Principles of Sociology Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Principles of Sociology introduces students to the foundational concepts, theories, and methods used in the study of social life. The course covers key topics such as culture, social structure, socialization, groups, deviance, inequality, and institutions, providing a comprehensive overview of how individuals interact within societies and how societal forces shape behavior, identity, and opportunities. Through critical analysis and real-world examples, students gain an understanding of the complex relationships between individuals, groups, and broader social systems, equipping them with tools to analyze societal issues and their own social experiences.
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Chapter 1: Thinking Like a Sociologist
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Q1) Functionalism often glosses over the inequality that a handful of powerful people create and maintain.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) According to sociologist James White, which of the following best describes theories?
A) Theories are tools that don't profess to know the truth but may need replacing over time as our understanding of society becomes more sophisticated.
B) Theories refer to the ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and larger social influences.
C) Theories offer explanations that can greatly improve the quality of one's everyday life and overall behavior.
D) Theories are proposed explanation, which are made on the basis of limited evidence.
E) Theories are known and proved to be true in all cases.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Examining Our Social World
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Q1) A control variable is a characteristic that is constant and unchanged during the research process.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Structured interviews use open-ended questions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Joshua takes 15 minutes to reach his school.He has to be at the school at 7.00 a.m.every day.Therefore, he decides that he has to leave home at 6.45 a.m.every day to reach on time.Which of the following types of reasoning does Joshua use to arrive at this decision?
A) Decisive reasoning
B) Deductive reasoning
C) Comparative reasoning
D) Inductive reasoning
E) Qualitative reasoning
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Culture
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Q1) _____ is the belief that no culture is better than another and should be judged by its own standards.
A) Ethnocentrism
B) Multiculturalism
C) Cultural relativism
D) Cultural integration
E) Cultural imperialism
Answer: C
Q2) Subcultures and countercultures share the same values and beliefs, but differ in their size and composition.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Functionalism is important in showing that shared norms and values create cultural solidarity and stability.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Socialization
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Q1) _____ is the process of learning cultural behaviors and expectations so deeply that we accept them without question.
A) Assimilation
B) Acculturalization
C) Integration
D) Conceptualization
E) Internalization
Q2) In _____, parents focus on their own needs rather than those of the children, spend little time interacting with the children, and know little about their interests or whereabouts.
A) uninvolved parenting
B) permissive parenting
C) authoritative parenting
D) indulgent parenting
E) authoritarian parenting
Q3) Define impression management, and explain the three types of expressive resources associated with it.
Q4) The concept of the looking-glass self was proposed by Charles Horton Cooley.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Social Interaction in Everyday Life
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Q1) People are always aware of the impact of social structure when they violate cultural rules.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Mary is a working woman.To make sure that her children arrive at school on time, Mary shifts her office timing so that she can work from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on weekdays and also on Saturdays.Which coping strategy is Mary using to deal with the role conflict that she faces?
A) Denying that there is a problem
B) Compromising any one role
C) Exiting both the roles
D) Compartmentalizing roles
E) Setting priorities
Q3) Status sets include both ascribed and achieved statuses.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the symbolic interactionist perspective on social interaction.
Q5) Roles are always flexible.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Social Groups, Organizations, and Social Institutions
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Q1) Describe the three types of leaders as identified by classic studies.
Q2) Differentiate between an in-group and an out-group.
Q3) Daisy had to change four jobs in a year.In each of her roles, she was found to be incompetent and unfit and was fired within a few months.In this case, which of the following social institutions is most likely to have failed her?
A) Her family
B) Education
C) Her religion
D) Political institutions in her state
E) The economy
Q4) A(n) _____ refers to people who share a sense of identity and "we-ness" that typically excludes and devalues outsiders.
A) out-group
B) in-group
C) primary group
D) secondary group
E) reference group
Q5) Briefly explain the communication problems encountered in bureaucracies.
Q6) What was the conclusion of Philip Zimbardo's experiment?
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Chapter 7: Deviance, Crime, and Social Control
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Q1) Deviance is accompanied by social stigmas.Justify this statement.
Q2) Corporate crimes are also known as _____.
A) organizational crimes
B) hate crimes
C) white-collar crimes
D) victimless crimes
E) cybercrimes
Q3) According to functionalists, deviance is functional because it: A) bolsters the economy.
B) increases trust in personal and formal relationships.
C) increases confidence in institutions.
D) reduces tension and insecurity.
E) impedes social change.
Q4) What are victimless crimes?
Q5) Which of the following is true of street crimes?
A) Offenders of street crimes are easily caught.
B) Street crimes are random.
C) Street crimes are committed by ordinary people.
D) Street crimes do not involve violence.
E) Most offenders of street crimes are above the age of 55.
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Chapter 8: Social Stratification: United States and Global
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Q1) Sarah comes from a lower-middle class family.Her parents were teachers and relied on both their incomes to run their household.Sarah got into medical school on a scholarship and is now a doctor at a well-reputed hospital.Sarah's upward movement to the upper-middle class is an example of _____.
A) intergenerational mobility
B) wealth and income inequality
C) global stratification
D) intragenerational mobility
E) life chances
Q2) According to conservative economists, the increasing income and wealth gaps and low wages have:
A) made the United States less productive.
B) increased the dependency of the United States on poor nations.
C) increased the consumer spending base.
D) encouraged many people to enter and stay in the labor force.
E) boosted national solidarity.
Q3) Briefly describe the features of the working class of America.
Q4) Describe the structural factors that affect social mobility.
Q5) Critically evaluate the feminist perspective on social stratification.
Q6) Explain how demographic factors affect social mobility.
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Chapter 9: Gender and Sexuality
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true of the gender pay gap?
A) The average woman must work almost nine extra weeks every year to make the same wages as a man.
