Soc 101
A social science that focuses on the origins and evolutionary aspects of human beings, including their behavioral characteristics.
Physical anthropology
A social science that focuses on aspects of government, political institutions, political processes, and political parties.
Political science
Method of studying society that emphasizes observation, comparison, and experimentation.
Positivism
In most instances, marital happiness is likely to increase following the birth of children. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
False
It is more difficult for men to remarry than it is for women. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
False
Largely as a result of women's liberation, the frequency of marital coitus has declined noticeably over the last decade. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
False
Most elderly persons (approximately 65 years of age) depend on their children for at least some amount of financial assistance. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
False
Most suicides are committed by people in their 30s and 40s. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
False
Northern schools are more integrated than schools in the South. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
False
Per-pupil expenditures by American school systems significantly affect student scores on achievement tests. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
False
Rape is usually an impulsive, uncontrollable act of sexual gratification. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
False
States with the death penalty have a lower murder rate than those without the death penalty. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
False
Suicide rates in the United States are higher among upper-class people than among lower-class people. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
False
The United States has one of the lowest rates of infant mortality in the world. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
False
The soaring birthrates in developing countries make it difficult, if not impossible, for those countries to feed their rapidly growing populations Choose the correct option and select Submit.
False
The suicide rate is higher among women than men. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
False
The vast majority of women today support sexual equality in the home. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
False
Whites have higher self-esteem than blacks. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
False
A sociological approach that views equity in gender as central to all behavior and organization.
Feminist perspective
Think of me when you consider the ideas of Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft: close-knit communities or mass societies. I was German. I was appalled by the rise of industrial cities during the 1800s. My view of social structure is an example of functionalist analysis. I thought that social change takes place quickly in an urban environment. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Ferdinand Tonnies
A sociological approach that emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability.
Functionalism
I believe that bureaucratization of education increases the likelihood that students, teachers, and administrators will be dealt with fairly. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Functionalist Perspective
I believe that political contributions keep the public involved in the democratic process and committed to candidates. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Functionalist Perspective
I believe that the best course of action for a community might differ from the best course of action for a society. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Functionalist Perspective
A sociological approach that emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability.
Functionalist perspective
I am best known for my theory of the self. I used the term significant others to refer to those individuals who are most important in the development of the self. I believed that the self emerged through a three-stage process: the preparatory stage, the play stage, and the game stage. I taught at the University of Chicago beginning in 1893. I was the founder of the interactinist perspective of sociology. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
George Herbert Mead
I am nonreactive. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Secondary data
Spencer's view of society as "survival of the fittest" like Darwin's view of evolution.
Social Darwinism
I encourage an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society. One of my key elements is the ability to view one's own society as an outsider would, rather that only from the perspective of personal experiences and cultural biases. I am an empowering tool. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Social Imagination
The study of the social features of humans and the ways in which they interact and change.
Social science
An awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society.
Sociological imagination
I investigate why thousands of jobs have moved from the United States to developing nations, what social forces promote prejudice, and what leads someone to join a social movement. I focus on social relationships, how those relationships influence people's behavior, and how societies develop and change. I am the systematic study of social behavior and human groups. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Sociology
The systematic study of social behavior and human groups.
Sociology
When you think of me, you may recall "person on the street" interviews. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Survey
A sociological approach that generalizes about everyday forms of social interaction to explain society as a whole.
Symbolic Interactionism
I attempt to explain events, forces, material ideas, or behavior in a comprehencive manner. I have a set of statements that seeks to explain problems, actions, or behavior. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Theory
Almost half the people currently in jail in this country have not been convicted of a crime. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
True
By age 45, more than one-third of all males in this country have engaged in at least one homosexual act. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
True
Crimes of violence and theft are far more likely to occur among teenagers than among any other age group in our society. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
True
Heart disease is far more likely to kill poor people than the affluent. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
True
Less than 1 percent of all welfare recipients are able-bodied employable males. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
True
More women are graduating from professional schools today than ever before. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
True
Most married women work. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
True
Most welfare recipients are white. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
True
Psychological disorders are more common among people in the lower class. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
True
Suicide is more prevalent in the South than in any other region of the United States. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
True
Three out of four divorced women remarry within three years. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
True
Women are more likely than men to abuse children. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
True
I am a measurable trait or characteristic that will change under different conditions. What am I? Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Variable
Income, religion, and gender are examples of what I am. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Varible
A researcher would employ me to determine the significance of a fraternity's social hierarchy for its members. I mean "understanding" or "insight." I am associated with the name of Max Weber. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Verstehen
German word for "insight" or "understanding;" used by Max Weber to stress the need for sociologists to take into account the subjective meanings people attach to their actions.
