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37545 Intro to Sociology Online

Unit 1 Assignment

Question 1

Who is considered the “father” of sociology?

Answers:

Auguste Comte

Karl Marx

Emile Durkheim

Max Weber

Question 2

Which of the following IS a contribution by W.E.B. DuBois to the field of sociology?

Answers:

He said people can understand human society by recognizing the influence of gender.

He said people can understand human society by recognizing the influence of social class.

He said that people can understand human society by recognizing the influence of race and ethnicity.

He said that people can understand human society by looking at the influence of religion.

Question 3

If you wanted to find out the voting patterns of Wisconsin residents, why wouldn’t you just survey college students?

Answers:

Because most college students don’t vote.

Because for the sample to be random, all eligilbe voters in Wisconsin should be part of the survey.

Because the target populations needs to be more restrictive

Because good research requires the use of more subjective methods

Question 4

Suppose a colllege wants to conduct an experiment to see if there is a relationship between drinking large amounts of alcohol and getting good grades, the independent variable in this case would be:

Answers:

good grades

drinking alcohol

Both drinking and good grades

making the Dean’s list

Question 5

Which sociological perspective would look at how the different parts of society are interrelated?

Answers:

conflict theory

feminist theory

symbolic interactionist theory

structural-functionalist theory

Question 6

Which sociological perspective views society as groups competing for scarce resources?

Answers:

conflict theory

social cohesion theory

symbolic interactionist theory

structural functionalist theory

Question 7

Go to the following web page. https://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols?cat_id[146]=146 Then click on the “Image View” link on the top of the page. Then click on the number “88”. What is the meaning behind the symbol?

Answers:

black power

anti-jewish

Heil Hitler

hatred towards white people

Question 8

Students in a sociology class wanted to conduct research to determine what was the world s best religion. They used the following research methods. First they decided to ask a nursing class. From the nursing class, they asked four students to participate. They gave each student one week to learn a religion. After two months of learning about religion, they were asked to describe the one, best religion. All of the responses below are examples of their faulty research EXCEPT:

Answers:

they used a random sample of groups from around the world

their sample was too small

one week is not enough time to learn a religion

all the participants were from the same program area

Question 9

Go to the following web page on the symbolic meaning of the word “snowflake”. According to the author of the website, the word snowflake has been in May of 2016 had its meaning renegotiated to mean:

Answers:

a transgender person who wants to use the bathroom of their choice

an overly sensitive person, incapable of dealing with any opinions that differ from their own. These people can often be seen congregating in ‘safe zones’ on college campuses

cultural scientists who believe there is too much cultural diversity in corporate offices

a term foreign language speakers use to make fun of Americans because they can only speak one language

Question 10

Go to Youtube and watch the following video on the meaning of the term “collateral damage”. How does the military describe the meaning of the term “collateral damage”?

Answers:

negligence of properly training armed personnel

leaking classified information to hostile foreign governments

the incidental killing and wounding of innocent people and destroying their property during an attack

unanticipated destruction of military hardware due to United Nations requirements

Question 11

Go to the following web page on types of gestures. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_gesture#Fig_sign Which of the following IS NOT a meaning that different cultures around the world have for the “fig sign”?

Answers:

obscene insult

a reference to a penis penetrating female genitalia

“I’ve got your nose” in a child’s game

a good luck charm

Question 12 is consistency in measurement and ___________ is actually measuring exactly what you intend to measure.

Answers:

Replication – validity

Validity – reliability

Reliability – validity

Validity – replication

Question 13 The new science of sociology was grounded on three social movements. All of the following were factors except:

Answers:

the Enlightenment (the rise of science)

the Protestant Reformation.

the French Revolution

the Industrial Revolution

Question 14

In an experiment, the group NOT exposed to the independent variable in the study is:

Answers:

the control group

the experimental group

the guinea pig group

the maintenance group

Question 15

A statement or set of statements that explains how or why facts or observations relate to each other is a/an:

Answers:

thesis

theory

axiom

assumption

Question 16

Joe’s class research project focuses on how people in “skater culture” use symbols and construct meaning through social relationships at the local skate park. He is using which of the following theoretical perspectives?

Answers:

symbolic interactionism

structural functionalism

qualitative analysis

conflict theory

Question 17

The research method that is the least expensive way to gather a large amount of data in a short time is:

Answers:

survey

experiment

participant observation

ethnography

Question 18

Emile Durkheim believed that ____________ was the best explanation for human behavior.

Answers:

heredity

religion

social class

social forces

Question 19

If researchers in the field of sociology conduct an experiement and the results are the same around the country, then we can say that the research is:

Answers:

hypothetical

a good start

reliable

valid

Question 20

Innocent citizens killed by stray bullets from rival gangs fighting for turf in the selling of illegal drugs would be an example of:

Answers:

a latent dysfunction

a latent function

a manifest function

an unobtrusive measure

Question 21

View the video below on the Doll Test. Describe the findings of the original test in the 1950’s and the findings of the more recent test.

If you are having trouble seeing the video, then go to the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eHIkgh1K_0

Question 22

The symbolic interactionist school of thought emphasizes the importance of meaning in human interactions. Language has enormous symbolic meaning. So do labels. View the video below on protesting the development of the Dakota oil pipeline. What are the “labels” given by the security firm Tigerswan to the anti-pipeline protesters?

If you are having trouble seeing the video, then go to the following link: https://www.vibby.com/watch?vib=mkPudwDkV