Sociology Unit 1

Which of the following studies human behavior in society

• Sociology
• Anthropology

• History

• Psychology

Which of the following is a characteristic of Sociology as a scientific field

• Reliance on inutition

• Individual experiences

• Use of systematic research methods

• It doesn't use the Scientific Method

What is the difference between Sociology and Psychology

• Sociology focuses on individuals and psychology studies society

• Sociology focuses on society structures and psychology focuses on individuals mental processes

• Sociology studies larger groups while psychology focuses on individual behavior

• Sociology and Psychology are identical

Which of the following is NOT a theoretical perspective of Sociology

• Structural Functionalism

• Social Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Conflict Theory

Helps you view your life within a larger social context

• Social interaction

• Sociological imagination

• Social Justice

• Survival of the fittest

Views society as composed of symbols that we use to establish meaning, develop our views of the world, and communicate with one another is known as what?

• Structural Functionalism

• Social Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Conflict Theory

Which of the following would look at society's basic inequalities between male and female.

• Structural Functionalism

• Social Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Conflict Theory

Which sociological theory suggests that society is made up of various parts that contribute to the stability and functioning

• Conflict theory

• Structural Functionalism

• Symbolic Interactionism

• None of the above

What theory argues that society is characterized by struggle and competition for resources?

• Symbolic interactionism

• Conflict theory

• Structural functionalism

• None of the above

Which sociological theory focuses on the everyday interactions and symbols?

• Structural functionalism

• Symbolic interactionism

• Conflict Theory

• None of the above