Sociology of Everyday Life Review Questions
Course Introduction
Sociology of Everyday Life explores the social dynamics, rituals, and interactions that structure our daily experiences. This course examines how individuals navigate social norms, identities, and relationships in routine settings such as the home, workplace, public spaces, and online environments. Drawing on theories like symbolic interactionism and ethnomethodology, students analyze how meaning is constructed in ordinary activities, how power relations manifest in mundane encounters, and how culture shapes our perceptions and actions. Through case studies and practical observations, the course encourages critical reflection on how societal patterns influence both personal behavior and broader social outcomes.
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Chapter 1: Sociology in a Changing World
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Q1) Which of the following characteristics is NOT associated with postmodernity in advanced economies?
A)political cynicism
B)service-oriented economies
C)multicultural societies
D)urbanization
Answer: D
Q2) Sociology views individuals as free agents who are able to make choices about their lives independent of society.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Thinkers like Harriet Martineau and W.E.B.Du Bois were not fully recognized for their contributions to the discipline of sociology in their time.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Understanding the Research Process
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Q1) Connell saw a research study that found that individuals who owned a smart phone had more sex partners than individuals who did not own a smart phone.Which question would be the most important for Connell to examine to assess the findings of this study?
A)What was the sample?
B)What theory informed this research?
C)Where was this study conducted?
D)What is the research question?
Answer: A
Q2) When evaluating research,you should ask all of the following questions EXCEPT
A)Who conducted this research?
B)What sample was used?
C)What theory informed this research?
D)Do the findings reflect the data?
Answer: A
Q3) Randal found that as one's years of education increased,so did one's annual income.In his study,the independent variable is income.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Culture
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Q1) Which of the following statements is generally true regarding taxation and poverty rates among industrialized countries?
A)The lower the tax rate,the higher the poverty rate.
B)The lower the tax rate,the lower the poverty rate.
C)The higher the tax rate,the higher the poverty rate.
D)Taxation and poverty rates have little correlation.
Answer: A
Q2) Some people in society celebrate Kwanzaa to honor and remember African American heritage.This is known as cultural
A)reunification.
B)preservation.
C)revival.
D)duplicity.
Answer: B
Q3) The Amish are a group living in Pennsylvania and Ohio that rejects most of modern technology.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Social Structure
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Q1) Originally,Juan went to medical school to become a surgeon.After doing rotations in various departments during his residency,Juan decided that he would rather specialize in pediatrics because he really enjoys working with children.Which of the following is an example of ascribed status in Juan's life?
A)physician
B)male
C)surgeon
D)pediatrician
Q2) The Carson & Co.trading firm is a very busy place.At 9 a.m.every day,trading begins when the national stock market opens.There are also strict rules,both governmental laws and firm rules,about how and when trading of stock can take place.On Fridays,the routine is a bit different and all employees eat lunch together in the break room along with the managers,a tradition started by the founder of the company years ago.Which of the following is an example of the informal structure of the firm?
A)governmental laws regarding trading
B)9 a.m.start time
C)the employee handbook
D)everyone eating lunch together on Fridays
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Chapter 5: Power
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Q1) Patricia Hill Collins's concept of the matrix of domination is best described as A)a silent conspiracy.
B)multidimensional oppression.
C)hidden domination.
D)indirect oppression.
Q2) Under the Indian caste system,people must marry within their own caste.
A)True B)False
Q3) A class system is based on a combination of achievement and ascribed status. A)True B)False
Q4) Antonio Gramsci's concept of power as "hegemony" is based on A)the manipulation of ideas to manufacture consent.
B)superior military power to dominate other nations.
C)superior economic power to manipulate other nations.
D)the achievement of global political supremacy.
Q5) All systems of stratification are based on some type of economic inequality. A)True B)False
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Chapter 6: Socialization
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Q1) Martha teaches algebra to high school students.She relies primarily on the right side of her brain to do this.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following contributed to creating the gap between childhood and adulthood?
