LETRS UNIT 5 - 8 PRETEST 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
◍ 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
◍ who first described the primary group and secondary group ideal types?.
Answer: charles horton cooley
◍ 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
◍ What is the discontinuous view of class?.
Answer: Class consists of distinct groups with clear boundaries between
them
◍ What is the property structure (Marxian)?.
Answer: Division between those who own the means of production and
, those who do not
◍ relationships which involve a lot of emotion are described as being what?.
Answer: expressive
◍ What is the occupational structure?.
Answer: Ranking people based on skill level and associated rewards (e.g.,
income)
◍ a perfect description which lists all of the characteristics of a social
phenomenon is a what?.
Answer: ideal type
◍ what term indicates that the purpose of the secondary group is practical and
goal-oriented?.
Answer: instrumental
◍ What is the bureaucratic structure?.
Answer: Hierarchies based on authority and organizational power (e.g.,
executives vs staff)
◍ What is the nominalist/objective view of class?.
Answer: Class is defined by measurable characteristics (income,
occupation), regardless of awareness
◍ What is the realist/subjective view of class?.
Answer: Class is based on identity, awareness, and social interaction within
class groups
◍ What is the central idea of class conflict theory?.
Answer: Groups with shared interests will act together to pursue and defend
those interests
◍ 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 conditions increase likelihood of collective action (e.g., strikes)?.
Answer: When groups recognize shared interests and have resources to act
, ◍ 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 are workers more likely to strike?.
Answer: When economic conditions are strong (low unemployment),
making strikes more feasible
◍ when relationships in a primary group involve many aspects of a person's
life, they are described as being what?.
Answer: diffuse
◍ 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
◍ Why is middle-class unionization weaker?.
Answer: Greater identification with management and organizational goals
◍ (t/f) complete examples of ideal types are rarely found in the real world.
Answer: t
◍ What are class subcultures?.
Answer: Distinct beliefs, values, and behaviors associated with different
class positions
◍ (t/f) a role gives a person a social identity.
Answer: t
◍ Why are they called “subcultures”?.
Answer: They are variations within a larger dominant culture
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
◍ 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
◍ who first described the primary group and secondary group ideal types?.
Answer: charles horton cooley
◍ 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
◍ What is the discontinuous view of class?.
Answer: Class consists of distinct groups with clear boundaries between
them
◍ What is the property structure (Marxian)?.
Answer: Division between those who own the means of production and
, those who do not
◍ relationships which involve a lot of emotion are described as being what?.
Answer: expressive
◍ What is the occupational structure?.
Answer: Ranking people based on skill level and associated rewards (e.g.,
income)
◍ a perfect description which lists all of the characteristics of a social
phenomenon is a what?.
Answer: ideal type
◍ what term indicates that the purpose of the secondary group is practical and
goal-oriented?.
Answer: instrumental
◍ What is the bureaucratic structure?.
Answer: Hierarchies based on authority and organizational power (e.g.,
executives vs staff)
◍ What is the nominalist/objective view of class?.
Answer: Class is defined by measurable characteristics (income,
occupation), regardless of awareness
◍ What is the realist/subjective view of class?.
Answer: Class is based on identity, awareness, and social interaction within
class groups
◍ What is the central idea of class conflict theory?.
Answer: Groups with shared interests will act together to pursue and defend
those interests
◍ 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 conditions increase likelihood of collective action (e.g., strikes)?.
Answer: When groups recognize shared interests and have resources to act
, ◍ 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 are workers more likely to strike?.
Answer: When economic conditions are strong (low unemployment),
making strikes more feasible
◍ when relationships in a primary group involve many aspects of a person's
life, they are described as being what?.
Answer: diffuse
◍ 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
◍ Why is middle-class unionization weaker?.
Answer: Greater identification with management and organizational goals
◍ (t/f) complete examples of ideal types are rarely found in the real world.
Answer: t
◍ What are class subcultures?.
Answer: Distinct beliefs, values, and behaviors associated with different
class positions
◍ (t/f) a role gives a person a social identity.
Answer: t
◍ Why are they called “subcultures”?.
Answer: They are variations within a larger dominant culture
