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SOCIOLOGY 1301 FINAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Which of the following best describes the sociological
imagination?
a) The ability to predict individual behavior
b) The connection between personal troubles and public issues
c) A focus solely on macro-level structures
d) A theory of economic determinism
Answer: b) The connection between personal troubles and
public issues
Rationale: C. Wright Mills defined sociological imagination as
understanding how personal experiences are shaped by
larger historical and social forces.
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2. A researcher studying how unemployment affects a single
family’s mental health is using a:
a) Macro-level analysis
b) Micro-level analysis
c) Global-level analysis
d) Conflict perspective
Answer: b) Micro-level analysis
Rationale: Micro-level sociology examines small-scale
interactions and individual experiences.
3. Scenario: A student loses their job due to a factory closure.
Using sociological imagination, they would:
a) Blame only themselves
b) See the closure as part of economic restructuring and
deindustrialization
c) Assume they are lazy
d) Ignore broader patterns
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Answer: b) See the closure as part of economic restructuring
and deindustrialization
Rationale: Sociological imagination connects personal
misfortune to public issues like economic shifts.
4. Who coined the term “sociology”?
a) Karl Marx
b) Auguste Comte
c) Emile Durkheim
d) Max Weber
Answer: b) Auguste Comte
Rationale: Comte (1838) believed sociology would discover
laws of social behavior.
5. Which theoretical perspective focuses on how societal parts
work together for stability?
a) Conflict theory
b) Symbolic interactionism
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c) Structural functionalism
d) Feminism
Answer: c) Structural functionalism
Rationale: Functionalism views society as a system of
interrelated parts maintaining equilibrium.
6. Scenario: A city experiences a spike in crime after a major
employer leaves. A functionalist would focus on:
a) The meaning of crime for offenders
b) How crime provides jobs (police, courts) and reaffirms norms
c) Class struggle
d) Gender inequality in arrests
Answer: b) How crime provides jobs (police, courts) and
reaffirms norms
Rationale: Functionalists note that deviance can have latent
functions like boundary maintenance.
7. Conflict theory is most associated with:
a) Emile Durkheim
SOCIOLOGY 1301 FINAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Which of the following best describes the sociological
imagination?
a) The ability to predict individual behavior
b) The connection between personal troubles and public issues
c) A focus solely on macro-level structures
d) A theory of economic determinism
Answer: b) The connection between personal troubles and
public issues
Rationale: C. Wright Mills defined sociological imagination as
understanding how personal experiences are shaped by
larger historical and social forces.
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2. A researcher studying how unemployment affects a single
family’s mental health is using a:
a) Macro-level analysis
b) Micro-level analysis
c) Global-level analysis
d) Conflict perspective
Answer: b) Micro-level analysis
Rationale: Micro-level sociology examines small-scale
interactions and individual experiences.
3. Scenario: A student loses their job due to a factory closure.
Using sociological imagination, they would:
a) Blame only themselves
b) See the closure as part of economic restructuring and
deindustrialization
c) Assume they are lazy
d) Ignore broader patterns
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Answer: b) See the closure as part of economic restructuring
and deindustrialization
Rationale: Sociological imagination connects personal
misfortune to public issues like economic shifts.
4. Who coined the term “sociology”?
a) Karl Marx
b) Auguste Comte
c) Emile Durkheim
d) Max Weber
Answer: b) Auguste Comte
Rationale: Comte (1838) believed sociology would discover
laws of social behavior.
5. Which theoretical perspective focuses on how societal parts
work together for stability?
a) Conflict theory
b) Symbolic interactionism
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c) Structural functionalism
d) Feminism
Answer: c) Structural functionalism
Rationale: Functionalism views society as a system of
interrelated parts maintaining equilibrium.
6. Scenario: A city experiences a spike in crime after a major
employer leaves. A functionalist would focus on:
a) The meaning of crime for offenders
b) How crime provides jobs (police, courts) and reaffirms norms
c) Class struggle
d) Gender inequality in arrests
Answer: b) How crime provides jobs (police, courts) and
reaffirms norms
Rationale: Functionalists note that deviance can have latent
functions like boundary maintenance.
7. Conflict theory is most associated with:
a) Emile Durkheim
