What does it mean to think like a sociologist? - CORRECT ANSWER b. To think of the world
in such a way as to make the familiar strange
2. A man looking
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a desirable employee. He then reads an article about how his town's recent economic downturn
limits the number of available jobs. This leads him to expand his job search to other towns and to
think about ways to help encourage economic development in his town. Seeing the connection
between his personal trouble and a public issue is an example of: - CORRECT ANSWER.
sociological imagination.
3. An example used in your book from the movie Pulp Fiction talks about how "mayo on fries" is
a Dutch habit that seems odd to many Americans. What does this example illustrate for us? -
CORRECT ANSWER What seems obvious in one context can seem odd in another context.
4. A social institution is a/an: - CORRECT ANSWER network of structures in society that
socialize and organize the people within them.
5. Positivism is best defined as the: - CORRECT ANSWER idea that we can scientifically and
logically study social institutions and individuals within them.
6. Karl Marx was a social theorist who focused primarily on - CORRECT ANSWER class
conflict
7. Max Weber was a social theorist who focused primarily on - CORRECT ANSWER
interpretive sociology and verstehen
8. The Chicago School was unique in its focus on - CORRECT ANSWER how human behavior
and personality are shaped by social and physical environments.
9. Conflict theory focuses on - CORRECT ANSWER the role of conflict in social change
10. Which of the following is a good example of macrosociology? - CORRECT ANSWER
Studying how shifts in the U.S. economy change rates of depression.
11. When we say that something is a social construction, we mean that it - CORRECT ANSWER
exists because some group of people have agreed to it and behave according the rules and norms
associated with it
12. Functionalism sees society through a lens that focuses on the function fulfilled by each part
of society. Your textbook and Dr. Feldhaus said that this perspective sees society as much like -
CORRECT ANSWER a living organism such as a body
13. Applied Sociologists at Bloomsburg University have been studying - CORRECT ANSWER
all of the above
14. Dr. Feldhaus argued that careful methodology is particularly important in the social sciences
because - CORRECT ANSWER all of the above
15. Which of the following focuses its analyses on face-to-face encounters and interactions? -
CORRECT ANSWER Microsociology
16. Norm is interested in whether pet owners are more likely than those who do not own pets to
have healthier lifestyles (e.g., exercise regularly, drink moderately, and refrain from nicotine
use). By comparing the numbers, he gathers on both groups, Norm will most likely be using
what particular research method? - CORRECT ANSWER. quantitative or. deductive
17. Paula begins to notice that there are patterns to where people sit on the bus, and these
patterns differ depending on whether the rider is male or female. Based on these observations,
she generates larger ideas (theories) about the behaviors of men and women. This is an example
of which kind of research approach? - CORRECT ANSWER inductive
18. Andy hypothesizes that the stress of economic downturns increases the probability of spousal
abuse. Stress would be considered the ____________ variable, and spousal abuse would be
considered the - CORRECT ANSWER independent; dependent
19. A moderating variable is a factor that: - CORRECT ANSWER affects the relationship
between the independent and dependent variables.
20. When a researcher is successful at measuring what he or she intends to measure, this is
called: - CORRECT ANSWER validity.
21. The likelihood that a researcher will obtain the same result using the same measures the next
time he or she tests a hypothesis is: - CORRECT ANSWER reliability.
22. The extent to which a researcher can claim that his or her findings explain a larger population
than was studied is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER generalizability.
23. Sandra is doing research on cheating among students at Duke University. The student body at
Duke will serve as her: - CORRECT ANSWER Sampling frame.
24. A(n) ____________ is an in-depth look at a specific phenomenon or situation in a particular
social setting and is common in qualitative research - CORRECT ANSWER case study
LeeAnn is a graduate student in sociology who studies media depictions of gun violence in
popular films such as Rambo and Scarface by watching the films and taking notes on the patterns
she sees. Her choice of methods is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER content analysis.
26. Research subjects have a right to know that they are participating in a study and what the
study consists of. This is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER informed consent
27. Everything in our constructed environment, including technology, buildings, furniture,
clothing, and books, is part of our: - CORRECT ANSWER material culture.
28. While they are difficult to define, ____________ are smaller subgroups within a larger
dominant society united by sets of concepts, values, symbols, and shared meanings specific to
the members of that group. - CORRECT ANSWER subcultures
29. Some critics worry that there is too much sex and violence in the video games that young
people play. Others say that the world we live in is filled with sex and violence, so it is only
logical that this is wat the media offers us imagery of. This idea that the media is simply a
product of our culture is called - CORRECT ANSWER reflection theory
30. If _______ are abstract cultural beliefs, then ________ are how they are put into play. -
CORRECT ANSWER values; norms
31. The experience of internalizing a culture's norms, values, and the like, is known as: -
CORRECT ANSWER socialization
32. When your friend returns from a study abroad, he reports back to you on the very different
foods that people in his host country ate. He explains that to them it's normal, that people in
different cultures do things differently, and that he learned not to make value judgments. This is
known as: - CORRECT ANSWER cultural relativism.
33. You take a trip to Alaska and find that Inuit families sleep together naked to stay warm. You
find this practice disgusting and can't understand why they don't consider this incestuous. You
are being: - CORRECT ANSWER ethnocentric
34. Part of what we learn in elementary school is to obey authority, follow the rules, and learn
the importance of being on time. Because these values are important to the functioning of the
capitalist system, Antonio Gramsci would call this - CORRECT ANSWER hegemony.
35. Deliberate, long-term media campaigns such as Anti-Smoking campaigns, are examples of
ads used by nonprofit organizations to educate the public. They are commonly known as: -
CORRECT ANSWER public service announcements.
36. The belief that happiness and fulfillment can be achieved through the acquisition of material
possessions is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER a. consumerism. [Show Less]