Final Exam Multiple Choice Questions:
Sociology
A - answersComparing marriage laws across countries and time periods would be an
example of what level of analysis?
a. Macro
b. Micro
c. Meso
d. Metro
e. International
d - answersWhat does it mean that sociologists conduct research scientifically?
a. they have MS degrees, and usually PhDs as well
b. they study empires
c. they use advanced and rigorous statistical methods
d. they base research on empirical, systematically collected, and minimally biased data
e. they care about inequality
d - answersWhat did Marx believe was the key to understanding a society?
a. Industrialization
b. Urbanization
c. Religious beliefs
d. Economic systems
e. Political Ideologies
b - answers"People commit suicide because they are unhappy and depressed" is best
described as an example of a(n) ____________ explanation for suicide.
A. Economic
B. Psychological
C. Sociological
D. Historical
public issue - answersSomeone argues that more people in the U.S. have eating
disorders now because of unrealistic expectations for body image and social pressures
to look thin. This person sees eating disorders as:
A personal trouble
A public issue
, 1, 2, 4 - answersWhat are some of the explanations Uken offers for the high rate of
suicide in Montana? Check all that apply:
1. Cowboy culture
2. Geographic isolation
3. Living with pain and physical illness
4. High rates of gun ownership
5. Feeling depressed
1, 3, 4 - answersWhich of the following are standards shared by both sociology AND the
natural/hard sciences? Check all that apply:
1. valid findings
2. reflexivity
3. generalizable findings
4. replicable findings
5. perfect prediction
c - answersWhich of the following research methods requires the most intensive in-
person contact with other people?
a) survey-based methods
b) interviews
c) ethnographic methods
d) archival research
e) experimental methods
e - answersDevah Pager's study of callback rates for black and white job applicants with
different criminal records is an example of which of the following research methods?
a) survey-based methods
b) interviews
c) ethnographic methods
d) archival research
e) experimental methods
d - answersDuring Wednesday's class activity, we discussed whether or not SOCI 101
students were representative of UNC students or other 18-22 year olds in North
Carolina or the United States. The answer to these questions had implications for our
findings'...
a) validity
b) reflexivity
c) replicability
d) empirical generalizability
e) theoretical generalizability
c, e - answersWhat are some examples of institutions? Check all that apply:
_a_ Expected behavior of city councilwomen
_b_ Informal discrimination
_c_ The American Association of Medical Colleges
Sociology
A - answersComparing marriage laws across countries and time periods would be an
example of what level of analysis?
a. Macro
b. Micro
c. Meso
d. Metro
e. International
d - answersWhat does it mean that sociologists conduct research scientifically?
a. they have MS degrees, and usually PhDs as well
b. they study empires
c. they use advanced and rigorous statistical methods
d. they base research on empirical, systematically collected, and minimally biased data
e. they care about inequality
d - answersWhat did Marx believe was the key to understanding a society?
a. Industrialization
b. Urbanization
c. Religious beliefs
d. Economic systems
e. Political Ideologies
b - answers"People commit suicide because they are unhappy and depressed" is best
described as an example of a(n) ____________ explanation for suicide.
A. Economic
B. Psychological
C. Sociological
D. Historical
public issue - answersSomeone argues that more people in the U.S. have eating
disorders now because of unrealistic expectations for body image and social pressures
to look thin. This person sees eating disorders as:
A personal trouble
A public issue
, 1, 2, 4 - answersWhat are some of the explanations Uken offers for the high rate of
suicide in Montana? Check all that apply:
1. Cowboy culture
2. Geographic isolation
3. Living with pain and physical illness
4. High rates of gun ownership
5. Feeling depressed
1, 3, 4 - answersWhich of the following are standards shared by both sociology AND the
natural/hard sciences? Check all that apply:
1. valid findings
2. reflexivity
3. generalizable findings
4. replicable findings
5. perfect prediction
c - answersWhich of the following research methods requires the most intensive in-
person contact with other people?
a) survey-based methods
b) interviews
c) ethnographic methods
d) archival research
e) experimental methods
e - answersDevah Pager's study of callback rates for black and white job applicants with
different criminal records is an example of which of the following research methods?
a) survey-based methods
b) interviews
c) ethnographic methods
d) archival research
e) experimental methods
d - answersDuring Wednesday's class activity, we discussed whether or not SOCI 101
students were representative of UNC students or other 18-22 year olds in North
Carolina or the United States. The answer to these questions had implications for our
findings'...
a) validity
b) reflexivity
c) replicability
d) empirical generalizability
e) theoretical generalizability
c, e - answersWhat are some examples of institutions? Check all that apply:
_a_ Expected behavior of city councilwomen
_b_ Informal discrimination
_c_ The American Association of Medical Colleges