Verstehen
I was an early Black sociologist in America. In my research, I documented the low social status of Black with hard facts. I was an American born in 1868. I was the first Black person to receive a doctorate from Harvard University. I helped organize the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Choose the correct option and select Submit.
W. E. B. Du Bois
I specialize in the study of urban poverty. I am American. I created the Urban Poverty and Family Life Study of Chicago neighborhoods with high poverty rates. I am concerned about the loss of quality jobs in the urban setting. In my view, the economy, not the poor, needs to be reformed. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
William Julius Wilson
How institutions, such as the government, may help to maintain the privileges of some groups is a topic of interest for Select one: a. globalization theorists. b. conflict theorists. c. interactionist theorists. d. functionalist theorists.
b. conflict theorists.
Which of the following academic disciplines emphasizes the influence that society has on people's attitudes and behavior and the ways in which people shape society? Select one: a. Anthropology b. Economics c. Sociology d. Physics
c. Sociology
Which social science would be interested in studying individual cases of emotional stress among workers, investors, and business owners? Select one: a. History b. Economics c. Sociology d. Psychology
d. Psychology
Which sociologist saw society as a vast network of connected parts, each of which helps to maintain the system as a whole? Select one: a. Karl Marx b. Erving Goffman c. Max Weber d. Talcott Parsons
d. Talcott Parsons
The division of an individual's identity into two or more social realities is referred to as Select one: a. racial fetishism. b. double rejection. c. bipolar racism.term-91 d. double consciousness.
d. double consciousness.
Which sociological approach focuses on the macro level and would tend to view inequality in gender as central to behavior and organization? Select one: a. functionalist perspective b. conflict perspective c. interactionist perspective d. feminist perspective
d. feminist perspective
Trying to understand why your roommate prefers a certain genre of music, over others, is an example of using one's Select one: a. cultural capital. b. conflict perspective. c. double consciousness. d. sociological imagination.
d. sociological imagination.
Which of these public figures began their careers by studying sociology? Choose the correct options and select Submit.
-Ronald Reagan (40th President of the United States) -Robin Williams (Comedian and Actor) -Bobby Taylor (Philadelphia Eagles Cornerback) -Rev. Jesse Jackson (Civil Rights Campaigner and Presidential Candidate) -Maxine Waters (Congresswoman from Los Angeles) ALL ANSWERS ARE CORRECT
I coined the phrase looking-glass self. My work became known during the early 1900s. I believed that we learn who we are by interacting with others. I was a pioneer of the interactionist view of the self. I believed that a person's sense of self was influenced by one's impressions of how others perceive us. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Charles Horton Cooley
Durkheim's term for the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective.
Anomie
Credited with being the most influential of the philosophers of the early 1800s.
Auguste Comte
Approximately half the families on welfare have been on the rolls for five years or more. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
False
The relationship between a condition or variable and a particular consequence, with one event leading to the other.
Causal logic
A collective consciousness that rests on mutual interdependence, characteristic of societies with a complex division of labor.
Organic solidarity
The standards of acceptable behavior developed by and for members of a profession.
Code of ethics
I believe that powerful groups such as the National Rifle Association (NRA) can dominate the legislative process in opposition to majority will because of their ability to mobilize resources. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Conflict Perspective
I believe that the longer union leaders are in office, the less responsive they are to the needs and demands of the rank and file, and the more concerned they are with maintaining their own positions of power. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Conflict Perspective
A sociological approach that assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of conflict or tension between competing groups.
Conflict perspective
I believe that schools can reinforce the divisive aspects of society, especially those of social class.
Conflict perspective
A sociological approach that assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of conflict or tension between competing groups.
