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Socl 2001 midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the scientific study of human behavior, social groups and society | Sociology |
| Who coined the concept of Sociological Imagination | C. Wright Mills |
| What concept asks us to understand the influence of social forces on our personal lives | Sociological imagination |
| What sociologist coined the term Sociology | Comte |
| True or false, social forces are a significant focus of sociology | true |
| The American Sociological association defines sociology as the study of ____________ and the social causes and consequences of human behavior | social life |
| True or false, Sociology is the study of the regular, recurrent patterns in social life | true |
| the ASA's definition of sociology reflects the beleif that people can only be understood in what context | social context |
| What level of sociological analysis is concerned with large scale structures and processes such as war and unemployment | Macrosociology |
| What level of sociological analysis is concerned with small- scale units such as individuals in small groups or social interactions | Microsociology |
| The sociological imagination requires that we understand the influence of history and _________ on our interactive processes | Biography |
| What form of investigation is based on observation or experimentation | empirical investigation |
| Capital punishment has little to no effect on crime rates what does this mean | it is not a deterrent in any situation |
| What's the study of the physical biological social and cultural development of humans often on a comparative basis | Anthropology |
| Modern culture and traditional indigenous people are studied by________________ | physical anthropology |
| what is one thing physical anthropology studies | genetic mutations |
| What is sociology | the study of social life |
| __________ focuses on large-scale structure and process without reference to the relationships of the persons involved. | Macrosociology |
| . __________ is the study of how goods, services, and wealth are produced | Economics |
| A social science that studies physical traits, artifacts, and the shape and size of skulls is__________. | physical anthropology |
| Unlike the other social sciences, sociology does not study social institutions. T / F | False |
| The very heart of sociology is concerned with the complexities and subtleties of humansocial life. T / F | True |
| what type of sciencesare those that directly use the principles derived from scientific study to solve social problems. | Applied sciences |
| what type of sciences,are those that seek knowledge for its own sake | pure sciences |
| what is a system of ideas, values, beliefs, knowledge, norms, customs and technology shared by almost everyone in a society. | Culture |
| what is a group of interacting people who live in a specific geographical area, who are organized in a cooperative manner, and who share a common culture. | society |
| what is the view that one’s own culture is superior to others and should be used as the standard against which other cultures are judged. | ethnocentrism |
| what is the belief that what is foreign is best, and our own lifestyle, products, or ideas are inferior to those of others. | xenocentrism |
| The study and discipline of sociology originated approximately__________. | c. 100–200 years ago |
| . According to Comte’s law of human progress, the stage of human thought associated with political dominance being held by the clergy and lawyers is the __________ stage. | metaphysical |
| According to Marx, the recognition among workers that they share the same plight is known as __________. | class conciousness |
| When students try to see where their teacher is coming from in her/his lectures or assignments, the students are most likely applying the concepts of __________. | weber |
| The __________ theory rejects the positivist position that sociology should be value free. | humanistic |
| Functions that are intended and recognized in a social system are called__________. | manifest |
| The first major center of sociological thought in the United States was__________. | university of chicago |
| Most sociologists rely heavily on which of the following as sources of ideas and knowledge? | observational and empirical methods |
| A __________ is an attempt to find patterns and consistencies in seemingly idiosyncratic and inconsistent events. | theory |
| When concepts can have two or more values, they are referred to as__________. | variables |
| . If a proposition is formulated so that it can be tested, it is considered tobe a __________. | hypothesis |
| __________ hypotheses state that there is no relationship between the variables of interest. | null |
| The extent to which repeated observation of the same phenomenonyields similar results indicates __________. | reliability |
| . Research that attempts to explain why things do or do not happen is__________. | explanatory |
| . In a medical study, lung cancer could be the __________ variable whilesmoking would be the __________ variable. | dependent, independent |
| The research procedure used most frequently to obtain informationabout the social world is __________. | conducting surveys |
| Contamination of experimental outcomes due to the influence of theresearcher’s presence is known as the __________. | hawthorn effect |
| Something that is used to represent something else is a/an __________. | symbol |
| What does the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis suggest? | Our language shapes both our perceptions of reality and our behavior |
| Wearing a swimsuit to class most likely violates a __________. | folkway |
| Mores that prohibit something are called __________. | taboos |
| Social control is essentially which of the following? | the process of applying social sanctions |
| The material techniques and products a society uses to maintain itsstandard of living are the society’s __________. | technology |
| Cultural lag occurs when __________. | changes in material culture occur more rapidly than changes innonmaterial culture |
| A unit of culture that rejects the society’s dominant culture andprescribes an alternative one is best described as a(n) _________ | counterculture |
| A socially defined position is known as a __________. | status |
| An ascribed status involves one’s __________. | age, race,sex |
| . Which of the following groups is created by sociologists or statisticians | associational group |
| Which of the following is considered to be a social group? | a secondary group |
| . A __________ group is an example of an informal primary group. | peer |
| Weber found bureaucracies to have all except which of the followingattributes | selections of personnel by political connections |
| Organizations that people join because of shared interests and valuesare called __________. | voluntary associations |
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