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Sociology Sample Questions Here are some sample sociology questions to help you study. These certainly do not cover all the material and you should always find more questions online, buy the official guide or take a look at some of the online lessons. If you can answer all of these easily you should be on the right path. 1. Functionalism, Interactionism, Symbolic, and _______ are the three sociological perspectives a. Conflict Theoryb. Psychosomaticc. Ideologyd. Grounded theorye. Values 2. Who coined “sociology” as a term and is generally considered it’s founder? a. Karl Marxb. Jane Addamsc. Jean Baudrillardd. Daniel Belle. Auguste Comte 3. Which type of research methods rely on personal observation and description and is not an exact science. a. Observationalb. Quantitativec. Qualitatived. Relationale. Descriptive 4. Which of the following allows humans to adapt to diverse physical environments? a. Evolutionb. Culturec. Determinismd. Catharsise. Morality 5. Which of the following would be an example of folkway in American society a. Joining a fundamentalist partyb. Wearing a suit/dress to a formal weddingc. Being fined for speedingd. Refusing to pay your speeding tickete. Stopping at a red light 6. During an experiment, two groups are identical except one has been changed and one has not. What is the name of the group that has not been changed? a. The control Groupb. The experimental Groupc. The neutral Groupd. The research Groupe. The duplicate Group 7. What percentage of the population in the united states lives below the poverty line? a. 6%b. 2%c. 13%d. 22%e. 17% 8. If one judges another culture by the standards of one’s own culture what is this called? a. Cultural Deprivationb. Anthropomorphismc. Cultural Transmissiond. Ethnocentrisme. Social Cohesion 9. What does the term “SMSA” stand for when used in the US census? a. Standard metropolitan statistical areab. Sprint metropolitan service areac. Single mothers study aread. Southern memorial students associatione. Single motorcycle standard area 10. Since it is impossible to survey an entire population in most studies a ______ sample is selected. a. Specificb. Standardc. Representatived. Researche. Macro ------------------------------------------ Answers 1. A2. E3. C4. B5. B6. A7. C8. D9. A10. C Social Stratification and Inequality Top of Form Scroll through the page to review your answers. The correct answer is highlighted in  green.  Your incorrect answers (if any) are highlighted in  red.  If you'd like to take the test over again, click the reset button at the end of the test. Sample Quiz Questions   Which of the following is NOT a cause of slavery?  debt crime war stratification   Marx and Weber disagreed on the importance of _______ in determining class.  power prestige wealth conflict What is the key distinction between a caste system and a class system?  social mobility educational opportunity occupational prestige endogamy   Which of the following is NOT a consequence of poverty?  Poor people are more likely to be overweight and have nutritional difficulties. Poor people are more likely to have health insurance. Poor people have a lower life expectancy. Poor people have higher rates of divorce and desertion. How do colonialism and neocolonialism contribute to world stratification?  by allowing a more powerful country to dominate a less developed nation by allowing powerful nations to send their lower classes to other countries by reviving the estate system by reviving the caste system   Deviance Top of Form Scroll through the page to review your answers. The correct answer is highlighted in  green.  Your incorrect answers (if any) are highlighted in  red.  If you'd like to take the test over again, click the reset button at the end of the test. Sample Quiz Questions   John, a high school sophomore, occasionally drinks one beer. His friends don’t care. His parents, however, are very upset and punish him severely. John responds by sneaking alcoholic beverages whenever he can. John’s drinking illustrates  primary deviance secondary deviance positive sanction outer control   Which of the following is NOT one of the four elements of control that Travis Hirschi identified?  belief commitment involvement rebellion According to Robert Merton’s strain theory, an educated person who stays in the same job without advancement for years is a  retreatist ritualist innovator conformist William Chambliss’s study of teenage boys demonstrated the power of  labeling deviance negative sanctions crime Which contribution has conflict theory made to the understanding of deviance?   Deviance is behavior labeled deviant by society. If a society doesn’t provide approved means to achieve specific goals, people will act out in a defiant manner. Deviance is defined by the people in control of society. People rely on their inner and outer controls to keep them from committing crime.   Social Groups and Organizations   Top of Form Scroll through the page to review your answers. The correct answer is highlighted in  green.  Your incorrect answers (if any) are highlighted in  red.  If you'd like to take the test over again, click the reset button at the end of the test. Sample Quiz Questions   People in a stadium watching a baseball game and people standing in line at the grocery checkout are examples of  aggregrates groups categories cliques What was Georg Simmel’s contribution to the study of groups?  He concluded that smaller groups are more stable than larger groups. He coined the term groupthink. He studied the effects of anomie on white, male Protestants. He looked at how the size of a group influences the interactions of its members.   What was Solomon Asch’s contribution to the study of groups?  He analyzed how people’s visual acuity can decline in a group. He looked at how strongly group membership influences the ways we behave. He theorized that dyads were more stable than triads. He described the identifying characteristics of bureaucracies. Which of the following is NOT a common problem faced by bureaucracies?  goal displacement irrational human beings inefficient hierarchies lax rules and regulations According to C. Wright Mills, which of the following would be a member of the power elite?  a first-year member of Congress a lieutenant colonel in the Navy Bill Gates the head of the PTA   Social Institutions Top of Form Scroll through the page to review your answers. The correct answer is highlighted in  green.  Your incorrect answers (if any) are highlighted in  red.  If you'd like to take the test over again, click the reset button at the end of the test. Sample Quiz Questions   A set of norms surrounding a necessary function of society is referred to as a(n)  marriage institution authoritarianism government You are a Brahmin (highest class) in India. You decide to marry an untouchable (lowest class). Sociologists would call this marriage an example of  exogamy endogamy polygamy polyandry What was Karl Marx’s contribution to the understanding of social institutions?  As societies became more industrialized, they become more communist. In a socialist society, the bosses and the workers are constantly in conflict with one another. The economy is the basic institution in society. None of the above What is the primary difference between a sect and a cult?  A sect can be Christian or Jewish but not Islamic. All religions have cults. Sects are monotheistic; cults are polytheistic. A sect isn’t really in conflict with social norms. A cult is outside social norms enough to seem extreme or even dangerous. Sects have male authority figures; the leaders in cults can be either men or women. Which of the following is NOT a requirement of the government?  To make and enforce the rules of society To regulate relations with other societies To have a leader whose power is recognized by the people To promote the health of the public Bottom of Form Bottom of Form Bottom of Form Bottom of Form   Socialization Top of Form Scroll through the page to review your answers. The correct answer is highlighted in  green.  Your incorrect answers (if any) are highlighted in  red.  If you'd like to take the test over again, click the reset button at the end of the test. Sample Quiz Questions   What is socialization?  a learning process that begins at birth and ends at adolescence an instinctual response to events a theory of moral development a lifelong learning process that begins when you are born and ends when you die Which of the following is NOT an agent of socialization?  mother friends pets television Mead’s concept of the generalized other is similar to what other concept?  the looking-glass self the superego the id the sensorimotor period What is Erving Goffman’s theory of dramaturgy?  Life is a battle among the id, ego, and superego People with socialization issues are too dramatic Life is a never-ending play in which people are actors Gender roles are predetermined at birth Jean Piaget is known for his study of  cognitive development moral development personality development social behaviorism Bottom of Form