SOC 268 Chapter 1 Quiz Questions

Which of the following positions would have the support of social liberals? -the "pro-life" side of the abortion controversy -closing our country's borders to immigrants -the use of the death penalty -legal marriage for gay and lesbian people

C. Wright Mills explained that by using the sociological perspective, people transform "personal troubles" into -social issues. -psychological concerns. -economic issues. -political concerns.

If you were a conservative, you would look for guidance about how to live by keeping in mind the lessons of -science. -the past. -the latest thinking on the issue. -sociology.

Because social problems result from the ways in which society operates, -these problems cannot ever be solved. -people must solve their issues on their own. -solving social problems requires change to society itself. -all social problems can easily be solved.

The term "radical" is derived from the Latin, meaning -"change." -"breaking down." -"of the root." -"follower."

Which of the following concepts refers to the negative consequences of social patterns? -manifest functions -latent functions -dysfunctions -eufunctions

Thinking sociologically about a problem such as unemployment, we understand that this issue is -the result of bad choices by individuals. -inevitable. -a personal problem. -a social issue involving the operation of society.

In which stage of a social movement do the people involved come together to share their concerns and make claims about the need for change? -coalescence -formalization -decline -emergence

A social problem is defined as a condition that -harms everyone in a society. -harms only the poorest people in a society. -harms only the most powerful people in a society. -harms some or all members of a society and is usually controversial.

If you focus on social problems involving racial and ethnic inequality, you are probably using which of the following theories? -social disorganization theory -class conflict theory -multicultural theory -feminist theory

If you were studying how society is divided by gender inequality, which theoretical approach would you be using? -the structural functional approach -the feminist approach -the symbolic interaction approach -the social Darwinist approach

Which of the following would have the support of social conservatives? -the "pro-choice" side of the abortion controversy -use of the death penalty to punish the most serious crimes -various "alternative lifestyles" -encouraging immigration across our borders

Marx predicted that, over time, capitalism would -steadily raise living standards for everyone. -bring about its own destruction. -become less and less productive. -meet all human needs.

In evaluating any social policy, it is important to remember that -there is only one way to define a policy's level of "success." -there is more than one way to measure a policy's level of "success." -policies have little or nothing to do with people's politics. -the public generally does not care if programs work or not.

Major spheres of social life, or societal subsystems, are organized to meet a basic human need. Sociologists call these subsystems -theoretical paradigms. -functional prerequisites. -social institutions. -subcultures.

Sociologist Lois Benjamin engaged with 100 successful African Americans in a study of racial prejudice using which research method? Correct interview field research secondary analysis experiment

Which of the following has been the cause of more than 1 million accidents in the United States in recent years? school shootings poverty Correct cell phone use while driving flu virus

Which method has researchers investigate cause-and-effect relationships under highly controlled conditions? -the experiment -the survey -participant observation -secondary analysis

Because many social problems are related -no social problem can be solved. -every social problem can be solved. -solving one social problem may create a new problem. -solving one social problem will solve all social problems.

Using which of the following methods does a researcher observe people while joining in their everyday activities? -survey -experiment -participant observation -secondary analysis

What research method did Elijah Anderson use to study families and life on the streets in some of Philadelphia's poor African American neighborhoods? -the experiment -the survey -field research -secondary analysis

The process of convincing the public and important public officials that a particular issue should be defined as a social problem is a process that sociologists call -subjective assessment. -claims making. -objective assessment. -factual analysis.

Karl Marx referred to industrial workers as -the bourgeoisie. -proletarians. -the cause of most problems. -middle-class.

Thinking sociologically about a problem such as unemployment, we understand that this issue is -the result of bad choices by individuals. inevitable. -a personal problem. -a social issue involving the operation of society.

Which of the following terms refers to a point of view that shows us how society affects the experiences and choices of individuals? -social patterns -sociological imagination -comparative perspective -social problems approach

Which of the following concepts refers to the negative consequences of social patterns? -manifest functions -latent functions -dysfunctions -eufunctions

Adopting a global perspective shows us which of the following patterns? -Women in poor nations typically have fewer children than women in the United States. -People in poor nations have as much schooling as people in the United States. -The same problems we face in the United States also exist in other countries. -Poverty is more serious in much of the world than it is in the United States.

Compared to questionnaires, interviews offer a researcher the chance to gain greater -depth of understanding. -breadth of opinion. -representativeness. -impersonality.

If you were studying how society is divided by gender inequality, which theoretical approach would you be using? -the structural functional approach -the feminist approach -the symbolic interaction approach -the social Darwinist approach

Which theory would you be using if you studied how social problems arise when rapid change overwhelms society's institutions? -Social conflict theory -social disorganization theory -symbolic interaction theory -social Darwinist theory

For German sociologist Max Weber, the main goal of sociology was to -discover truth. -engage in political debate. -promote social change. -avoid the illusion of objectivity.

People who actively seek social equality for women and men would closely identify with which of the following? -feminism -multiculturalism -social pathology theory -social disorganization theory

An example of a pattern that is very harmful but not generally defined as a social problem is -terrorism, which includes events that resulted in thousands of deaths. -school shootings that have resulted in several dozen deaths. -the use of automobiles that results in some 32,000 deaths each year. -homicide, which involves almost 15,000 deaths each year.

In which stage of a social movement do the people involved come together to share their concerns and make claims about the need for change? -coalescence -formalization -decline -emergence

The continuum representing a range of political attitudes is called -a global perspective. -a research agenda. -the political spectrum. -the social constructionist approach.

In general, economic liberals favor -government having a small role in the economy. -a lower minimum wage. -keeping taxes low. -government policies that will reduce economic inequality.

If a researcher wishes to present a series of written items to subjects for their response, which of the following methods would the researcher select? -experiment -interview -questionnaire -secondary analysis

Although there is less gender inequality today than there was a century ago, people today are more likely to view gender inequality as a social problem than people were back then. This pattern reflects the fact that -what we subjectively perceive always reflects what is objectively true. -we now expect men and women to be socially unequal. -we now expect men and women to be socially equal. -people simply don't agree on what important social problems are.