01 Oct The term sociology was coined by:
SOCI1301 Introduction to Sociology
Midterm Exam
Question 1The term sociology was coined by:
Adam Smith
Herbert Spencer
Karl Marx
August Comte
Question 2Which theory is closest to the work of early sociologists Emile Durkheim?
None listed here
Symbolic-interactional
Structural-functional
Social-conflict
Question 3The conflict theory draws attention to:
How people interacting construct meaning
The stable aspect of society
How elements contribute to the overall operation of society
Patterns of social inequality
Question 4Which of the following people had an important influence on the development of the social-conflict paradigm?
Karl Marx
Emile Durkheim
Herbert Spencer
Talcott Parsons
Question 5What term refers to any changes in a subject’s behavior caused by the awareness of being studied?
The Hawthorne effect
Unreliable response
The Stanford effect
Invalid response
Question 6A smaller number of people used to represent an entire population is called a:
Sampling frame
Sample
Closed-format group
Target group
Question 7What is shared beliefs, values, and practices that participants must learn?
Morals
Race
Ethnicity
Culture
Question 8What is the disorientation that people feel when they encounter cultures radically different from their own?
Ethnocentrism
Culture Shock
Counter Culture
Cultural Relativism
Question 9Who is known as the founder of psychoanalytic theory?
Lawrence Kohlberg
Jean Piaget
Sigmund Freud
George Herbert Mead
Question 10Which of these are agents of socialization?
Friends
All listed here
Peer Group
Family
Question 11Which of the following is the most important primary group in any society?
Family
The Peer Group
Media
The Work Group
Question 12What is a social position conferred at birth?
Status symbols
Master Status
Ascribed Status
Achieve Status
Question 13.Joan, is an excellent artist, but finds she cannot devote enough time to her family. She is experiencing:
Role conflict
Role ambiguity
Role strain
Role exit
Question 14Select the sociological term for the recognized violation of cultural norms
Juvenile delinquency
Deviance
Crime
Legal infraction
Question 15A behavior that violates official law and is punished through formal sanctions is:
Property
Uniform Crime Report
Violence
Crime
Question 16What is the term for crime committed by persons of high social position in the course of their occupations?
Organized crime
Violation of civil law
Victimless crime
White-collar crime
Question 17Society’s categorization of its people into ranking of socioeconomic tier based on factors like wealth income, race, education, and power refers to:
Economic changes
Standard of living
Social stratification
Status consistency
Question 18The idea that social inequality is harmful and divides society is associated with the:
Social-exchange
Social-conflict
Structural-functional
Symbolic-interaction
Question 19A caste system is defined as:
Social stratification based on ascription or birth
Social stratification based on personal effort
Social stratification based on achievement
A social system in which categories of people are equal
Question 20In Karl Marx’ analysis another name for the capitalist class is the:
Bourgeoisie
Nobility
Aristocracy
Proletariat
