Sociology Unit 1 Test

Who is known as the father of sociology?

• Emile Durkheim

• Herbert Spencer

• Auguste Comte

• B.F. Skinner

An interviewer asks you to name your three favorite ways to spend your leisure time. This is an example of a (an) _______ question.

• correlation

• representative

• close-ended

• open-ended

A researcher sends you a form to fill out concerning your favorite movies. This is an example of

• multiple causation.

• a questionnaire.

• a sample.

• secondary analysis.

According to _________, the people with the most power are seen as the most valuable to society.

• positivism

• functionalism

• conflict theory

• symbolic interactionism

Which of the following is a historical example of an unethical experiment?

• testing cosmetic products on willing participants

• studying the cause of cancer in tissue samples from patients

• conducting autopsies on corpses

• using corpses in automobile crash tests

Using email has decreased the number of handwritten letters that people send to their friends and relatives. This is a ______ function of email.

• dynamic

• latent

• static

• mainfest

This theory says that society works towards cooperation and consensus.

• structural functionalism

• conflict theory

• symbolic interactionism

• psychodynamic theory

Which of the following most precisely defines the word "sociology"?

• perspective study of sociologists

• study of cultural behavior

• the study of human behavior

• scientific study of social structure

Shopping on the Internet is convenient, and can save time. This is a ______ function of this type of shopping.

• static

• dynamic

• latent

• manifest

Descriptive research where one person or group is studied in depth.

• correlational study

• experiment

• case study

• naturalistic observation