SOC1502 MCQ PRACTICE EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Sociological Perspective. Answer: the view that our social
backgrounds influence our attitudes, behavior, life choices and life
chances. (Chapter 1)
◉ Social Location. Answer: the social and physical traits of an
individual, such as gender, race, social class and religion, deemed to be
important by their society. (Chapter 1)
◉ Blaming the Victim. Answer: when harm is inflicted by one person to
another person, the harmed person is held responsible for the harm done
to them. (Chapter 1)
◉ Blaming the System. Answer: the social structure of society is held
responsible for creating many social problems. (Chapter 1)
◉ Social Structure. Answer: the social patterns through which a society
is organized. (Chapter 1)
◉ Society. Answer: a group of people who live within a defined territory
and who share a culture. (Chapter 1)
,◉ Foraging (hunting/gathering) society. Answer: acquires food mainly
by foraging (hunting and gathering). (Chapter 1)
◉ Horticultural society. Answer: uses hand tools to grow a few specific
crops in one location until the soil nutrients are depleted. (Chapter 1)
◉ Pastoral Society. Answer: a form of society in which members herd a
specific species of domesticated animal for the purpose of milk and meat
as food sources. (Chapter 1)
◉ Agricultural society. Answer: relies on plow and wheel technologies
to increase food production. (Chapter 1)
◉ Industrial society. Answer: uses machines and factories as the primary
mode of production. (Chapter 1)
◉ Postindustrial society. Answer: relies on service jobs and information
technology. (Chapter 1)
◉ Conflict Perspective. Answer: a macro theoretical perspective
associated with Karl Marx that looks at the way inequalities contribute
to social differences and perpetuate differences in power while creating
social order, and promotes revolution and the desirable source of social
change. (Chapter 1)
,◉ Functionalism. Answer: a macro theoretical perspective associated
with Emile Durkheim that views society as a system of interconnected
parts that function together to contribute to the stability of the whole
society, and promotes social change occurring through the use of
legal/legitimate channels in society (e.g., change in law). (Chapter 1)
◉ Symbolic Interactionism. Answer: a micro theoretical perspective that
focuses on the interaction of individuals and on how they interpret their
interaction according to the meaning things have for them. (Chapter 1)
◉ Steps of the research process. Answer: Ask a question/choose a topic,
conduct a literature review, formulate a hypothesis, develop a research
plan, gather data, analyze data, draw conclusions and report results.
(Chapter 2)
◉ Dependent Variable. Answer: the variable that is affected by the
independent variable. (Chapter 2)
◉ Experiments. Answer: are the primary form of research in the natural
and physical sciences, but in the social sciences they are for the most
part found in psychology. (Chapter 2)
◉ Independent Variable. Answer: the variable that affects the dependent
variable. (Chapter 2)
, ◉ Non-participant Observation. Answer: a research method in which the
researcher observes a group, but is not a part of the actions of the group.
(Chapter 2)
◉ Participant Observation. Answer: the researcher is part of the group
they are studying. (Chapter 2)
◉ Population. Answer: The group under study. (Chapter 2)
◉ Random Sample. Answer: a sample that gives everyone in the
population an equal chance of being in the study. (Chapter 2)
◉ Secondary Data Analysis. Answer: analysis of existing data. (Chapter
2)
◉ Sample. Answer: a subset of the population of people in whom the
researcher is interested. (Chapter 2)
◉ Survey. Answer: collection of data from questionnaires. (Chapter 2)
◉ Correlation. Answer: when there is a relationship between variables,
they are correlated. (Chapter 2)
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Sociological Perspective. Answer: the view that our social
backgrounds influence our attitudes, behavior, life choices and life
chances. (Chapter 1)
◉ Social Location. Answer: the social and physical traits of an
individual, such as gender, race, social class and religion, deemed to be
important by their society. (Chapter 1)
◉ Blaming the Victim. Answer: when harm is inflicted by one person to
another person, the harmed person is held responsible for the harm done
to them. (Chapter 1)
◉ Blaming the System. Answer: the social structure of society is held
responsible for creating many social problems. (Chapter 1)
◉ Social Structure. Answer: the social patterns through which a society
is organized. (Chapter 1)
◉ Society. Answer: a group of people who live within a defined territory
and who share a culture. (Chapter 1)
,◉ Foraging (hunting/gathering) society. Answer: acquires food mainly
by foraging (hunting and gathering). (Chapter 1)
◉ Horticultural society. Answer: uses hand tools to grow a few specific
crops in one location until the soil nutrients are depleted. (Chapter 1)
◉ Pastoral Society. Answer: a form of society in which members herd a
specific species of domesticated animal for the purpose of milk and meat
as food sources. (Chapter 1)
◉ Agricultural society. Answer: relies on plow and wheel technologies
to increase food production. (Chapter 1)
◉ Industrial society. Answer: uses machines and factories as the primary
mode of production. (Chapter 1)
◉ Postindustrial society. Answer: relies on service jobs and information
technology. (Chapter 1)
◉ Conflict Perspective. Answer: a macro theoretical perspective
associated with Karl Marx that looks at the way inequalities contribute
to social differences and perpetuate differences in power while creating
social order, and promotes revolution and the desirable source of social
change. (Chapter 1)
,◉ Functionalism. Answer: a macro theoretical perspective associated
with Emile Durkheim that views society as a system of interconnected
parts that function together to contribute to the stability of the whole
society, and promotes social change occurring through the use of
legal/legitimate channels in society (e.g., change in law). (Chapter 1)
◉ Symbolic Interactionism. Answer: a micro theoretical perspective that
focuses on the interaction of individuals and on how they interpret their
interaction according to the meaning things have for them. (Chapter 1)
◉ Steps of the research process. Answer: Ask a question/choose a topic,
conduct a literature review, formulate a hypothesis, develop a research
plan, gather data, analyze data, draw conclusions and report results.
(Chapter 2)
◉ Dependent Variable. Answer: the variable that is affected by the
independent variable. (Chapter 2)
◉ Experiments. Answer: are the primary form of research in the natural
and physical sciences, but in the social sciences they are for the most
part found in psychology. (Chapter 2)
◉ Independent Variable. Answer: the variable that affects the dependent
variable. (Chapter 2)
, ◉ Non-participant Observation. Answer: a research method in which the
researcher observes a group, but is not a part of the actions of the group.
(Chapter 2)
◉ Participant Observation. Answer: the researcher is part of the group
they are studying. (Chapter 2)
◉ Population. Answer: The group under study. (Chapter 2)
◉ Random Sample. Answer: a sample that gives everyone in the
population an equal chance of being in the study. (Chapter 2)
◉ Secondary Data Analysis. Answer: analysis of existing data. (Chapter
2)
◉ Sample. Answer: a subset of the population of people in whom the
researcher is interested. (Chapter 2)
◉ Survey. Answer: collection of data from questionnaires. (Chapter 2)
◉ Correlation. Answer: when there is a relationship between variables,
they are correlated. (Chapter 2)
