SOC 1502 Study Questions and Exams
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Scapegoat Theory Shows That Haves And Have Nots Inner City Areas
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3. speak different
languages
4. practise a recognized
religion
Seeing patterns means
that a sociologist needs
to be able to:
1. compare the behaviour
of individuals from
different societies
2. compare one society
to another
3. identify similarities in
how social groups
respond to social
pressure
4. compare individuals to
groups
3. identify similarities in how social groups
respond to social pressure
Which of the following
was a topic of study in
early sociology?
1. astrology
2. economics
3. physics
4. history
2. economics
Which founder of
sociology believed
societies changed due
to class struggle?
1. Émile Comte
2. Karl Marx
3. Plato
4. Herbert Spencer
2.Karl Marx
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Which of the following
best describes sociology
as a subject?
1. the study of individual
behaviour
2. the study of cultures
3. the study of society
and social interaction
4. the study of
economics
3. the study of society and social
interaction
Wright Mills once said
that sociologists need to
develop a sociological
__________ to study how
society affects
individuals.
1. culture
2. imagination
3. method
4.tool
2. Imagination
A sociologist defines
society as a group of
people who reside in a
defined area, share a
culture, and who:
1. interact
2. work in the same
industry
1. interact
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The difference between
positivism and
interpretive sociology
relates to:
1. whether individuals like
or dislike their society
2. whether research
methods use statistical
data or person-toperson research
3. whether sociological
studies can predict or
improve society
4. all of the above
3. whether sociological studies can
predict or improve society
Which would a
quantitative sociologists
use to gather data?
1. a large survey
2. a literature search
3. an in-depth interview
4. a review of television
programs
1. a large survey
Weber believed humans
could not be studied
purely objectively
because they were
influenced by:
1. drugs
2. their culture
3. their genetic makeup
4. the researcher
2.their culture
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