Chapter 1: Introduction, the Sociological Imagination, and Sociological Theory
Chapter 2: Methods
Chapter 4: Socialization and The construction of Reality
Chapter 6: Deviance
Miscellaneous
100
Bonnie lost their car keys and could not get to work. Is this an example of a personal trouble or a broader social issue?
Personal trouble as it does not connect to a broader social issue, if there was a conversation about the broader implications of the lack of public transportation options this could be a broader social issue.
100
True or False is a study is generalizable, it has the ability to utilize a small sample to represent or predict what a specific population believes.
True
100
Through hard work and determination Lupe received a promotion to manager at work. Would this be considered an achieved or ascribed status?
Achieved status
100
True or False: a total institution strips someone of their privacy, individual identity, and autonomy?
True
100
Pink is for girls and blue for boys is an example of _ norms
Gender
200
True or false: Double consciousness refers to the ways in which white people in power see themselves as both oppressor and oppressed.
False, Interesting idea but double consciousness more so refers to issues surrounding black Americans trying to stay true to themselves while facing the reality that to survive they must see themselves how white people view them and submit to white domination and culture.
200
Rufus is part of a vaccine trial, he later finds that he was given a placebo vaccine. Was he in the control or treatment group?
Control
200
Alfalfa argues that the first point of socialization is usually peers, Would you agree or disagree with this statement?
Disagree, sociologists would point towards the family as the first major point of socialization
200
While not _ deviant, the class decided that the couples' use of baby play was the most deviant relationship based on its proximity to _ Deviance.
Informal, Formal
200
Symbolic interactionists would argue that the world is constructed individually
False, socially
300
Marx would break down class into the haves known as _____ and haves nots known as _____.
Bourgeois, proletariat.
300
Jenny is interested in studying who college students are voting for in the general election. She distributes a survey amongst all major universities. Is Jenny's study most likely qualitative or quantitative?
Quantitative
300
Jen is a student and as a student must attend classes five days a week, and study for four different classes including poetry, biology, sociology, and philosophy. Jen is feeling a lot of stress from this role, Jen may be experiencing: Role __
Role Strain: as all of the stressors come from one role.
300
Jo Jo has been a nasty girl are at least society has constructed that idea. They have robbed several stores of their mannequins, and will serve a brief sentence in prison. This would be an example of _ justice
Punitive
300
Leila argues that her study necessitates deception, it is key to her research question, would a review board ever allow deception in a study.
Yes, if the deception is central to the research question
400
This person has what type of authority?
Traditional authority
400
Johnny continuously is able to hit the same spot on the dart board but never what he aims for, (the bullseye). While he could be considered ____ he would not be considered _____
Reliable, valid
400
Remi recently left his role of being a full time magician in Paris Texas, and started his new role of wine sommelier in Paris, France. While he wanted to make a name for himself, this transition is harder than he anticipated. What type of socialization is Remi participating in- looking for very specific term.
Resocialization
400
The government is always watching and listening or are they? Michel Foucault may analyze this phrasing with his concept set around discipline and not knowing if we are watched.
The panopticon
400
Double Jeopardy: Topic: Causation
Correlation
Time-order
Alternative explanations-spuriousness
500
Yessica works at a car factory. They make sure that all the tire lug nuts are on tight enough. She has no input on the production of the vehicle, any profit sharing in its final product, and cannot afford the vehicle itself. Marx would argue that Yessica feels _ from the process.
Alienation
500
Francois is working on a study but needs help determining which is the independent and dependent variable. He argues that smoking causes a higher likelihood of lung cancer. What would be the independent and dependent variable?
Independent Variable: Smoking
Dependent Variable: Lung cancer or likelihood of lung cancer
500
Logan is preparing for a date by putting on his best suit, combing his side burns, and having a drink to relax some of his nerves. Ervin Goffman would argue that this prep is taking place in the _ stage
Back Stage
500
Robert Merton and their strain theory would classify someone who has gone off the grid to live in the forest to reject the traditional goals and means to achieve these goals in society as what?
Retreatist
500
The United states which often relies degrees, certifications, and diplomas to lead to jobs. Some would argue that the US is a _ society
Credentialist.