Question 1

According to Weber,what type of system produced bureaucracies?

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A)  traditional
B)  informal
C)  formally rational
D)  interpretive understandingE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT true of the early 20th-century brand of sociological thought known as the Chicago School?

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A)  It largely focused on social ills,such as crime,homelessness,and poverty.
B)  Its founding members pioneered the field of urban sociology,as well as advanced the study of race relations.
C)  Female sociologists in the field were highly respected and recognized.
D)  The city or urban neighborhood was a common unit of study.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Many nations today,including the United States,are characterized by a high degree of social diversity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to Karl Marx,in a capitalist society the bourgeoisie acquires wealth by exploiting the labor of the ______.

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Question 5

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of structural functionalism?

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A)  emphasizes conflict and competition
B)  seeks to explain the functions of various social structures
C)  recognizes manifest,or obvious,functions,as well as latent,or hidden,functions
D)  upholds the status quoE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Discuss the marginalization of women sociologists and theorists and sociologists of color-in particular,African Americans-from the field of sociology.Discuss how a conflict theorist might explain this marginalization.

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Varies.Include historical lega...

Question 7

Which of the following did Marx NOT predict?

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A)  Technological change would happen slowly.
B)  More people would become proletarian.
C)  Monopolies would form.
D)  Ownership of the means of production would become concentrated in fewer and fewer hands.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Social patterns that impose obstacles on us or afford us opportunities are referred to as ______.

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A)  structure
B)  institutions
C)  free will
D)  socializationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Define agency and structure as sociological concepts,and explain the differences between them.Using an example,illustrate and describe the relationship between agency and structure.

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Agency: the ability of individuals and g...

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of conflict theory?

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A)  explains social organization in terms of conflict and competition
B)  can be used to understand class,gender,and racial inequality
C)  addresses the question of who benefits and who loses in a given situation
D)  focuses solely on microlevel interactionsE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following would NOT be considered a social science?

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A)  sociology
B)  economics
C)  psychology
D)  biologyE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following would be the best example of structure,according to the text?

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A)  President Barack Obama publicly announcing his support for gay marriage
B)  a women's rights activist marching in a protest
C)  a bisexual teenager coming out to his or her friends and family
D)  laws against women's entry into higher education and the paid labor force in the early 1900sE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Compare and contrast the theories of Karl Marx and Max Weber.

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Karl Marx and Max Weber were both influe...

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of symbolic interactionism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a microlevel paradigm.
B)  Many of the ideas originated with George Hebert Mead.
C)  Structural context is considered more important than microlevel processes.
D)  People understand themselves through their interaction with others.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Define the terms anomie and norms,and explain the relationship between the two concepts.Identify one social problem or issue that could arise because of anomie.

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Varies.Norms are accepted social behavio...

Question 16

Explain the relationship between urbanization and capitalism.Include a brief discussion of Marx's ideas about capitalism.

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Varies.Urbanization means a hi...

Question 17

Which of the following would NOT be considered part of the sociological imagination?

Accepted Answer

A)  recognizing the larger social forces that shape individual lives
B)  seeing the connections between biography and history
C)  emphasizing explanations that focus on the individual
D)  making connections between personal troubles and public issuesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Which perspective focuses on the labels and meanings we place on things such as the wink of an eye?

Accepted Answer

A)  feminism
B)  conflict theory
C)  structural functionalism
D)  symbolic interactionismE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Karl Marx believed that nearly all known societies are characterized by some system of division by economic ______,which results in conflict,as classes compete for wealth,power,and resources.

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Question 20

One of the rules of critical thinking is to think about the assumptions and biases that may underlie a study.Imagine you are conducting a study that examines the relationship between race and income.Identify how your own assumptions and biases might come into play.

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As a researcher conducting a study on th...

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Define agency and structure as sociological concepts,and explain the differences between them.Using an example,illustrate and describe the relationship between agency and structure.

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Many nations today,including the United States,are characterized by a high degree of social diversity.

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Which of the following would NOT be considered a social science?

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Social patterns that impose obstacles on us or afford us opportunities are referred to as ______.

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According to Karl Marx,in a capitalist society the bourgeoisie acquires wealth by exploiting the labor of the ______.

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Which of the following is NOT true of the early 20th-century brand of sociological thought known as the Chicago School?

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