SOC301 Midterm Preparation by ZB

Q1. Sociology is defined as:

1. The study of individual behavior
2. The study of human society and social behavior
3. The study of biological processes
4. The study of economic systems

Answer: B) The study of human society and social behavior

Q2. Who is considered the father of sociology?

1. Karl Marx
2. Max Weber
3. Auguste Comte
4. Emile Durkheim

Answer: C) Auguste Comte

Q3. The term "sociological imagination" was introduced by:

1. C. Wright Mills
2. Emile Durkheim
3. Karl Marx
4. Max Weber

Answer: A) C. Wright Mills

Q4. The concept of "anomie" was introduced by:

1. Max Weber
2. Karl Marx
3. Emile Durkheim
4. Herbert Spencer

Answer: C) Emile Durkheim

Q5. A society where kinship ties are central is called a:

1. Capitalist society
2. Agricultural society
3. Traditional society
4. Industrial society

Answer: C) Traditional society

Q6. The theory focusing on power and inequality in society is:

1. Functionalism
2. Conflict theory
3. Symbolic interactionism
4. Structuralism

Answer: B) Conflict theory

Q7. The perspective that views society as a stable, orderly system is:

1. Symbolic interactionism
2. Functionalism
3. Feminism
4. Conflict theory

Answer: B) Functionalism

Q8. The idea of "class struggle" is central to:

1. Emile Durkheim
2. Max Weber
3. Karl Marx
4. Talcott Parsons

Answer: C) Karl Marx

Q9. A research method involving the detailed study of a single case is called:

1. Experiment
2. Case study
3. Survey
4. Ethnography

Answer: B) Case study

Q10. A hypothesis is:

1. A detailed observation
2. A statement of fact
3. A testable statement of a relationship between variables
4. A collection of data

Answer: C) A testable statement of a relationship between variables

Q11. The process of learning societal norms and values is called:

1. Socialization
2. Stratification
3. Anomie
4. Social conflict

Answer: A) Socialization

Q12. The sociological term for expected behaviors associated with a particular status is:

1. Role
2. Value
3. Norm
4. Ethos

Answer: A) Role