B) Women receive half the pay men receive for the same work.
C) Beyond a certain designation, men and women receive equal pay for equal work.
D) Women are paid less than men because they are generally less qualified than men in almost all fields.
E) The gender pay gap continues to increase even as women on average work for more hours than men.
Q2) George is a job seeker whose education and vocational training is a part of his human capital.
A)True
B)False
Q3) More Americans describe themselves as "pro-choice" than "pro-life."
A)True
B)False
Q4) Elaborate on gender pay gap.
Q5) Intersexuals are those who are attracted to both sexes.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Race and Ethnicity
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Q1) _____ is an attitude that involves forming an opinion about people beforehand, usually in a negative way.
A) Prejudice
B) Apartheid
C) Genocide
D) Pluralism
E) Ethnocentrism
Q2) Discuss de facto segregation.
Q3) A(n) _____ refers to people who share visible physical characteristics, such as skin color and facial features, that members of a society consider socially important.
A) fusion group
B) ethnic group
C) racial group
D) religious group
E) minority group
Q4) People of various skin colors and cultures always experience the same social standing.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: The Economy and Politics
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true of downward power and upward power?
A) With upward power, state senators can affect their constituents' lives.
B) In upward power, voters can vote politicians out of office.
C) In upward power, state representatives can pass laws on taxes.
D) In downward power, voters can protest.
E) In downward power, voters can refuse to follow laws.
Q2) By moving production plants abroad, large U.S.corporations:
A) avoid trade tariffs.
B) face harsh environmental regulations.
C) pay high wages.
D) create more job opportunities in the U.S.
E) increase the prices of products.
Q3) Totalitarianism is a pervasive ideology that legitimizes state control and instructs people how to act in their public and private lives.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the effects of globalization on the economy.
Q5) Critically evaluate the functionalists' perspective on political power.
Q6) Discuss the factors that have contributed to the surge in women's employment.
Q7) Discuss the various demographic factors that influence voting in America.
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Chapter 12: Families and Aging
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Q1) What is elder abuse?
Q2) Give a brief definition of family.
Q3) Based on a study by Kreider and Ellis in the year 2011, which of the following is true of divorces?
A) Despite the high divorce rate, most people aren't disillusioned about marriage.
B) More than 95 percent of the divorcees do not remarry as they report having lost faith in the institution of marriage.
C) If the couple is married for one to two years then they can apply for an annulment instead of a divorce.
D) By the age of 50, only five percent of U.S.adults are divorced.
E) No-fault divorces are not considered as divorces.
Q4) Sociologists often describe the U.S.dating process as a(n) _____.
A) complex institution
B) social tradition
C) individual process
D) marriage market
E) meat locker
Q5) Discuss the various forms in which family conflict and violence occur.
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Chapter 13: Education and Religion
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Q1) Mathew and Jane met during the first semester at college.They dated throughout the four years at college and eventually got married.This scenario illustrates the _____ function of education.
A) labeling
B) manifest
C) latent
D) tracking
E) obligatory
Q2) Critically evaluate the conflict theorists' views on education.
Q3) Based on the symbolic interactionists' perspective, identify the most common means of learning and internalizing religion.
Q4) Conflict theorists believe that religion:
A) often justifies violence and promotes social inequality.
B) is not innate, but socially constructed.
C) is often sexist and patriarchal.
D) is the most common means of learning.
E) provides meaning in life and offers hope for the future.
Q5) Critically evaluate the symbolic interactionists' perspective on religion.
Q6) Discuss the feminist perspective on religion.Support your answer with examples.
Q7) Define tracking.What are the consequences of tracking?
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Chapter 14: Health and Medicine
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Q1) One of the top three preventable lifestyle health hazards is _____.
A) Anorexia
B) dehydration
C) obesity
D) malnutrition
E) epidemic diseases
Q2) Explain Parsons' concept of sick role.
Q3) Age is the single best predictor of illness and death.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain the role of a physician as a gatekeeper.
Q5) According to the _____ perspective, medicalization has increased the power of medical associations, parents, and mental health advocates.
A)
Symbolic interactionist
B) fundamentalist
C) conflict
D) radical accelerationist
E) functionalist
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Chapter 15: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment
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Q1) Benjie is studying the relation between certain atmospheric gases and the heating of the earth's atmosphere.He is studying about _____.
A) the greenhouse effect
B) clean energy effect
C) deforestation
D) greenwashing
E) solar flares
Q2) What are the three main factors that determine a growth or decline in population?
Q3) What is the feminist perspective on gender roles and safety?
Q4) Describe the multiple nuclei theory of city growth and change.
Q5) Describe the first stage of demographic transition theory.
Q6) Megacities are:
A) metropolitan areas with at least 10 million inhabitants.
B) cities with a total fertility rate of 4.
C) areas of new development beyond the suburbs that are more rural but on the fringe of urbanized areas.
D) cities with a stable population level not characterized by migration.
E) regions where population is minimal and resources are surplus.
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Chapter 16: Social Change: Collective Behavior, Social Movements,
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Q1) Discuss the benefits of technology in health and medicine.
Q2) A(n) _____ is a highly emotional and disorderly crowd that uses force, the threat of force, or violence against a specific target.
A) clique
B) mob
C) public
D) assembly
E) cult
Q3) Which of the following statements is true of social movements?
A) They are initiated solely for the purpose of generating a social change.
B) They involve a lot of face-to-face interaction.
C) They have the same characteristics as the other forms of collective behavior.
D) They are goal-oriented and can have a lasting impact on society.
E) They are unstructured and spontaneous.
Q4) If a social movement is successful, it can become an interest group and a part of society's fabric.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) Analyze some of the ethical issues of technology.Illustrate your answer with examples.