Introduction to Sociology Exam Bank
Course Introduction
Introduction to Sociology offers students a foundational understanding of the principles, theories, and methods used to study human society and social behavior. This course explores how individuals interact within groups, the role of culture and social institutions, the impact of socialization, and the influence of social structures on everyday life. Key topics include family, education, religion, class, race, gender, and deviance, with an emphasis on how social forces shape personal experiences and broader societal trends. Through readings, discussions, and research, students develop a critical perspective on social issues and gain tools for analyzing the complexities of social life.
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Readings for Sociology 7th Edition by Garth Massey
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Chapter 1: The Study of Sociology
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Q1) The statistic on children's deaths, used by the graduate student in Best's article:
A) was ridiculous; if true, by 1980 more than a billion children would have been killed each year
B) greatly underestimated the actual number of deaths of children caused by unsafe toys
C) was based on a study paid for by food manufacturers
D) was accurate, but reported out of context and therefore could have been misinterpreted
Answer: A
Q2) The sociologist Berger describes is a person who is:
A) committed to changing the world
B) easy to get along with and much admired
C) curious about everything people do
D) unlikely to vote, but knows a lot about voters and voting behavior
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Culture and Society
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Q1) Nike's image of _______ takes over the role usually played by religion, community, and work in addressing the essential human challenges of physical survival, establishing relationships, coordinating activity, and finding meaning in life.
A) love
B) economic success
C) sports
D) cool
E) freedom and individual rights
Answer: C
Q2) The code of the streets applies to whom?
A) police and social workers who try to help solve urban problems
B) a small portion of inner-city youth
C) anyone who wants to be successful
D) women (and a few men) who have lost hope of ever having a family and a home
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Growing up Social
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Q1) When the women Montemurro studied were in public places:
A) they acted more like their mothers than their friends
B) their behavior was highly conformist, unlike their private behavior
C) they enjoyed the thrill of acting irresponsibly, with a special "license" that excused their behavior
D) they used fictional names for themselves, what the author calls "pseudo-appellations"
Answer: C
Q2) What term does Pugh use to describe the "system of social meanings" by which young consumers understand the items they are encouraged to possess?
A) consumer culture
B) pecuniary emulation
C) material reciprocity
D) the social hierarchy of abundance
E) the economy of dignity
Answer: E
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Chapter 4: Social Interaction and Identity
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Q1) Because most Americans of European ancestry no longer face ethnic discrimination, they can:
A) select which aspects of an ethnic identity they want to recognize, or select none at all
B) sympathize with people who continue to experience ethnic discrimination
C) discriminate against others without fear of retribution
D) "pass" for being any ethnic or racial group they choose, usually picking one they admire
Q2) According to Goffman, what does it mean to present a "face"?
A) to present an identity that one wants others to accept
B) to put forward an image that masks or hides how onereally feels
C) to challenge what another person says by making facial expressions communicating disbelief or doubt
D) To summon the courage to defy others' expectations and to go one's own way
Q3) Goffman's discussion is relevant only for situations in which a person is:
A) interacting (communicating) with another person or several persons
B) being interviewed, as for a job
C) an American or Western European. His argument is very ethnocentric and culturally specific.
D) educated enough to understand social theories and paradigms
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Chapter 5: Social Inequality and Labor
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Q1) When Marx and Engels looked at societies in the past and present, they saw:
A) war and perpetual fighting between armies
B) a machine that could produce abundance
C) an organism of interdependent parts, all working for a common goal
D) social divisions between the powerful and those who served the powerful
Q2) Poor job prospects and joblessness for young black males, according to Wilson, are a consequence of:
A) substandard education in some of the nation's worst schools
B) declining union membership and the national job market shifting away from well-paid manufacturing jobs
C) employers' attitudes that cause them to pass over black male job applicants in favor of others
D) their lack of a network of friends and family who can refer them to unadvertised job openings and vouch for them to prospective employers
E) All of the above contribute to their joblessness and poor job prospects
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Chapter 6: Social Control and Organizational Power
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Q1) The region described by Glennon is:
A) a Minnesota farming area
B) one block of offices and corporate headquarters in New York City
C) South America, including Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru
D) the transportation corridor linking southern Illinois farms, Chicago, and the St. Lawrence Seaway
Q2) In their article, Shearing and Stenning stress:
A) the way our behavior is "structured" by rules and architecture, often without our being aware of it
B) the importance of "delayed goal gratification" or putting off pleasure now in order to have more satisfaction later
C) the significance of family activities in a public setting
D) good business practices-including efficient, responsive, disciplined organization
Q3) Feagin and Parker compare U.S. experiences of transit system development to:
A) Mexico
B) China
C) Germany
D) Indonesia
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Chapter 7: Social Institutions
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Q1) The Amish are:
A) Australian settlers who have integrated into the life of aboriginal peoples and live in much the same way as aboriginal peoples have lived for centuries
B) Greek nationalists who have lived in Cyprus since the First World War
C) the descendants of early American colonialists who supported England and refused to participate in the Revolutionary War; most fled or were forced to go to Canada after the war
D) a religious group that is about 250 years old and lives apart from mainstream society
E) a semi-secret society that was originally part of the Masons
Q2) Hochschild describes the way we are:
A) engaged in fewer "rituals" at home that express interpersonal attachments, while participating in more of these at work
B) making home life more rational, i.e., trying to organize it like a place of work, in order to get everything done in our limited time away from work
C) spending less time interacting with people in our neighborhood and community
D) Hochschild claims that all of these are occurring
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Chapter 8: Social Change
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Q1) Corporations draw on which mobilizing strategy to create what appear to be citizen-based social movements, drawing attention to government actions that threaten their corporate operations and profits?
A) information dissemination to their clients and customers about the government's intentions
B) helping their employees devote time and effort to oppose the government's actions
C) creating and funding organizations that sound like spontaneously formed citizens' groups, in order to carry out activities in opposition to government action
D) create and pay for advocacy advertising that expresses their point of view and concerns
E) All of the above are strategies used by corporations, as discussed byWalker
Q2) Mothers of East Los Angeles was composed predominately of:
A) Mexican Americans
B) African Americans
C) working-class and poor whites
D) immigrants from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and the Philippines
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