Sociology Chapter 5 Exam Questions
Correctly Answered.
According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, humans begin to think about the feelings of other
people and begin to see the world through other people's eyes when they first go to school.
Select one:
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER False
Émile Durkheim's much lauded study of suicide is important to the field of sociology in many ways. One
of the most influential impacts was:
Select one:
a. It defined the differences between sociology and psychology
b. It allowed psychology and sociology to merge into one field.
c. It showed the psychological reasons for suicide to be a lie.
d. It earned Émile Durkheim the title "Father of Sociology" so that other sociologists would have a role
model. - CORRECT ANSWER It defined the differences between sociology and psychology
Mark, whose parents are wealthy, has been socialized to believe that he can be whoever he wants to be.
His best friend Matt, whose parents are blue-collar workers, has been socialized to believe that hard
work and following instructions is all he needs to support himself. Which sociological paradigm does this
story fit?
Select one:
a. Structural Functionalism
b. Conflict
c. Symbolic Interactionism
d. Feminist Theory - CORRECT ANSWER Conflict
It is parent-teacher conference day at Littleton Elementary School. Jimmy's teacher is anxious to meet
his parents and discuss his habit of disrupting the class. When the teacher expresses her concern that
Jimmy is not being socialized properly, his dad insists that he was the same way at Jimmy's age and that
, disrupting the class is natural for the children in his family. Jimmy's teacher and father are arguing about
which fundamental sociological theory?
Select one:
a. Kohlberg's theory of Moral Development
b. George Herbert Mead's theory of self-development
c. Nature vs. Nurture
d. Freud's theory of self-development - CORRECT ANSWER Nature vs. Nurture
Peer groups are important to adolescents because:
Select one:
a. They help to develop a sense of identity separate from adolescents' parents.
b. They provide the second major socialization experience outside the realm of their families.
c. They rank higher in importance to adolescents' than parental influence.
d. They help exert dependence among adolescents. - CORRECT ANSWER They help to develop a sense of
identity separate from adolescents' parents.
Erik Erikson's theory explains how the actions of society help shape personalities throughout the eight
basic stages of life.
Select one:
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER True
Education is important to society because:
Select one:
a. It teaches children facts about the world in which they live.
b. It teaches children how to interact with their peers and helps them to gain social graces.
c. It teaches children how to react to authority and how to behave in group and one-on-one situations.
d. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER All of the above
Correctly Answered.
According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, humans begin to think about the feelings of other
people and begin to see the world through other people's eyes when they first go to school.
Select one:
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER False
Émile Durkheim's much lauded study of suicide is important to the field of sociology in many ways. One
of the most influential impacts was:
Select one:
a. It defined the differences between sociology and psychology
b. It allowed psychology and sociology to merge into one field.
c. It showed the psychological reasons for suicide to be a lie.
d. It earned Émile Durkheim the title "Father of Sociology" so that other sociologists would have a role
model. - CORRECT ANSWER It defined the differences between sociology and psychology
Mark, whose parents are wealthy, has been socialized to believe that he can be whoever he wants to be.
His best friend Matt, whose parents are blue-collar workers, has been socialized to believe that hard
work and following instructions is all he needs to support himself. Which sociological paradigm does this
story fit?
Select one:
a. Structural Functionalism
b. Conflict
c. Symbolic Interactionism
d. Feminist Theory - CORRECT ANSWER Conflict
It is parent-teacher conference day at Littleton Elementary School. Jimmy's teacher is anxious to meet
his parents and discuss his habit of disrupting the class. When the teacher expresses her concern that
Jimmy is not being socialized properly, his dad insists that he was the same way at Jimmy's age and that
, disrupting the class is natural for the children in his family. Jimmy's teacher and father are arguing about
which fundamental sociological theory?
Select one:
a. Kohlberg's theory of Moral Development
b. George Herbert Mead's theory of self-development
c. Nature vs. Nurture
d. Freud's theory of self-development - CORRECT ANSWER Nature vs. Nurture
Peer groups are important to adolescents because:
Select one:
a. They help to develop a sense of identity separate from adolescents' parents.
b. They provide the second major socialization experience outside the realm of their families.
c. They rank higher in importance to adolescents' than parental influence.
d. They help exert dependence among adolescents. - CORRECT ANSWER They help to develop a sense of
identity separate from adolescents' parents.
Erik Erikson's theory explains how the actions of society help shape personalities throughout the eight
basic stages of life.
Select one:
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER True
Education is important to society because:
Select one:
a. It teaches children facts about the world in which they live.
b. It teaches children how to interact with their peers and helps them to gain social graces.
c. It teaches children how to react to authority and how to behave in group and one-on-one situations.
d. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER All of the above
