SOCI 1111 Introduction to Sociology I Final
exam tips questions and answers Thompson
Rivers University
, SOCI 1111 Introduction to Sociology I Final exam tips questions and answers Thompson Rivers
University
1.1 Which of the following best describes sociology as a subject?
1. the study of individual behaviour
2. the study of cultures
3. the study of society and social interaction
4. the study of economics - CORRECT ANSWER 3. the study of society and social interaction
1.2. Wright Mills once said that sociologists need to develop a sociological __________ to study how
society affects individuals.
1. culture
2. imagination
3. method
4. tool - CORRECT ANSWER B
1.3. A sociologist defines society as a group of people who reside in a defined area, share a culture,
and who:
1. interact
2. work in the same industry
3. speak different languages
4. practise a recognized religion - CORRECT ANSWER A
1.4. Seeing patterns means that a sociologist needs to be able to:
,1. compare the behaviour of individuals from different societies
2. compare one society to another
3. identify similarities in how social groups respond to social pressure
4. compare individuals to groups - CORRECT ANSWER C
1.5. Which of the following was a topic of study in early sociology?
1. astrology
2. economics
3. physics
4. history - CORRECT ANSWER B
1.6. Which founder of sociology believed societies changed due to class struggle?
1. Émile Comte
2. Karl Marx
3. Plato
4. Herbert Spencer - CORRECT ANSWER B
1.7. The difference between positivism and interpretive sociology relates to:
1. whether individuals like or dislike their society
2. whether research methods use statistical data or person-to-person research
3. whether sociological studies can predict or improve society
4. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER 3
, 1.8. Which would a quantitative sociologists use to gather data?
1. a large survey
2. a literature search
3. an in-depth interview
4. a review of television programs - CORRECT ANSWER 1
1.9. Weber believed humans could not be studied purely objectively because they were influenced by:
1. drugs
2. their culture
3. their genetic makeup
4. the researcher - CORRECT ANSWER 2
1.10. Which of these theories is most likely to look at the social world on a micro-level?
1. structural functionalism
2. conflict theory
3. positivism
4. symbolic interactionism - CORRECT ANSWER 4
1.11. Who believed that the history of society was one of class struggle?
1. Émile Durkheim
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