Introduction to Sociology

Alona is examining the impact of the 2011 Penn State scandal on student morale and school spirit by distributing number-scaled surveys in her Introduction to Sociology class. Alona is employing a _____ research method.

• Qualitative

• Pathos

• Logos

• Quantitative

Eleanor is researching the effect social media has on worldwide political awareness and revolution. Felix is examining the effect World of Warcraft has on the romantic relationships of middle-aged men in his metro area. Eleanor’s analysis is _____, while Felix’s analysis is _____.

• Micro-level; macro-level

• Macro-level; micro-level

• They are both macro-level.

• They are both micro-level.

According to Durkheim, which of the following is NOT a social fact?

• A religious belief

• A law

• A custom

• All of the above are social facts

Jeremy wrote an essay criticizing the college admissions process, arguing that heavy competition and limited educational resources make admission difficult for the average student. Which perspective would Jeremy’s argument fall under?

• Structural Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Behaviorism

Which of the following men coined the term positivism, and is widely considered the father of sociology?

• Auguste Comte

• Karl Marx

• Max Weber

• Émile Durkheim

_____ view society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of individuals who make up that society.

• Structural Functionalists

• Conflict Theorists

• Symbolic Interactionists

• Social Individualists

Political science teacher Mr. Jones asks his students to study how social media can influence public opinion by “following” famous activists, academics, and politicians on Twitter. While reading and 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.

• latent; manifest

• manifest; manifest

• manifest; latent

• latent; latent

A paradigm can be defined as:

• Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them.

• The social ties that bind a group of people together such as kinship, shared location, and religion

• The consequences of a social process that are sought or anticipated

• Social patterns that have undesirable consequences for the operation of society

The process of simultaneously analyzing the behavior of individuals and the society that shapes that behavior (or, the concept that the individual and society are inseparable) is referred to as:

• Dynamic equilibrium

• Latent functions

• Dramaturgical analysis

• Figuration

Weber’s proposal of antipositivism influenced sociological researchers to ______ while examining different social worlds.

• Reject antiquated notions of privacy and consent

• Methodically predict situational outcomes

• Manipulate test subjects into answering difficult questions

• Gain a subjective understanding of human cultural norms