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Introduction to Sociology | Exam Questions and Verified
Answers | Graded A+ | 100% Correct
QUESTION
Which of the following would NOT be an example of applied
sociology?
a. A study to measure how often former prisoners recommit crimes
compared
to how many times they are required to check in with their parole
officers.
b. Medical researchers recording how often patients bring up partner
abuse to a doctor during a regular check-up based on different scripts
the doctors use to ask about the patients' home situations.
c. A study measuring the effectiveness of two different youth programs
in raising students' grades.
d. A graduate student running a research project to see if including
certain words into a passage volunteers read evokes greater feelings of
patriotism in them as measured by a survey.
Answe
r:
A graduate student running a research project to see if including certain
words into a passage volunteers read evokes greater feelings of
patriotism in them as measured by a survey
,QUESTION
A clinical sociologist would most likely be
found in what area? a) business
b) health care c) education
d) academia
Answe
r:
health care; clinical sociologists often work in the medical field
QUESTION
Which of the following perspectives would focus on the social
inequalities that exist in capitalist societies?
a) functionalist perspective b) conflict perspective
c) symbolic interactionist perspective
d) feminist perspective
Answe
r:
conflict perspective, pioneered by Karl Marx, often focuses on the
conflicts in a capitalist society, though it can take up other types of
social conflict and inequality
QUESTION
A feminist perspective is closest to which other major
sociological per- spective? a) functionalism
,QUESTION
b) conflictperspective
c) symbolic interactionalism
d) none of the above
Answe
r:
conflict perspective; feminism does not primarily see gender as part of
how a society creates balance but instead as part of how certain social
groups oppress or exploit others, a perspective close to that of conflict
theory
QUESTION
explanatory research
Answer: research that explains why a
social phenomenon occurs
QUESTION
A sociologist has a theory that greater social interaction would help
older adults retain mental capacity. What might research do to help her
theory?
a. It could further refine the theory by adding an explanation for why
adults who interact more retain greater mental capacity.
b. It could raise issues about her theory by considering other theories
that better explain the phenomenon.
, c. It could provide evidence to support her theory by comparing the
social interactions of mentally sharp older adults to the interactions of
those who have average mental capacity. d. It could spread her theory
beyond older adults by addressing other social groups.
Answe
r:
It could provide evidence to support her theory by comparing the social
interactions of mentally sharp older adults to the interactions of those
who have average mental capacity; research provides information to
bolster or undermine a sociological theory
QUESTION
Which of the following perspectives would focus on the social
significance of rituals like handshakes, hugs, or high fives?
a) functionalist perspective b) conflict perspective
c) symbolic interactionist perspective
d) feminist perspective
Answe
r:
symbolic interactionists are focused on everyday social interactions
QUESTION
Which of the following is the best example of descriptive research?
a. A project that records the language young Caucasians in a certain
metro region use to describe people of African-American heritage.
Introduction to Sociology | Exam Questions and Verified
Answers | Graded A+ | 100% Correct
QUESTION
Which of the following would NOT be an example of applied
sociology?
a. A study to measure how often former prisoners recommit crimes
compared
to how many times they are required to check in with their parole
officers.
b. Medical researchers recording how often patients bring up partner
abuse to a doctor during a regular check-up based on different scripts
the doctors use to ask about the patients' home situations.
c. A study measuring the effectiveness of two different youth programs
in raising students' grades.
d. A graduate student running a research project to see if including
certain words into a passage volunteers read evokes greater feelings of
patriotism in them as measured by a survey.
Answe
r:
A graduate student running a research project to see if including certain
words into a passage volunteers read evokes greater feelings of
patriotism in them as measured by a survey
,QUESTION
A clinical sociologist would most likely be
found in what area? a) business
b) health care c) education
d) academia
Answe
r:
health care; clinical sociologists often work in the medical field
QUESTION
Which of the following perspectives would focus on the social
inequalities that exist in capitalist societies?
a) functionalist perspective b) conflict perspective
c) symbolic interactionist perspective
d) feminist perspective
Answe
r:
conflict perspective, pioneered by Karl Marx, often focuses on the
conflicts in a capitalist society, though it can take up other types of
social conflict and inequality
QUESTION
A feminist perspective is closest to which other major
sociological per- spective? a) functionalism
,QUESTION
b) conflictperspective
c) symbolic interactionalism
d) none of the above
Answe
r:
conflict perspective; feminism does not primarily see gender as part of
how a society creates balance but instead as part of how certain social
groups oppress or exploit others, a perspective close to that of conflict
theory
QUESTION
explanatory research
Answer: research that explains why a
social phenomenon occurs
QUESTION
A sociologist has a theory that greater social interaction would help
older adults retain mental capacity. What might research do to help her
theory?
a. It could further refine the theory by adding an explanation for why
adults who interact more retain greater mental capacity.
b. It could raise issues about her theory by considering other theories
that better explain the phenomenon.
, c. It could provide evidence to support her theory by comparing the
social interactions of mentally sharp older adults to the interactions of
those who have average mental capacity. d. It could spread her theory
beyond older adults by addressing other social groups.
Answe
r:
It could provide evidence to support her theory by comparing the social
interactions of mentally sharp older adults to the interactions of those
who have average mental capacity; research provides information to
bolster or undermine a sociological theory
QUESTION
Which of the following perspectives would focus on the social
significance of rituals like handshakes, hugs, or high fives?
a) functionalist perspective b) conflict perspective
c) symbolic interactionist perspective
d) feminist perspective
Answe
r:
symbolic interactionists are focused on everyday social interactions
QUESTION
Which of the following is the best example of descriptive research?
a. A project that records the language young Caucasians in a certain
metro region use to describe people of African-American heritage.
