(P.3)The Scientific Study of Social Behavior and Human Groups Is Known As

Study Guide SO 213 Test 1

(p. 3) The scientific study of social behavior and human groups is known as:

(p. 6) The body of knowledge obtained using methods based upon systematic observation is called a (an):

(p. 6) Astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, and physics study various aspects of the physical features of nature and are therefore considered:

(p. 6) Which social science would be interested in the stances taken by elected officials both during and in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina?

(p. 7) Sociologists argue that, unlike scientific knowledge, common sense conclusions are:

(p. 10) Be familiar with the term anomie

(p. 13) ______stresses the study of small groups and often uses experimental study in laboratories.

(p. 13) A study of divorce rates among the populations of Canada, England, the United States, and France is an example of:

(p. 14) What could be a manifest function of colleges?

(p. 15) Which sociological perspective sees the social world as being in continual struggle?

(p. 16) Which sociological approach focuses on the macro level and would tend to view inequality in gender as central to behavior and organization?

(p. 16) Which sociological perspective generalizes about everyday forms of social interaction in order to understand society as a whole?

(p. 18) Which sociological perspectives are most concerned with macro-level analysis?

(p. 18) Using sociology with the specific intent of yielding practical applications for human behavior and organizations is referred to as:

(p. 30) Which of the following terms is used to describe a systematic, organized series of steps that ensures maximum objectivity and consistency in researching a problem?

(p. 31) An operational definition is: (p. 31) Which sociological perspective would most likely suggest that education is necessary for people to earn more money and advance in society for the purpose of social stability?

(p. 32) A speculative statement about the relationship between two or more variables is known as a:

(p. 32) A variable is:

(p. 32) Sociological studies have indicated that people who are married are less likely to commit suicide than people who are divorced. In this example, marital status is a (an):

(p. 32) The relationship between two variables whereby a change in one coincides with a change in the other is known as a (an):

(p. 35) A study, generally in the form of an interview or a questionnaire, that provides sociologists with information concerning how people think or act is known as:

(p. 35–36) Observation research is the most common form of ______research, which relies on what is seen in the field and in naturalistic settings more than it does on statistical data.

(p. 38) In an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the independent variable is called the:

(p. 40) Why was Rik Scarce, a doctoral student at Washington State University, placed in jail in 1993?

(p. 55) The totality of learned, socially transmitted customs, knowledge, material objects, and behavior is known as:

(p. 55) A society is:

(p. 58) Invention is:

(p. 59) Which of the following is an example of cultural diffusion?

(p. 59) George Ritzer's concept of the "McDonaldization of society" refers to:

(p. 63) An abstract system of word meanings and symbols for all aspects of culture is called:

(p. 63) A hypothesis concerning the role of languages in shaping cultures was created by linguist(s): (p. 64) Which sociological perspective would be most likely to suggest that nonverbal communication (e.g., frequency of individuals touching each other during a conversation) varies from one culture to another?

(p. 64) Norms are:

(p. 64) In American society, we often formalize norms into:

(p. 65) Mores are:

(p. 67) In surveys of first-year college students over the last 39 years, which value has shown the strongest gain in popularity?

(p. 68) A subculture is:

(p. 70) The tendency to assume that one's own culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others is called: