Sociology Final Exam
__________ is credited as being the founder of sociology because he gave the
discipline its name. - answersAuguste Comte
Karl Marx believed __________ was the most relevant factor in history - answersclass
conflict
Durkheim's concept of __________ refers to how much people are tied to their social
groups. - answerssocial integration
According to Max Weber, the key factor in society is __________. - answersreligion
Why do women not figure more prominently among early sociologists? - answersOnce
sociology became a recognized academic discipline, men in academic positions
decided that women engaged in social reform were not legitimate sociologists.
Perhaps ahead of the times, __________ warned of the dangers of the coalescing
interests of the top leaders of business, politics, and the military. - answersC. Wright
Mills
In __________, symbols are the key to understanding how we look at the world and
communicate with each other. - answerssymbolic interactionism
In the eyes of __________, society consists of connected parts working together as a
whole. - answersfunctionalists
__________ operates at the microsociological level. - answersSymbolic interactionism
__________ and ____________ both operate at the macrosociological level. -
answersFunctional analysis and Conflict theory
In __________, the focus is on the struggle for scarce resources by different groups in
society. - answersconflict theory
Sharon had spent months carrying out her sociological experiments. She had collected
a ton of data. What was Sharon's next step? - answersAnalyze the findings.
The __________ is made up of people who are in the portion of the population being
studied. - answerssample
, In a __________, everyone in the target population has the same chance of being
included in the study. - answersrandom sample
Plagiarism in sociological research __________. - answersviolates research ethics
The language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviors, and objects passed from one
generation to the next make up a group's __________. - answersculture
Nonmaterial culture refers to a group's __________. - answersways of thinking and
doing
To try to understand a culture on its own terms is called __________. - answerscultural
relativism
After a fairly short plane ride from his middle class home in New York City, Irving found
himself on a dusty road with goats, chickens, and motor scooters rather than cars.
Food, clothing, and carpets were being sold by street vendors, some of whom worked
from a cloth spread on the ground, in no order that he could recognize. Irving was likely
experiencing __________. - answersculture shock
When someone is jogging on the left side of the sidewalk and you, running faster,
overtake that person on his or her right, this runs counter to a __________ in the United
States. - answersfolkway
If you kill another person, you have violated a society's __________. - answersmores
__________ culture refers to the values, norms, and goals that a group considers worth
aiming for. - answersideal
__________ refers to one part of a culture changing while other parts remain behind. -
answersCultural lag
The term __________ was coined by Charles Horton Cooley. - answerslooking-glass
self
Learning what is expected of us based on whether we are male or female is known as
__________. - answersgender socialization
Individuals and groups that influence how we think, feel, and act in life are called
__________. - answersagents of socialization
Unintended consequences of schools, or __________ functions, help the society at
large. - answerslatent
__________ is credited as being the founder of sociology because he gave the
discipline its name. - answersAuguste Comte
Karl Marx believed __________ was the most relevant factor in history - answersclass
conflict
Durkheim's concept of __________ refers to how much people are tied to their social
groups. - answerssocial integration
According to Max Weber, the key factor in society is __________. - answersreligion
Why do women not figure more prominently among early sociologists? - answersOnce
sociology became a recognized academic discipline, men in academic positions
decided that women engaged in social reform were not legitimate sociologists.
Perhaps ahead of the times, __________ warned of the dangers of the coalescing
interests of the top leaders of business, politics, and the military. - answersC. Wright
Mills
In __________, symbols are the key to understanding how we look at the world and
communicate with each other. - answerssymbolic interactionism
In the eyes of __________, society consists of connected parts working together as a
whole. - answersfunctionalists
__________ operates at the microsociological level. - answersSymbolic interactionism
__________ and ____________ both operate at the macrosociological level. -
answersFunctional analysis and Conflict theory
In __________, the focus is on the struggle for scarce resources by different groups in
society. - answersconflict theory
Sharon had spent months carrying out her sociological experiments. She had collected
a ton of data. What was Sharon's next step? - answersAnalyze the findings.
The __________ is made up of people who are in the portion of the population being
studied. - answerssample
, In a __________, everyone in the target population has the same chance of being
included in the study. - answersrandom sample
Plagiarism in sociological research __________. - answersviolates research ethics
The language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviors, and objects passed from one
generation to the next make up a group's __________. - answersculture
Nonmaterial culture refers to a group's __________. - answersways of thinking and
doing
To try to understand a culture on its own terms is called __________. - answerscultural
relativism
After a fairly short plane ride from his middle class home in New York City, Irving found
himself on a dusty road with goats, chickens, and motor scooters rather than cars.
Food, clothing, and carpets were being sold by street vendors, some of whom worked
from a cloth spread on the ground, in no order that he could recognize. Irving was likely
experiencing __________. - answersculture shock
When someone is jogging on the left side of the sidewalk and you, running faster,
overtake that person on his or her right, this runs counter to a __________ in the United
States. - answersfolkway
If you kill another person, you have violated a society's __________. - answersmores
__________ culture refers to the values, norms, and goals that a group considers worth
aiming for. - answersideal
__________ refers to one part of a culture changing while other parts remain behind. -
answersCultural lag
The term __________ was coined by Charles Horton Cooley. - answerslooking-glass
self
Learning what is expected of us based on whether we are male or female is known as
__________. - answersgender socialization
Individuals and groups that influence how we think, feel, and act in life are called
__________. - answersagents of socialization
Unintended consequences of schools, or __________ functions, help the society at
large. - answerslatent
