EXAM 1 - SOCL 2001 - Thomas – LSU
QUESTIONS WELL ANSWERED
Sociology studies how... - ANS✔✔ People who live in a society are interdependent on one another
The sociological imagination is the ability to... - ANS✔✔ Recognize the connection between our own
lives and larger social trends
This approach to gathering data focuses on listening to and observing people and allowing them to
interpret what is happening in their own lives. - ANS✔✔ Qualitative
The individual's freedom to choose and to act is sometimes referred to by sociologist as... - ANS✔✔
Agency
Which of following best explains the analogy between social structure and a building? - ANS✔✔ As a
building has rooms for specific purposes, society has its institutions
The type of science that studies the physical feature of nature is known as... - ANS✔✔ Natural Science
Social science is the study of human interaction and change. Which of the following are examples of
social science? - ANS✔✔ Sociology + Anthropology
The discipline of sociology is related this discipline since both are interested in how people and events of
the past are important to current society. - ANS✔✔ History
Common sense consists of people's opinions about daily life acquired through... - ANS✔✔ Experiences
+ Observations
Common sense beliefs are not always reliable because they lack which of the following? - ANS✔✔ A
systematic analysis of the facts
,According to C. Wright Mills, obstacles that individuals mostly face as individuals are known as... -
ANS✔✔ Private Troubles
Which of the following best explains why a simple hamburger is a "miracle" from a sociological
perspective? - ANS✔✔ The many people, components, and actions involved in preparing a hamburger
illustrate the complexity and interdependence of human society
Society consists of persistent patterns of both social networks and... - ANS✔✔ Relationships
Sociology looks at how economic and social resources are distributed and at the implications of these
patterns. It also studies the distribution of ... resources and their effects. - ANS✔✔ Cultural
The condition in which members of a society have differing amounts of power, prestige, and wealth is
called... - ANS✔✔ Social Inequality
Findings of sociologists often appear to be common sense because they deal with... - ANS✔✔ Aspects
of everyday life
Which of the following best describes the sociological imagination? - ANS✔✔ An awareness of the
relationship between individuals and their societies
The study of human society is... - ANS✔✔ A central part of sociology
The components of sociology are systematic study, the individual, society, and the consequences of... -
ANS✔✔ Difference
Sociologists use sociological theories to... - ANS✔✔ Explain social problems
In formulating this theory of suicide, Durkheim regarded Catholicism as a system in which... - ANS✔✔
Matters of belief are not decided by the individual
,Durkheim helped legitimize sociology as a social science because he... - ANS✔✔ Gathered and
analyzed data to test his hypothesis
The most common occupational category of employment for sociology majors is... - ANS✔✔ Social
Services
Which of the following are three major sociological perspectives? - ANS✔✔ Interactionist +
Functionalist + Conflict
Comte called factors that bring about change social... - ANS✔✔ Dynamics
Auguste Comte asserted that is researchers studied society, they could help find a balance between
positive social change and... - ANS✔✔ Social Order
Harriet Martineau's contribution to sociology was... - ANS✔✔ Writing the first book on sociological
research methods
Durkheim believed that understanding human behavior required looking at the behavior... - ANS✔✔ -
Within a broader social context
- He was the first to successfully show that individuals; behavior actually follows social patterns and is
influenced by social forces (a "broader social context")
A defining trait of a hypothesis is that a hypothesis... - ANS✔✔ Can be tested
Which of the following describe the scientific method? - ANS✔✔ Systematic + Designed to ensure
objectivity + Organized, step-by-step process
Which of the following are the basic summaries of statistical information? - ANS✔✔ Modes + Means +
Medians
When researchers talk about a mean, they are referring to... - ANS✔✔ An average that is calculated by
adding a series of values, then dividing by the number of values
, The most frequently occurring number in a series of numbers is the... - ANS✔✔ Mode
Confidentiality becomes problematic when the researcher discovers that the people being studied... -
ANS✔✔ Are doing things that are disturbingly unethical + Committing crimes
If researchers measure something and determine that it is valid, this means... - ANS✔✔ The measure
or scale truly reflects the object under study
Surveys are commonly administered in which of the following ways? - ANS✔✔ Personal Interviews +
Questionnaires
Reliability refers to the extent to which a measure produces these kind of results over time. - ANS✔✔
Consistent
While conducting a sociological study, a researcher becomes the roommate of 2 people who are
participating in the study. She documents how they deal with their parents, friends, romantic
encounters, and leisure activities. This is an example of... - ANS✔✔ Participant Observation
A type of survey in which a researcher directly questions a person (in person or over the telephone) is
know as... - ANS✔✔ An Interview
If the number of drinks consumed by a small group is 4, 4, 6, 7, and 8, the number 6 would be the... -
ANS✔✔ Median
Which of the following statements pertain to an operational definition? - ANS✔✔ It is a specific
explanation about a concept + Explains an abstract concept
An experiment is... - ANS✔✔ An artificially created situation that allows researchers to manipulate
variables
When sociologists use previously gathered data in a way that was not originally intended, this is called...
