Question 1

Which of the following best defines sociology as described in the study materials?

Accepted Answer

The systematic study of human behaviour in social context.

Question 2

According to Émile Durkheim, what is the primary social factor influencing suicide rates?

Accepted Answer

The degree of social solidarity within different categories of the population.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a macrostructure in sociology?

Accepted Answer

The education system of a country.

Question 4

What is the sociological imagination, as described by C. Wright Mills?

Accepted Answer

The ability to see the connection between personal troubles and social structures.

Question 5

Which historical event encouraged evidence-based conclusions about society and contributed to the emergence of sociology?

Accepted Answer

The Scientific Revolution

Question 6

Which sociological theory focuses on the ways in which major patterns of inequality produce social stability in some circumstances and social change in others?

Accepted Answer

Conflict Theory

Question 7

Robert Merton distinguished between manifest and latent functions of social structures. Which of the following is a latent function?

Accepted Answer

The unintended social networks formed in school.

Question 8

Which theorist argued that class conflict is not the only driving force of history, and that politics and religion are also important sources of historical change?

Accepted Answer

Max Weber

Question 9

According to symbolic interactionism, social life is possible because:

Accepted Answer

People attach meanings to things.

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the concept of cultural hegemony as developed by Antonio Gramsci?

Accepted Answer

The process by which the values of the ruling class become accepted as common sense by the majority.

Question 11

Which of the following is a key focus of feminist theory in sociology?

Accepted Answer

The structures of power and social convention that determine male domination and female subordination.

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of a global structure in sociology?

Accepted Answer

International trade agreements.

Question 13

Which sociological perspective would most likely argue that online dating increases racial harmony by increasing mixed-race interactions?

Accepted Answer

Functionalism

Question 14

Which of the following statements best reflects the poststructuralist view?

Accepted Answer

Social relations and cultures are unstable and do not always shape how people think and act.

Question 15

A sociologist is studying how people present themselves in everyday life, using metaphors like 'front stage' and 'back stage.' Which theorist's ideas is this sociologist most likely drawing on?

Accepted Answer

Erving Goffman

Question 16

Which of the following is a negative outcome of postindustrialism and globalization, according to the study materials?

Accepted Answer

Increase in routine, low-paying jobs.

Question 17

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of social constructionism?

Accepted Answer

Recognizing that what is considered 'normal' behaviour varies historically and culturally.

Question 18

Which of the following is a main goal of sociological research, as described in the materials?

Accepted Answer

To improve the social world and test ideas using scientific methods.

Question 19

Which of the following best describes the tension in sociology between science and values?

Accepted Answer

There is a tension between the belief in the importance of science and the vision of an ideal society.

Question 20

Which of the following is a key argument of queer theory?

Accepted Answer

Labels like 'male,' 'female,' 'gay,' and 'lesbian' do not capture the fluidity and variability of people's actual identities.

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