Deck 1: Society and Sociology

Question 1

Which of the following; is an adequate definition of sociology?

A) Is social institutions and social relations, land, and government.
B) Is distinct from other fields, in the social and behavioral sciences, in its emphasis on external forces affecting the individual.
C) Analyzes social processes, social stability, and societal change.
D) Sociologists struggle with an exact definition of Sociology.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In response to the Great Recession, states and municipalities reduced budgets with
Consequent cutbacks to the public schools. Reduced education budgets led to larger classes, fewer teachers, and curricular cuts. This is an example of what method of Sociology?

A) Macro-Level Sociology
B) Micro-level Sociology
C) Personal Troubles
D) Private Troubles

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A ________________, regarding the impact of a recession on individuals, might look at how the stress of reduced personal income, losses of roles such as breadwinner, and time spent improving work skills creates stress affecting physical and mental health. This is an example of what method of Sociology?

A) Personal Troubles
B) Private Troubles
C) Micro-Level Sociology
D) Macro-Level Sociology

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Karl Marx's theories regarding the bourgeoisie, as owners of production, and their exploitation of the workers, referred to as the proletariat is introduced in which publication?

A) Suicide
B) The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
C) Sociology of Religion
D) The Communist Manifesto

Question 5

_____________ is best known for his concept of the sociological imagination suggesting that sociological analysis best hits its mark by focusing on the interdependence of individual biography and historical context.

A) C. Wright Mills
B) Karl Marx
C) Max Weber
D) Jane Addams

Question 6

Auguste Comte; is credited with not only coining the term sociology; but is credited with which of the following?

A) Establishing Hull House in Chicago.
B) Establishing the first African American sociological monograph.
C) Applied the scientific method to the social sciences.
D) Constructed the first sociological monograph.

Question 7

Emile Durkheim in 1897; created the first sociological monograph. His most famous work is known as:

A) The Communist Manifesto
B) Suicide
C) Nickel and Dimed
D) The Feminine Mystique

Question 8

_______________focuses on the assumption that a society maintains a basic stasis, or
Equilibrium due to a consensus regarding social beliefs and practices.

A) Feminist Theory
B) Functionalism
C) Symbolic Theory
D) Conflict Theory

Question 9

The_____________ perspective advocates much of power, prestige, and resources; are controlled by a small group in our society.

A) Conflict Theory
B) Symbolic Theory
C) Feminist Theory
D) Functionalist Theory

Question 10

________________________theory provides the individual with subjective meanings that people impose on objects, events, and everyday behaviors; because individuals believe such objects have meaning.

A) Conflict Theory
B) Feminist Theory
C) Symbolic Theory
D) Functionalist Theory

Question 11

Sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the first African Americans to publish a sociological study geared toward his community; The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study.

Question 12

Karl Marx was one of the first to illustrate class struggles. He reported the aristocracy and peasants were the two competing class systems.

Question 13

Max Weber coined the term "Verstehen" Which simply means understanding in German.

Question 14

Sociologist Erving Goffman suggests that all individuals perform social roles on a Front and Backstage. This process is known as a dramaturgical approach.

Question 15

Hunting and Gathering circles advocate strong social institutions, shared land, and shared governmental relations.