1. Of the following, which variable do sociologists emphasize the most as being the determining motivation for our thinking and behavior? (Points: 3)
       Random chance events
       Natural born in instincts
       Inherited genetic structure
       Ones society and social location


2. The first goal of each scientific discipline is to: (Points: 3)
       Explain why something happens
       Make generalizations why things happen
       Look for patterns when things happen
       Predict what will happen in the future


3. A sociological theory concerned with the issues of who benefits from particular social arrangements and how the powerful maintain their positions is known as: (Points: 3)
       Coercion theory
       Conflict theory
       Functionalism
       Symbolic interactionism


4. Which of the following sociological perspectives views society as a system of highly interrelated structures or parts that operated together harmoniously? (Points: 3)
       Conflict
       Symbolic interactionism
       Societalism
       Functionalism


5. Sociologists who analyze how behavior depends on the ways that people define themselves and others are most likely: (Points: 3)
       Ethnomethodologists
       Functionalists
       Symbolic interactionists
       Conflict theorists


6. Mark views society as a system of interrelated parts, while John views society as composed of groups competing for scarce resources. Mark would be considered a _______________ theorists and John would be considered a __________________ theorist. (Points: 3)
       Symbolic interactionist; functionalist
       Conflict; functionalist
       Functionalist; symbolic interactionist
       Functionalist; conflict


7. People all over the world, especially college students, are breaking down national boundaries because of advances in communication, trade, and travel. This is referred to as: (Points: 3)
       Multiculturalism
       Globalization
       Colonialism
       Neo-colonialism


8. Language, beliefs, values, norms, behavior, material objects, and technology passed from one generation to the next by members of society describe (Points: 3)
       Culture
       Tradition
       Science
       Experiences


9. When Harry returned from a business meeting in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, his wife asked him what he thought of the Vietnamese people. Harry replied, Theyre primitive people who eat roast dog, drive widely around town on motor scooters, and talk very fast. Harrys reply best qualifies as an example of: (Points: 3)
       Cultural diffusion
       The self-fulfilling prophecy
       Ethnocentrism
       The relativist fallacy


10. Sociologists use the concept œnorms to describe: (Points: 3)
       The standards by which people define what is socially desirable
       The expectations, or rules of behavior, that develop out of our values
       Expressions of disapproval for violating socially acceptable behavior
       Ideas about what is true or false