Soc 200 Exam Questions With
Answers
The idea that economic, political, and other forms of human behavior are fundamentally shaped by
social relationships is referred to as:
A. Sociology
B. Social Embeddedness
C. Relational Theory
D. Social reciprocity
B
Patterned social arrangements that have an enabling or constraining effect on agency are referred to
as:
A. Structure
B. Institutions
C. Free will
D. Socialization
A
A study that examines how elementary school children form cliques on the playground would
constitute:
A. Miso-Level research
B. Macro-level research
C. Micro-level research
D. Mega-level research
C
Which of the following is not characteristic of symbolic interactionism?
A. It is a micro-level paradigm.
B. Many of the ideas originated with George Hebert Mead
C. Structural explanations are considered just as important as individual explanations.
D. People understand themselves through their interaction with others.
C
Sociologist generally judge social phenomena and social processes as "good" or "Bad"
True or False
False
A married couple is a social unit.
True or False
True
Sociologists believe that humans are fundamentally social.
,True or False
True
According to Berger, sociology and social work are the same
True or False
False
_____ believed that nearly all known societies are characterized by some system of division by
economic class, which results in conflict as classes compete for wealth, power, and resources.
A. Auguste Comte
B. Émile Durkheim
C. Karl Marx
D. Harriet Martineau
C
_____ is considered the first female sociologist and argued that injustices such as slavery and
women's inequality stunted a society's moral development.
A. Auguste Comte
B. Émile Durkheim
C. Karl Marx
D. Harriet Martineau
D
The ability to grasp the relationship between individual lives and the larger social forces that shape
them is referred to as:
A. The "glasses" metaphor
B. Critical thinking
C. Sociological imagination
D. Sociological eye
C
The relationship between agency and structure is _____, as ______.
A. One-sided, agency influences structure
B. One-sided, structure enables or constrains agency
C. Reciprocal, they both have an effect on one another
D. Nonexistent, there is no relationship between the two
C
The aspects of society that provide the rules, roles, and relationships needed to shape human
behavior are:
Correct Response
A. Social institutions
B. Social structures
C. National societies
, D. Social units
A
Which of the following is not characteristic of structural functionalism?
A. Emphasizes conflict and competition
B. Seeks to explain the functions of various social structures
C. Recognizes manifest, or obvious functions, as well as latent or hidden functions
D. Upholds the status quo
A
Which of the following is not true of W. E. B. DuBois?
A. He was a civil rights leader who condemned segregation and the racism of America.
B. He wrote about double-consciousness, an inescapable awareness of being both black and American
that African Americans experience.
C. His ideas were often considered too radical for sociologists at the time of his writing.
D. His ideas are considered outdated and have been debunked by modern black sociologists.
D
Which of the following is not true of early founders of sociological thought?
A. They believed sociological understanding would create a more egalitarian, peaceful society.
B. They sought to understand a society that was undergoing rapid change.
C. Due to social and economic barriers for women and minorities, they were mostly upper-class, white
men.
D. They rejected scientific reasoning and logic.
D
According to Berger, the fundamental value of a sociologist is that of scientific inquiry.
True or False
True
According to sociologists, conflict and change is not inevitable in human society.
True or False
False
Max Weber believed modern society was increasingly characterized by rationality, as rules,
regulations, and larger social structures played a greater role in people's decisions.
True or False
True
The reason there are so few "founding mothers" is because women were not interested in sociology
and did write about social life.
True or False
False
Answers
The idea that economic, political, and other forms of human behavior are fundamentally shaped by
social relationships is referred to as:
A. Sociology
B. Social Embeddedness
C. Relational Theory
D. Social reciprocity
B
Patterned social arrangements that have an enabling or constraining effect on agency are referred to
as:
A. Structure
B. Institutions
C. Free will
D. Socialization
A
A study that examines how elementary school children form cliques on the playground would
constitute:
A. Miso-Level research
B. Macro-level research
C. Micro-level research
D. Mega-level research
C
Which of the following is not characteristic of symbolic interactionism?
A. It is a micro-level paradigm.
B. Many of the ideas originated with George Hebert Mead
C. Structural explanations are considered just as important as individual explanations.
D. People understand themselves through their interaction with others.
C
Sociologist generally judge social phenomena and social processes as "good" or "Bad"
True or False
False
A married couple is a social unit.
True or False
True
Sociologists believe that humans are fundamentally social.
,True or False
True
According to Berger, sociology and social work are the same
True or False
False
_____ believed that nearly all known societies are characterized by some system of division by
economic class, which results in conflict as classes compete for wealth, power, and resources.
A. Auguste Comte
B. Émile Durkheim
C. Karl Marx
D. Harriet Martineau
C
_____ is considered the first female sociologist and argued that injustices such as slavery and
women's inequality stunted a society's moral development.
A. Auguste Comte
B. Émile Durkheim
C. Karl Marx
D. Harriet Martineau
D
The ability to grasp the relationship between individual lives and the larger social forces that shape
them is referred to as:
A. The "glasses" metaphor
B. Critical thinking
C. Sociological imagination
D. Sociological eye
C
The relationship between agency and structure is _____, as ______.
A. One-sided, agency influences structure
B. One-sided, structure enables or constrains agency
C. Reciprocal, they both have an effect on one another
D. Nonexistent, there is no relationship between the two
C
The aspects of society that provide the rules, roles, and relationships needed to shape human
behavior are:
Correct Response
A. Social institutions
B. Social structures
C. National societies
, D. Social units
A
Which of the following is not characteristic of structural functionalism?
A. Emphasizes conflict and competition
B. Seeks to explain the functions of various social structures
C. Recognizes manifest, or obvious functions, as well as latent or hidden functions
D. Upholds the status quo
A
Which of the following is not true of W. E. B. DuBois?
A. He was a civil rights leader who condemned segregation and the racism of America.
B. He wrote about double-consciousness, an inescapable awareness of being both black and American
that African Americans experience.
C. His ideas were often considered too radical for sociologists at the time of his writing.
D. His ideas are considered outdated and have been debunked by modern black sociologists.
D
Which of the following is not true of early founders of sociological thought?
A. They believed sociological understanding would create a more egalitarian, peaceful society.
B. They sought to understand a society that was undergoing rapid change.
C. Due to social and economic barriers for women and minorities, they were mostly upper-class, white
men.
D. They rejected scientific reasoning and logic.
D
According to Berger, the fundamental value of a sociologist is that of scientific inquiry.
True or False
True
According to sociologists, conflict and change is not inevitable in human society.
True or False
False
Max Weber believed modern society was increasingly characterized by rationality, as rules,
regulations, and larger social structures played a greater role in people's decisions.
True or False
True
The reason there are so few "founding mothers" is because women were not interested in sociology
and did write about social life.
True or False
False
