Sociology C273 Training Exam Questions And Correct Answers.
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experiment - Answer Which research method allows the researcher to determine cause and effect?
What did Emile Durkheim's research on suicide reveal? - Answer Suicide rates were higher in areas where an individual's ties to their group were disrupted or distorted.
Which idea did Auguste ...
Sociology C273 Training Exam
Questions And Correct Answers.
experiment - Answer Which research method allows the researcher to determine cause and effect?
What did Emile Durkheim's research on suicide reveal? - Answer Suicide rates were higher in areas
where an individual's ties to their group were disrupted or distorted.
Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of sociology? - Answer Positivism
Which sociological perspective assumes that social life is shaped by the meanings people associate with
things? - Answer Symbolic interactionism
Which sociological perspective views society as being made up of groups competing for scarce
resources? - Answer Conflict
Which ethical dilemma in sociological research does Laud Humphry's study on social interactions
between men in public restrooms highlight? - Answer Misleading research subjects
Sociologists must consider the potential physical and emotional risks that participants may be exposed to
during a research study.
Which issue does this consideration address? - Answer Ethical standards
What does George Herbert Mead's term "generalized other" refer to in relation to the development of
the self? - Answer Perception of the norms, values, attitudes, and expectations of others in general
If Mateo feels happy because he thinks his classmates will approve of his new shoes, which phase of the
looking-glass self is Mateo in? - Answer Third
,Which concept reflects sociological ways of thinking about the development of self? - Answer The
looking-glass self
What are sociologists practicing when they evaluate cultures without judging them? - Answer Cultural
relativism
A group of teachers teaching in the same neighborhood of Los Angeles meet regularly about family and
ethnicity issues they encounter in their daily work.
What is this an example of? - Answer Subculture
What role do a culture's values play in social interactions? - Answer Values define a culture's standards
for good and bad, beautiful and ugly, right and wrong.
How does the workplace act as an agent of socialization? - Answer It is an environment where one can
acquire new perspectives of the world.
According to studies of socialization through the "life course" in modern society, which group
characteristically grapples most with the question "Who am I?" and struggles to carve out a group
identity? - Answer Adolescents, ages 13 to 17
Where do most people first encounter gender socialization? - Answer Family
What is a secondary group? - Answer A group that is created through similar interests, activities, or
professions
A student is well prepared for a class assignment, and she feels confident she knows the correct answers
to the questions the teacher will ask during a group discussion. However, the student is reluctant to raise
her hand to answer the questions to avoid making her classmates look bad.Which term explains the
student's behavior within the social structure of the group? - Answer Role strain
What is an example of a category? - Answer People who wear glasses
, Which term describes a crowd of people who happen to be in the same place at the same time? -
Answer Aggregate
Which social theorist was the first to analyze bureaucracies as powerful forms of social organization that
are concerned with the "bottom line?" - Answer Max Weber
How does group size affect group dynamics? - Answer The larger the group, the more stable it is.
Which characteristic describes a bureaucracy? - Answer There is a clear division of labor.
According to sociologist George Simmel, what happens to a small group's dynamics and interactions as it
grows larger? - Answer It becomes more stable, but its intimacy decreases.
How does Strain Theory explain deviance? - Answer People are not always willing and/or able to
achieve cultural goals.
hat is the position of the conflict perspective regarding deviance? - Answer Deviant behavior is defined
by those with power.
Which of the following is considered deviant behavior but not a crime? - Answer Public nose picking
What did Émile Durkheim argue is the role of deviance in society? - Answer It reinforces cultural values
and norms.
Which perspective argues that prison cements a "criminal" identity, making it more likely a person will
continue to engage in criminal behavior when released? - Answer Symbolic interactionism
How does functionalism view prison? - Answer Prisons help prevent crime by providing a negative
sanction.
What type of crime is committed by people of high social status who are motivated by financial gain? -
Answer White-collar crime
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