SYG 2000 UCF FINAL EXAM LATEST 2023-2024
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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MODULE 1 The ability to understand the relationship between
What defines the "quality of individual, history, and society.
mind" that Mills refers to as
the "sociological
imagination?"
Mills believes that most Mills believes that most people do not possess the
people do not possess the sociological imagination because:
sociological imagination
because:
Which of the following The interactions among children playing in a small group.
situations would be the
most interesting to a
sociologist?
All of the following are It uses "either/or" to answer questions
features of sociological
thinking EXCEPT:
According to Mills, ________ Personal troubles; social issues.
are problems that affect
individuals, while __________
affect large groups of
people.
,Attempts to explain human Individualistic explanations.
behavior by focusing
exclusively on an
individual's personality,
psychology, or physical
characteristics are called:
The "sociological Social and historical events.
imagination" allows us to
see the intersection
between personal
experiences and
In American society, the Individualism
high value placed on _________
makes it more difficult for us
to see social influences on
our behavior.
A recent college graduate NOT: All of the above
enters the job market and is
unable to find a job in his or
her field. A sociologist
would try to explain the
circumstances of this
person by:
As discussed in the text, U.S. Society pressures people to marry from the same social
adults tend to believe that class, religion, and race.
they marry purely for love,
when in fact:
According to the Our social environment strongly influences our behavior.
"sociological perspective,"
, As discussed in the text, if As a problem rooted in the economic and political
the unemployment rate in a structures of society.
community hovers at or
above 28%—as it does in
places hardest hit by the
recent economic recession,
like El Centro, California,
and Yuma, Arizona—then we
must see unemployment:
Which of the following All of these choices are true statements according to
notions is regarded by sociologists.
sociologists to be true?
A young woman who Society's valuation of thinness in women.
believes she is overweight
begins to starve herself in
the hopes of becoming
more attractive. A
sociologist would explain
the woman's behavior in
terms of:
What would be a Differences in school resources
sociological explanation for
differences in test scores
among schools?
As discussed in the text, They are no longer the guarantee of fruitful employment
which of the following is they once were.
true about college degrees
in the United States?
Which sociologist gave us C. Wright Mills
the term "sociological
imagination"?
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