Advanced Seminar: Quiz (Chapter 1:1, 1:3, 1:4)

Student Name: Anh Thi Dam. Student number: 720004

Chapter 1:1

1. Sociology is defined as
a. the systematic study of human society, culture, and relationships on a group level
b. the study of how human society and culture have evolved over time
c. the empirical study of human society, culture, and relationships on an individual person's level
d. the quantitative study of human society, culture, and relationships on a group level

2. A clinical Sociologist
a. prescribes medication to patients to deal with social problems
b. directly helps to people to improve their lives using sociological concepts
c. has a career analyzing data related to society and publishing the results
d. advices social institutions about laws required for society to function well

3. Which of the following are not social institutions?

a. Academic organizations
b. Economic organizations
c. Political organizations
d. Religious organizations
Chapter 1:3

1. Comte is the person who first used the term

a. “society” to define the study of sociology
b. “sociology” to define the study of society
c. “social institution” explain social organizations
d. “social organization” explain social institution”

2. Which is NOT one of Comte’s Three Stages to Society?

a. Theological
b. Metaphysical
c. Chemical
d. Scientific

3.Comte’s idea of Positivism means

a. Societies have their own scientific principles and laws
b. Societies are not based on scientific principles and laws
c. Truths about society cannot be discovered through scientific studies
d. Society should not be based on actual data and evidence
Chapter 1:4

1. Structural-functional theory is
a. based on the idea that society is a large system that is dependent on its individual parts working together.
b. based on the idea that Society does not function without scientific theories
c. based on the idea that Society needs structures to function
d. based on the idea that without data analysis society cannot solve social issues
2. Social conflict theory –
a. implies that society is based on conflicts between religions
b. implies that society is based on small groups that have conflicts that help society to evolve or change
c. implies that society is based on national and international conflicts
d. implies that society is based on large groups that function smoothly without conflict
3. Feminism –
a. is based on the idea that women should take action to become equal to men
b. is based on the idea that men should take action to ensure that men and women are equal
c. is based on the idea that there are inequalities based on gender and the practice of trying to fix them.
d. is based on the idea that there are inequalities based on gender so there is not purpose in trying to fix them
4. Symbolic interactionism means
a. Society is based on communication using religious symbols
b. Society is based on communication using linguistic symbols
c. Smaller groups in society use their symbols to communicate
d. Smaller groups in society cannot communicate without symbols
Advanced Seminar: Quiz (Chapter 3:1, 3:2, 3:5)

Student Name: Dam Thi Anh____________________________ Student number: 720004_________

1. Match the Sociological terms on the left with the best definition on the right

a. Positivist (f ) research based on numerical data which can be analyzed using statistics

b. Interpretivist (d ) research done in a single session looks at the way society is shaped
by the different views of the world

c. Critical (g ) research based on data that cannot be measured or counted but collected
and interpreted through observation

d. Cross-sectional research (c ) focuses on studying society in order to improve it

e. Longitudinal research ( ) studies the rules that govern behavior in society through a scientific lens

f. Quantitative Research (e ) research done over a period of time

g. Qualitative Research (b ) looks at the way society is shaped by the different views of the world
 2. Match the types of Sociological research studies on the left with the best definition on the right
a. Case study (e ) let researchers compare two or more groups of people they have created by
manipulating something in the environment

b. Field study (d ) let researchers compare two or more naturally occurring groups such as men
vs. women, youth vs. the elderly

c. Survey studies ( A) examine a single, person to get in-depth information.

d. Experiments (b ) occur in natural environments, such as schools or work settings

e. Quasi-experiments ( C) where researchers can gain a lot of information quickly, from a lot of people.

3. Complete the following table:

Type of research Advantages Disadvantages

i. Straightforward analysis i.False focus on number

Quantitative Research
ii. Can be tested and checked ii.Can be misleading

iii.Prestige

Qualitative Research i.Flexibility and encourages discussion i.Because it not possible to automate qualitative-
data collection so it is usually time consuming and
expensive to gather large amounts of data