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1.According to sociological perspective, people's behavior:

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Is influenced by the social context

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2. What is it called when we "think ourselves away" from the familiar routine to see things in a different, more sociological perspective?

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Sociological imagination

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3 What should knowledge of society be based on, according to Auguste Comte?

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Scientific evidence

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4.According to Emile Durkheim sociologists must study social facts, which are:

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Aspects of social life that shape our individual actions

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5. The way in which social structure limits the range of activities and opportunities in individuals' lives is called:

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Social constraint

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6.What would a symbolic interactionist say is involved in nearly all social interactions?

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An exchange of symbols

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7.Which theoretical approach places gender, class, and race at the core of the theory?

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Feminist theory

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8.The study of everyday life and face-to-face interaction is called:

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Microsociology

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9.Behavior that is oriented toward self-interest is often called:

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Instrumental or rational action

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10.According to Merton, the intended consequences of an activity or institution are called:

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Manifest functions

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11.Robert Park's vision of sociology included:

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A focus on careful firsthand observations

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12.How is sociology different from a natural science?

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Sociology studies objects that are self-aware (i.e. humans)

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13.A good hypothesis will be formulated in such a way that the:

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Factual material gathered will provide evidence either supporting or disproving it

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14.Usually sociological research projects:

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Create more research questions and problems

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15.When two variables are closely correlated:

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We can control for other variables to determine whether the relationship is a causal one

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16.The use of two or more methods of research to verify results Is called:

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Triangulation

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17.The interpretation of the results of sociological research projects:

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Is rarely easy

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18.Age and Internet use is:

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A positive correlation

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19.Frank develops a questionnaire for his study on Internet dating. One of his questions asks, "How do you feel about Internet dating?" This type of question is known as:

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Open-ended

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20.For a sample to accurately reflect the characteristics of the study population, it must be:

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Representative

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21.Why is France so averse to supporting the Internet?

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France is reluctant to support American "cultural imperialism"

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22.Which of the following norm is universal?

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Marriage

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23.According to sociobiologists, ______ has led to female chastity and male promiscuity.

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Reproductive strategy

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24.Human behavior and cultural beliefs:

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Vary widely from culture to culture

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25.All cultures possess:

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a.Language b.Some form of family system c.Prohibition against incest d.All of the above

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26.Which type of society is more settled and tends to have more material possessions?

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Agrarian

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27.In developing countries the global economic crisis has been hardest on:

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Women in poverty

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28.Those societies that have begun to successfully develop industrial systems are known as:

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Newly industrialized economies (NIEs)

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29.The resurgence of local cultures is a response to:

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Increasing globalization

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30.About one third of the world's poor live in:

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South Asia

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31.For human to be socialized, it is imperative that they have:

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Regular social interaction with adults

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32.Which of the following best describes adults who never reach the formal operational stage?

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a.They often remain highly egocentric b.They are more often uneducated people c.They never quite learn how to "play" with an idea d.They cannot deal with hypothetical ideas e.All of the above

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33.Formalized peer groups are known as:

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Age-grades

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34.Functionalists argue that social roles

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Direct an individual's behavior as people learn these roles from their culture and perform these roles as they have been defined

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35.At what age do children learn that gender does not change?

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Approximately 5 years

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36.According to Nancy Chodorow's theory of gender development, men are more analytical and manipulative because they:

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Gain a sense of self by making radical rejection of their closeness to their mothers

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37.Which of the following stages in the life course are relatively new developments?

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a.Childhood b.Adolescence c.Young adults d.All of the above

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38.Young adulthood seems increasingly to be a stage in personal and sexual development in modern societies, particularly among affluent groups. This is evident because:

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a.Young adults are taking time to travel b.Young adults are exploring sexuality c.Young adults are exploring political ideologies d.Young adults are exploring religions e.All of the above

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39.The highest status in traditional cultures was the age-grade of a(n):

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Elder

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40.At which stage in the development process does gender socialization begin?

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Mature adulthood

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41.The study of everyday life shows:

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a.How behavior is shaped and guided by social forces, such as roles and norms b.How individuals shape their social reality, including social forced, such as roles and norms c.How individual behavior is neither fixed nor unstructured d.All of the above

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42.Charles Darwin believed that basic human emotional expressions

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Are innate and the same in all human beings

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43.Goffman and other social interactionists brought sociology the notion that:

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a.People are attuned to what others think of them b.Human possess a self that is fragile and vulnerable to embarrassment at every turn c.People want to save face because they seek approval and respect d.Humans tend to collaborate with others to make sure that interactions end without embarrassment e.All of the above

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44.An ethnomethodologists would likely study the:

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Conversations among roommates in a college dormitory

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45.Communicating through plain, everyday language requires

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An array of complex, shared background understanding

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46.Why do people use impression management?

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They are sensitive about how others see them

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47.The meaning of expressions in a conversation depends on:

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a.The words b.The sentences c.The social context d.All of the above

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48.Nonverbal communication is:

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The exchange of information through facial expressions and movements of the body

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49.Studying day to day interactions is important because:

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It gives us insight into the similarities and varieties of behavior

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50.Everyday life is an important part of understanding the social world. The pioneering sociologists who developed microsociology and emphasized the importance of understanding the "seemingly trivial" was:

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Erving Goffman

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