Sociology 101 Trivia Quiz

Answer: The discipline that studies society and how people behave

The sociological perspective highlights the social environments in which people live. Culture is defined as the norms, values, and beliefs of a society. The disciplines that strive to understand, explain, and predict changes in our environments are the "natural sciences".

Answer: Karl Marx

Max Weber disagreed with almost everything Karl Marx said. While Marx believed that economics was the major force in social change, Weber said that religion was the cause of social change. Emile Durkheim is best known for his work with suicide. Spencer promoted the theory of "social Darwinism".

Answer: Symbolic Interactionism

The conflict theory is based on the belief that the various groups in society are all competing with one another. Functionalism is the perspective which says that there are both good consequences (functions) and bad consequences (dysfunctions) in every aspect of society. The differential association theory is not one of the three perspectives in Sociology.

Answer: The idea that language creates ways of thinking and perceiving

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis was developed by Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf. They developed this hypothesis in the 1930s after examining the Hopi Indians.

Answer: Tradition

There are 20 U.S. values, according to "Sociology: A Down to Earth Approach", by James Henslin: achievement and success, individualism, activity and work, efficiency and practicality, science and technology, progress, material comfort, humanitarianism, freedom, democracy, equality, racism and group superiority, education, religiosity, romantic love, leisure, self-fulfillment, physical fitness, youthfulness, and concern for the environment.

Answer: Imagine, Interpret, and Develop

In the looking-glass self, we imagine how we appear to others, interpret their reaction, and adjust our self-concept to match.

Answer: Semi-Operational

There are four stages in the development of reasoning: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational.

Answer: Later Middle Years

The later middle years are fifty to sixty-five. The early middle years are thirty to forty-nine. The early older years are sixty-five plus. Young adulthood is considered to be between the ages of eighteen and twenty-nine.

Answer: Woman

A "master status" is a status that overrides all other statuses. The other three answers are examples of achieved statuses.

Answer: Exert dominance over other groups

There are five main functions required for a society to survive: replace members, socialize new members, produce and distribute goods, preserve order, and provide a sense of purpose.