Introduction to Sociology Question Bank
Course Introduction
Introduction to Sociology explores the fundamental concepts, theories, and methods used to understand human society and social behavior. The course examines how individuals interact within groups, the influence of culture and social structures, and the ways institutions like family, education, religion, and government shape our lives. Through analysis of topics such as socialization, inequality, deviance, and social change, students gain insights into the complexities of social life and develop critical thinking skills to better understand contemporary social issues.
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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 Tuskegee Syphilis Study was an attempt to:
A) prevent the transmission of syphilis among college-age women
B) find out the long-term effects of syphilis when it is left untreated
C) develop ethical guidelines for doing research on animals
D) show that men and women need different types of medical treatment
Answer: B
Q2) Public sociology, according to Burawoy, is most often found in:
A) two-year community colleges
B) state colleges
C) elite colleges
D) PhD-granting research universities
Answer: B
Q3) Mills calls society's organization and methods of operating:
A) an iron cage
B) mechanisms of control
C) social structure
D) sociality
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Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Culture and Society
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Q1) The most profound effect of Nike advertising, according to Goldman and Papson, is its ability to make people feel:
A) connected to a global community, humanity, and the "family of man"
B) guilty about themselves, but convinced that Nike products are a path to forgiveness
C) morally superior to those who don't "get the joke"
D) abstract, timeless, and otherworldly
Answer: A
Q2) "Street" or a person's adoption of what Anderson calls the "orientation of the street" is a response to:
A) globalization and corporate control of popular images
B) racial, ethnic, and class prejudice
C) violence and very limited means of achievement in the person's environment
D) popular culture's images of success and accomplishment, i.e. making it in America
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Growing up Social
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Q1) 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
Q2) Lareau's essay focuses on:
A) poor children, often raised by a single parent or grandparent, who excel in school
B) the organization of children's time by parents of different social classes
C) persons who excel in sports, entertainment, business, the arts, and scholarship
D) community policing and ways of building trust and cooperation between the police and high- crime neighborhoods
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Social Interaction and Identity
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Q1) Bettie found that social class:
A) influences the actions of the police who arrest women for sex crimes; for example, lower-class women are treated much more harshly than middle-class women B) is much more important to young boys, who aspire to social advancement, than young girls
C) exerted a force on her research subjects, though they had difficulty explaining or even recognizing the effects of social class in discussions with her D) is discussed openly on television and presented accurately in situation comedies and dramas
Q2) A "corrective interchange" that allows someone to "save face" begins with what act?
A) an apology
B) a short break or recess
C) a payoff
D) a challenge
E) a greeting
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Chapter 5: Social Inequality and Labor
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Q1) At the end of his essay, Gans makes clear that being a single parent is:
A) a sign of moral breakdown by subcultural groups
B) not inherently harmful to individuals or society-the harm comes from the fact that poverty so often accompanies single-parent status
C) much better than being single when someone is past the age of 35
D) harder on the non-custodial parent than on the parent with whom the children live
Q2) According to Ehrenreich:
A) most people in the low-wage economy steal from their employers and/or lie about their hours, resulting in a much higher net income than they would otherwise receive
B) only a small minority of people in the low-wage economy are actually trying to support themselves or their families on their income alone
C) it is nearly impossible to live on a minimum- or low-wage income, even if you work full time
D) the combination of welfare payments and unreported, untaxed income allows "poor people" to live quite comfortably
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Chapter 6: Social Control and Organizational Power
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Q1) According to Feagin and Parker, Los Angeles's urban development, especially its urban sprawl:
A) emphasizes population density, concentrating people around commercial districts
B) grew as a consequence of "water politics" that favored suburban homeowners
C) began with the extension of mass transit trolley and rail routes spreading outward from the central city
D) was inevitable, given the topography of the area-hilly and difficult to develop with a typical grid pattern
Q2) From a sociological and particularly a functionalist perspective, Glennon's account of the process of producing potatoes for french fries demonstrates:
A) system dysfunction, especially in the bankruptcy of small farmers across the nation
B) the serendipity of unanticipated consequences leading to beneficial outcomes
C) the unanticipated consequences (latent functions) of a consumer preference, well beyond anything producers have anticipated
D) how information and power/control flow both up and down the social system
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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) An unspoken police rule is that:
A) cops keep a cool head-they should never lose control of their emotions
B) the best cop is the cop who is unpredictable and could lose emotional control at any moment
C) female cops can be emotional, but male cops only pretend to be, to scare those in custody
D) an officer is occasionally allowed to blow his or her top and lose emotional control
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Chapter 8: Social Change
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Q1) The case studies in "Job on the Line" involve two:
A) companies that make a similar product but have very different employment practices
B) women who worked at the same job for the same firm, one in New Jersey and one in Mexico
C) labor unions; the Teamsters who have organized food process workers, and the Service Workers Union that has organized police and firefighters
D) airlines; one in Europe and one in the United States, and the way their employees were involved in running and owning stock in the firms
E) brothers who worked at the same job, but for different companies
Q2) According to Pardo, minority neighborhoods and communities are more likely to be:
A) eligible for education grants and funding to build schools
B) crime-ridden and sites where illegal activities proliferate
C) located near toxic waste dumps and hazardous waste landfills
D) highly intolerant of the dominant group in U.S. society-i.e., whites of European origin
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