SOCIOLOGY EXAM 1 EXAM PREP 2026
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TEST
BANK GRADED A PLUS
●● occurs when information from one social pattern is applied to
another..
Answer: Generalization
●● ___ focuses on how society and individuals influence each other..
Answer: sociology
●● Conflict theorists differ from functionalists in that conflict theorists
believe stratification _____.
Answer: serves the interests of powerful groups rather than all of society
●● A research question must be which of the following?.
Answer: clear and answerable
●● Which of the following best describes structural functionalism?.
Answer: A theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts are
interdependent.
, ●● Which of the following is/are the most common form(s) of data
collection among sociologists?.
Answer: Surveys and interviews
●● When a researcher tells her participants about the study being
conducted, what they will be asked to do, and any potential harms, she is
providing them with ___..
Answer: informed consent
●● An oversimplified and predetermined belief about a person or group
of people refers to which of the following?.
Answer: Stereotype
●● Which of the following statements best describes symbolic
interactionism?.
Answer: It studies the social construction of reality.
●● The process of turning an abstract concept into a concrete measure
refers to ___..
Answer: operationalization
●● Taking a sociological approach to studying society allows us to
understand _____..
Answer: how and why some groups have held a dominant role in society
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TEST
BANK GRADED A PLUS
●● occurs when information from one social pattern is applied to
another..
Answer: Generalization
●● ___ focuses on how society and individuals influence each other..
Answer: sociology
●● Conflict theorists differ from functionalists in that conflict theorists
believe stratification _____.
Answer: serves the interests of powerful groups rather than all of society
●● A research question must be which of the following?.
Answer: clear and answerable
●● Which of the following best describes structural functionalism?.
Answer: A theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts are
interdependent.
, ●● Which of the following is/are the most common form(s) of data
collection among sociologists?.
Answer: Surveys and interviews
●● When a researcher tells her participants about the study being
conducted, what they will be asked to do, and any potential harms, she is
providing them with ___..
Answer: informed consent
●● An oversimplified and predetermined belief about a person or group
of people refers to which of the following?.
Answer: Stereotype
●● Which of the following statements best describes symbolic
interactionism?.
Answer: It studies the social construction of reality.
●● The process of turning an abstract concept into a concrete measure
refers to ___..
Answer: operationalization
●● Taking a sociological approach to studying society allows us to
understand _____..
Answer: how and why some groups have held a dominant role in society
