Chpater 1-2 – Flashcards

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Which of the following was the main concern of Kelsey Timmerman in his book Where Am I Wearing
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the people who make our clothing
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A key element in the sociological imagination is the ability to view one's own society
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as an outsider
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Which of the following would be an example of the use of the sociological imagination
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a study that concentrates on the behavior of people listening to a religious service compared to those listening to a rock concert
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Sociology is considered a science because sociologists
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engage in organized and systematic study of phenomena to enhance understanding
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A social scientist would be likely to study the
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reasons for the decreasing divorce rate in the U.S
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Émile Durkheim's study of suicide related suicide rates to
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the extent to which people were integrated into the group life of a society.
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Émile Durkheim's explanation of suicide was scientific because he
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developed conclusions based on systematic examination of data
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Which sociologist translated the works of Auguste Comte into English and emphasized the impact that the economy, laws, trade, and population could have on contemporary social problems
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Harriet Martineau
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In many Third World nations, the pace of social change is very rapid and there is significant hunger and starvation, unemployment, and family disruption. Individuals who live in Third World nations are likely to suffer
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anomie
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A sociologist interviews high-salaried corporate chief executive officers (CEOs) to discover whether they feel stress in their everyday lives as a result of the pressure to produce at an unrealistic level. This sociologist is employing
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verstehen
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A sociology instructor asks students to make lists of the characteristics of the best and worst possible instructors. These lists, which would be used to evaluate all instructors, are an example of a (an)
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ideal type
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In Karl Marx's analysis, society was fundamentally divided between
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classes that clash in pursuit of their own class interests
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A study of divorce rates among the populations of Canada, England, the U.S., and France is an example of
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macrosociology
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A sociologist studies drug-use patterns among small groups of college students in a Midwestern college. This would be an example of
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microsociology
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Which sociological perspective would view society as a living organism in which each part of the organism contributes to its survival and stability
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functionalist perspective
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Which sociological perspective would suggest that if an aspect of social life does not contribute to a society's stability, then it does not serve a useful function
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functionalist perspective
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Which sociological perspective sees the social world as being in continual struggle
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conflict perspective
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Critics of television often suggest that executives of major television networks and movie corporations are wealthy White males who decide which programs or movies will be produced and which directors and actors will obtain jobs in the industry. This analysis reflects the
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conflict perspective
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Which sociological perspective holds the view that people create their social worlds through interaction and manipulation of symbols
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interactionist
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Which sociological perspective would most likely argue that the social order is based on coercion and exploitation
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conflict perspective
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The view that sports serve as an "opiate" for social injustices and distract people from focusing on the reality of personal problems and social issues would most likely be held by
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conflict theorists
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What is considered to be the major theme of analysis in sociology today
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social inequality
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Adler and Adler's work on self-injury reflects which of the three major sociological approaches
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interactionist, functionalist, conflict
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If you were interested in studying the relationship between date and acquaintance rape victims and the characteristics of the rapist, your first step would be to
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define the problem
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Which sociological perspective would most likely suggest that education is necessary for people to earn more money and advance in society for the purpose of social stability?
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functionalist perspective
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Income, religion, race, gender, and marital status can all be examples of
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variables
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Which of the following can serve as a variable in a study?
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ethic background, marital status, age
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The statement "Women who receive welfare are less likely than other women to have babies" is an example of
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a hypothesis.
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Surveys and interviews that focus on macrosociological analyses would be likely to follow which theoretical perspective?
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both functionalist and conflict perspectives
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The initial challenge that William F. Whyte and other participant observers encounter is
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gaining acceptance into an unfamiliar group.
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An artificially created situation that allows the researcher to manipulate variables and to introduce control variables is known as a (an)
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experiment
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What term do sociologists use to describe the phenomenon whereby subjects deviate from their typical behavior because they realize they are under observation?
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the Hawthorne effect
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•According to Max Weber, investigators have an ethical obligation to accept research findings even when the data run counter to
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theoretically based explanations. their own personal views. widely accepted beliefs
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Alvin Gouldner has suggested that sociologists continue to use objectivity as a sacred justification for remaining uncritical of existing institutions and centers of power. This point of view emphasizes which perspective(s)?
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conflict and feminist perspectives
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Ethnocentrism is the tendency to assume that one's own culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others. Therefore, ethnocentrism fosters cohesion in a group. This observation would best reflect which sociological perspective?
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functionalist perspective
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Which sociological perspective would argue that the most powerful groups and institutions control wealth, property, and the means of producing beliefs about reality through religion, education, and the media?
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conflict perspective
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Given that cultural diffusion could upset the stability of a society, which perspective is most likely to argue that most cultures resist new cultural components that do not fit comfortably into their social system?
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functionalist perspective
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Which of the following statements about globalization is correct?
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Developing nations lose their traditional values and begin to identify with the culture of core nations.
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Which sociological perspective would be most likely to suggest that nonverbal communication, such as the frequency of individuals touching each other during a conversation, varies from one culture to another?
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interactionist perspective
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Which sociological perspective would maintain that the laws of a society are created by the groups in power and help those groups maintain their superior status?
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conflict perspective
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