Tetiana Havlin, PhD
Europe | SOCY 100 E222 | Midterm exam
Part
1. Multiple choice questions
1.1 A
sociologist defines society as a group of people who reside in a defined area,
share a culture, and who:
a.
work in the same industry
b.
speak different languages
c.
practice a recognized religion
d.
Interact
1.2 The
difference between positivism and antipositivism relates to:
a.
whether sociological studies
can predict or improve society
b.
whether research methods use
statistical data or person-to-person research
c.
whether individuals like or
dislike their society
d.
all of the above
1.3 Studying
Sociology helps people analyze data because they learn:
a.
interview techniques
b.
to apply statistics
c.
to generate theories
d.
all of the above
1.4 Which of
the following researchers is using a sociological imagination?
a.
the researcher trying to
understand the connection between genetics and alcoholism
b.
the researcher trying to
understand the impact that music has on the brain
c.
the researcher trying to
understand why different religious groups have differing rates of suicide
d.
the researcher trying to
understand the biological origin of humans
1.5 ________
is the level of analysis that studies face-to-face and small-group interactions
in order to understand how those interactions affect larger patterns and
institutions of society.
a.
macrosociology
b.
microsociology
c.
sociology
d.
social science
1.6 Which
materials are considered secondary data?
a.
Information that you have
gathered and now have included in your results
b.
Books and articles written by
other authors about their studies
c.
Photos and letters given to
you by another person
d.
Responses from participants
whom you both surveyed and interviewed
1.7 Which
person or organization defined the concept of value neutrality?
a.
American Sociological
Association (ASA)
b.
Max Weber
c.
Institutional Review Board
(IRB)
d.
Peter Rossi
1.8 Why is
choosing a random sample an effective way to select participants?
a.
It is larger than an ordinary
sample
b.
The researcher has no control
over who is in the study
c.
Everyone has the same chance
of being part of the study
d.
Participants do not know they
are part of a study
1.9 The Ku
Klux Klan is an example of what part of culture?
a.
Multiculturalism
b.
Subculture
c.
Afrocentricity
d.
Counterculture
1.10 The
biggest difference between mores and folkways is that
a.
mores refer to material
culture, whereas folkways refer to nonmaterial culture
b.
mores are primarily linked to
morality, whereas folkways are primarily linked to being
common place within a culture
c. mores are absolute, whereas
folkways are temporary
d. mores refer to nonmaterial
culture, whereas folkways refer to material culture
1.11
Socialization, as a sociological term, describes:
a.
how people interact during
social situations
b.
a person’s internal mental
state when in a group setting
c.
how people learn societal
norms, beliefs, and values
d.
the difference between
introverts and extroverts
1.12 What is
one way to distinguish between psychology and sociology?
a.
Psychology focuses on the
mind, while sociology focuses on society.
b.
Psychologists are interested
in mental health, while sociologists are interested
in societal functions.
c.
Psychologists look inward to
understand behavior while sociologists look outward.
d.
All of the above
1.13 Who
coined the phrase symbolic interactionism?
a.
Lester F. Ward
b.
Max Weber
c.
Herbert Blumer
d.
W.I. Thomas
1.14 Which
of the following is true about the work of Émile Durkheim?
a.
Durkheim suggested that
mechanical solidarity created the social bonds that held agrarian societies
together.
b.
One of Durkheim’s studies
showed that worker inequality was related to social forces.
c.
Durkheim’s work was a central
inspiration for feminist theory.
d.
According to Durkheim, social
bonds are not found in all societies because there are so many different types
of societies.
1.15 Which
of the following is a paradigm that emphasizes a materialist view of society, a
critical view of the status quo, and a dynamic model of historical change?
a.
Functionalism
b.
Conflict theory
c.
Symbolic interactionism
d.
Labeling theory
Part
2. Short answers
2.1. Put the
following steps of the scientific method in the right order. Please specify
each step with few keywords.
______ Collect data and record information ________________________________________
______ Disseminate findings
___________________________________________________
______ Choose a research method
_______________________________________________
______ Ask a question ________________________________________________________
______ Give operational definitions to variables
____________________________________
______ Interpret your
results____________________________________________________
______ Review the literature ___________________________________________________
______ Formulate a hypothesis
_________________________________________________
______ Identify a problem
_____________________________________________________
2.2. How
would you describe the difference between Sociology and common sense?
|
Sociology |
Common |
Part
3. Open questions (essay)
3.1. Why is
theoretical thinking so important in sociology?
3.2. If most
research projects start from research problems, who decides what the problems
are?
3.3. In what ways does
socialization differ from indoctrination and brainwashing?
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