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Intro to Sociology
Chapter 1 Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| According to the Wall Street Journal, who were the "three greatest modern thinkers"? | Karl Marx; Albert Einstein; Sigmund Freud |
| Anthony is conducting experimental research on the effects of an educational therapy program and the conflict-resolution skills of inmates. He has established two groups. Group A will receive a special conflict-resolution therapy program. Group B will go | the control group |
| Herbert Spencer believed that societies evolved from lower to higher forms because as generations pass, the most capable and intelligent members of society prosper while the less capable die out. What term did Spencer use to describe this process? | the survival of the fittest |
| Based on the theories formulated by Karl Marx, what was the ultimate goal of the proletariat? | The proletariat sought to develop a classless society free of exploitation. |
| Frank is examining the broad stream of events that have occurred over the past 50 years and the specific experiences of his own life. By doing so, what sociological process has Frank undertaken? | the sociological imagination |
| How did Karl Marx and Max Weber differ in their theoretical assumptions? | Marx believed economics was the central force driving social change, and Weber claimed it was religion. |
| In 1837, before Durkheim and Weber were born, who published Society in America? | Harriet Martineau |
| Jose is conducting research on organized crime. Rather than interviewing criminals or going undercover, he is examining data that someone else has collected. Which research method is Jose using? | secondary analysis |
| People may change their opinions about an issue such as divorce based on a restructuring of that image, the issues involved, and what they mean. This is an example of which sociological perspective? Answer | symbolic interactionism |
| To be classified as a society, what are the two key qualities a group of people must share? | a common culture and a territory |
| What are the two components C. Wright Mills identified as being fundamental to understanding the sociological imagination? | history and biography |
| What event led to an uprooting of what had been traditional social arrangements? Answer | the Industrial Revolution |
| What is a general statement about how some parts of the world fit together and how they work? Answer | a theory |
| What is another name for the research method that is referred to as "participant observation"? | fieldwork |
| What is the underlying principle of symbolic interactionism? Answer | It analyzes how one's behavior depends on the way they define themselves and others. |
| What term do sociologists use to describe the corners in life that people occupy because of where they are located in a society? | social location |
| When a researcher asks a respondent general, non-sensitive questions to develop a feeling of trust before asking questions of a more sensitive and personal nature, she is seeking to accomplish which of the following objectives? Answer | develop rapport with the subjects |
| Which of the following phrases best describes a random sample? | Everyone in the population has the same chance of being included in the study. |
| Which social scientist first proposed applying the scientific method to the social world, a practice known as positivism? Answer | Auguste Comte |
| Which sociological perspective analyzes how social life depends on the ways we define ourselves and others? | symbolic interactionism |
| Which sociological perspective views society as being composed of groups that engage in fierce competition for scarce resources? | conflict theory |
| Which theoretical perspective stresses that society is a whole unit, made up of interrelated parts that work together harmoniously? | functional analysis |
| Who conducted the sociological research that included "tearooms," "watch queens,"; accusations of "sociological snooping," and a violation of research ethics as he completed his dissertation? | Laud Humphreys |
| Who was the first African American to earn a doctoral degree from Harvard University | W. E. B. Du Bois |
| Who was the first sociologist to win the Nobel Prize for Peace? | Jane Addams |
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