Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.

1		Sociology is
			A)	an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society.
			B)	the systematic study of social behavior and human groups.
			C)	concerned with what one individual does or does not do.
			D)	very narrow in scope.
2		Which sociologist introduced the concept of the sociological imagination?
			A)	Richard Schaefer
			B)	Auguste Comte
			C)	Harriet Martineau
			D)	C. Wright Mills
3		Durkheim's research suggested that
			A)	Catholics had much higher suicide rates than Protestants.
			B)	there seemed to higher rates of suicide in times of peace than in times of war and revolution.
			C)	civilians were more likely to take their lives than soldiers.
			D)	suicide is a solitary act, unrelated to group life.
4		Weber taught his students that they should employ what in their intellectual work?
			A)	anomie
			B)	Verstehen
			C)	the sociological imagination
			D)	microsociology
5		Which sociological perspective holds that if an aspect of social life does not contribute to a society's stability or survival it will not be passed on from one generation to the next?
			A)	conflict perspective
			B)	interactionist perspective
			C)	microsociology
			D)	functionalist perspective
6		Which sociological perspective assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of tension between competing groups?
			A)	conflict perspective
			B)	interactionist perspective
			C)	microsociology
			D)	functionalist perspective
7		Sociologist C. Wright Mills spoke of an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society and referred to this awareness as
			A)	sociology.
			B)	social psychology.
			C)	the sociological imagination.
			D)	impression management.
8		Within sociology, a/an __________ is a set of statements that seeks to explain problems, actions, or behavior.
			A)	theory
			B)	hypothesis
			C)	operational definition
			D)	correlation
9		According to the text, Herbert Spencer
			A)	applied the concept of evolution of the species to societies.
			B)	felt compelled to correct and improve society.
			C)	argued that it is "unnatural" that some people are rich while others are poor.
			D)	all of the above
10		Sociologist Max Weber coined the term __________ in referring to a made-up model that serves as a measuring rod against which actual cases can be evaluated.
			A)	operational definition
			B)	theory
			C)	ideal type
			D)	Verstehen
11		__________ and Friedrich Engels prepared a platform called The Communist Manifesto, in which they argued that the masses of people who have no resources other than their labor (the proletariat) should unite to fight for the overthrow of capitalist societies.
			A)	Karl Marx
			B)	Emile Durkheim
			C)	Max Weber
			D)	Herbert Spencer
12		Thinking of society as a living organism in which each part of the organism contributes to its survival is a reflection of which theoretical perspective?
			A)	interactionist
			B)	functionalist
			C)	conflict
			D)	feminist
13		__________ functions of institutions are open, stated, and conscious.
			A)	Manifest
			B)	Latent
			C)	Dys
			D)	Structural
14		Latent functions are
			A)	open, stated, and conscious.
			B)	disruptive and threaten stability.
			C)	unconscious an/or unintended.
			D)	destructive.
15		The __________ perspective generalizes about everyday forms of social interaction in order to understand society as a whole.
			A)	conflict
			B)	functionalist
			C)	interactionist
			D)	feminist
16		In this sociologist's hierarchy of sciences, sociology was the "queen" and its practitioners "science-priests."
			A)	Auguste Comte
			B)	Emile Durkheim
			C)	Herbert Spencer
			D)	Harriet Martineau
17		The holding down of unemployment by universities would be considered what kind of function?
			A)	dysfunction
			B)	manifest function
			C)	latent function
			D)	conflict function
18		Which theoretical perspective would examine sports on the microlevel by focusing on how day-to-day social behavior is shaped by the distinctive norms, values, and demands of the world of sports?
			A)	functionalist perspective
			B)	conflict perspective
			C)	interactionist perspective
			D)	both a and b
19		Which step is the first step in the scientific method?
			A)	reviewing the literature
			B)	formulating a testable hypothesis
			C)	defining the problem
			D)	selecting the research design and then collecting and analyzing the data
20		An explanation of an abstract concept that is specific enough to allow a researcher to measure the concept is
			A)	a hypothesis.
			B)	an operational definition.
			C)	a correlation.
			D)	a variable.
21		The variable hypothesized to cause or influence another is called
			A)	the dependent variable.
			B)	the hypothetical variable.
			C)	the correlation variable.
			D)	the independent variable.
22		Which kind of sample is most frequently used by social scientists?
			A)	a purposive sample
			B)	a haphazard sample
			C)	a random sample
			D)	a nonscientific sample
23		Which type of variable is a factor held constant to test the relative impact of the independent variable?
			A)	a control variable
			B)	an independent variable
			C)	a dependent variable
			D)	a hypothetical variable
24		A study, generally in the form of an interview or questionnaire, is known as what?
			A)	an observation
			B)	ethnography
			C)	an experiment
			D)	a survey
25		The degree to which a measure or scale truly reflects the phenomenon under study is termed
			A)	reliability.
			B)	validity.
			C)	sampling representativeness.
			D)	predictability.