Sociology example #80681

C. Wright Mills claimed that the "sociological imagination" transformed: common sense into laws of society. people into supporters of the status quo. personal problems into public issues. scientific research into common sense.

Countries in which average people's income is typical for the world as a whole and in which people are as likely to live in a rural area as in an urban area are categorized as: low-income nations. middle-income nations. high-income nations. socially marginalized nations

A statement that explains how and why specific facts are related is called a(n) approach. precept. concept. theory

Critical sociology can best be described as a(n) ________ approach. activist scientific qualitative value-free

A limitation of the structural-functional approach is that it is not concerned with the meaning people attach to behavior. is not focused on macro-level social structures. does not use the sociological perspective. focuses on stability at the expense of conflict.

Comte described the earliest human societies as being at which stage of historical development? theological stage metaphysical stage scientific stage post-scientific stage

A social-conflict approach to sports would be an analysis of the way in which sports help encourage competition. the importance of physical ability in success. how sports reflect social inequality. the different meanings people attach to games.

A symbolic-interaction analysis of sports would conclude that winning at sports means different things to different people. some categories of people benefit more than others from sports. sports help develop important cultural values. "stacking" is a type of racial inequality in sports.

According to Emile Durkheim, categories of people with a higher suicide rate typically have more clinical depression. less money, power, and other resources. lower social integration. greater self-esteem.

An example of a latent function of college is providing skills needed for later jobs. keeping young people out of the labor force, which may not have jobs for them. gaining the knowledge required to be an active and thoughtful citizen. giving young people experience living on their own.

According to Auguste Comte, people begin to see society as a natural-rather than a supernatural-phenomenon as their society enters which stage of development? theological stage metaphysical stage scientific stage post-scientific stage

Critical sociology focuses on the meaning people attach to behavior. seeks to bring about desirable social change. endorses the principle of being value-free. is based on Weber's principle of verstehen

Building social relationships and creating tens of thousands of jobs are two of the ____ of sports. manifest functions latent functions dysfunctions non-functions

A theory states that increasing a person's formal higher education results in increased earnings over the individual's lifetime. In this theory, "higher education" is the independent variable. dependent variable. correlation. effect.

By stating that the sociological perspective shows us "the strange in the familiar," the text argues that sociologists focus on the bizarre elements of society. reject the familiar idea that people simply decide how to act in favor of the initially strange idea that society shapes our lives. believe that people often behave in strange ways. believe that even people who are most familiar to us have some very strange habits.

Because there is more social isolation in rural areas of the United States than in urban areas, we would expect suicide rates to be higher in urban areas. higher in rural areas. high in both urban and rural areas. low in both urban and rural areas.

A small number of people that are used to represent a much larger population is called a target group. sample. closed-format group. sampling frame.

A criticism of the symbolic-interaction approach is that it calls attention to major social institutions. ignores the influence of factors such as culture, class, gender, and race. paints a very positive picture of society. says little about how individuals actually experience society.

"A statement of a possible relationship between two or more variables" is the definition of which concept? theory correlation spurious correlation hypothesis

A social-exchange analysis states that people typically seek mates who offer as much as they do. class differences are reflected in favored sports. people build reality as they introduce themselves. people who do more important work usually earn more pay.

"A mental construct that represents some aspect of the world in a somewhat simplified form" is the definition of a variable. theory. measurement. concept.

An apparent, although false, association between two variables that is caused by a third variable is called a spurious correlation. an unproven correlation. an unreliable correlation. an invalid correlation.

A manifest function of sports is providing recreation and physical conditioning. fostering social relationships. generating jobs. teaching a society's way of life.

Among the historical changes that stimulated the development of sociology as a discipline was the founding of the Roman Catholic church. the rise of the industrial economy and growth of cities. the power of tradition. a belief that our futures are defined by "fate".

A sociologist using the gender-conflict approach might state that men and women share in the joys of family life. in many ways, men are in positions of power over women. gender functions in an important way to keep society operating. men and women enjoy equal rights and privileges in our society.