Sociology for Social Work Final Exam
Course Introduction
This course explores the foundational concepts, theories, and methods of sociology as they apply to the practice of social work. Students will examine how social structures, cultural norms, group dynamics, and institutional forces shape individual and group behavior in society. Emphasis is placed on understanding issues such as inequality, diversity, socialization, and social change, with a critical perspective on how these factors influence vulnerable populations and the delivery of social services. Through real-world examples and case studies, the course prepares future social workers to analyze social problems, assess community needs, and advocate for social justice in various practice settings.
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SOC 4th edition by Nijole V. Benokraitis
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Chapter 1: Thinking Like a Sociologist
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Q1) _____ are aspects of social life, external to the individual that can be measured.
A) Social perspectives
B) Enigmatic perspectives
C) Behavioral facts
D) Social facts
E) Social statics
Answer: D
Q2) Many people purchase an expensive car because it serves as a status symbol.The car serving as a status symbol is an example of a:
A) latent function
B) manifest function
C) dysfunction
D) social system
E) criticism
Answer: A
Q3) Sociology is subjective.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Examining Our Social World
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Q1) Which of the following is true of sociological research?
A) It is based on a handing down of customs from generation to generation.
B) It is a socially accepted source of information.
C) It is misleading and wrong at a macro level.
D) It is based on tradition and authority.
E) It helps explain why people behave as they do.
Answer: E
Q2) When people call into TV contest shows to vote, such as American Idol or Dancing with the Stars, they are an example of a(n):
A) convenience sample.
B) non probability sample.
C) non judgmental sample.
D) independent sample.
E) constant sample.
Answer: B
Q3) A control variable is a characteristic that is constant and unchanged during the research process.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Culture
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Q1) It is the belief that one's culture, society, or group is inherently superior to others.
A)
It is the belief that one's culture, society, or group is inherently superior to others.
B) It comprises people's actual everyday behavior.
C) It includes symbolic interactions between societies.
D) It comprises the beliefs, values, and norms that people say they hold or follow.
E) It includes coexistence of several cultures in the same geographic area.
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following statements is true of laws?
A) They are used to communicate information that varies across societies.
B) They are the ideas that people create to interpret and understand the world.
C) They are widely shared standards that provide general guidelines for everyday behavior.
D) They are passed down orally from generation to generation.
E) They are defined by a political authority that has the power to punish violators.
Answer: E
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Chapter 4: Socialization
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Q1) Cross-cultural variations in male violence support the role of _____.
A) men in society
B) internalization in development
C) socialization in development
D) heredity in shaping behavior
E) nurture in shaping behavior
Q2) Unlike social scientists, biologists focus on the role of _____ in human development.
A) heredity
B) socialization
C) learning
D) assimilation
E) environment
Q3) The parts of the brain responsible for controlling impulses, avoiding risky behavior, and planning ahead are:
A) latent throughout one's life.
B) disrupted due to raging hormones.
C) developed in the preteen years.
D) among the last to mature.
E) innate characteristics of every child.
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Chapter 5: Social Interaction in Everyday Life
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Q1) Discuss social structure and its implications.
Q2) A _____ refers to the different roles attached to a single status.
A) role strain
B) role set
C) role conflict
D) role dimension
E) role stereotype
Q3) Miller, a doctor, performs normal checkups, treats common illnesses, and advises patients along with many other activities that are related to his profession.These activities reflect Dr.Miller's _____.
A) statuses
B) roles
C) status set
D) personality
E) social identity
Q4) Identify the three micro-level perspectives that explain social interaction.What is the common characteristic among them?
Q5) Discuss the social purposes of eye contact.
Q6) What is status? Illustrate with examples.
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Chapter 6: Social Groups, Organizations, and Social Institutions
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Q1) Lilian, her siblings, and her cousins attend the same school.She had recently joined her school's literary club.Since then, Lilian discusses the books she reads with her two best friends whom she meets every day.Who among the following form Lilian's secondary group?
