Introduction to Sociology Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Introduction to Sociology offers a comprehensive exploration of the fundamental concepts, theories, and methods used to study human society and social behavior. This course examines key topics such as culture, socialization, group dynamics, social institutions, inequality, and social change, providing students with tools to critically analyze how societal structures and interactions shape individuals' experiences. By investigating patterns of social life and the role of institutions like family, education, and the economy, students gain insight into both the stability and diversity of societies, fostering a deeper understanding of contemporary social issues.
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Readings for Sociology 7th Edition by Garth
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Chapter 1: The Study of Sociology
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Q1) How many of those accused of the massacre were convicted after they had been tried in court?
A) several hundred
B) one
C) everyone involved, but the number has remained a government secret
D) no one; the victims were either dead or too afraid to testify against their attackers
Answer: B
Q2) Émile Durkheim is:
A) a former Catholic priest who became a sociologist after he retired from the priesthood
B) the pseudonym of Helen Gable, a novelist who often writes about social problems
C) a Spanish politician whose commentaries on Spanish TV have made him very popular
D) a 19th-century French sociologist who was one of the pioneers of the sociological discipline
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Culture and Society
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Q1) Muslim women who did not wear the veil explained their choice as:
A) personal, not the consequence of group pressure by non-Muslims
B) an expression of their doubts about Islam and their diminishing religious faith
C) an effort to remove an impediment to academic or professional success
D) aesthetic; they saw themselves as more attractive without the veil
E) All of the above are reasons women did not wear the veil
10) McDonald's in Hong Kong: Consumerism, Dietary Change and the Rise of a Children's Culture (from Golden Arches East) JAMES L. WATSON
Answer: A
Q2) According to Watson, McDonald's in Hong Kong has attracted what group(s) of customers?
A) older people who eat alone
B) students who go there to meet and study
C) foreigners who don't like Chinese food and want to eat something familiar and predictable
D) those who clean and work in building construction in downtown Hong Kong.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Growing up Social
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Q1) Pugh found that parents in less affluent families often:
A) planned purchases for their children far in advance and spent a larger proportion of their income on items for their children than did affluent parents
B) rejected their children's demands to buy them things and thus instilled a stronger sense of values in their children
C) bought the "latest" gizmos and fads for themselves, then gave them to their children when they were tired of them
D) found satisfactory substitutes for the things children of affluent families wanted, and were able to meet their children's needs at a fraction of the cost
Answer: A
Q2) In explaining why they played or currently play sports, Messner found that many males say:
A) "It just comes naturally"
B) "My mom wants [or wanted] me to"
C) "Being an athlete gives [or gave] me social respect and status"
D) "It keeps [or kept] me out of trouble"
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Social Interaction and Identity
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Q1) According to Waters, ethnicity is:
A) a selected characteristic, based on one's (or one's acquaintances') beliefs about who one is
B) the same thing as ancestry
C) a fixed characteristic given at birth (based on one's parents' social and economic background)
D) a fixed, ascribed characteristic attached to all people based on identifiable physical features
Q2) According to Goffman, our interactions with others involve many strategies and actions that are designed to:
A) make others think we are someone other than who we really are
B) help us practice the culture of our society
C) reflect our personality
D) present a favorable impression of ourselves
E) make other people feel good about themselves
Q3) "I'm sorry" is what part of a remedial interchange?
A) challenge
B) acceptance
C) offering
D) closing
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Chapter 5: Social Inequality and Labor
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Q1) What two approaches does Wilson use in order to understand the problems of inner-city black males?
A) examination of cultural and social structural factors
B) post-industrial theory and feminist theory
C) organizational rationality and political economy
D) historical path-dependency (events could not have unfolded otherwise) and social psychology
Q2) Waitresses, according to Greta Foff Paules, often:
A) present an image of themselves as being needy and happy with a tip of any size
B) incorrectly record a diner's order, making it smaller than it actually should be, in order to win the diner's favor and increase their own tips
C) see the customer as something to be "processed" in order to get the largest possible tips
D) frequently keep tips intended for other waitresses
E) waitresses do all of the above, according to Greta Foff Paules
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Chapter 6: Social Control and Organizational Power
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Q1) Feagin and Parker compare U.S. experiences of transit system development to:
A) Mexico
B) China
C) Germany
D) Indonesia
Q2) Rhodes researched her subject by:
A) randomly surveying a large population of individuals who were knowledgeable and truthful about prison life
B) having herself locked up in prison for weeks at a time in order to gain the trust of other prisoners
C) visiting prisons many times, talking with the staff and prisoners, and observing what was going on
D) systematically analyzing several years of data on prison populations, expenditures, and criminal justice records, including convictions and sentencing
E) interviewing persons who had been incarcerated in mental institutions and prisons but were now released and living "normal" lives
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Chapter 7: Social Institutions
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Q1) Weber credits Martin Luther with developing the idea of a "calling," which claims that:
A) we are all destined to enter heaven
B) at a critical point in our life, we will "know God" as true
C) God expects us to willingly engage in work as a sign or manifestation of our morality
D) a select few people are designated to lead the rest of the people in righteousness
Q2) Gupta's article makes clear that young people in India:
A) accept, in most cases, that their family will arrange their marriage
B) approve of premarital sex and expect to have extramarital affairs
C) take little interest in whom they marry
D) prefer to have marital partners whom they have chosen out of love
Q3) Gupta reports that the most cherished ideal of the Indian family system is:
A) support of one's parents in their old age
B) to marry one's cousin, preferably the child of one's mother's sister
C) to achieve a higher education, get a better job, and earn more money than one's parents
D) loyalty to and involvement with one's family of orientation
E) All of the above are described by Gupta as Indian family ideals
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Chapter 8: Social Change
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Q1) MegnaTek moved its operation to an area with low taxes and few labor and environmental regulations. Such an area is called a(n):
A) metropole
B) industrial park
C) fair-trade zone
D) maquilador
E) collateral enclave
Q2) Edward Walker's "Industry-Driven Activism" describes the sociological phenomenon of:
A) deviant behavior
B) corporate organization
C) entrepreneurial innovation
D) social movements
E) the military-industrial complex
Q3) The group Mothers of East Los Angeles initially formed in response to:
A) a series of drunk driving accidents in which children were killed
B) plans to build a prison in or near their community
C) statistics showing a high level of cancer among children of school age
D) low educational achievement scores, high dropout rates, and high youth unemployment in their community
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