Conflict theory
People's experience of the world. Meaning is not something inherent in things, it is a property that arises out of the daily interactions among people.
Constructed reality
In dating and mate selection, "opposites attract." Choose the correct option and select Submit.
False
In dating and mating, "absence makes the heart grow fonder." Choose the correct option and select Submit.
False
Behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a group or society.
Deviance
Your evaluation of me depends on your own values. I am associated with the functionalist perspective. I am an element or process of society that may actually dispute a social system or reduce its stability. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Dysfunction
A social science that focuses on the production, distribution, and consumption of resources, especially wealth.
Economics
Psychological term for individuals who see the world from their own narrow point of view; people who are self-centered.
Egocentric
I did an intensive study of the Arunta tribe in Australia. I was one of the first professors of sociology in France. I originated the concept of anomie, a loss of direction felt by society when social control becomes ineffective. I conducted a landmark study of suicide rates in sevral European countries. In my view, the punishments established within a culture help to define acceptable behavior and contribute to social stability. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Emile Durkheim
I am concerned with the presentation of the self. I coined the term impression management. I often use the theater as a metaphor for explaining everyday social interactions. Face-saving is an important aspect of my theory. I emphasized the ways in which we consciously create images of ourselves for others. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Erving Goffman
I was an early sociologist in the nineteenth century. I was from England but also studied America. I spoke out about women's rights and the emancipation of slaves. I conducted research on the nature of female employment. I wrote the book Society in America, published in 1837. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Harriet Martineau
Published a book entitled 'Society in America' which examined religion, politics and child rearing.
Harriet Martineau
Did not feel compelled to correct or improve society; instead, hoped only to understand it better.
Herbert Spencer
Weber's term for a construct or model used to evaluate specific cases.
Ideal type
I believe in finding out if violence in the media may then become a script for real-life behavior. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Interactionist Perspective
I believe that in cooperative circumstances interracial contact between people of equal status will cause them to become less prejudiced and to abandon old stereotypes. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Interactionist Perspective
I believe that the privacy and censorship debate concerning the Internet is one that parallels concerns that people have in any social institution. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Interactionist Perspective
I was a social reformer in the early 1900s. I helped to prevent racial segregation in the Chicago schools. I was an active member of the American Sociological Society. My portrait appears on a postage stamp. I was cofounder of the famous Chicago settlement, Hull House. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Jane Addams
I wrote that "the history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles..." I spent most of my lifein exile. I was born in Germany. I believed lead to the destruction of the capitalist system because workers would revolt. With Friedrich Engels, I wrote The Communist Manifesto. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Karl Marx
A concept used by Charles Horton Cooley that emphasizes the self as the product of our social interactions.
Looking-glass self
Sociological investigation that concentrates on large-scale phenomena or entire civilizations. Focuses on broad social processes as well as the structure, organization, and features of society.
Macrosociology
I invented the construct of the ideal type. I was born in Germany and died in 1920. I used the word class to refer to people at a similar level of wealth and income. I showed that the ideal bureaucracy will be similar in all kinds of organizations, whether religious, governmental, educcational, or for business. I wrote The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, first published in 1904. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Max Weber
Sociological investigation that stresses the study of small groups, often through experimental means. Focuses on the detailed study of what people say, do, and think about as they go about their everyday lives.
Microsociology
I allow researchers to examine certain behaviors and communities that could not be investigated through other research techniques. Choose the correct option and select Submit.
Observation
________ stresses the study of small groups and often uses experimental study in laboratories.Select one: a. Microsociology b. Macrosociology c. Middle-range sociology d. Conflict theory
a. Microsociology
Émile Durkheim's explanation of suicide was scientific because he Select one: a. developed conclusions based on a systematic examination of data. b. carefully studied the personalities of hundreds of suicide victims. c. worked in a university setting. d. divided suicide into four distinctive categories.
a. developed conclusions based on a systematic examination of data.
The word(s) that Max Weber used to stress the need for sociologists to take into account people's emotions, thoughts, beliefs, understandings, and attitudes was Select one: a. verstehen. b. cultural capital. c. anomie. d. social capital.
a. verstehen.