1. Which of the following would be an example of the use of the sociological imagination?
Ans: C
A study that indicates that worker apathy is related to the general features of assembly-line work.
2. According to Emile Durkheim’s research on suicide
Ans: A
Protestants have higher suicide rates than Catholics
3. Which sociological perspective generalizes about everyday forms of social interaction in order to understand a whole?
Ans: C
Interactionist perspective
4. Income, religion, race, gender and marital status can all be examples of
Ans: A
Indexes
5. Which of the following is considered as aspect of culture?
Ans: D
All of these.
6. Which one of the following is an example of a society?
Ans: A
An Amish community in Pennsylvania
7. George Murdoch’s research indicated that which one of the following is a cultural universal?
Ans: C
Funeral Ceremonies
8. Communism, the Episcopalian religion and the microwave oven are examples of
Ans: A
Diffusion
9. George Ritzer’s concept of the “McDonaldization of society” refers to
Ans: B
The domination of numerous sectors of societies throughout the world by principles initially used by fast food restaurants.
10. A basketball arena, an airliner, a slice of pizza, and a television set would be considered examples of
Ans: C
Material culture
11. Nonmaterial culture
Ans: A
Is more resistant to change than material culture
12. Culture lag occurs because people in most societies are
Ans: A
More likely to change their material culture
13. While attending a prestigious lecture in a New York City museum, Bob noisily belches several times and grossly picks his nose. He is violating:
Ans: A
Mores