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Midterm Exam 1 with Answer Key - Introduction To Sociology | SOC 101, Exams of Introduction to Sociology

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Spring 2011 UM Soc. 101 D- Aurélie La Torré
Mid-term Exam 1 Key
Duration: 50 minutes
Nature: Total of 50 items (39 multiple-choice questions, 11 true/false questions)
The questions are designed to:
- either assess your ability to remember or recall basic and foundational pieces of knowledge
related to the course;
-or assess your ability to think critically about the subject.
Please read each question carefully before reading the answer options.
Be aware that some questions may seem to have more than one right answer, but you are to
look for the one that makes the most sense and is the most correct .
When you have a clear idea of the question, find your answer and mark your selection on the
answer sheet.
Please do not make any marks on this exam.
The correct answers are highlighted in green
1) Who was the first person to propose that the scientific method could be applied to the
study of social life?
a) Karl Marx
b) Auguste Comte
c) Emile Durkheim
d) Max Weber
2) What are sociologists encouraged to practice to understand people from a framework of
their own culture?
a) Cultural relativism
b) Cultural diffusion
c) Cultural leveling
d) Ethnocentrism
3) Actions intended to have beneficial consequences are _________.
a) correct functions
b) dysfunctions
c) manifest functions
d) latent functions
4) In contrast to Marx's view on social change, Max Weber makes the argument:
a) Government and politics are the main source of social change.
b) Religious beliefs are the main source of social change.
c) Education provides the main force for social change.
d) Economics are the central force of social change.
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Mid-term Exam 1 Key

Duration: 50 minutes Nature: Total of 50 items (39 multiple-choice questions, 11 true/false questions) The questions are designed to:

  • either assess your ability to remember or recall basic and foundational pieces of knowledge related to the course; -or assess your ability to think critically about the subject. Please read each question carefully before reading the answer options. Be aware that some questions may seem to have more than one right answer, but you are to look for the one that makes the most sense and is the most correct. When you have a clear idea of the question, find your answer and mark your selection on the answer sheet. Please do not make any marks on this exam. The correct answers are highlighted in green
  1. Who was the first person to propose that the scientific method could be applied to the study of social life? a) Karl Marx b) Auguste Comte c) Emile Durkheim d) Max Weber
  2. What are sociologists encouraged to practice to understand people from a framework of their own culture? a) Cultural relativism b) Cultural diffusion c) Cultural leveling d) Ethnocentrism
  3. Actions intended to have beneficial consequences are _________. a) correct functions b) dysfunctions c) manifest functions d) latent functions
  4. In contrast to Marx's view on social change, Max Weber makes the argument: a) Government and politics are the main source of social change. b) Religious beliefs are the main source of social change. c) Education provides the main force for social change. d) Economics are the central force of social change.
  1. What is the process of learning new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors? a) Socialization b) The “looking glass self” c) Resocialization d) Culture
  2. According to the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, our thinking and perceptions are shaped by our language. a) True b) False
  3. ___________ is the attempt by sociologists to make the public, especially policy makers, more aware of the sociological perspective. a) Theory b) Positivism c) Basic sociology d) Public Sociology
  4. This multiple-choice examination provides a list of four possible answers to each question. In this sense, what does a multiple-choice exam incorporate? a) unstructured questions b) open-ended questions c) qualitative questions d) close-ended questions
  5. What is the correct definition of society? a) A small and complex group b) A social structure c) A group that shares a culture and a territory d) A social institution
  6. When people visit another country, they sometimes feel disoriented and are unable to depend on their taken for granted assumptions about life. This sense of disorientation is an example of ____________. a) Ethnocentrism b) Cultural shock c) Culture relativism d) Culture lag
  7. The proletariat owns the means to produce wealth, including land, capital, factories, and machine. a) True b) False
  1. Mark and Sally were walking in a park. Both of them were wearing nothing on the upper half of their bodies. Mark would be violating a ____________; Sally would be violating a ___________. a) More; taboo b) More; folkway c) Folkway; taboo d) Folkway; more
  2. The Industrial Revolution can be defined as the transition from a society based on hand-crafted goods and agriculture to a society based on bio-technologies. a) True b) False
  3. According to Emile Durkheim, the key factor in explaining suicide is _________. a) Social conflict b) Social integration c) Social Darwinism d) Social inequality
  4. According to George Herbert Mead, we develop a sense of self: a) When we think abstractly b) When we evaluate ourselves in a positive way c) Through the “looking-glass” process d) When we learn to take the role of the other
  5. Which of the following representations of society is most appropriately viewed from the macrosociological level of analysis? a) Ethnomethodology b) Symbolic interactionism c) Functionalism d) Social construction of reality
  6. Which of the following social institutions could be described by Erving Goffman as a “total institution”? a) A school b) A nursing home c) A gated community d) A monastery
  7. Karl Marx said “I am not a Marxist” because he renounced his conflict theory in his later years. a) True b) False
  1. Social __________ are the organized ways that each society develops to meet its basic needs. a) Groups b) Institutions c) Statuses d) Roles 27) According to Max Weber, when Protestants began to look for “signs” that they were in God’s will, their conclusion was the following: a) It was humility b) It was saving c) It was financial success d) It was investing
  2. Jane Addams was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). a) True b) False
  3. Laura was late for her tennis lesson. Her coach ignores her during the hour and is busy with the other players. This is: a) A negative material sanction b) A positive symbolical sanction c) A positive material sanction d) A negative symbolical sanction 30) A social class relies on the following criteria: a) Education, income and wealth b) Occupational prestige, income and power c) Income, power and occupation d) Education, occupational prestige and income
  4. People are freed to move beyond their immediate experiences through _____________. a) Norms b) Language c) Values d) Beliefs
  5. Which term did Marx use to describe the struggle between capitalists and workers? a) Power elite b) Class conflict c) Dramaturgy d) Role conflict
  1. According to Durkheim, when a society increases in size, its division of labor becomes more specialized. People begin to depend on one another and become interdependent. This form of social cohesion he termed __________. a) Mechanical solidarity b) Gemeinschaft c) Gesellschaft d) Organic solidarity 41) Trying to give the “right impression” during a job interview refers to the sociological concept of__________. a) Role performance b) Impression management c) Teamwork d) Face-saving behavior
  2. The coexistence of such values as democracy and equality alongside of sexism and group superiority illustrates the condition of ____________. a) Value cluster b) Value clash c) Value contradiction d) Emerging value
  3. Role conflict takes place within one status while role strain occurs between two or more statuses. a) True b) False
  4. Which representation of society do feminist theorists use to gain insight into how social institutions affect gender relations? a) Functionalism b) Conflict theory c) Social interactionism d) Social Darwinism
  5. The industrial revolution brought about material surplus and allowed a life course stage to develop. Which of the following is it? a) Childhood b) Adolescence c) The middle years d) Transitional adulthood
  6. Reproducing a study so that the results can be tested by another researcher is a practice referred to as plagiarism. a) True b) False
  1. The presentation of self in everyday life was developed by ____________. a) Robert Merton b) Erving Goffman c) George Herbert Blumer d) Charles Horton Cooley
  2. What is the best definition of “peer”? a) A person that is your age and gender b) A person that has the same status as yours c) A person that is in your social class d) A person that shares your interests and is your age.
  3. Sociologically, the term social location refers to the area of the world where an individual resides. a) True b) False
  4. According to Charles Horton Cooley, we develop a self concept: a) By interpreting out feelings about ourselves. b) By inheriting genetic characteristic from our parents. c) By learning self discipline d) By interpreting how others think about us