Sociology 101 Practice Exam #1
True or False: Please answer false if the following question is not true in any way (2 points).
#1) Socialization is the process where children learn the culture of a given society.
___ True
___ False
#2) Functionalism, Conflict, and Symbolic Interactionism are the three sociological perspectives
used to examine social phenomenon in sociology.
___ True
___ False
#3) According to the video shown in class, Emile Durkheim original studies of functionalism
focused on the association between industrialization and suicide.
___ True
___ False
Matching Questions: Please match the term to the appropriate definition. Write the letter in the
appropriate space (2 points).
#4) Please match these basic sociological terms to their appropriate definitions.
______ Structure
A. The ability to grasp the relationship between
individual lives and the larger social forces that
help to shape them
B. The ability of individuals and groups to exercise
free will and to influence social change.
