GMS 6552 EXAM 1 TEST BANK QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS PRACTICE
STUDY MATERIAL
●● Sociology is defined as the:
a. Qualitative analysis of human phenomenon.
b. Systematic study of society and social interaction.
c. Quantitative analysis of social transgressions.
d. Theoretical examination of life's origins.
Answer: Systematic study of society and social interaction
●● Which of the following men coined the term positivism, and is
widely considered the father of sociology?
a. Auguste Comte
b. Karl Marx
c. Max Weber
d. Émile Durkheim
Answer: Auguste Comte
●● Please define C. Wright Mill's sociological imagination.
a. The theory that man evolved slowly over time.
b. The process of analyzing human behavior based solely on statistics.
,c. A series of interviews asking subjects about their sleep habits and
dreams.
d. How individuals understand their own and others' pasts in relation to
history and social structure.
Answer: How individuals understand their own and others' past in
relation to history and social structure
●● A hypothesis can be defined as:
a. A way to explain different aspects of social interactions
b. A testable proposition
c. An attempt to explain large-scale relationships
d. Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to
formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in
support of them
Answer: A testable proposition
●● 6. The process of simultaneously analyzing the behavior of
individuals and the society that shapes that behavior (or, the concept that
the individual and society are inseparable) is referred to as:
a. Dynamic equilibrium
b. Latent functions
c. Dramaturgical analysis
d. Figuration
Answer: Figuration
,●● A paradigm can be defined as:
a. Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to
formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in
support of them.
b. The social ties that bind a group of people together such as kinship,
shared location, and religion
c. The consequences of a social process that are sought or anticipated
d. Social patterns that have undesirable consequences for the operation
of society
Answer: Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a
discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments
performed in support of them
●● Jeremy wrote an essay criticizing the college admissions process,
arguing that heavy competition and limited educational resources make
admission difficult for the average student. Which perspective would
Jeremy's argument fall under?
a. Structural Functionalism
b. Conflict Theory
c. Symbolic Interactionism
d. Behaviorism
Answer: Conflict theory
, ●● Alona is examining the impact of the 2011 Penn State scandal on
student morale and school spirit by distributing number-scaled surveys
in her Introduction to Sociology class. Alona is employing a _____
research method.
a. Qualitative
b. Pathos
c. Logos
d. Quantitative
Answer: Quantitative
●● ____ believed that societies grew and changed as a result of the
struggles of different social classes over the means of production and
greatly favored ____.
a. Durkheim; Communism
b. Max Weber; Positivism
c. Karl Marx; Communism
d. Comte; Antipositivism
Answer: Karl Marx; Communism
●● Which theorist claimed that people rise to their proper level in
society based solely on their belief in a meritocracy?
a. Karl Marx
b. Max Weber
c. Herbert Spencer
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS PRACTICE
STUDY MATERIAL
●● Sociology is defined as the:
a. Qualitative analysis of human phenomenon.
b. Systematic study of society and social interaction.
c. Quantitative analysis of social transgressions.
d. Theoretical examination of life's origins.
Answer: Systematic study of society and social interaction
●● Which of the following men coined the term positivism, and is
widely considered the father of sociology?
a. Auguste Comte
b. Karl Marx
c. Max Weber
d. Émile Durkheim
Answer: Auguste Comte
●● Please define C. Wright Mill's sociological imagination.
a. The theory that man evolved slowly over time.
b. The process of analyzing human behavior based solely on statistics.
,c. A series of interviews asking subjects about their sleep habits and
dreams.
d. How individuals understand their own and others' pasts in relation to
history and social structure.
Answer: How individuals understand their own and others' past in
relation to history and social structure
●● A hypothesis can be defined as:
a. A way to explain different aspects of social interactions
b. A testable proposition
c. An attempt to explain large-scale relationships
d. Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to
formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in
support of them
Answer: A testable proposition
●● 6. The process of simultaneously analyzing the behavior of
individuals and the society that shapes that behavior (or, the concept that
the individual and society are inseparable) is referred to as:
a. Dynamic equilibrium
b. Latent functions
c. Dramaturgical analysis
d. Figuration
Answer: Figuration
,●● A paradigm can be defined as:
a. Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to
formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in
support of them.
b. The social ties that bind a group of people together such as kinship,
shared location, and religion
c. The consequences of a social process that are sought or anticipated
d. Social patterns that have undesirable consequences for the operation
of society
Answer: Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a
discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments
performed in support of them
●● Jeremy wrote an essay criticizing the college admissions process,
arguing that heavy competition and limited educational resources make
admission difficult for the average student. Which perspective would
Jeremy's argument fall under?
a. Structural Functionalism
b. Conflict Theory
c. Symbolic Interactionism
d. Behaviorism
Answer: Conflict theory
, ●● Alona is examining the impact of the 2011 Penn State scandal on
student morale and school spirit by distributing number-scaled surveys
in her Introduction to Sociology class. Alona is employing a _____
research method.
a. Qualitative
b. Pathos
c. Logos
d. Quantitative
Answer: Quantitative
●● ____ believed that societies grew and changed as a result of the
struggles of different social classes over the means of production and
greatly favored ____.
a. Durkheim; Communism
b. Max Weber; Positivism
c. Karl Marx; Communism
d. Comte; Antipositivism
Answer: Karl Marx; Communism
●● Which theorist claimed that people rise to their proper level in
society based solely on their belief in a meritocracy?
a. Karl Marx
b. Max Weber
c. Herbert Spencer
