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Sociology
Unit 1 Review – Chapter 1
1. Karl Marx believed that class conflict was inevitable because
a. latent functions are more common than manifest functions.
b. social interdependence always leads to social unrest.
c. Social Darwinism states that a classless society is the most stable type of society.
d.workers will eventually overthrow the capitalists just as slaves overthrew their owners.
2. The distribution of power is most important in which of the following theoretical perspectives?
a. symbolic interactionism b. conflict perspective
c. functionalism
d. positivism
3. When a baby waves “bye-bye,” he is using a a. function. b. symbol. c. verstehen. d. rationalization.
4. Jane Addams
a. was concerned about the problems of the lower class in America in the early 1900s.
b. believed everyone should find his or her social-class level without outside interference.
c. was the first person to research the social structure of African American communities.
d.is considered the founder of symbolic interactionism.
5. Which of the following best describes the sociological perspective?
a. Its major focus is on individual differences.
c. It focuses on people at a group level.
b. Its major focus is the intelligence of individuals.
d. It has little interest in group behavior.
6.When an athlete holds a clenched fist over her head after scoring a point, she is using a
a. function. b. symbol. c. verstehen. d. rationalization.
7. _____________ emphasize that people can communicate because they share words, gestures, and physical
objects that have similar meanings to all of them.
a. Symbolic interactionists
b. Functionalists
c. Conflict theorists d. Positivists
8. __________ emphasizes the contributions of each part of society and how these parts work together to create
a unified whole. a. Symbolic interactionism b. Functionalism c. The conflict perspective
d. Positivism
9. According to __________, the people with the most power are seen as the most valuable to society.
a. symbolic interactionism b. functionalism
c. the conflict perspective d. positivism
True or False: Decide if the statement is true or false and write a T or F in the blank.
10. W.E.B. Du Bois scientifically studied the social structure of African American communities.
11. Symbolic interactionists say that we are able to communicate with one another because we have a set of
symbols that have similar meanings to all of us.
12.
Most groups encourage their members to conform to the group’s way of thinking and behaving.
13.
Sociology is one of the oldest sciences, having been around about 400 years.
14.
Sociologists rarely challenge conventional social wisdom.
15.
The sociological perspective allows sociologists to focus on the common behaviors of a group of
people, rather than their individual differences.
16.
When you try to understand your friend’s feelings by placing yourself in her situation, you are using
verstehen.
Short answer
17. What is a more authentic definition of sociology than “studying how people behave in groups”?
18. What is the major difference between sociology and psychology?
19. Why do you think sociological imagination is important to the field of sociology?
20. Who is more likely to agree with Herbert Spencer’s theory of Social Darwinism, a functionalist or
somewhat from the conflict perspective? Why?