1. which of the following is the best definition of “sociology?”
A) Sociology is the study of social interaction
B) Sociology is the study of social interaction at a variety of levels
C) Sociology is the systematic study of social interaction at a variety of levels
D) Sociology is the systematic study of social interaction at the micro level
E) Sociology is the systematic study of social interaction at the macro level
2. Wright Mills introduced the concept of the “sociological imagination.” He used this term to describe the connection between
A) man and the physical environment
B) history and biography
C) biography and the physical environment
D) history and the physical environment
E) man and biography
3. _____ concentrates on the relationship between individual characteristics; _____ examines the relationships between institutional characteristics.
A) Microsociology; macrosociology
B) Macrosociology; microsociology
C) Metasociology; macrosociology
D) Metasociology; microsociology
E) Microsociology; mezosociology
4. _____, who coined the term “sociology,” is also known as the “father of sociology.”
A) Auguste Comte
B) Emile Durkheim
C) Karl Marx
D) Wright Mills
E) Max Weber
5. _____, who was critical of the system of slavery, was a pioneering feminist
A) Dorothy Smith
B) Marianne Weber
C) Harriet Martineau
D) Emily Durkheim
E) Patricia Wright Mills
6. According to Durkheim, as division of labor becomes more specialized
A) individuals become more autonomous
B) individuals become more dependent upon others
C) groups form
D) suicide rates increase
E) social unity decreases
7. _____ is often described as the “most influential social scientist who ever lived.”
A) Emile Durkheim
B) Karl Marx
C) Jane Addams
D) Max Weber
E) Wright Mills
8. Karl Marx believed that the key element in understanding human history and social change is to understand
A) family and its functions
B) the role of education
C) class conflict
D) the importance of religion
E) social organization
9. Jane Addams was largely ignored by her colleagues at the University of Chicago because
A) she was less educated than her colleagues
B) she was working with colleagues who had published more than she had
C) gender discrimination was rampant
D) racial discrimination was rampant
E) her colleagues did not agree with her assessment of immigration
10. Which of the following statements best exemplifies conflict theory?
A) Society is composed of interrelated parts that work to maintain society’s cohesion
B) Society has continuous struggles between the “haves” and “have nots” and this inequality is the source of social change.
C) Gender inequality is the major source in inequality in society
D) People act on the basis of the interpreted meanings attached to interaction with others
E) None of the above exemplifies the conflict theory.