Introduction to Sociology - Milestone 1
Which of the following was one of researcher Philip Zimbardo’s key findings in the Stanford Prison Experiment?
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The guards who participated in the experiment had aggressive p
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Introduction to Sociology - Milestone 1
Which of the following was one of researcher Philip Zimbardo’s key findings in the Stanford Prison Experiment?
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The guards who participated in the experiment had aggressive personalities.
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Research has the potential to harm the physical and mental well-being of participants.
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Research does not impact the physical and mental well-being of participants.
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The prisoners who participated in the experiment had aggressive personalities.
Jackie uses graphs and charts to present data on obesity in the United States. She creates a chart showing the increasing number of children who are obese, as well as the mean, median, and mode weights.
The type of data Jackie presents on the chart is called __________ statistics.
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qualitative
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spurious
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inferential
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descriptive
Which of the following sociologists produced research demonstrating the challenges of the participant observation method?
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William Foot Whyte
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Lois Benjamin
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Max Weber
Which of the following approaches emphasizes issues that arise due to differences between races?
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Symbolic interaction theory
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Power elite theory
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Structural functional theory
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Social conflict theory
Which of the following statements best describes symbolic interaction theory?
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The meanings of situations, of people, and of society, are created through social interaction.
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Symbolic meanings are shared when we talk to each other.
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Patterns of interaction, when repeated, develop into social institutions.
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All of the answer choices are correct.
The __________ research method focuses on people in their natural settings, and is useful for generating hypotheses that can be tested in other settings.
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participant observation
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secondary source
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focus group
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survey
Together, shopping and consumer retail spending are an important part of the U.S. economy. A sociologist who takes the functional approach would note that shopping and consumer spending serve important functions in American society.
Which of the following is a manifest function of shopping malls?
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Shopping malls produce shopaholics, who contribute to the economy by accumulating credit card debt.
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All of the answer choices are correct.
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Shopping malls provide a place to purchase goods and services, and to consume entertainment.
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Shopping malls serve as a venue for the theft of goods.
According to Comte, positivist sociology views society at which of the following stages?
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Philosophical stage
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Theological stage
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Scientific stage
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Metaphysical stage
Your friend, Fred, asserts that to ensure peace in the United States, we must establish peace in other nations.
This is an example of which of the following?
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Sociological perspective
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Global perspective
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Sociological imagination
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Micro-level orientation
Rita asks four women on the street in Chicago if they are Cubs fans. Three of the four say yes. Based on this, Rita concludes that 75% of all Chicagoans are Cubs fans.
This is an example of __________.
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interference
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overgeneralization
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gender blindness
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gynocentricity
Which of the following sociologists argued that sociological research should examine the subjective or interpretive meaning of human behavior?
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Emile Durkheim
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Robert Merton
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Karl Marx
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Max Weber
Which of the following statements about symbolic interaction theory is true?
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Meaning is created when we interact with each other in society.
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Patterns of social interaction, when repeated, develop into social institutions.
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Symbolic interaction is an example of a micro-level approach.
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All of the answer choices are correct.
concept in different ways is unlikely to produce __________.
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reliability
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results
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data
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validity
Which of the following theories focuses on the role of patriarchy in influencing society's expectations about men and women?
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Symbolic interaction theory
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Social conflict theory
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Race conflict theory
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Gender conflict theory
following theoretical approaches analyzes how racial conflicts affect society?
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Symbolic interaction theory
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Social conflict theory
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Race conflict theory
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Gender conflict theory
The concept known as the sociological imagination was developed by which of the following sociologists?
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C. Wright Mills
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Emile Durkheim
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Herbert Spencer
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Karl Marx
difference between a social structure and a social function?
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A social structure is a complex and interconnected machine. A social function is any act that contributes to the maintenance of a social system.
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A social function is a complex and interconnected machine. A social structure is any act that contributes to the maintenance of a social system.
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A social function is a stable, routine pattern of interaction. A social structure is any act or process that contributes to the maintenance of a social system.
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A social structure is a stable, routine pattern of interaction. A social function is any act or process that contributes to the maintenance of a social system.
Jim is compiling a bibliography for his research paper on urban homelessness in San Francisco.
Jim's bibliography will contain all of his __________, which are the sources of his information.
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analyses
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data
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notes
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Citations
Which of the following statements is true?
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A hypothesis should only involve a dependent variable.
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A hypothesis should only involve an independent variable.
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Changes in the independent variable causes changes in the dependent variable.
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Changes in the dependent variable causes changes in the independent variable.
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