What is Sociology?
What is the primary focus of sociology?
a) The study of human biology
b) The scientific study of society and human behavior
c) The analysis of historical events
d) The study of individual psychology
b) The scientific study of society and human behavior
What was a major effect of the Industrial Revolution on society?
a) Decreased interaction between people
b) Increased reliance on traditional farming
c) Increased complexity and interdependence in society
d) A return to small, self-sufficient communities
c) Increased complexity and interdependence in society
How do structural functionalists view institutions?
a) As necessary structures that maintain stability and order in society
b) As tools used by the wealthy to control the poor
c) As outdated systems that should be dismantled
d) As random, unorganized parts of society
a) As necessary structures that maintain stability and order in society
What is the manifest function of a public school?
A) Providing a space for social interaction among students
B) Teaching academic subjects and preparing students for careers
C) Creating school sports teams for extracurricular engagement
D) Allowing students to form friendships and social groups
B) Teaching academic subjects and preparing students for careers
Which of the following people would be considered “transactional”?
a) Parents b) Siblings c) Study Partner d) Grandparents
c) Study Partner
What is the sociological imagination?
a) The ability to memorize historical facts
b) The ability to analyze personal experiences in relation to larger social forces
c) The ability to predict future events
d) The ability to read people's minds
b) The ability to analyze personal experiences in relation to larger social forces
Who is considered the “Father of Sociology”?
a) Karl Marx
b) Auguste Comte
c) Émile Durkheim
d) Max Weber
b) Auguste Comte
What is the main belief of conflict theorists about society?
a) Society functions best when everyone plays their assigned role
b) Institutions create and maintain inequalities between groups
c) Social interactions are based on shared symbols and meanings
d) Stability is the most important goal of social structures
b) Institutions create and maintain inequalities between groups
Which statement best describes a norm within a library?
A) Encouraging debate and loud discussions to enhance learning
B) Talking on the phone freely without restrictions
C) Remaining quiet and respectful while others are reading or studying
D) Removing books without checking them out to promote free access
C) Remaining quiet and respectful while others are reading or studying
a. Particular b. Change c. Continuity d. Familiar
a. Particular
Which of the following is an example of a social institution?
a) A personal hobby
b) The government
c) A single person's job
d) A vacation destination
b) The government
According to Émile Durkheim, modern society functions like:
a) An isolated village
b) A competitive marketplace
c) An interdependent ecosystem
d) A dictatorship
c) An interdependent ecosystem
Which sociological perspective focuses on micro-level interactions between individuals?
a) Structural functionalism
b) Conflict theory
c) Symbolic interactionism
d) Social Darwinism
c) Symbolic interactionism
Which of the following is an example of a latent function of social media?
A) Allowing people to communicate instantly across distances
B) Providing a platform for businesses to advertise their products
C) Facilitating online friendships and relationships beyond its original purpose
D) Sharing news updates and breaking information with the public
C) Facilitating online friendships and relationships beyond its original purpose
There are many social issues around the country. Which of the following below would NOT count as a social issue?
a) Teens holding fewer jobs b) Church attendance declining c) Joshua was not promoted d) Neighborhoods being segregated by race
c) Joshua was not promoted
Which of the following is NOT one of the three ways sociologists view the world?
a) Looking for the general in the particular
b) Studying only individual behavior
c) Looking for change and continuity over time
d) Looking for the strange in the familiar
b) Studying only individual behavior
Ferdinand Tönnies believed modern relationships were often:
a) Based on close family ties
b) Transactional in nature
c) Completely independent from society
d) Unchanging over time
b) Transactional in nature
According to Karl Marx, what drives social change?
a) The stability of social institutions
b) The competition for power and resources between social classes
c) The symbolic meanings people attach to everyday interactions
d) The natural evolution of society toward perfection
b) The competition for power and resources between social classes
Which of the following best describes a dysfunction of the criminal justice system?
A) Reducing crime rates through law enforcement efforts
B) Providing a fair trial to individuals accused of crimes
C) Preventing wrongful convictions through a thorough legal process
D) Overcrowded prisons leading to high costs and human rights concerns
D) Overcrowded prisons leading to high costs and human rights concerns
Society has progressed and improved life, however it brought its own set of problems. Which of the following became a problem as society has progressed.
a) Technological advancement b) Increased productivity c) Overcrowding d) Connectivity
c) Overcrowding
What is an example of a social issue?
a) A person's decision to wear a red shirt
b) A family's dinner plans
c) Declining church attendance
d) A student choosing a college major
c) Declining church attendance
Max Weber argued that modern people differ from pre-modern people because they:
a) Focus only on survival and basic needs
b) Stop working once their basic needs are met
c) Work to accumulate wealth beyond what is necessary for survival
d) Prefer traditional agricultural lifestyles
c) Work to accumulate wealth beyond what is necessary for survival
How would a symbolic interactionist explain societal roles?
a) Roles exist to maintain social stability and efficiency
b) Roles are determined by economic struggles between classes
c) Roles are created and reinforced through daily social interactions
d) Roles are biologically determined and unchangeable
c) Roles are created and reinforced through daily social interactions
Which of the following best represents a subgroup within the healthcare system?
A) Nurses, doctors, and hospital administrators
B) Insurance companies that provide medical coverage
C) Pediatric hospitals specializing in child healthcare
D) The overall goal of promoting public health
C) Pediatric hospitals specializing in child healthcare
What is Mr. Martin's family dog's name? And how old is he?
a) Rufus, 8 years old b) Spot, 10 years old c) Rocky, 16 years old d) Poppy, 12 years old
c) Rocky, 16 years old