HCC SOCI1301 Midterm Exam Latest 2020 September

SOCI1301 Introduction to Sociology

Midterm Exam

Question 1The term sociology was coined by:

  Adam Smith

  Herbert Spencer

  Karl Marx

  August Comte

 Question 2Which theory is closest to the work of early sociologists Emile Durkheim?

  None listed here

  Symbolic-interactional

  Structural-functional

  Social-conflict

 Question 3The conflict theory draws attention to:

  How people interacting construct meaning

  The stable aspect of society

  How elements contribute to the overall operation of society

  Patterns of social inequality

 Question 4Which of the following people had an important influence on the development of the social-conflict paradigm?

  Karl Marx

  Emile Durkheim

  Herbert Spencer

  Talcott Parsons

 Question 5What term refers to any changes in a subject’s behavior caused by the awareness of being studied?

  The Hawthorne effect

  Unreliable response

  The Stanford effect

  Invalid response

 Question 6A smaller number of people used to represent an entire population is called a:

  Sampling frame

  Sample

  Closed-format group

  Target group

 Question 7What is shared beliefs, values, and practices that participants must learn?

  Morals

  Race

  Ethnicity

  Culture

 Question 8What is the disorientation that people feel when they encounter cultures radically different from their own?

  Ethnocentrism

  Culture Shock

  Counter Culture

  Cultural Relativism

 Question 9Who is known as the founder of psychoanalytic theory?

  Lawrence Kohlberg

  Jean Piaget

  Sigmund Freud

  George Herbert Mead

 Question 10Which of these are agents of socialization?

  Friends

  All listed here

  Peer Group

  Family

 Question 11Which of the following is the most important primary group in any society?

  Family

  The Peer Group

  Media

  The Work Group

 Question 12What is a social position conferred at birth?

  Status symbols

  Master Status

  Ascribed Status

  Achieve Status

 Question 13.Joan, is an excellent artist, but finds she cannot devote enough time to her family. She is experiencing:

  Role conflict

  Role ambiguity

  Role strain

  Role exit

 Question 14Select the sociological term for the recognized violation of cultural norms

  Juvenile delinquency

  Deviance

  Crime

  Legal infraction

 Question 15A behavior that violates official law and is punished through formal sanctions is:

  Property

  Uniform Crime Report

  Violence

  Crime

 Question 16What is the term for crime committed by persons of high social position in the course of their occupations?

  Organized crime

  Violation of civil law

  Victimless crime

  White-collar crime

 Question 17Society’s categorization of its people into ranking of socioeconomic tier based on factors like wealth income, race, education, and power refers to:

  Economic changes

  Standard of living

  Social stratification

  Status consistency

 Question 18The idea that social inequality is harmful and divides society is associated with the:

  Social-exchange

  Social-conflict

  Structural-functional

  Symbolic-interaction

 Question 19A caste system is defined as:

  Social stratification based on ascription or birth

  Social stratification based on personal effort

  Social stratification based on achievement

  A social system in which categories of people are equal

 Question 20In Karl Marx’ analysis another name for the capitalist class is the:

  Bourgeoisie

  Nobility

  Aristocracy

  Proletariat