A)the decrease in immigration
B)industrialization
C)the invention of the computer
D)the aging of the population
Q3) Which of the following is true regarding the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer volunteers?
A)They were socially isolated.
B)Many later regretted the experience.
C)They remained politically active.
D)Many dropped out after the first week.
Q4) Day care,preschool,or kindergarten is many children's first form of socialization outside of the family.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Interaction, Groups, and Organizations
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Q1) Martin has many social statuses including being a parent,a son,a husband,and a carpenter.When he was younger,he committed a crime and served some time in prison.Despite all of the things he has accomplished since then,most people still react to Martin primarily as an ex-con.What type of status does being an ex-con represent in Martin's life?
A)social status
B)status set
C)master status
D)social role
Q2) All statuses are equally important for the individual and within the larger society. A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following does NOT illustrate homophily?
A)A young man's best friend is the same gender and age.
B)A neighborhood consists of married couples all with similar educational backgrounds.
C)Everyone at a community center is of the same religious background.
D)People of all different classes and ethnicities are interacting at a block party.
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Chapter 8: Deviance and Social Control
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Q1) What did Emile Durkheim mean by collective conscience?
A)collective guilt
B)shared values,norms,and beliefs
C)capacity for morality
D)ability to distinguish right from wrong
Q2) Strain theory suggests that deviance has its roots in
A)inequality.
B)social pressure.
C)improper socialization.
D)nonconformist conditioning.
Q3) Deviance is best defined as which of the following?
A)anything outside of the norm
B)behavior that people disapprove of
C)behavior that does not conform to norms and expectations
D)behavior that is inherently abnormal
Q4) What has been the trend in crime rates since the 1990s?
A)steady increase
B)dramatic increase
C)steady decline
D)virtually no change
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Chapter 9: Class and Global Inequality
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Q1) What is the main focus of world systems analysis?
A)the ways wealthy nations exploit poorer nations
B)how wealthy nations support growth in poor nations
C)the ways that nations struggle for global power
D)the interdependence among the nations of the world
Q2) Which of the following is a main characteristic of the underclass?
A)chronic unemployment
B)low-wage employment
C)illegal employment
D)working multiple jobs
Q3) Nicole owns a home that she lives in,a condominium that she rents out,and savings bonds.These assets contribute to her
A)wealth.
B)class.
C)capital.
D)income.
Q4) Knowing which fork to use to eat dessert while dining at an upscale restaurant is an example of cultural capital.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Race and Ethnicity
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Q1) Research suggests that some people develop prejudices as young as age three.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In the 1800s,what system was created to give whites advantages over native Mexicans?
A)a closed school system
B)a racial caste system
C)a social class system
D)a system of desegregation
Q3) What did Emory Bogardus and other researchers discover about social distance over the years?
A)Some found that it decreased,while others found that it increased.
B)It stayed the same.
C)It lessened.
D)It increaseD.
Q4) Which of the following policies was part of the racialization of the state?
A)Schools were racially segregated and unequal.
B)Blacks were barred from certain occupations.
C)Blacks were prevented from selling to whites.
D)All these answers are correct.
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Chapter 11: Gender and Sexuality
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Q1) The biological distinction between males and females is called A)sex.
B)sexuality.
C)gender.
D)gender expression.
Q2) Unwelcomed sexual advances and unwanted verbal or physical contact that is sexual is called
A)gender harassment.
B)sexual harassment.
C)gender discrimination.
D)sex discrimination.
Q3) In doing gender,it is possible for individuals to change what it means to be a man or woman.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What is the second shift?
A)when women are given less desirable jobs
B)when men work two jobs to support their families
C)when women work two jobs to support their families
D)when working women take responsibility for housework and child care
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Chapter 12: Family and Religion
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Q1) Why were marriages an important source of social stability in preindustrial societies?
A)They insured that families would pay a dowry,thus contributing to the stability of both families' social status.
