Spring Semester 2011 Adams, Instructor

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MULTIPLE CHOICE.  Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1)  After submitting her completed dissertation to her committee, the chair of the department accused Becky of plagiarism. This was an allegation that Becky: 
A) falsified the results of her data.
B) copied, or actually stole the credit for someone else's work.
C) failed to submit her dissertation in the appropriate form.
D) violated the confidentiality and trust of the sample used in her research.

2)  Which of the following conclusions would sociologists most likely agree upon when discussing the importance of the sociological perspoective?
A) It verifies out basic assumptions about life and the need to focus on human needs.
B) It enforces social solidarity and expands the importance of the social impaerative.
C) It opens a window to unfamiliar worlds and offers a fresh look at familiar worlds.
D) It challenges cultural tradition to provide a new framework of human understanding.

3)  Max Weber stressed the notion that sociological research should be "value free." This means that sociologists should not: 
A) study social values.    B) let personal values affect their research.     C) be social critics.    D) receive pay for their research work.

4)  Cynthia is a sociologist employed at Computer Technology, Inc., developing "user-centered designs." She would be considered a[n] ________ sociologist.
A) clinical    B)  reformist    C) applied    D)  basic or pure

5)  Leo is developing a profile of first generation Italian-Americans who lived in New York City in the 1920s. He is examining the jobs they held, their income,  level of education, gender, age, and how long they were in America before becoming citizens. Sociologically, Leo is examining the _______ of the individuals in his study. 
A) social imperative     B)  social class differences    C) social location    D)  stratification levels 

6)  The term that stresses the social contexts in which people live and how those contexts influence their lives is ________.
A) the social imperative    B)  the sociological perspective    C) the sociological framework    D)  social solidarity

7)  Frank is examining the broad stream of events that have occure over the past 50 years and the specific experiences of his own life. By doing so, Frank is engaged in ___________________.
A) determinism     B) the sociological imagination      C) the social imperative     D) povisitivism

8)  Mark views society as a system of interrelated parts, while John views society as composed of groups competing for scarce resources. Mark would be considered a ________ theorist and John would be seen as a ________ theorist.
A) functionalist;  symbolic interactionist     B) conflict;  functionalist     C) symbolic interactionist;  functionalist     D) functionalist;  conflict

9)  Herbert Spencer believed that societies evolved from lower to higher forms because as generations pass, the most capable and intelligent members of society prosper while the less capable die out. Spencer referred to this process as ________.
A) positivism      B)  the industrialization of society     C) social egalitarianism     D)  the survival of the fittest

10)  Based on the studies conducted by Max Weber, which of the following scenarios is the most accurate?
A) Nations embracinng Roman Catholicism would be the leaders of the industrial world.
B) The religious affiliation of a nation is irrelevant to its economic success.
C) Captalism was more likely to flourish in Protestant countries. 
D) Capitalism was the inky economic system that could thrive in Christian nations.

11)  While the intended consequence of attending college is to obtain an education to prepare for entry into the job market, college also provides a "mate selection market" wherein students may meet prospective marriage partners. This market represents what Merton would describe as a ________. 
A) manifest function    B)  latent function    C) latent dysfunction    D)  manifest dysfunction

12)  The first African American to earn a doctorate degree from Harvard University was ________.
A) Booker T. Washington    B)  W.E.B. DuBois    C) George Washington Carver    D)  Benjamin Anthony Quarles

13)  Of the following sets of theorists, the two who viewed society as a type of living organism and are identified as being the earliest structural functionalists are ________.
A) George Herbert Mead and Charles Horton Cooley
B) Auguste Comte and Herbert Spencer
C) Ernest Burgess and Lewis Coser Jr.
D) Karl Marx and W.I. Thomas

14)  Sociologist ________ pointed out that conflict was most likely to develop among people who are in close relationships. 
A) Travis Hirschi    B)  Robert Merton    C) Lewis Coser    D)  Michael Gottfredson

15)  A feeling of trust the researcher must establish with his or her respondents is referred to as ________.
A) validity    B)  randomization    C) rapport    D)  reliability

16)  Viewing society as being composed of groups that engage in fierce competition for scarce resources is the underlying premise in ________. 
A) structural functionalism    B)  functional analysis    C) conflict theory    D)  symbolic interactionism

17)  According to Robert Merton, ________ are the intended beneficial consequences of people's actions. A) latent dysfunctions    B)  manifest functions    C) latent functions    D)  manifest dysfunctions

