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Maddy McLaren Tutorials 11 & 15 Intro to Sociology – Test 1 Practice Questions 1. C. Wright Mills uses the concept of the “sociological imagination” to describe a unique perspective of understanding and studying society. How can we best characterize this viewpoint? a . Developing an appreciation of how individuals are influenced by larger social forces such as gender, race and class. b. Understanding that we imagine how society sees us and then we act based on our internalized view of that imagination. c. Imagining how the lower class will eventually realize their position and revolt against the upper class in society. d. Imagining the ways that sociology can function as a display to enact material social change. 2. Positivism is a major theoretical and methodological approach to sociology. Which of the aspects below do not pertain to positivism? a. Value-free b. The belief in an objective reality c. The belief in a singular explanation d . The belief that we can discover facts about individuals through interpretation 3. Which of the follow political and economic upheavals do not relate to the creation of sociology? a. The Industrial Revolution b. Urbanization c. The Rise of Feudalism d. Secularism 4. Which of the following theorists could be considered a functionalist? a. Karl Marx b. Erving Goffman symbolic c. Herbert Spencer d. George Herbert Mead symbolic 5. Emile Durkheim focuses on social integration. Which of the following can not be associated with his theories? a . Anomie: the understanding that society is interdependent and forms a complex system This study source was downloaded by 100000834193523 from CourseHero.com on 01-29-2023 22:47:13 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/52592173/SOCIO-1Z03-Test-1-Pratice-Questionsdocx/

Maddy McLaren Tutorials 11 & 15 b. The study of different types of suicide c. Social Facts: general features of society that are independent from individuals d. The school of functionalism 6. Which of the following is an example of a reason for altruistic suicide? a. Suffering from depression b . A suicide bomber c. If the stock market crashes, people feel they have lost everything d. When someone feels oppressed by an authoritative governmental regime 7. Talcott Parsons identified four features of a functional society. Which of the following is not one of these features? a. Adaptation b. Latency c . Ano mie d. Integration 8. Which of the following can be viewed as a major critique of functionalism? a. Functionalism fails to study society in a macro level context b. Functionalism does not consider the societal institutions to the level it should c . Functionalism does not account for social change d. Functionalism is a foundational theory in sociology. 9. Which of the following is a major tenet of conflict theory? a. Conflict theory focuses on conflict between individuals and their interaction b. Conflict theory studies the symbols in society and inevitably become a source of conflict in every aspect of human interaction c . Conflict theory looks at the power and inequality in society as well as the competition for resources. d. Conflict theory attempts to understand the functions of various aspects of society and how they work to promote social equality as opposed to conflict. 10. Karl Marx identifies two major classes in society: a. The ruling class and the underclass b . The proletariat (the working-class) and the bourgeoisie (the owners of the means of production) c. The proletariat (the owners of the means of production) and the bourgeoise (the working-class) This study source was downloaded by 100000834193523 from CourseHero.com on 01-29-2023 22:47:13 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/52592173/SOCIO-1Z03-Test-1-Pratice-Questionsdocx/

Maddy McLaren Tutorials 11 & 15 d. There are three classes in capitalist societies: the working class, the ruling class and the emerging middle-class. 11. Marx’s idea of historical materialism can be defined as: a. The perspective that societies advance over time and we witness the material effects in human interaction. b. History can be studied through our understanding of material features such as the technology that we use. c. Economic material effects can only be conceptualized through an understanding of the capitalist form of production, born out of the Industrial Revolution. d. An approach that studies the modes of production and the ways in which the economic organization of a society directly relates to historical changes in society. 12. Which of the follow is not a word that relates to Marxism? a. Exploitation b. Class Consciousness c . Mechanical Solidarity d. Revolution 13. Symbolic Interactionism can best be defined as: a . A theory that studies human interaction in society through signs, symbols and the production of meaning. Social structures can be understood through the study of interaction. b. A theory that studies human behaviour through their social involvement in groups or institutions. From this, we can interpret the role of those institutions as well as the meanings for individuals in society. c. A theory that understands individuals as components to society. We can understand the functions of individuals through their interaction with social symbols. d. A theory that describes inequality by understanding the various social identities such as gender, race and class. These inequalities are important when social actors interact. 14. Erving Goffman used dramaturgical theory to study social interaction. Which of the following can not be directly associated with this theory? a. Social Actors b. A Script and Props c. Performance d . The Looking Glass Self This study source was downloaded by 100000834193523 from CourseHero.com on 01-29-2023 22:47:13 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/52592173/SOCIO-1Z03-Test-1-Pratice-Questionsdocx/

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