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Soc
unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to say a vital part of studying soc is to examine a person's social context in shaping life's choices is ____________ | sociological perspective |
| c. wright mills described sociological perspective as intersection of ... | history and biography |
| the author contends that studying soc helps us... | see similarities and differences in people groups and how backgrounds make people who they are |
| things culture teaches us | language, desirable food/drink, what men/women should be |
| what discipline has the most in common with discipline of soc | anthropology |
| while discipline of psychology shares some concerns with soc, it differs because psych is... | more interested in a person's internal influences on behavior |
| (t/f) while it seems like a strange goal, sociologists seek to question and challenge "common sense" | true |
| (t/f) in examining the text's "common sense" self-quiz, it would seem that mental illness is a good explanation for many crimes as well as terrorist acts | false |
| the text shows a history of soc that moved from tradition to science. it contends that the key to making soc a science was... | developing theories and then testing them |
| auguste comte is a significant figure in soc because he... | is considered the "father of soc" |
| although his ideas would have profound influence on soc, ______ ______ did not think of himself as such | karl marx |
| "real sociologist" for examination of suicide rates | emile durkheim |
| (t/f) the sociological study indicated that ppl who were loosely connected to social groups were more likely to commit suicide | true |
| max weber focused on the role of __ in shaping society | religion |
| at the conclusion of the discussion of values in sociological research and the uses of sociological research, the author seems to suggest that the consensus is... | to use soc research to spotlight social problems, suggest solutions, immoral to not use research |
| (t/f) sociologists are nearly exclusively focused on microsociological concerns | false |
| "review the literature" is... | see what other sociologists have learned in their study |
| (t/f) one of the challenges of data validity is the challenge of properly defining data: the problem of "operational definitions" | true |
| sharing research results with other helps ensure that | you did your research, other can use as basis, results might help produce answers for a sociological problem |
| n in "n=152" means... | number involved in study |
| least-used means of measuring "central tendency" | mode |
| at "halftime" and the end of course, you will receive opportunities to do course evals. this resembles... | case study |
| if i wanted to find out whether mbu's women were happy with dessert choices in the dc, but sent a survey to armitage dorm, my survey would have a problem with... | sample problem |
| (t/f) surveys may be either questionnaires or interviews | true |
| if a survey creator has a different definition of a term than his survery's population does, it's likely to be related... | misunderstanding the subject's world |
| if i'm interesting in what college looks like now, compared to what it was when i rode dinosaurs to school, i might go back to college. if so, this sort of study would be a(n) | field study |
| If my “back to college” trek took me to West Point (the Army’s military college), and I concluded that was how ALL colleges were, I’d be making an error in | generalizability |
| If I conduct a study that divides people into groups to see how they each respond to a particular event, I am probably conducting this kind of study: | experiment |
| (t/f) because there are many ways to gather sociological data, it's important to use them all for each study to guarantee the validity of sociological examination | false |
| As I start a new job, I see several people semi-circled around someone else who’s talking, and they’re all listening carefully. I conclude that that person is the boss and they are employees. Which concept best describes what I’ve applied here: | weber's verstehen |
| English sociologist who made many valuable sociological observations about the US, despite the sexism of her day: | martineau |
| American sociologist who was among the first to describe the American social problems of the “color line:” | dubois |
| (t/f) C. Wright Mills’ critiques of the “power elite” moved sociology’s emphasis away from theory and more toward reform. | true |
| Type of sociology that may be used for business applications, examining workplace issues, social problems, or Dora the Explorer: | applied |
| Sociological theoretical framework that deals the most with and messages and labels of meaning, including how we define ourselves and others: | symbolic interaction |
| Sociological theoretical framework that sees society something as an organism or machine, with various parts that have specific tasks and work together in an interdependent fashion: | functionalism |
| Sociological theoretical framework that explains most systems as arising from clashes between “haves” and “have nots”: | conflict |
| Our text’s analysis of how Symbolic Interaction Theory would help explain a rise in divorce suggest that how we view the meanings of ___ has changed to indicate “freedom” and “individuality.” | divorce |
| If I offered a class grade bonus for perfect attendance, the __ function would be to encourage more listening and note taking to produce better grades. | unintended |
| In Marxian thought, the ownership class is described as the | bourgeuisie |
| (t/f) Conflict Theory might say that divorce rates have climbed as an oppressed group has pushed back against its oppressors. | true |
| Of our major schools of sociological thought, the one that has a microsociological focus is: | symbolic interaction |
| Our author predicts that the next “game-changer” for sociology is (the) | globalism |
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