SOCIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AN D ANSWERS

SOCIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AN D ANSWERS 2023/2024

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Chapter 1:

• The view that people attach subjective meanings to their actions is a hallmark of which theory?
• functionalism b. conflict theory c. symbolic interactionism
• feminism e. systems theory

• focuses on personal interactions and subjective meanings.
• Functionalism b. Conflict theory c. Feminist theory
• Symbolic Interactionism e. None of the above

• would argue that the rise of U.S. divorce rates is the result of the loss of family functions.
• Symbolic interactionists b. Functionalists c. Conflict theorists
• Feminists e. Critical theorists

• would argue that the rise of U.S. divorce rates is the result of the emergence of alternatives

to lifelong marriage.

• Symbolic interactionists b. Functionalists c. Conflict theorists
• Feminists e. Critical theorists

• would argue that the rise of U.S. divorce rates is the result of the changing meaning and

interpretation of marriage and divorce.

• Symbolic interactionists b. Functionalists c. Conflict theorists
• Feminists e. Critical theorists

• “College students succeed or fail based on their degree of academic engagement.” This statement is an

example of which sociological perspective?

• symbolic interactionist b. functionalist c. conflict
• feminist e. exhibitionist

• According to the textbook, which of the following is the best definition of “sociology?”
• Sociology is the enigmatic study of social interaction.
• Sociology is the enigmatic study of social interaction at a variety of levels.
• Sociology is the systematic study of social interaction at a variety of levels.
• Sociology is the systematic study of social interaction at the micro level.
• Sociology is the systematic study of social interaction at the macro level.

• Bill is a sociologist who studies poverty. He understands that an individual’s poverty status is the result of

larger economic situations and unemployment rates in the local community rather than the individual’s personal problem. Bill is utilizing his

• macrosociology. b. microsociology. c. research methodology.
• common sense. e. sociological imagination.

• Weber’s requires a subjective understanding of behavior.
• entwicklung b. gemeinschaft c. gesellschaft d. kapitalismus e. verstehen

• Corey is a researcher who separates his personal values and ideologies from his scientific data collection.

Corey is a researcher.

• ethical b. alienated c. quantitative d. value-free e. verstehen

• This early sociologist helped to found the NAACP and was himself a prominent black sociologist.
• W.E.B. DuBois b. Booker T. Washington c. Jesse Martin
• Donald Black e. George Herbert Mead

• Kevin views society as a system of interrelated parts, while Patrick views society as composed of groups

competing for scarce resources. Kevin would be considered a theorist and Patrick would be seen as a theorist. 1 / 3

• symbolic interactionist; functionalist b. conflict; functionalist
• functionalist; symbolic interactionist d. functionalist; conflict
• conflict; symbolic interactionist

• Which of the following statements best exemplifies functionalist theory?
• Society is composed of interrelated parts that work to maintain society’s cohesion.
• Society has continuous struggles between the “haves” and “have nots” and this inequality is the source

of social change.

• Gender inequality is the major source in inequality in society.
• People act on the basis of the interpreted meanings attached to interaction with others.
• None of the above exemplifies the functionalist theory.

• Which of the following statements best exemplifies conflict theory?
• Society is composed of interrelated parts that work to maintain society’s cohesion.
• Society has continuous struggles between the “haves” and “have nots” and this inequality is the

source of social change.

• Gender inequality is the major source in inequality in society.
• People act on the basis of the interpreted meanings attached to interaction with others.
• None of the above exemplifies the conflict theory. 2 / 3

• Which of the following statements best exemplifies feminist theories?
• Society is composed of interrelated parts that work to maintain society’s cohesion.
• Society has continuous struggles between the “haves” and “have nots” and this inequality is the source

of social change.

• Gender inequality is the primary source of inequality in society.
• People act on the basis of the interpreted meanings attached to interaction with others.
• None of the above exemplifies the feminist theory.

• Which of the following statements best exemplifies symbolic interactionist theory?
• Society is composed of interrelated parts that work to maintain society’s cohesion.
• Society has continuous struggles between the “haves” and “have nots” and this inequality is the source

of social change.

• Gender inequality is the primary source of inequality in society.
• People act on the basis of the interpreted meanings attached to interaction with others.
• None of the above exemplifies the symbolic interactionist theory.

• In studying problems of the homeless, would focus on their face-to-face behaviors.

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• symbolic interactionists b. functionalists c. conflict theorists
• structuralists e. feminists

Feminist theories extend the work of which other sociological theory?

• functionalism b. conflict theory c. symbolic interactionism
• systems theory e. exchange theory
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