In Conflict and Order, 14th edition
When a sociologist gathers data on a particular group of people, such as current statistics on income, housing, or
education, she must ask which type of questions?
a. Factual
b. Comparative
c. Historical
d. Theoretical
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Develop a sociological research question and propose a research method to answer it.
Topic/Concept: The Craft of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.3.29
A sociologist who is studying the differences between two societies is likely to ask which kind of questions?
a. Factual
b. Comparative
c. Historical
d. Theoretical
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Develop a sociological research question and propose a research method to answer it.
Topic/Concept: The Craft of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.3.30
Which type of questions look for trends and changes within a society over time?
a. Factual
b. Comparative
c. Historical
d. Theoretical
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Develop a sociological research question and propose a research method to answer it.
Topic/Concept: The Craft of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.3.31
When sociologists consider the reasons certain conditions exist within a society, they are likely to be asking
which type of questions?
a. Factual
b. Comparative
c. Historical
d. Theoretical
Chapter One: The Sociological Perspective
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Develop a sociological research question and propose a research method to answer it.
Topic/Concept: The Craft of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.3.32
Which of the following would be considered an acceptable source of data for sociological research?
a. Generalizing from personal experiences
b. Making assumptions from a single case
c. Using census data as the basis for findings
d. Using some authority such as the media or the Bible
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Develop a sociological research question and propose a research method to answer it.
Topic/Concept: The Craft of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.3.33
Which of the following research methods would a sociologist use to gather data by means of personal interviews or
written questionnaires?
a. Observation
b. Experiment
c. Survey
d. Existing data
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Develop a sociological research question and propose a research method to answer it.
Topic/Concept: The Craft of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.3.34
Which of the following refers to a subset of the group to be studied?
a. Population
b. Variable
c. Value
d. Sample
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Develop a sociological research question and propose a research method to answer it.
Topic/Concept: The Craft of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.3.35
In Conflict and Order, 14th edition
A sociologist who wants to track changes within a particular group of people over time would be likely to use which
type of research instrument?
a. Control group
b. Latitude questionnaire
c. Random sample
d. Longitudinal survey
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Develop a sociological research question and propose a research method to answer it.
Topic/Concept: The Craft of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.3.36
Which of the following is something that can be changed, such as a characteristic, value, or belief?
a. Theory
b. Variable
c. Constant
d. Survey
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Develop a sociological research question and propose a research method to answer it.
Topic/Concept: The Craft of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.3.37
The control group is defined as
a. research subjects who are exposed to the independent variable.
b. research subjects who are not exposed to the independent variable.
c. the researchers who are in control of the experiment
d. the government agency to which the experimental results must be reported.
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Develop a sociological research question and propose a research method to answer it.
Topic/Concept: The Craft of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.3.38
Which of the following groups consist of subjects exposed to the independent variable?
a. Experimental
b. Treatment
c. Factual
d. Control
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Develop a sociological research question and propose a research method to answer it.
Chapter One: The Sociological Perspective
Topic/Concept: The Craft of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.3.39
Which of the following variables is influenced by changes in another variable?
a. Experimental
b. Independent
c. Dependent
d. Control
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Develop a sociological research question and propose a research method to answer it.
Topic/Concept: The Craft of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.3.40
The independent variable is the one that
a. is influenced by another variable.
b. may influence another variable.
c. is not included in the experiment.
d. applies only to the control group.
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Develop a sociological research question and propose a research method to answer it.
Topic/Concept: The Craft of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.3.41
To study a religious group, a sociologist might join the group and take part in ceremonies while studying their
beliefs. This would be an example of which kind of research?
a. Survey research
b. Indirect experiments
c. Experimental observation
d. Participant observation
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Develop a sociological research question and propose a research method to answer it.
Topic/Concept: The Craft of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.3.42
In Conflict and Order, 14th edition
The goal of nonparticipant observation as a research tool is to
a. fully understand a society’s behavior by becoming a part of the group.
b. maintain a superior distance in order to judge the society accurately.
c. observe events and social interactions in their natural environment.
d. effect social change from within the society being studied.
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Develop a sociological research question and propose a research method to answer it.
