Sociology Exam 1 Answers

Exam 1 1. Sociology is defined as the: - systematic study of society ! social interaction 2. Which of the following men coined the term positivism, ! is widely considered the father of sociology? - Auguste Comte 3. Which of the following is the best explanation of c. Wright Mill's sociological imagination: - how individuals underst! their own ! other's pasts in relation to history ! social structure 4. A paradigm can be defined as: - philosophical ! theoretical frame work used within a discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, ! the experiments preformed in support of them. 5. ____ believed that societies grew ! changed as a result of the struggles of different social classes over the means of production ! greatly favored ____. - Karl Marx; communism 6. Eleanor is researching the effect social media on worldwide political awareness ! revolution. Felix is examining the effect of World of Warcraft on the romantic relationships of middle-aged men in a metropolitan area. Eleanor's analysis is _____, while Felix's analysis is _____. - Macro - level; micro - level 7. _____ view society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological ! social needs of individuals who make up that society. - structural - functionalist 8. Political science teacher Mr. Jones asks his students to study how social media can influence public opinion by "following" famous activists, academics, ! politicians on Twitter. While reading ! exchanging each other's Tweets, some classmates became close friends. The first is an example of the project's ____ function, the second is an example of the project's _____ function. - manifest; latent 9. Max Weber, Georg Simmel, ! Karl Marx were all advocates of: - Conflict Theory Exam 1 10. Verstehen is defined by the text as: - to underst! in a deep way 11. Which of these social theories believed that sociologists should study objective social facts? - Emile Durkheim 12. Alexis wants to research the 1960s feminist movement. She reads articles from the time period, watches documentaries, reads scholarly journals on the topic, ! interviews influential women from the movement. What kind of research method is Alexis using? - Secondary Data Analysis 13. John wants to study whether a large number of laptops available to students at his school leads to higher grades. Choose the independent ! dependent variable. - Independent variable: Number of laptops; Dependent Variable: Grades 14. A class of third graders is told that the assistant principal will be visiting their class to confirm their teachers reports of bad behaviors. When the principal visits, the students behave perfectly. This is an example of ____. - The Hawthorne Effect 15. Quincia is studying how of the lack of comprehensive sex education is affecting a small, rural town in North Dakota. She spends two months in the town, observing ! interviewing the townspeople. Quincia is conducting a(n) ____. - Ethnography 16. Which of the following explains the purpose of the American Sociological Association's code of ethics? - To guarantee the safety of their participants - to maintain value neutrality - to foster professionally responsible scholarship in sociology 17. Qualitative sociology can be defined as : - In-depth interviews, focus groups, !/ or analysis of content sources as the source of it's data 18. The term Value Neutrality is defined by the text as: - A practice of remaining impartial, without bias or judgment during the course of a study ! in publishing results. Exam 1 19. Which of the following is an example of an unethical sociological research practice? - Observing study participants without their consent 20. In an experiment, one group of participants is exposed to treatment (independent variable), ! another is not exposed to any treatment. In such a procedure, the participants who are not exposed to any form of treatment are classified as the ________ group. - control 21. Miguel is doing a research paper on New York City's Stone Wall riots of 1969. He visits the scene of the riots, interviews people who were there, reads the police reports of the event, ! watches video footage. Miguel is conducting a(n) ______. - case study 22. What is an operational definition ? - It describes a concept in such a way that it can be observed ! measured 23. Kevin conducted a study on whether the length of the line at a local Starbucks affected how well the customers enjoyed their coffee after receiving it. Malcolm conducted the study at his local Starbucks, ! found the same results. Kevin's study had a high level of _____. - Reliability 24. Which of the following is characterized by data that can be converted into numbers? - Quantitative data 25. The term interpretive Framework can be defined as: - A sociological research approach that seeks in-depth underst!ing of a topic or subject through observation or interaction; this approach is not based on hypothesis test.