Sociological Theory Test Bank
Course Introduction
Sociological Theory explores the foundational frameworks and concepts developed to analyze, interpret, and explain social phenomena. The course examines classical theorists such as Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Émile Durkheim, alongside contemporary approaches including symbolic interactionism, structural-functionalism, conflict theory, feminism, and postmodernism. Students will engage with primary texts and critical discussions, applying theoretical perspectives to understanding social structure, power dynamics, identity, and change. The course fosters analytical thinking and equips students with conceptual tools essential for advanced research and critical sociological inquiry.
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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) Mills talks about unemployment, war, marriage, and the city in order to show that:
A) people can choose to be depressed about the state of the world or be optimistic and hopeful
B) modern society is much more complex than premodern societies
C) human nature is the prime cause of both happiness and unhappiness
D) what happens to individuals and what they do is strongly influenced by their social situation
Answer: D
Q2) The My Lai massacre occurred:
A) when Saddam Hussein, Iraq's president, invaded Kuwait
B) during World War II
C) when the Rwandan Hutus were at war with their fellow countrymen, the Tutsis
D) during the Vietnam War
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Culture and Society
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Q1) The "core dilemma" that Goldman and Papson outline in Nike Culture is between:
A) individualism and community
B) the sacred (religious) and the profane (everyday)
C) caring about others, including strangers, and caring about those who you know best
D) exercising moderately in order to be healthy and sacrificing everything in order to win
E) being a participant and being a spectator
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) 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
Q2) In Messner's study, it appears that the prime motivation for males to do sports seriously is:
A) the desire to please their fathers
B) the opportunity to have a close relationship with other boys and men, while conforming to societal expectations of masculinity
C) to gain social status and praise from people who wouldn't otherwise know they exist
D) the hope for a professional career and the wealth it brings
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Social Interaction and Identity
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Q1) Among the people Twigg studied, what part of the body did people most enjoy having someone bathe?
A) their feet
B) their hair
C) their face, including, for men, having someone shave them in the bath
D) their back
E) None of the above. Those she studied avoided having anyone touch them in the bath
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
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) Thompson based this essay on:
A) reports by government (state and USDA) inspectors
B) a sociology professor's participant observation study
C) several visits to a worksite and interviews with employees in their homes
D) the personal experiences of the author while going to college
E) All of the above were "data" for Thompson
Q2) According to the law, if a waitress's tips and salary fall below the minimum wage:
A) the employer is required to make up the difference
B) no taxes can be deducted from her salary
C) her salary must be raised to the minimum wage level for at least a month
D) she can do nothing, since she is responsible for her (lack of) tips
Q3) Paules's argument attributes waitresses' success in getting larger tips to:
A) treating the customers with courtesy and friendliness
B) flirting with customers and appearing to be very familiar with complete strangers
C) serving as many customers as possible in a given shift
D) providing an image of someone who really needs the tip and will spend the money sensibly
E) None of the above. It is almost entirely a matter of competence and hard work
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Chapter 6: Social Control and Organizational Power
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Q1) Glennon reports the following water problem:
A) the threat to trout fishing on the Straight River
B) the increasing amount of toxic chemicals in shallow wells where potatoes are grown
C) the loss of water in the aquifer that feeds the Straight River
D) All of the above are water problems cited by Glennon
Q2) Feagin and Parker's discussion of mass rail transit casts urban politics as:
A) chaotic and driven by many conflicting interest groups that cannot agree among themselves
B) democratic-in fact, too democratic-in paying undue attention to the needs and voices of ordinary people who do not understand most issues
C) dominated by economic elites
D) highly bureaucratic, corrupt, and incapable of effecting significant social changes
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) When Weber examines the modern world he sees:
A) enormous abundance and undreamed-of leisure that justify the hard work of his forefathers
B) a spirit of cooperation and caring that extends wherever capitalism is adopted across the globe
C) people turning away from hard work and faith in the capitalist system
D) people trapped in a capitalist system but no longer holding the values or beliefs that helped create it
41) The Emotional Geography of Work and Family Life (from The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work)
ARLIE RUSSELL HOCHSCHILD
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
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Chapter 8: Social Change
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Q1) McKibbin concludes that:
A) wealthy countries such as the U.S. may soon produce more of their food the way Cuba does, with urban gardens and other practices of sustainable agriculture
B) hunger in Cuba is the most likely reason that the Castro regime will soon be overthrown
C) overeating and a heavy diet of fast food is less of a problem than most doctors and nutritionists think
D) genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are the best way to solve the world's hunger problem, despite objections by environmentalists and organic food activists
Q2) According to Pardo, Mothers of East Los Angeles drew its motivation from:
A) the women's traditional role behavior-as protectors and supporters of their children, especially in the area of education
B) frustration with their husbands' abdication of responsibility and leadership
C) group members' experiences working with skilled professional political lobbyists
D) the difficulty of dealing with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
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