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Question #1
A independent variable is an outcome of dependent variables.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #2
A hierarchy that assigns an entire group to have less or more of what a society makes, is called a system of
A.
ethnic relation
B.
stratification
C.
cultural system
D.
education
Question #3
A hypothesis is defined as a verified statement about testing theories with social variables.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #4
In general telephone survey is more expensive than face to face or door to door survey.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #5
A theory is a system of abstract statements explains how and why phenomena in the universe operate.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #6
According to research methods lectures,
A.
questionnaire surveys use quantitative methods
B.
Humanism or Interpretivist methods use empirical data analyses
C.
a non-random sample is better than a random sample
D.
all of the above
Question #7
According to functionalist theory
A.
the poor should be disregarded
B.
the rich should be punished
C.
the top talented individuals are rare in a society and they should be rewarded higher than others in prestige and income
D.
all of the above
Question #8
According to Marx's theory,
A.
there is a class conflict between alienated wage labors and private property owners
B.
there are two dominant elite groups in the U.S.
C.
minority members interact with one another
D.
all of the above
Question #9
According to Marx,
A.
the foundation of the capitalist mode of production was laid in the late 15th and beginning of the 16th century in England
B.
free proletarians went to the labor market by the dissolution of feudal agriculture
C.
both 1 and 3 (or A and C) are correct
D.
English middle class appeared after the WWII
Question #10
According to Marx, in industrialization process,
A.
educational inequality is obvious
B.
there is no occupational categories
C.
class conflicts are unavoidable
D.
all of the above
Question #11
According to Marx, one’s class status is
A.
an educational achievement of an individual
B.
a position in the process of economic production
C.
an occupational ranking of an individual
D.
a shared expectation about behavior
Question #12
According to positivism, ‘metaphysical speculation’ is also accepted.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #13
According to the Functionalist perspective
A.
power and prestige have less significance than money
B.
those who have more power should be respected
C.
both carpenters’ and doctors’ jobs are functionally important
D.
none of the above
Question #14
An independent variable is the ‘effect’ of a dependent variable.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #15
The chapter indicates that a social attitude in survey
A.
is always predictable
B.
is a conditioned response to social stimuli or questionnaire
C.
represents a behavioral pattern
D.
both A and B (or 1 and 2)
Question #16
Chapter 3 used cross sectional data among 50 states in 1980.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #17
Durkheim argued that suicide varies ________with the degree of integration of the social groups, of which the individuals form a part,
A.
tremendously
B.
positively
C.
inversely
D.
all of the above
Question #18
Durkheim argues that suicide is closely related to
A.
a society’s authority ranking
B.
a society’s literacy level
C.
the quality and quantity of individuals’ social networks
D.
all of the above
Question #19
Egoistic suicides occur when
A.
altruistic suicides stop in a society
B.
social ties are strong in a society
C.
social integration in a society is weak
D.
social integration in a society is strong
Question #20
Functional theory stated that
A.
inequality is always affected by greed
B.
a society is like a functional body with some jobs that are more important than others
C.
skills are greatly influenced by learning
D.
all of the above
Question #21
Chapters and lectures show that the Qualitative data are more often associated with exploratory filed work and inductive method.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #22
In chapter 2, Marx argued that
A.
the rise in the price of wool provided the direct impulse for the eviction of peasants from the land
B.
a man’s exclusive trust in God is being rewarded
C.
both A and B
D.
there is a connection between expropriation and economic expansion in England
Question #23
In chapter 2, Marx said that in order to gain more surpluses from sheep, a Duchess of Sutherland expropriated 300 peasant families from her land.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #24
In chapter 29, about 28% blue collar sons came from white collar families.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #25
In chapter 3
A.
the race and ethnicity variables were included
B.
the unemployment and per capita state income were used as control variables
C.
the city data was included
D.
all of the above
Question #26
In chapter 3,
A.
the independent variables include gender
B.
the independent variables include migration change
C.
the dependent is migration change
D.
none of the above
Question #27
In chapter 5 ‘Survey research’,
A.
the observations on Japanese Americans are conducted
B.
the researchers argue that blacks inherit less social mobility
C.
the researchers used observations and conversations in fields
D.
the survey about acceptance of Chinese as guests is conducted
Question #28
In chapter 5, using questionnaire becomes a major method, is because
A.
it is cheap, easy, and mechanical
B.
it does NOT have ‘yes’ and ‘no’ simple answers
C.
it is used by mail only
D.
all of the above
Question #29
In Chapter 5, ‘Yes and No’ answers is the dependent variable regarding hotels and restaurants acceptance.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #30
Longitudinal data include follow up panel study
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #31
In “Up and down the opportunity’s ladder” chapter,
A.
county and state suicide rate was a dependent variable
B.
Americans are frequent border-crossers
C.
poor whites committed higher rates of suicide
D.
independent variables include political membership
Question #32
One intermediate variable in Marxist conflict model is
A.
class struggle
B.
social class
C.
class consciousness
D.
all of the above
Question #33
One reason that there was no peasant revolution in England was because there were hardly many peasants left after several centuries’ expropriation.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #34
Qualitative data are usually collected through field observations/conversations and ethnographic interviews.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #35
Quantitative data are collected in the form of numbers through questionnaires.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #36
Quantitative data collected by a scientist is content and words in nature.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #37
Quantitative researchers often get their data from
A.
participant-observation
B.
both A and B
C.
field work
D.
surveys or structured questionnaires
Question #38
Reliability means the concepts in the research are repeatedly measured with similar results.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #39
The best study method for field work is experimental study.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #40
The conflict model would explain
A.
human selfishness has conflict with the taboos of a society
B.
the social roles of all individuals
C.
the class conflict in the U.S.
D.
none of the above
Question #41
The critique towards the functionalist theory is that more talented people are available. The reason they cannot acquire high skill jobs is that they do not have equal opportunities.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #42
The sibling fights in a family of a society reflect the Conflict theory.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #43
The social order/integration theory explains
A.
why social stratification is an universal phenomenon
B.
why social structure constrains individual behaviors
C.
why society is like a functional body
D.
all of the above
Question #44
One of the weaknesses of the suicide study in Chapter 3 is
A.
the mental and psychiatry variables are not available in data set
B.
the data is collected at several points in time—longitudinal
C.
the data set is too small
D.
none of the above
Question #45
Which one of the theoretical models tends to emphasize sacrifice of self?
A.
None
B.
Conflict theory
C.
Social Order theory
D.
Functionalist theory
Question #46
Interpretivism indicates that the reality and the truth of the world can be gained though empirical studies.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #47
Social structure does not determine individual behavior
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #48
The critique for Marx is that the ruling class paid skilled workers more money so the middle class does not want to involve in class struggle.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #49
"Sheep ate humans" (sheep industry) in England started in the 18th century.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
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