A) Her siblings
B) Her cousins
C) Her best friends
D) Her family
E) Her literary club members
Q2) Differentiate between an in-group and an out-group.
Q3) Cecilia was obese when she started kindergarten.Which of the following social institutions majorly influenced her health and eating habits?
A) Religion
B) Education
C) The economy
D) The family
E) Political institutions
Q4) Explain the concept of coercive organizations with an example.
Q5) What are the five major social institutions?
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Chapter 7: Deviance, Crime, and Social Control
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Q1) Victimless crimes are also known as _____.
A) organized retail crimes
B) organizational crimes
C) white-collar crimes
D) property crimes
E) public order crimes
Q2) Since the year 1993, there has been a much higher rate of _____ to violent crimes in the U.S.
A) property
B) non-violent
C) victimless
D) organizational
E) white-collar
Q3) The term anomie was introduced to describe the condition in which people are completely sure of how to behave in front of other people.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Deviance cannot be considered a crime.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Social Stratification: United States and Global
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Q1) According to sociologist Herbert Gans, poverty is functional because:
A) the poor rely on food banks, soup kitchens, and clothing thrift stores to survive.
B) the poor absorb the costs of societal change and community growth.
C) the poor are relatively isolated from the rest of the population.
D) the poor are chronically unemployed or drift in and out of jobs.
E) the poor are less healthy than those at higher SES levels.
Q2) Which of the following terms refers to respect, recognition, or regard attached to social positions?
A) Mobility
B) Wealth
C) Income
D) Prestige
E) Power
Q3) In a closed stratification system, movement from one social position to another is limited by ascribed statuses.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the structural factors that affect social mobility.
Q5) Briefly describe the features of the working class of America.
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Chapter 9: Gender and Sexuality
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Q1) Which of the following countries has the highest percentage of women in high-level political positions?
A) Rwanda
B) Chile
C) Peru
D) Jordan
E) Egypt
Q2) Aditi, a 22-year-old, married a boy chosen by her parents.She had never met the boy before, but agreed to the marriage out of respect for her parents' wishes.This scenario is an example of a(n) _____.
A) outdated marriage
B) child marriage
C) arranged marriage
D) religious marriage
E) forced marriage
Q3) Briefly describe the role of women in U.S.politics.
Q4) What are the three prominent feminist explanations of gender roles?
Q5) Functionalists take a neutral stand on sexual relationships outside of marriage.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Race and Ethnicity
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true of de facto segregation?
A) It has been replaced by de jure segregation.
B) It is always voluntary in nature.
C) It is due to discrimination in most cases.
D) It is a formal form of separation.
E) It has been declared unconstitutional.
Q2) While on vacation, Malakai, a black athlete, went to a local restaurant for lunch.Before he could sit down, the owner of the restaurant came out from behind the counter and told Malakai to leave the restaurant because of his skin color.This scenario is an example of _____.
A) institutionalized discrimination
B) individual discrimination
C) institutional discrimination
D) structural discrimination
E) systemic discrimination
Q3) Discuss the relationship between prejudice and discrimination.
Q4) Discuss gendered racism.
Q5) What is a minority? Discuss the characteristics of a minority.
Q6) Discuss the factors responsible for the increase in interracial marriages.
Q7) Discuss de facto segregation.
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Chapter 11: The Economy and Politics
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Q1) Which of the following is one of the principles of democracy?
A) The government can denounce individual rights to organize political parties whose members compete for public office.
B) People are instructed how to act in their public and private lives.
C) Secret police and the military can intimidate people into conformity and punish dissenters.
D) The government has total control over religious and educational institutions.
E) Suffrage is universal, and elections are frequent, free, fair, and secret.
Q2) _____ is an economic system based on private ownership of property and competition in producing and selling goods and services.