Topic/Concept: The Craft of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.3.43
If a social researcher studying the condition of Native Americans contacts the government and social service
agencies for statistics about the various communities being studied, he is taking advantage of
a. existing prejudices.
b. experimental results.
c. participant observation.
d. existing data.
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Develop a sociological research question and propose a research method to answer it.
Topic/Concept: The Craft of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.3.44
What is defined as being absolutely free of bias in research?
a. False consciousness
b. Value neutrality
c. Non-scientific analysis
d. Human agency
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Develop a sociological research question and propose a research method to answer it.
Topic/Concept: The Craft of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.3.45
Which of the following describes the task of sociologists to recognize bias so that it does not invalidate their
findings?
a. Scientific integrity
b. Sociological theory
c. Non-scientific analysis
d. Positivism
Chapter One: The Sociological Perspective
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Develop a sociological research question and propose a research method to answer it.
Topic/Concept: The Craft of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.4.46
Sociology can be seen as subversive because it
a. questions all social arrangements.
b. seeks to overthrow existing government structures.
c. represents a tendency of human beings to be chaotic.
d. represents a desire to initiate discontent.
Learning Objective: LO 1.4: Explain what it is about the sociological perspective that makes some people uncomfortable.
Topic/Concept: A Challenge to Think Sociologically
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.4.47
A fundamental problem with sociology is that
a. there is only one right answer to any question.
b. all outcomes have already been accurately predicted.
c. people do not always act the way we expect them to.
d. sociologists tend to theorize without data.
Learning Objective: LO 1.4: Explain what it is about the sociological perspective that makes some people uncomfortable.
Topic/Concept: A Challenge to Think Sociologically
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.4.48
Which of the following represents the underlying assumption of the sociologist?
a. Things are not as they seem.
b. Human behavior is individually determined.
c. Prediction is always possible, with the right data.
d, Society must be fundamentally changed.
Learning Objective: LO 1.4: Explain what it is about the sociological perspective that makes some people uncomfortable.
Topic/Concept: A Challenge to Think Sociologically
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.4.49
In Conflict and Order, 14th edition
Which of the following is the kind of question that sociologists ask and that might make people uncomfortable?
a. How many people live in this community?
b. How many children are in each grade in this school?
c. Who benefits under the existing social arrangements, and who does not?
d. How many people should be included in the sample size to obtain reliable results?
Learning Objective: LO 1.4: Explain what it is about the sociological perspective that makes some people uncomfortable.
Topic/Concept: A Challenge to Think Sociologically
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.4.50
_____ of a society sensitizes the individual to the inconsistencies present in that society.
a. Nonparticipant observation
b. The social determinism
c. The value neutrality
d. Critical examination
Answer : d. Critical examination
Learning Objective: LO 1.4: Explain what it is about the sociological perspective that makes some people uncomfortable.
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Understand the assumptions of the sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: Sociology
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.2.52
Compare Comte’s emphasis on positivism with Durkheim’s focus on social facts.
Learning Objective: LO 1.2: Describe the contributions of four key theorists to the development of sociology.
Topic/Concept: The Historical Development of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Chapter One: The Sociological Perspective
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.2.53
Compare Marx’s theory of social class and political power with Weber’s theory.
Feedback:Marx believed that economic structure shaped society; he was concerned with the divide between rich and
poor, owners and workers. Marx believed that false consiousness (where workers believe in ideas that support
capitalist owners more than themselves) should be replaced with class consciousness (where workers recognize
what is in their own interest, that they are oppressed, and who is oppressing them) in order to bring about social
change. Weber thought Marx’s ideas were too narrow, and that political and cultural forces were also at work in
shaping society. He argued that the charisma of individual leaders affected political power, as well as belief
systems such as the Protestant work ethic.
Source ID: 3.0.12
Learning Objective: LO 1.2: Describe the contributions of four key theorists to the development of sociology.
Topic/Concept: The Historical Development of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.3.54
Discuss the four types of sociological questions and the role each type plays in helping us gather reliable data and
make valid conclusions.
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Develop a sociological research question and propose a research method to answer it.
Topic/Concept: The Craft of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.4.55
Discuss the reasons people may find sociology to be uncomfortable or even frightening.
Learning Objective: LO 1.4: Explain what it is about the sociological perspective that makes some people uncomfortable.
Topic/Concept: A Challenge to Think Sociologically
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Apply What You Know