SOCIOLOGY EXAM 1 FINAL EXAM SCRIPT
2026 FULL QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED
●● One critique that structural functionalism and conflict theory share is
that:
Answer: they neglect the micro-level
●● Allison is a sociologist who feels very strongly that every child
should be given equal opportunities for a quality high school education
because it is crucial for their futures. However, after studying the topic
scientifically, she finds that, in fact, the quality of a child's high school
education plays no role whatsoever in the future of that child. What
should she, as a scientist, do based on the rules of objectivity and ethical
behavior?
Answer: Release her findings as they are, even though they are not
consistent with her personal views
●● Tyler read the news story about a 12 year-old boy who was caught
selling crack cocaine. "What a shame" he said, "He must be living in
true poverty in a neighborhood full of crime to be so desperate." In this
case, Tyler was using his sociological imagination.
Answer: True
, ●● Which of the following sociologists is most closely associated with
the sociological imagination?
Answer: C. Wright Mills
●● The scientific approach is based on all of the following assumptions
except:
Answer: Research is valid only if it disproves the researcher's initial
assumptions
●● Sara wants to study political protests in Russia by traveling to
Moscow and joining one of the student protest groups. She would be
using:
Answer: participant observations techniques
●● Sociology is based on a few assumptions about the social world.
Which of the following is not one of these assumptions?
Answer: human behavior is determined by the supply of goods and
services
●● Statements regarding why and how facts are related to each other
and the connection between those facts are known as:
Answer: Theories
●● Studies that take place under laboratory conditions are:
2026 FULL QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED
●● One critique that structural functionalism and conflict theory share is
that:
Answer: they neglect the micro-level
●● Allison is a sociologist who feels very strongly that every child
should be given equal opportunities for a quality high school education
because it is crucial for their futures. However, after studying the topic
scientifically, she finds that, in fact, the quality of a child's high school
education plays no role whatsoever in the future of that child. What
should she, as a scientist, do based on the rules of objectivity and ethical
behavior?
Answer: Release her findings as they are, even though they are not
consistent with her personal views
●● Tyler read the news story about a 12 year-old boy who was caught
selling crack cocaine. "What a shame" he said, "He must be living in
true poverty in a neighborhood full of crime to be so desperate." In this
case, Tyler was using his sociological imagination.
Answer: True
, ●● Which of the following sociologists is most closely associated with
the sociological imagination?
Answer: C. Wright Mills
●● The scientific approach is based on all of the following assumptions
except:
Answer: Research is valid only if it disproves the researcher's initial
assumptions
●● Sara wants to study political protests in Russia by traveling to
Moscow and joining one of the student protest groups. She would be
using:
Answer: participant observations techniques
●● Sociology is based on a few assumptions about the social world.
Which of the following is not one of these assumptions?
Answer: human behavior is determined by the supply of goods and
services
●● Statements regarding why and how facts are related to each other
and the connection between those facts are known as:
Answer: Theories
●● Studies that take place under laboratory conditions are:
