about truth by using reason and evidence A) theological reasoning B) critical thinking C) principled thinking D) analytical diagnositcs
Correct answer - B
According to the sociological perspective, why is blaming the poor an incomplete view of poverty? A) We overlook the power of entrepreneurship in our class society B) Only poor people need to work harder and "pull themselves up by their own bootstraps) C) Powerful social forces determine the opportunities available to each person D) We have a moral obligation to help the poor.
Correct answer - C
What term best describes the confluence of social statuses that shape people's lives, access to resources and power, justice, health, and well being? A) ethnocentrism B) inequality C) intersectionality D) symbols
Correct answer - C
