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Unit 1: Quiz 1 Study Guide
Define the following terms:
1. Sociology –
2. Social Science –
3. Sociological Perspective –
4. Theory –
5. Micro Theory –
6. Macro Theory –
7. Positivism –
8. Verstehen –
9. Functionalism –
10. Symbolic Interactionism –
11. Conflict Theory –
Choose the response that best answers the question.
1. Harriet Martineau’s contribution to sociology is that she:
A. Translated Milton Friedman’s book
B. Rejected mysticism and espoused positivism
C. Translated the work of Auguste Comte
D. Rejected positivism and espoused mysticism
Period: ______
2. Who is the “Father of Sociology?”
A. Auguste Comte
B. Karl Marx
C. Max Weber
D. Emile Durkheim
3. Which two sociologists are associated with the birth of functionalism?
A. Auguste Comte & Max Weber
B. Herbert Spencer & Max Weber
C. Auguste Comte & Karl Marx
D. Herbert Spencer & Emile Durkheim
4. Karl Marx said that we not should merely ___________ society, we should try to
_______________.
A. Study; change it for the better
B. Change; study it closely
C. Study it closely; change
D. Change it for the better; study it closely
5. Karl Marx broke society up into two groups. Which group represented the wealthy?
A. Bourgeoisie
B. Proletariot
C. Anomies
D. Weberians
6. Karl Marx broke society up into two groups. Which group represented the working class?
A. Bourgeoisie
B. Proletariot
C. Anomies
D. Weberians
7. Karl Marx argued that ___________ would lead to the collapse of capitalism and the mergency
of a new utopian society called _________________.
A. Money; Communism
B. Class consciousness; Socialism
C. Class conflict; Communism
D. Money; Socialism
8. Verstehen is a german word meaning:
A. To try on a new pair of shoes
B. Emphasizing reason, logic, and planning
C. Rejection of mysticism and supernatural explanations for the universe
D. Understanding social behavior by putting yourself in the place of others
9. The Early Sociology period was dominated by intellectuals from _________________ whereas
the Modern Sociological Period has been dominated by intellectuals from
___________________.
A. South Africa; The United States
B. Europe; The United States
C. Europe; South Africa
D. The United States; Europe
10. The “Chicago School” refers to:
A. The sociology department at the University of Chicago
B. The sociology department at Cambridge University
C. The sociology department at Atlanta University
D. The sociology department at the University of Illinois
11. During the Early Sociology Period, European methods of sociology focused on:
A. Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes
B. Studying society as it exists now using empirical data
C. Putting your shoes onto someone else
D. Comparing societies historically and at the macro level
12. During the Modern Sociological Period, The Chicago School methods focused on:
A. Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes
B. Studying society as it exists now using empirical data
C. Putting your shoes onto someone else
D. Comparing societies historically and at the macro level
13. Who was the first African-American to earn a PhD?
A. Thurgood Marshall
B. Max Weber
C. W.E.B. DuBois
D. Erving Goffman
14. Two things that makes each sociological perspective different from one another are thematic
focus and _________________.
A. Level of Structurization
B. Theoretical Framework
C. Verstehen
D. Level of Analysis
15. A manifest function of school is:
A. To educate the next generation and prepare them as citizens
B. To train university professors to conduct research
C. To reinforce social norms
D. To make sure citizens know how to pay their taxes
16. A latent function of school is:
A. To educate the next generation and prepare them as citizens
B. To train university professors to conduct research
C. To reinforce social norms
D. To make sure citizens know how to pay their taxes
For the following questions match the concept to the person it is associated with:
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____ Karl Marx
____ Herbert Spencer
____ Auguste Comte
____ Max Weber
____ George Herbert Mead
A. Conflict Theory
B. Positivism
C. Functionalism
D. Symbolic Interactionism
E. Verstehen