18)  The automobile, and the skills needed to drive it, would be an example of ________. 
A) cultural adaptation    B)  mechanical engineering    C) nonmaterial culture    D)  technology

19)  Many Americans are sharply divided between the ideologies of the pro-choice and pro-life movements. Some pro-life advocates have engaged in the murder of doctors working in family planning centers and bombing these centers. Such a difference in ideologies is best described as an example of ________.
A) value contradictions    B)  role conflict    C) moral selectivity    D)  culture wars

20)  The coexistence of such values as democracy and equality alongside of sexism and group superiority illustrates the condition of ________.
A) value inconsistency    B)  value clusters    C) value contradiction     D)  value strain

21)  Americans glorify academic progress and material success. However, most students do not graduate with honors and most citizens are not wealthy. This condition characterizes the difference between ________ and ________.
A) ideal culture; real culture     B) real culture; symbolic culture     C) material culture; symbolic culture     D) unrealistic culture; realistic culture

22)  Marshall is examining the culture of the Lenape Indians. He is exploring how the various aspects of the Lenape culture fit together including their religion, family values, agricultural efforts, and customs. By doing so, Marshall is practicing ________.
A) cultural relativism    B)  universalism    C) cultural leveling    D)  ethnocentrism

23)  Recently, Debbie went on a world tour. When she came back from her tour, she told her friends that she was able to stop at a McDonalds and order a Big Mac in every major city she visited. Her ability to have a Big Mac in all the major cities is an example of ________.
A) cultural bridging    B)  cultural dissolution    C) cultural leveling    D)  cultural innovation

24)  The twelve core values identified in American culture cited in the text were first proposed in 1965 by sociologist ________. 
A) Robert Merton    B)  George Carlin    C) Travis Hirschi    D)  Robin Williams

25)  The term, ________, coined by sociologist William Ogburn, is used to describe a situation in which nonmaterial culture changes slower than material culture.
A) cultural lag    B)  cultural adaptation    C) cultural response    D)  cultural imperatives

26)  What are sociologists referring to when they address the culture within us?
A) the culturl characteristics passed through heredity.
B) the learned and shared ways of believing and doing that are a part of our behavior.
C) the instinctual abilities we have to form social bonds and perpetuate the species.
D) man's ability to engage in cognitive thought processes and analyze social events.

27)  Julia is writing a note to one of her classmates. In the note she uses the emoticon :.) and adds OTF to the message. Based on these two expressions, what conclusion can we reach about the content of her note?
A) Julia asked her friend to accompany her to the Sadie Hawkins Dance being held this Friday.
B) Julia was explaining to her friend that "older teens fail" because of their reckless behavior. 
C) Julia was upset with her friend and encouraged her to change her behavior. 
D) Julia was laughing so hysterically she had tears in her eyes and was rolling on the floor. 

28)  The ________ in the U.S is an example of the nonmaterial culture never catching up with the material culture.
A) idea of shopping on the internet     B) class difference     C) value of leisure     D) nine-month school year

29)  Figure 2.1, "Gestures to Indicate Height, Southern Mexico"  demonstrates that to indicate height, an individual must: 
A) be skilled in the culture of the society from which the gesture originates.
B) possess basic intelligence and be open minded.
C) have the ability to practice cultural leveling.
D) be born in the society from which the gesture originates. 

30)  A society which is made up of many different religious, racial and ethnic groups would be best described as being ________. 
A) a society of assimilation    B)  a noncentrist society    C) a centrist society    D)  a pluralistic society

31)  Of the following factors, the one that is most significant in determining what constitutes childhood is ________. 
A) the responsibilities a child is given     B) the culture of a society     C) the child's parents     D) the age of a child

32)  Someone who ignores societal rules, disregards common courtesies, and simply pursues their own needs would have a/an ________ according to Freud.
A) enhanced libido     B)  deformed id     C) weak super ego     D)  neurotic personality

33)  Viewing children as "miniature adults" can be traced to ________. 
A) the Middle Ages     B)  the Roman Empire     C) the Industrial Revolution     D)  Colonial America

34)  In cases of two identical twins being raised separately, we may find evidence that: 
A) environment has little affect on a child's system of moral values.
B) one's orientation to life is largely the result of environment.
C) identical twins will group up sharing similar interests and needs.
D) heredity is the fundamental predictor of behavior.

