SOCI1301 Introduction to Sociology
EXAM 1
Question 1Sociology is considered a science because sociologists
teach at respected universities.
receive government funding for research projects.
engage in organized and systematic study of phenomena to enhance understanding.
construct middle-range theories to explain social behavior.
Question 2Émile Durkheim is known for his classic sociological study of
crowd control.
suicide.
soccer.
abortion.
Question 3Pure sociology is also known as
applied sociology.
macrosociology.
basic sociology.
microsociology.
Question 4Having a grandmother who sits on the board of trustees for your college and helps you gain entrance is an example of social capital.
True
False
Question 5An element or a process of society that may actually disrupt a social system or lead to a decrease in stability is known as a
manifest function.
conflict function.
dysfunction.
latent function.
SOCI1301 Introduction to Sociology
EXAM 2
Question 1A primitive tribe that cultivates the soil by hand has much more culture than a modern, computerized society.
True
False
Question 2The tendency to assume that one’s own culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others is called
ethnocentrism.
culture shock.
cultural relativism.
value stability.
Question 3A new Ford Explorer can be considered
substance culture.
nonmaterial culture.
an argot.
material culture.
Question 4Culture lag occurs because people in most societies are
less likely to resist change to their nonmaterial culture.
more likely to modify cultural universals.
less likely to resist change to their material culture.
less likely to change their folkways.
Question 5Facing forward in an elevator can be considered a(n)
more.
informal norm.
formal norm.
sanction.
SOCI1301 Introduction to Sociology
EXAM 3
Question 1Which sociological perspective would be most likely to argue that most talented people would not go to school for many years to become biochemists if they could make as much money and gain as much respect working as elevator operators?
interactionist perspective
feminist perspective
conflict perspective
functionalist perspective
Question 2Conflict theorists would argue that poverty is functional in the U.S. system.
True
False
Question 3In Max Weber’s view,
people hold three distinct ranks in society.
our rank in society is determined by four separate variables.
our position in a stratification system reflects some combination of class, stigma, and power.
All of these answers are correct.
Question 4In Karl Marx’s view, social relations during any period of history depend on who controls the
legislature.
mass media.
primary mode of economic production.
most powerful religious organizations.
Question 5Even if stratification is inevitable, the functionalist explanation for differential rewards does not explain the wide disparity between the rich and the poor.
True
False
SOCI1301 Introduction to Sociology
EXAM 4
Question 1Which of the following is an example of monogamy?
Troy and his sister Tracy live together in an apartment.
Tori, Tito, and Tabitha have been living with each other for 14 years.
Ted and Tonya have been married to each other for 3 months.
All of these answers are correct.
Question 2Which of the following statements concerning stepfamilies is true?
The well-being of children in stepfamilies is better, on average, than that of children in single-parent households.
Children raised by stepmothers are likely to have less health care, education, and money spent on their food than children raised by biological mothers.
Children would be better off living with a couple in conflict than going through divorce and living with a new stepparent.
All of these answers are correct.
Question 3Which sociological perspective would be likely to suggest that family decision making reflects the inequality of traditional gender stratification, in which men have held a dominant position over women?
functionalist perspective
conflict perspective
labeling perspective
interactionist perspective
Question 4Under which marital form can a woman have several husbands at the same time?
polygyny
monogamy
polygamy
polyandry
Question 5Because of the greater fiscal stability men generally enjoy, divorced men are less likely than divorced women to remarry.
True False
SOCI1301 Introduction to Sociology
EXAM 5
Question 1Which sociological perspective supports the notion that established physicians and medical school professors serve as mentors or role models who transmit knowledge, skills, and values to the passive learner—the medical student?
interactionist perspective
conflict perspective
feminist perspective
functionalist perspective
Question 2In examining health, illness, and medicine as a social institution, which sociological perspective generally focuses on micro-level study of the roles played by health care professionals and patients?
conflict perspective
functionalist perspective
interactionist perspective
global perspective
Question 3Research in the United States and other countries has consistently shown that people in the lower classes have
higher rates of mortality and disability.
lower rates of cancer and heart disease.
lower mortality rates.
both higher rates of mortality and disability and lower rates of cancer and heart disease.
Question 4The measure that consists of the number of live births per 1,000 population in a given year is known as the
growth rate.
fertility rate.
total fertility rate.
birthrate.
Question 5What reason do skeptics of conflict-based explanations give for why 43 percent of the people who live within 1 mile of hazardous waste treatment facilities in the U.S. do so?
They choose to live in these ecological oases.
Racial and ethnic minorities possess less power than others.
Economics and discriminatory forces push them to live in these places.
They like to live there due to the low housing prices.
