SOC1502 - Understanding South Africa: Families, Education, Identities And Inequality Questions and Exams Flashcards Quizlet 1. 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 differe...
A sociologist defines 1. interact
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
Seeing patterns means 3. identify similarities in how social groups
that a sociologist needs to respond to social pressure
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
Which of the following 2. economics
was a topic of study in
early sociology?
1. astrology
2. economics
3. physics
4. history
Which founder of 2.Karl Marx
sociology believed
societies changed due to
class struggle?
1. Émile Comte
2. Karl Marx
3. Plato
4. Herbert Spencer
The difference between 3. whether sociological studies can predict
positivism and interpretive or improve society
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
Which
4. all ofwould a
the above 1. a large survey
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
Weber believed humans 2.their culture
could not be studied
purely objectively
because they were
influenced by:
1. drugs
2. their culture
3. their genetic makeup
4. the researcher
Which of these theories is 4. symbolic interactionism
most likely to look at the
social world on a micro-
level?
1. structural functionalism
2. conflict theory
3. positivism
4. symbolic interactionism
Who believed that the 2. Karl Marx
history of society was one
of class struggle?
1. Émile Durkheim
2. Karl Marx
3. Erving Goffmann
4. George Herbert Mead
Who coined the phrase 1. Herbert Blumer
symbolic interactionism?
1. Herbert Blumer
2. Max Weber
3. Lester F. Ward
4. W. I. Thomas
A symbolic interactionist 4. Theatrical roles
may compare social
interactions to:
1. behaviours
2. conflicts
3. human organs
4. theatrical roles
Which research technique 2. participant observation
would most likely be used
by a symbolic
interactionist?
1. surveys
2. participant observation
3. quantitative data
,analysis
Which
4. nonesociologist
of the above 2. Simmel
described sociology as
the study of social forms?
1. Martineau
2. Simmel
3. Weber
4. Becker
Studying Sociology helps 4. All of the above
people analyze data
because they learn:
1. interview techniques
2. to apply statistics
3. to generate theories
4. all of the above
Berger describes 3. both be and c
sociologists as concerned
with:
1. monumental moments
in people's lives
2. common everyday life
events
3. both a and b
4. none of the above
A measurement is 3. valid
considered ______ if it
actually measures what it
is intended to measure,
according to the
topic of the study.
1. reliable
2. sociological
3. valid
4. quantitative
Sociological studies test 3. variable
relationships in which
change in one ______
causes change in
another.
1. test subject
2. behaviour
3. variable
4. operational definition
In a study, a group of 10- 4. the weight gained
year-old boys are fed
doughnuts every morning
for a week and then
weighed to see
how much weight they
gained. Which factor is
the dependent variable?
1. the doughnuts
2. the boys
, 3. the duration of a week
4. the weight
Which gained
statement provides body weight at least 20 percent higher than
the best operational a healthy weight for a child of that height
definition of "childhood
obesity"?
1. children who eat
unhealthy foods and
spend too much time
watching television and
playing video
games
2. a distressing trend that
can lead to health issues
including type 2 diabetes
and heart disease
3. body weight at least 20
percent higher than a
healthy weight for a child
of that height
4. the tendency of
children today to weigh
more than children of
earlier generations
Which materials are books and articles written by other authors
considered secondary about their studies
data?
1. photos and letters
given to you by another
person
2. books and articles
written by other authors
about their studies
3. information that you
have gathered and now
have included in your
results
4. responses from
participants whom you
both surveyed and
interviewed
What method did Andrew 3. field research
Ivsins use to study crack
users in Victoria?
1. survey
2. experiment
3. field research
4. content analysis
Why is choosing a 4. Everyone has the same chance of being
random sample an part of the study
effective way to select
participants?
1. Participants do not
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