SOCY 1000 1 (MCCONNELL) PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ yablonsky described the street gang as a what?.
Answer: near group
◍ there are diffuse relationships in what kind of group?.
Answer: primary group
◍ who first described the primary group and secondary group ideal types?.
Answer: charles horton cooley
◍ What is social stratification?.
Answer: A system that ranks individuals or groups in a hierarchy based on
resources, power, and status
◍ What is “class” in stratification?.
Answer: A group of people who share similar life chances, economic
positions, and access to resources
◍ What is the continuous view of class?.
Answer: Class exists on a spectrum with many gradations and unclear
boundaries
◍ the size and scope of the things that are studied in a science is its what?.
Answer: level of analysis
◍ relationships which involve a lot of emotion are described as being what?.
Answer: expressive
◍ What is the discontinuous view of class?.
Answer: Class consists of distinct groups with clear boundaries between
them
,◍ a perfect description which lists all of the characteristics of a social
phenomenon is a what?.
Answer: ideal type
◍ What is the property structure (Marxian)?.
Answer: Division between those who own the means of production and
those who do not
◍ what term indicates that the purpose of the secondary group is practical and
goal-oriented?.
Answer: instrumental
◍ that which guides people as to what goals they are to pursue and how they
are to pursue them is a what?.
Answer: institution
◍ What is the occupational structure?.
Answer: Ranking people based on skill level and associated rewards (e.g.,
income)
◍ an individual in a secondary group and in an institution will know how to
act because he or she is filling a what?.
Answer: role
◍ when relationships in a primary group involve many aspects of a person's
life, they are described as being what?.
Answer: diffuse
◍ What is the bureaucratic structure?.
Answer: Hierarchies based on authority and organizational power (e.g.,
executives vs staff)
◍ what kind of sociology has the highest levels of analysis?.
Answer: macrosociology
◍ what involves the increasing liquidity of things, people, and information
around the world?.
Answer: globalization
, ◍ a study of a small group of teenage boys who hang out on the street corner
every evening would be considered what kind of sociology?.
Answer: microsociology
◍ What is the nominalist/objective view of class?.
Answer: Class is defined by measurable characteristics (income,
occupation), regardless of awareness
◍ (t/f) complete examples of ideal types are rarely found in the real world.
Answer: t
◍ What is the realist/subjective view of class?.
Answer: Class is based on identity, awareness, and social interaction within
class groups
◍ (t/f) a role gives a person a social identity.
Answer: t
◍ What is the central idea of class conflict theory?.
Answer: Groups with shared interests will act together to pursue and defend
those interests
◍ What conditions increase likelihood of collective action (e.g., strikes)?.
Answer: When groups recognize shared interests and have resources to act
◍ (t/f) a society is the same thing as a nation-state.
Answer: f
◍ (t/f) lewis yablonsky observed that the street gang is an ideal-typical group.
Answer: f
◍ (t/f) people set up their lives in much the same way because of institutions.
Answer: t
◍ (t/f) an institution and an organization are the same thing.
Answer: f
◍ When are workers more likely to strike?.
Answer: When economic conditions are strong (low unemployment),
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ yablonsky described the street gang as a what?.
Answer: near group
◍ there are diffuse relationships in what kind of group?.
Answer: primary group
◍ who first described the primary group and secondary group ideal types?.
Answer: charles horton cooley
◍ What is social stratification?.
Answer: A system that ranks individuals or groups in a hierarchy based on
resources, power, and status
◍ What is “class” in stratification?.
Answer: A group of people who share similar life chances, economic
positions, and access to resources
◍ What is the continuous view of class?.
Answer: Class exists on a spectrum with many gradations and unclear
boundaries
◍ the size and scope of the things that are studied in a science is its what?.
Answer: level of analysis
◍ relationships which involve a lot of emotion are described as being what?.
Answer: expressive
◍ What is the discontinuous view of class?.
Answer: Class consists of distinct groups with clear boundaries between
them
,◍ a perfect description which lists all of the characteristics of a social
phenomenon is a what?.
Answer: ideal type
◍ What is the property structure (Marxian)?.
Answer: Division between those who own the means of production and
those who do not
◍ what term indicates that the purpose of the secondary group is practical and
goal-oriented?.
Answer: instrumental
◍ that which guides people as to what goals they are to pursue and how they
are to pursue them is a what?.
Answer: institution
◍ What is the occupational structure?.
Answer: Ranking people based on skill level and associated rewards (e.g.,
income)
◍ an individual in a secondary group and in an institution will know how to
act because he or she is filling a what?.
Answer: role
◍ when relationships in a primary group involve many aspects of a person's
life, they are described as being what?.
Answer: diffuse
◍ What is the bureaucratic structure?.
Answer: Hierarchies based on authority and organizational power (e.g.,
executives vs staff)
◍ what kind of sociology has the highest levels of analysis?.
Answer: macrosociology
◍ what involves the increasing liquidity of things, people, and information
around the world?.
Answer: globalization
, ◍ a study of a small group of teenage boys who hang out on the street corner
every evening would be considered what kind of sociology?.
Answer: microsociology
◍ What is the nominalist/objective view of class?.
Answer: Class is defined by measurable characteristics (income,
occupation), regardless of awareness
◍ (t/f) complete examples of ideal types are rarely found in the real world.
Answer: t
◍ What is the realist/subjective view of class?.
Answer: Class is based on identity, awareness, and social interaction within
class groups
◍ (t/f) a role gives a person a social identity.
Answer: t
◍ What is the central idea of class conflict theory?.
Answer: Groups with shared interests will act together to pursue and defend
those interests
◍ What conditions increase likelihood of collective action (e.g., strikes)?.
Answer: When groups recognize shared interests and have resources to act
◍ (t/f) a society is the same thing as a nation-state.
Answer: f
◍ (t/f) lewis yablonsky observed that the street gang is an ideal-typical group.
Answer: f
◍ (t/f) people set up their lives in much the same way because of institutions.
Answer: t
◍ (t/f) an institution and an organization are the same thing.
Answer: f
◍ When are workers more likely to strike?.
Answer: When economic conditions are strong (low unemployment),
