SOC 100 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which sociologist is widely regarded as the founder of the interactionist perspective?
A. C. Wright Mills
B. George Herbert Mead
C. Charles Horton Cooley
D. Erving Goffman - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. George Herbert Mead
Which sociological perspective emphasizes that social roles contribute to a society's stability by enabling
members to anticipate the behavior of others and to pattern their own actions accordingly?
A. Functionalist Perspective
B. Conflict Perspective
C. Interactionist Perspective
D. Feminist Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. Functionalist Perspective
Which sociological perspective would be most likely to suggest that nonverbal communication
communication, such as the frequency of individuals touching each other during a conversation, varies
from one culture to another?
A. Functionalist Perspective
B. Conflict Perspective
C. Interactionist Perspective
D. Feminist Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. Interactionist Perspective
The "taken-for-granted' aspect of culture is most representative of which sociological perspective?
A. Social Perspective
B. Conflict Perspective
C. Interactionist Perspective
D. Feminist Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. Interactionist Perspective
,Which sociological approach focuses on the macro-level and would tend to view inequality in gender as
central to behavior and organization?
A. Functionalist Perspective
B. Conflict Perspective
C. Interactionist Perspective
D. Feminist Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D. Feminist Perspective
According to C. Wright Mills, the sociological enables us to grasp the relations between ____________ in
society.
A. Money and power
B. biology and destiny
C. History and biography
D. Students and teacher - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. History and biography
The mode of production characterized by the dominance of the owners of the owners of industry over
the mass of industry over the mass of mass of industrial workers is called ____________.
A. Feudalism
B. Capitalism
C. Socialism
D. Totalitarianism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. Capitalism
____________ is the technologically advanced, classless society of the future, in which all productive
property would be held in common.
A. Socialism
B. Capitalism
C. Feudalism
D. Communism
E. Authoritarianism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D. Communism
, What is the concept Marx used to describe the pervasive ideas that uphold the status quo and sustain
the ruling class?
A. Means of production
B. Class consciousness
C. Ideology
D. Persuasion
E. Life chances - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. Ideology
Which aspect of divorce would most likely be of interest to society are created by the groups in power
and help those groups maintain their superior status?
A. The structural impact of divorce
B. The personal hardships of a man or woman divorcing
C. The average amount of child support payments for dependent children
D. All of the above (previous answer could be seen as possible when students lump it in with Durkhiem)
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. The structural impact of divorce
Sociology is considered a science because sociologist
A. Teach at respected universities
B. Engage in organized and systematic study of phenomena to enhance understanding
C. Receive government funding for research projects
D. Construct middle-range theories to explain social behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. Engage in
organized and systematic study of phenomena to enhance understanding
Which sociological perspective would maintain that the laws of a society are created by the groups in
power and help those groups maintain their superior status?
A. Functionalist Perspective
B. Conflict Perspective
C. Interactionist Perspective
D. Global Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. Conflict Perspective
Which sociologist is widely regarded as the founder of the interactionist perspective?
A. C. Wright Mills
B. George Herbert Mead
C. Charles Horton Cooley
D. Erving Goffman - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. George Herbert Mead
Which sociological perspective emphasizes that social roles contribute to a society's stability by enabling
members to anticipate the behavior of others and to pattern their own actions accordingly?
A. Functionalist Perspective
B. Conflict Perspective
C. Interactionist Perspective
D. Feminist Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. Functionalist Perspective
Which sociological perspective would be most likely to suggest that nonverbal communication
communication, such as the frequency of individuals touching each other during a conversation, varies
from one culture to another?
A. Functionalist Perspective
B. Conflict Perspective
C. Interactionist Perspective
D. Feminist Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. Interactionist Perspective
The "taken-for-granted' aspect of culture is most representative of which sociological perspective?
A. Social Perspective
B. Conflict Perspective
C. Interactionist Perspective
D. Feminist Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. Interactionist Perspective
,Which sociological approach focuses on the macro-level and would tend to view inequality in gender as
central to behavior and organization?
A. Functionalist Perspective
B. Conflict Perspective
C. Interactionist Perspective
D. Feminist Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D. Feminist Perspective
According to C. Wright Mills, the sociological enables us to grasp the relations between ____________ in
society.
A. Money and power
B. biology and destiny
C. History and biography
D. Students and teacher - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. History and biography
The mode of production characterized by the dominance of the owners of the owners of industry over
the mass of industry over the mass of mass of industrial workers is called ____________.
A. Feudalism
B. Capitalism
C. Socialism
D. Totalitarianism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. Capitalism
____________ is the technologically advanced, classless society of the future, in which all productive
property would be held in common.
A. Socialism
B. Capitalism
C. Feudalism
D. Communism
E. Authoritarianism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D. Communism
, What is the concept Marx used to describe the pervasive ideas that uphold the status quo and sustain
the ruling class?
A. Means of production
B. Class consciousness
C. Ideology
D. Persuasion
E. Life chances - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. Ideology
Which aspect of divorce would most likely be of interest to society are created by the groups in power
and help those groups maintain their superior status?
A. The structural impact of divorce
B. The personal hardships of a man or woman divorcing
C. The average amount of child support payments for dependent children
D. All of the above (previous answer could be seen as possible when students lump it in with Durkhiem)
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. The structural impact of divorce
Sociology is considered a science because sociologist
A. Teach at respected universities
B. Engage in organized and systematic study of phenomena to enhance understanding
C. Receive government funding for research projects
D. Construct middle-range theories to explain social behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. Engage in
organized and systematic study of phenomena to enhance understanding
Which sociological perspective would maintain that the laws of a society are created by the groups in
power and help those groups maintain their superior status?
A. Functionalist Perspective
B. Conflict Perspective
C. Interactionist Perspective
D. Global Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. Conflict Perspective