A) Communism
B) Anarchism
C) Totalitarianism
D) Socialism
E) Capitalism
Q3) Discuss the effects of globalization on the economy.
Q4) Define socialism and communism.List the ways in which they differ from each other
Q5) Critically evaluate the functionalists' perspective on political power.
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Chapter 12: Families and Aging
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Q1) According to exchange theory, people seek through their social interactions to minimize their rewards and maximize their costs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Describe premarital cohabitation.
Q3) The phenomenon where individuals marry several people, but one at a time is known as _____.
A) serial monogamy
B) polygamy
C) polygyny
D) polyandry
E) endogamy
Q4) On a _____, abuse of alcohol and other drugs is more than twice as likely among family caregivers who abuse elders as among those who don't.
A) macro level
B) micro level
C) surface level
D) local level
E) neolocal level
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Chapter 13: Education and Religion
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Q1) Describe two manifest functions and two latent functions of education.
Q2) Marx viewed religion as a form of false consciousness, an acceptance of a system of beliefs that prevents people from protesting oppression.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Discuss the various factors which indicate that religion is flourishing in the U.S.
Q4) According to functionalists, which of the following is a manifest function of education?
A) Education is good for business.
B) Schools provide childcare for two-income families.
C) Education decreases job competition.
D) Education promotes cultural innovation.
E) High schools are matchmaking institutions.
Q5) How do religion, religiosity, and spirituality differ from each other?
Q6) To increase a high school's prestige, superintendents and principals may pressure teachers to offer Advanced Placement (AP) courses and students to take them.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 14: Health and Medicine
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Q1) _____ is a process that defines a condition or behavior as an illness, disorder, or disease that requires professional treatment.
A) Medicalization
B) Normalization
C) De-regularization
D) Denaturation
E) Naturalization
Q2) Explain the role of a physician as a gatekeeper.
Q3) Explain the consequences of excessive alcohol use.
Q4) What is meant by the social construction of illness?
Q5) Which of the following arguments of conflict theorists is in contrast to those by functionalists?
A) The medical system reinforces social inequality.
B) The medical system is driven by a concern for people's well-being.
C) The medical system is devised against pharmaceutical lobbyists.
D) The medical system is driven by the need to invent new antibiotics.
E) The medical system is driven by the need to reduce drug prices.
Q6) Explain how the advent of medical technology has increased health care costs.
Q7) What is the difference between a chronic disease and an acute disease?
Q8) What is meant by medicalization? Provide examples to support your answer.
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Chapter 15: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment
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Q1) Which of the following countries will be the world's largest by 2050?
A) China
B) India
C) Nigeria
D) United States
E) Indonesia
Q2) In many countries, clean water is a luxury rather than a basic human right.
A)True
B)False
Q3) _____ are business centers that are within or close to suburban residential areas and include offices, schools, shopping, entertainment, malls, hotels, and medical facilities.
A) Metropolitan cities
B) Exurbs
C) Megacities
D) Villages
E) Edge cities
Q4) The world adds almost 700,000 people each day.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Social Change: Collective Behavior, Social Movements,
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Q1) Identify the reason why people believe an urban legend.
A) It reinforces what they think they already know.
B) It strengthens norms of what is deviant or unacceptable.
C) It is told by people they trust.
D) It makes them feel superior.
E) It gives them a sense of belonging.
Q2) Which of the following is a characteristic of collective behavior?
A) It enables people to earn and save money.
B) It varies in its degree of spontaneity and structure.
C) It is static and inspires structured behavior.
D) It is a state of mind rather than an act.
E) It promotes the rights and welfare of all people.
Q3) Identify a true statement about revolutionary social movements.
A) They are based on spiritual or supernatural beliefs.
B) They form immediately after an earlier movement has succeeded in creating change.
C) They bring change in society through the use of violence and intimidation.
D) They seek limited change and only for some people.
E) They are the least threatening to the status quo and do not want to replace the existing social order.
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