Straighterline Sociology 101
Postmodernism - Answer is an intellectual view that suggests deep distrust of science
and the research principle of objectivity
__________ is a general framework or perspective that provides an explanation for a
specific social phenomenon. - Answer Theory
The ways we think, feel, and act are - Answer shaped by our interaction with others
A simple, small tribal society would coincide with Durkheim's concept of ______,
whereas a modern, complex society would coincide with his concept of ________. -
Answer mechanical solidarity; organic solidarity
Max Weber emphasized the importance of a - Answer value-free sociology
Correlation - Answer is not necessarily the same as causation
Studies of people's values, beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions most frequently use -
Answer the survey method
Observation becomes a scientific technique when it - Answer All of the choices are
correct
The origins of sociology are linked to - Answer the French Revolution and the Industrial
Revolution are correct.
A researcher must take abstract concepts and translate them into a form that allows
them to be measured. This is the development of a(n) - Answer operational definition
Durkheim found in his study of suicide that - Answer Protestants, people who were
unmarried, and soldiers had higher suicide rates than did Catholics, people who were
married, and civilians.
The "sociological perspective" points out that - Answer as we look beyond outer
appearances at what lies beneath, we encounter new levels of social reality.
Harriet Martineau was - Answer All of the choices are correct.
Symbolic interactionists say that we experience the world as a(n) __________ reality. -
Answer constructed
Which of the following was NOT one of Ann Meier's operational hypotheses? - Answer
Higher levels of religiosity will increase the probability of having sex
, ________ are NOT an example of nonmaterial culture. - Answer Physical artifacts
The learned patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting, which are transmitted from one
generation to the next, are referred to as - Answer culture
When the social scientist notes that people tend not to interact in haphazard or random
ways, she or he refers to the concept of - Answer social structure
Acts or objects that are socially accepted as standing for something else are called -
Answer symbols
Some analysts blame our surprise at the 9/11 attacks partly on - Answer ethnocentrism
The word computer - Answer All of the choices are correct
Researcher Christophe Boesch claims there are three components of culture common
to humans and chimpanzees. Which of the following is NOT one of these? - Answer
Culture is objectively obtained.
Which of the following is a master status in most societies? - Answer gender
When we notice that people's interactions and relationships are interwoven into
recurrent and stable patterns, we are observing - Answer social structure
Sociologists define a(n) _____________ as two or more people who share a feeling of
unity and who are bound together in relatively stable patterns of social interactions. -
Answer group
_____________ have to do with the customary ways and ordinary conventions by which
we carry out our daily actions, and we ordinarily do not attach moral significance to their
violation. - Answer Folkways
The most important symbols are found in - Answer language
A subculture whose values and lifestyles are substantially at odds with those of the
larger society is called a(n) - Answer counterculture
A Peace Corps volunteer living in Blantyre, Malawi reported that the post office there
had two letter slots, one labeled "Blantyre" and the other labeled - Answer
Delinquents, social dropouts, or the militia movement are examples of - Answer
countercultures
The concept of "life course" refers to - Answer All of the choices are correct
Postmodernism - Answer is an intellectual view that suggests deep distrust of science
and the research principle of objectivity
__________ is a general framework or perspective that provides an explanation for a
specific social phenomenon. - Answer Theory
The ways we think, feel, and act are - Answer shaped by our interaction with others
A simple, small tribal society would coincide with Durkheim's concept of ______,
whereas a modern, complex society would coincide with his concept of ________. -
Answer mechanical solidarity; organic solidarity
Max Weber emphasized the importance of a - Answer value-free sociology
Correlation - Answer is not necessarily the same as causation
Studies of people's values, beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions most frequently use -
Answer the survey method
Observation becomes a scientific technique when it - Answer All of the choices are
correct
The origins of sociology are linked to - Answer the French Revolution and the Industrial
Revolution are correct.
A researcher must take abstract concepts and translate them into a form that allows
them to be measured. This is the development of a(n) - Answer operational definition
Durkheim found in his study of suicide that - Answer Protestants, people who were
unmarried, and soldiers had higher suicide rates than did Catholics, people who were
married, and civilians.
The "sociological perspective" points out that - Answer as we look beyond outer
appearances at what lies beneath, we encounter new levels of social reality.
Harriet Martineau was - Answer All of the choices are correct.
Symbolic interactionists say that we experience the world as a(n) __________ reality. -
Answer constructed
Which of the following was NOT one of Ann Meier's operational hypotheses? - Answer
Higher levels of religiosity will increase the probability of having sex
, ________ are NOT an example of nonmaterial culture. - Answer Physical artifacts
The learned patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting, which are transmitted from one
generation to the next, are referred to as - Answer culture
When the social scientist notes that people tend not to interact in haphazard or random
ways, she or he refers to the concept of - Answer social structure
Acts or objects that are socially accepted as standing for something else are called -
Answer symbols
Some analysts blame our surprise at the 9/11 attacks partly on - Answer ethnocentrism
The word computer - Answer All of the choices are correct
Researcher Christophe Boesch claims there are three components of culture common
to humans and chimpanzees. Which of the following is NOT one of these? - Answer
Culture is objectively obtained.
Which of the following is a master status in most societies? - Answer gender
When we notice that people's interactions and relationships are interwoven into
recurrent and stable patterns, we are observing - Answer social structure
Sociologists define a(n) _____________ as two or more people who share a feeling of
unity and who are bound together in relatively stable patterns of social interactions. -
Answer group
_____________ have to do with the customary ways and ordinary conventions by which
we carry out our daily actions, and we ordinarily do not attach moral significance to their
violation. - Answer Folkways
The most important symbols are found in - Answer language
A subculture whose values and lifestyles are substantially at odds with those of the
larger society is called a(n) - Answer counterculture
A Peace Corps volunteer living in Blantyre, Malawi reported that the post office there
had two letter slots, one labeled "Blantyre" and the other labeled - Answer
Delinquents, social dropouts, or the militia movement are examples of - Answer
countercultures
The concept of "life course" refers to - Answer All of the choices are correct
