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PROFESSOR LIVINGS INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY
RENZETTI AND CURRAN
STUDY QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTERS 1 AND 2
1.
Sex, race, class, and age are all examples of
2.
The sociological emphasis on social locators
3.
Which group has the lowest rate of violent crime victimization?
4.
The rate of violent crime victimization for women is about _______ the rate of men.
5.
As a result of the end of the Cold War,
6.
An example of a global connection is that 55% of clothing sold in the United States is made in
__________.
7.
A major reason sociology developed as a discipline was due to
8.
According to Auguste Comte, when did the metaphysical stage of knowledge about society take
place?
9.
Which of the following accurately represents the order of the stages Auguste Comte developed for
how knowledge of society has developed historically?
10.
Which sociologist translated Auguste Comte's work from French into English and provided analyses
of such topics as religion, the social customs of England and the United States, industrialization,
slavery, immigration, and the family?
11.
An underlying set of moral rules that gives the members of a society the shared feeling that they
belong to something larger than themselves as individuals is known as
12.
Emile Durkheim argues that crime is, in a sense, functional in society because it
13.
Karl Marx
14.
The term proletariat refers to
15.
Which sociological theorist engaged in a "debate with Marx's ghost"?
16.
While Karl Marx believed economic factors were the primary driving force of society, Max Weber
insisted that _________ was (were) equally important.
17.
Max Weber saw an increasing emphasis on rationality and efficiency in modern life, manifested in
the growth of
18.
Which theorist emphasized that sociologists must try to capture the subjective meanings that people
give to social life because this is the way that social reality is actually created?
19.
The problems that influenced the development of sociology in the United States in the early
twentieth century included all of the following EXCEPT
20.
Who was NOT a member of the Chicago School?
21.
Much of the research of the Chicago School in the early twentieth century involved
22.
W. E. DuBois
23.
Ida Wells-Barnett
24.
Who established Hull House in Chicago and produced numerous books and articles that were widely
used by sociologists, especially those belonging to the Chicago School?
25.
During the 1940s and the 1950s-a period some have called the "Golden Era" of sociology-leadership
of the discipline shifted from the University of Chicago to
26.
Talcott Parsons and Robert Merton were both strongly influenced by the work of
27.
Talcott Parsons believed social institutions or structures such as the economy, family, government,
education, and religion
28.
___________ emphasize the orderly working of a society and see the sociologist's job as studying
how particular structures contribute to order and stability.
29.
One of the criticisms of ___________ theory is that it helps preserve the status quo rather than
promoting social change.
30.
Which of the following social theorists profoundly influenced conflict theory?
31.
Critics charge that by advocating the rights of the oppressed ________________ lose objectivity
and are thus blind to alternative points of view.
32.
Sociologists who study society at the micro level are interested in
33.
The fact that in many societies the color red means "stop" and the color green means "go" for traffic
lights, though there is nothing inherent in those colors to dictate this, is of interest to
34.
_________ argue that sociological research should not be separated from sociological practice; that
is, the sociologist should not study society simply to gain knowledge but to use the knowledge to
develop strategies to improve society.
35.
Who first emphasized the importance of symbolic communication for understanding human
interaction?
36.
Who is the leading advocate of the sociological approach that devises experiments in which the
most basic, unspoken rules of interaction are deliberately broken?
37.
Feminist sociologists charge that mainstream sociology has been too
38.
___________ call for a more inclusive sociology, celebrating multiple perspectives, including those
from groups who have been historically silenced or marginalized.
39.
___________ refers to the cluster of behavioral patterns and personality traits associated with
masculinity and femininity.
40.
Which sociological perspective focuses in how the homeless break numerous rules of everyday
interaction that most people take for granted?
41.
Sociological research reveals that the rate of nonmarital births in the United States today
42.
Children account for about ____ percent of the Americans living in poverty today.
43.
Which of the following is NOT a micro-level issue?
44.
Sociologists often choose a research topic or problem by
45.
In their proposed sociological research project for an introduction to sociology class at Wichita State
University discussed in the text, the researchers hypothesized that
46.