B)Divorce would undermine social stability.
C)They gave children legitimacy by preventing unwed parenting.
D)They could serve as a means of defense and prosperity for two kinship networks.
Q2) Which group did Max Weber see as significantly contributing to the rise of capitalism?
A)Calvinist Protestants
B)the Chinese
C)Lutherans
D)the British
Q3) A religious movement that relies on the literal interpretation of sacred texts is referred to as
A)creationism.
B)animism.
C)Darwinism.
D)fundamentalism.
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Chapter 13: Education and Work
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Q1) How does collective bargaining benefit workers?
A)It is a way for workers to have representation in employer negotiations.
B)It gives them access to union benefits,such as good health insurance.
C)It allows workers to come together to discuss their money issues.
D)It gives them access to credit unions that offer better interest rates.
Q2) A sociologist asks 100 people which jobs they find to be the most prestigious within society.He then ranks the jobs based on the responses from the 100 people he interviewed.What type of scale is the sociologist constructing?
A)income ranking
B)social structure
C)occupational attainment
D)occupational prestige
Q3) Sociologists only see education as fulfilling the function of transferring knowledge to young people.
A)True
B)False
Q4) There is little difference across workplace cultures in the United States.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Media and Consumption
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Q1) What form of advertising relies on targeting people based on their prior purchasing patterns?
A)product placement
B)stealth advertising
C)behavioral targeting
D)commodification
Q2) Which of the following reflects how the nature of identity formation has changed?
A)People today no longer care about family as a part of their identity.
B)Identity in the modern world is more rigid than it was for past generations.
C)Increasingly,people buy and use things to affirm their sense of identity.
D)People today are born with their sense of identity;it does not evolve.
Q3) Why is the digital divide so determined by class?
A)Because rich people are the ones who value technology.
B)Because poor people spend more time with their families.
C)Because higher education requires Internet access.
D)Because media,and access to them,require financial resources.
Q4) Sociologists believe that the media only influence us as entertainment.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Communities, the Environment, and Health
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Q1) The perspective of human ecology holds that the physical environment impacts social life on which level?
A)micro level
B)meso level
C)macro level
D)The impact takes place on all levels.
Q2) Even in the face of overwhelming evidence and a broad consensus by the world scientific community,some influential people still insist on denying climate change and have attracted a considerable following.This example illustrates that
A)the evidence is not conclusive.
B)there is a broad conspiracy.
C)the problem is not significant.
D)all problems are socially constructeD.
Q3) When unscrupulous lenders targeted poor and minority home buyers in the run-up to the recent housing bubble,they engaged in the practice of A)discrimination.
B)reverse redlining.
C)ethnic targeting.
D)class warfare.
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Chapter 16: Politics and the Economy
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Q1) The reforms of the New Deal dominated the economic system in the United States until
A)globalization began to change the economic structure.
B)the 1960s changed society.
C)the Carter administration's economic vision.
D)the deregulation of the 1990s.
Q2) A capitalist economic system ________ government intervention and involvement.
A)must be free from
B)works only with very limited
C)is unsustainable in the long run without D)is in principle contradictory to
Q3) Government assistance is ________ to the success of a business.
A)unnecessary
B)essential
C)a hindrance
D)encouragement
Q4) The majority of the world's people live in full democracies. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Social Change: Globalization, Population, and Social Movements
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Q1) According to demographic transition theory,societies that embraced industrialization were able to reduce overall birth and death rates.The primary reason behind this reduction was
A)increased affluence.
B)the introduction of birth control.
C)improved knowledge about sanitation and disease.
D)transition from extended to nuclear families.
Q2) Besides death and birth rates,what other factor is essential in assessing population growth?
A)incarceration rates
B)migration
C)degree of economic prosperity
D)reliability of demographic records
Q3) Which choice best captures the definition of globalization?
A)cross-national economic integration
B)integration of multiple aspects of social life
C)cultural homogenization
D)political unification
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