Download Name: Date: Common Formative Assessment for Sociology (PRE

Name: __________________________________ Date: _______________________
Common Formative Assessment for Sociology (PRE CFA)
Unit 1 – The Sociological Point of View
Standard 8.1.12.B. – Questions 1 - 9
Standard 8.4.12.A. – Questions 10 – 17 & open-ended response
_____1. Sociology is the study of
A. An individual’s impact on his or her environment.
B. The way in which a group establishes a set of laws and rules.
C. The rapid growth of urban populations and the outcomes.
D. Human society and social behavior around the world.
Use the following statements below to answer questions 2, 3 and 4 which contrast
Sociology to several other social sciences.
A. Focuses on behavior of individuals rather than society.
A. Focuses on less complex societies rather than complex societies.
B. Focuses on older societal events rather than more recent societal events.
C. Focuses on government and political power rather than group/individual
behaviors.
_____2. Which statement best describes the difference between Anthropology and
Sociology?
_____3. Which statement best describes the difference between History and Sociology?
_____4. Which statement best describes the difference between Psychology and
Sociology?
5 – 9. Match the founding Sociologists listed below to their respective contributions to
the field.
A. Herbert Spencer
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Karl Marx
D. August Compte
E. Max Weber
_____5. He was interested in social order and social change. He is also the founder of
modern Sociology.
_____6. Social Darwinism was his focus. He coined the phrase “survival of the fittest.”
_____7. His conflict perspective focused on the social effects of economic power and
competition.
_____8. He focused on functions – especially the positive and negative functions that
were either intended or accidental.
_____9. He looked at the effect of society on individuals and the meanings individuals
attach to their actions. He was also interested in the ideal type of elements of society.
_____10. The theoretical perspective in Sociology that sees competition over scarce
resources as the basis for social conflict which inevitably leads to change is the
A. Functionalist perspective
B. Conflict perspective
C. Interactionist perspective
_____11. The theoretical perspective in Sociology that views society as a set of
interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system is the
A. Functionalist perspective
B. Conflict perspective
C. Interactionist perspective
_____12. The theoretical perspective in Sociology that focuses on how individuals
interact with one another in society
A. Functionalist perspective
B. Conflict perspective
C. Interactionist perspective
_____13. Your __________ is defined as all the shared products of human groups. It
can also be defined as your way of life; or, it’s the total of all you’ve ever learned.
A. Ethnocentrism
B. Culture
C. Folkways
D. Mores
____14. Aspects of cultures that are the same all over the world are known as cultural
variations.
A. True
B. False.
____15. A culture within a culture that does not necessarily seek to go against the
mainstream is called a
A.
B.
Subculture
Counterculture
_____16. A culture within a culture that seeks to go against the mainstream is called a
A. Subculture
B. Counterculture
____17. The difference between a random sample survey and a quota sample survey is
that a quota sample survey only samples from a fixed percentage of respondents.
A. True
B. False
Open-ended Response:
18. Listed below are the five components that every culture has in common. After each
one listed, please explain what they are to the best of your ability. Follow the rubric
below to score your best.
4 out of 4 points - You explain 4-5 thoroughly and use examples to illustrate your
meanings.
3 out of 4 points – You explain 2-3 thoroughly and use examples to illustrate your
meanings.
2 out of 4 points – You explain 1 thoroughly and use examples to illustrate your
meanings.
1 out of 4 points – You explain none thoroughly but you at least give examples.
The Components of Culture
Technology - ___________________________________________________________
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Symbols - _____________________________________________________________
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Language - ____________________________________________________________
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Values - _______________________________________________________________
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Norms - _______________________________________________________________
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