35)  Leo, Matthew, Ryan, Meg, Isabelle, and Francis have progressed through elementary school together, are all in the middle school orchestra, and belong to many of the same after school activities. Together, they constitute a/an ________. 
A) peer group     B)  social group     C) aggregate     D)  category

36)  Tony is five years of age. He loves to dress up like Batman and pretend to save Gotham City from the Penguin. According to Mead's theory, he is in the ________ stage.
A) imitation     B)  generalized     C)  play     D)  game

37)  According to George Herbert Mead, children learn to take the role of the other:
A) through cognitive recognition.    B) during playtime.    C) after receiving basic skills training.     D) by watching older children.

38)  Prior to the research of H.M. Skeels and H. B. Dye, it was believed children reared in orphanages tended to have lower IQs because:
A) of biological reasons..."they were just born that way."
B) institutions, such as orphanages, tend to restrict a child's intellectual development.
C) they lacked the early skills training provided by daycare. 
D) their natural parents did not love them.

39)  Mead's stage of  development that begins in early school years in which the child learns to take multiple roles is the ________ stage.
A) game     B)  play     C) hero worship     D)  imitation

40)  Sociologists generally object to the Freudian view of psychoanalytic theory because:
A) Freud was a sexist and only considered the male as being normal.
B) the concept of the id and libido violate classical social theory.
C) Freud was a psychiatrist and not a sociologist.
D) sociologists reject the view that inborn and subconscious motivations are the primary reasons for behavior.

41)  Alice is getting ready for an interview with a potential employer. She has picked out a blazer and skirt and has had her hair done at the beauty shop. Alice is relying on her manner and her appearance to communicate to the employer that she would be an excellent employee. According to Goffman, Alice would be engaged in ________.
A) impression control     B)  impression management     C) role management     D)  face-saving behavior

42)  Bill proposes marriage to Jennifer and presents her with a diamond ring. The ring represents ________. 
A) a status symbol     B)  a master status     C) symbolic interaction     D)  an ascribed status

43)  Ethnomethodology is the study of: 
A) the science of the method, or grounds of knowledge.
B) the division of mankind into races, their origin, distribution, and relations, and perculiarities which characterize them
C) words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and meaning.
D) how people use commonsence understandings to make sense of ife.

44)  Which of the following is least representative of activity that would take place in a bioeconomic society?
A) emphasis on the prevention of disease with less need for treatment 
B) developing crops that provide better nutrition as well as antibiotics or contraceptives 
C) the cloning of plants, animals, and possibly humans
D) the mass production of industrial goods and conspicuous consumption

45)  Research on the "Saints" and the "Roughnecks" by William Chambliss demonstrates that to understand human behavior, sociologists should focus ________.
A) only on social structure     B) only on social interaction     C) on the psychological aspects of people's lives     D) on both macro and micro levels of analysis

46)  A[n] ________ consists of people who regularly interact with one another and, usually, share similar values, norms, and expectations.
A) social institution     B)  group     C) aggregate     D)  neighborhood

47)  The emerging bioeconomic society may be traced to 1953 when Crick and Watson identified the ________.
A) importance of instinct in human behavior     B) A-1 gene as the cause of alcoholism     C) double helix structure of DNA     D) pentium microprocessor

48)  Which of the following statements summarizies the Thomas theorem?
A) Birds of a feather flock together.
B) My kingdom is a stage and all my subjects are players.
C) The self is a social product just like tchnology is a product of science. 
D) If people define the situation as rea, they are real intheir consequences.

49) How many people did you check with on answers to this test? 
A) none, I did this entirely on my own
B) I did check some answers with someone else
C) I worked on the test with other(s)
D) none of this test is my own effort

50)  Many African Americans feel the flag for the Confederate States of America, "the stars and bars", is a sign of racial hatred. States rights advocates view the same flag as being "heritage, not hatred." Such a difference of opinion over the exact same material object is an illustration of which sociological perspective? 
A) Functional Analysis      B)  Conflict Theory     C) Structural Analysis     D)  Symbolic Interactionism 

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51-100 Synthesis: Impress me with your deep thinking of how you can apply what you have learned so far in this course in practical ways. Refer to the notes you have taken in class and include those that appropriately answer the following questions:

What can you take away from the course so far?

What important information have you learned?

How can you apply the concepts we have studied so far in your every day life? In your future career?