- ANS✔✔ Secondary Analysis
QUESTIONS WELL ANSWERED
Sociology studies how... - ANS✔✔ People who live in a society are interdependent on one another
The sociological imagination is the ability to... - ANS✔✔ Recognize the connection between our own
lives and larger social trends
This approach to gathering data focuses on listening to and observing people and allowing them to
interpret what is happening in their own lives. - ANS✔✔ Qualitative
The individual's freedom to choose and to act is sometimes referred to by sociologist as... - ANS✔✔
Agency
Which of following best explains the analogy between social structure and a building? - ANS✔✔ As a
building has rooms for specific purposes, society has its institutions
The type of science that studies the physical feature of nature is known as... - ANS✔✔ Natural Science
Social science is the study of human interaction and change. Which of the following are examples of
social science? - ANS✔✔ Sociology + Anthropology
The discipline of sociology is related this discipline since both are interested in how people and events of
the past are important to current society. - ANS✔✔ History
Common sense consists of people's opinions about daily life acquired through... - ANS✔✔ Experiences
+ Observations
Common sense beliefs are not always reliable because they lack which of the following? - ANS✔✔ A
systematic analysis of the facts
,According to C. Wright Mills, obstacles that individuals mostly face as individuals are known as... -
ANS✔✔ Private Troubles
Which of the following best explains why a simple hamburger is a "miracle" from a sociological
perspective? - ANS✔✔ The many people, components, and actions involved in preparing a hamburger
illustrate the complexity and interdependence of human society
Society consists of persistent patterns of both social networks and... - ANS✔✔ Relationships
Sociology looks at how economic and social resources are distributed and at the implications of these
patterns. It also studies the distribution of ... resources and their effects. - ANS✔✔ Cultural
The condition in which members of a society have differing amounts of power, prestige, and wealth is
called... - ANS✔✔ Social Inequality
Findings of sociologists often appear to be common sense because they deal with... - ANS✔✔ Aspects
of everyday life
Which of the following best describes the sociological imagination? - ANS✔✔ An awareness of the
relationship between individuals and their societies
The study of human society is... - ANS✔✔ A central part of sociology
The components of sociology are systematic study, the individual, society, and the consequences of... -
ANS✔✔ Difference
Sociologists use sociological theories to... - ANS✔✔ Explain social problems
In formulating this theory of suicide, Durkheim regarded Catholicism as a system in which... - ANS✔✔
Matters of belief are not decided by the individual
,Durkheim helped legitimize sociology as a social science because he... - ANS✔✔ Gathered and
analyzed data to test his hypothesis
The most common occupational category of employment for sociology majors is... - ANS✔✔ Social
Services
Which of the following are three major sociological perspectives? - ANS✔✔ Interactionist +
Functionalist + Conflict
Comte called factors that bring about change social... - ANS✔✔ Dynamics
Auguste Comte asserted that is researchers studied society, they could help find a balance between
positive social change and... - ANS✔✔ Social Order
Harriet Martineau's contribution to sociology was... - ANS✔✔ Writing the first book on sociological
research methods
Durkheim believed that understanding human behavior required looking at the behavior... - ANS✔✔ -
Within a broader social context
- He was the first to successfully show that individuals; behavior actually follows social patterns and is
influenced by social forces (a "broader social context")
A defining trait of a hypothesis is that a hypothesis... - ANS✔✔ Can be tested
Which of the following describe the scientific method? - ANS✔✔ Systematic + Designed to ensure
objectivity + Organized, step-by-step process
Which of the following are the basic summaries of statistical information? - ANS✔✔ Modes + Means +
Medians
When researchers talk about a mean, they are referring to... - ANS✔✔ An average that is calculated by
adding a series of values, then dividing by the number of values
, The most frequently occurring number in a series of numbers is the... - ANS✔✔ Mode
Confidentiality becomes problematic when the researcher discovers that the people being studied... -
ANS✔✔ Are doing things that are disturbingly unethical + Committing crimes
If researchers measure something and determine that it is valid, this means... - ANS✔✔ The measure
or scale truly reflects the object under study
Surveys are commonly administered in which of the following ways? - ANS✔✔ Personal Interviews +
Questionnaires
Reliability refers to the extent to which a measure produces these kind of results over time. - ANS✔✔
Consistent
While conducting a sociological study, a researcher becomes the roommate of 2 people who are
participating in the study. She documents how they deal with their parents, friends, romantic
encounters, and leisure activities. This is an example of... - ANS✔✔ Participant Observation
A type of survey in which a researcher directly questions a person (in person or over the telephone) is
know as... - ANS✔✔ An Interview
If the number of drinks consumed by a small group is 4, 4, 6, 7, and 8, the number 6 would be the... -
ANS✔✔ Median
Which of the following statements pertain to an operational definition? - ANS✔✔ It is a specific
explanation about a concept + Explains an abstract concept
An experiment is... - ANS✔✔ An artificially created situation that allows researchers to manipulate
variables
When sociologists use previously gathered data in a way that was not originally intended, this is called...
- ANS✔✔ Secondary Analysis
