INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE (SOC-
1101; COLUMBUS STATE)
Which of the following best describes sociology as a subject?
A. The study of individual behavior.
B. The study of cultures.
C. The study of society and social interaction.
D. The study of economics. - Answer -C. The study of society and social interaction.
Wright Mills once said that sociologists need to develop a sociological
__________________ to study how society affects individuals.
A. Culture
B. Imagination
C. Method
D. Tool - Answer -B. Imagination
A sociologist defines society as a group of people who reside in a defined area, share a
culture, and who:
A. Interact
B. Work in the same industry.
C. Speak different languages.
D. Practice a recognized religion. - Answer -A. Interact
Seeing patterns means that a sociologist needs to be able to:
A. Compare the behavior of individuals from different societies.
B. Compare one society to another.
C. Identify similarities in how social groups respond to social pressure.
D. Compare individuals to groups. - Answer -C. Identify similarities in how social groups
respond to social pressure.
Which of the following was a topic of study in early sociology?
A. Astrology
B. Economics
C. Physics
D. History - Answer -B. Economics
Which founder of sociology believed societies changed due to class struggle?
A. Emile Comte
, B. Karl Marx
C. Plato
D. Herbert Spencer - Answer -B. Karl Marx
Which would a quantitative sociologist use to gather data?
A. A large survey
B. A literature search
C. An in-depth interview
D. A review of television programs - Answer -A. A large survey
Sociological Imagination - Answer -The capacity to consider how people's lives-
including our own-are shaped by the social facts that surround us.
A phrase coined by C. Wright Mills in 1959. The application of imaginative thought to
the asking and answering of sociological questions. Someone using this, "thinks himself
away" from the familiar routines of daily life.
Social Structure - Answer -The underlying regularities or patterns in how people
behave in their relationships with one another.
Social Construction - Answer -An idea or practice that a group of people agree exists. It
is maintained overtime by people taking its existence for granted. The process by which
we layer objects with ideas, fold concepts into one another, and build connections
between them.
Socialization - Answer -The social processes through which children develop an
awareness of social norms and values and achieve a distinct sense of self. Although
these processes are particularly significant, they continue to some degree throughout
life. No individuals are immune from the reactions of others around them, which
influence and modify their behavior at all phases of life.
Max Weber - Answer -Looked at the way the world had been changing due to the
influence of massive larger scale organizations and how the emergence of an
organizational society and large bureaucratic organizations had changed and
transformed social life.
Karl Marx - Answer -The evil father of Communism (burning in Hell) whose morally and
intellectually bankrupt boneheaded so-called ideas led to the murder and starvation of
millions of people across Europe and Asia.
Examined how industrialization had changed the structure of an entire society,
transforming the relationships of individuals to their work and to one another from
feudalism to capitalism.
1101; COLUMBUS STATE)
Which of the following best describes sociology as a subject?
A. The study of individual behavior.
B. The study of cultures.
C. The study of society and social interaction.
D. The study of economics. - Answer -C. The study of society and social interaction.
Wright Mills once said that sociologists need to develop a sociological
__________________ to study how society affects individuals.
A. Culture
B. Imagination
C. Method
D. Tool - Answer -B. Imagination
A sociologist defines society as a group of people who reside in a defined area, share a
culture, and who:
A. Interact
B. Work in the same industry.
C. Speak different languages.
D. Practice a recognized religion. - Answer -A. Interact
Seeing patterns means that a sociologist needs to be able to:
A. Compare the behavior of individuals from different societies.
B. Compare one society to another.
C. Identify similarities in how social groups respond to social pressure.
D. Compare individuals to groups. - Answer -C. Identify similarities in how social groups
respond to social pressure.
Which of the following was a topic of study in early sociology?
A. Astrology
B. Economics
C. Physics
D. History - Answer -B. Economics
Which founder of sociology believed societies changed due to class struggle?
A. Emile Comte
, B. Karl Marx
C. Plato
D. Herbert Spencer - Answer -B. Karl Marx
Which would a quantitative sociologist use to gather data?
A. A large survey
B. A literature search
C. An in-depth interview
D. A review of television programs - Answer -A. A large survey
Sociological Imagination - Answer -The capacity to consider how people's lives-
including our own-are shaped by the social facts that surround us.
A phrase coined by C. Wright Mills in 1959. The application of imaginative thought to
the asking and answering of sociological questions. Someone using this, "thinks himself
away" from the familiar routines of daily life.
Social Structure - Answer -The underlying regularities or patterns in how people
behave in their relationships with one another.
Social Construction - Answer -An idea or practice that a group of people agree exists. It
is maintained overtime by people taking its existence for granted. The process by which
we layer objects with ideas, fold concepts into one another, and build connections
between them.
Socialization - Answer -The social processes through which children develop an
awareness of social norms and values and achieve a distinct sense of self. Although
these processes are particularly significant, they continue to some degree throughout
life. No individuals are immune from the reactions of others around them, which
influence and modify their behavior at all phases of life.
Max Weber - Answer -Looked at the way the world had been changing due to the
influence of massive larger scale organizations and how the emergence of an
organizational society and large bureaucratic organizations had changed and
transformed social life.
Karl Marx - Answer -The evil father of Communism (burning in Hell) whose morally and
intellectually bankrupt boneheaded so-called ideas led to the murder and starvation of
millions of people across Europe and Asia.
Examined how industrialization had changed the structure of an entire society,
transforming the relationships of individuals to their work and to one another from
feudalism to capitalism.