Which statement is NOT true about the research project proposed by a group of students in an
introduction to sociology class at Wichita State University discussed in the text?
47.
What is the final step in the sociological research process?
48.
Sociologists label descriptive categories or values ________.
49.
The following survey item would be considered ____________ of sexism. Directions: Indicate
whether you agree or disagree with the following statement by filling in the corresponding circle with
#2 pencil. "Wives should stay at home, husbands should be the breadwinners."
50.
Operationalizing variables
51.
Suppose a sociologist proclaimed that racism no longer exists in the United States. He bases this
assertion on a telephone survey he conducted consisting of one question: "Do you consider yourself
a racist?" More than 95% of those who responded to this question said no. Many sociologists would
undoubtedly claim that this research lacked
52.
A ____________ study examines behavior or attitudes at one fixed point. It is often compared to a
"snapshot" of time.
53.
Asking a group of 100 teenagers next Tuesday about whether and how often they smoke marijuana
would be a _______ study.
54.
Which factor(s) usually constrain the number of people who can be included in a sociological study?
55.
Suppose a sociologist is interested in researching the use of alcohol at Harvard University. The
researcher wants to examine such issues as how many students drink alcohol, how often they drink,
and how much they drink in one sitting. The researcher seeks to draw conclusions about all students
currently attending Harvard University as undergraduates. These students are called the
____________.
56.
There are about 100 million registered voters in the United States. How many of them do news
reporters typically survey to predict electoral results?
57.
Why was the sample of 22,000 people reported in the text that found that taking an aspirin every
other day can prevent heart attacks unrepresentative?
58.
Which of the following is NOT an example of qualitative analysis?
59.
The ____________ shows the number of times each attribute of a variable occurs in the sample or
population.
Dividing the total of the values reported by each study participant by the number of participants
produces the
60.
61.
If a student's grades improve in proportion to the amount of time she spends studying, sociologists
would call this a(n)
62.
To __________ a variable means holding it constant or in some way neutralizing its effects.
63.
The drawbacks of which type of research method include that its cost is high, it is time-consuming,
and the characteristics of the researcher can bias the results.
64.
Renzetti's study of violence in lesbian relationships found that
65.
An anthropologist who became a stripper to study the behavior of those involved in this occupation
is an example of a
66.
Suppose a sociologist decides to research the interaction between a teacher and her students in an
elementary school. The teacher tells her third grade students that a very special guest will be
coming on Tuesdays to watch them during their math lesson. The students are "on their best
behavior" during these visits. Additionally, the teacher attempts to spend extra time with her students
during the researcher's visits. This research is problematic due to
67.
In an experiment who is exposed to the independent variable? (41)
68.
Philip Zimbardo tested the hypothesis that the structure of prison life itself, not abnormal
personalities, produces violent and abusive behavior on the part of both guards and prisoners.
Though this study was conducted by a psychologist, the results are of great interest to sociologists
as well because they revealed that
69.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about content analysis?
70.
Which of the following is a possible disadvantage of content analysis?
71.
Clark and colleagues' study of children's picture books is an example of
72.
Suppose you are a graduate student in sociology. You read a research article about college
cheating. It states that an average of 67% of students cheat at the college level. You were surprised
by this finding and decide to repeat this study to see if you obtain the same results. You try to
conduct your study as similarly as possible to the original study that inspired you. This is an example
of
73.
Lack of control over how the data is collected is a major drawback for which type of research method?
74.
Which of the following limits the reliability of the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports?
75.
According to the text, Laud Humphreys did not begin his study of homosexual sex in men's restrooms with a
set of hypotheses he wished to test. Rather, he relied on the data he gathered during the research to suggest
explanations for the interactions he studied. This research study is an example of
76.
77.
A sociologist conducts in-person interviews with men in an out-patient treatment center for abusing their wives.
She conducts the research study in order to determine if the theory that alcohol abuse causes domestic
violence is accurate or not. This research study is an example of
Many sociologists consider it important to be value-neutral. This refers to
78.
Max Weber maintained that
79.
In his famous study of obedience to authority, Stanley Milgram placed announcements in the newspaper to
recruit subjects that said persons were needed for a study of
80.
The politics of research refers to how