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1. The following image is from the baby name visualizer site, that shows the rate of popularity for the top 1000 boy and girl names in the US (rate is: # of people receiving a name per million in the United states). Which of the following reasons can not explain the drop-off in popularity of popular names starting in the 1950’s.
A. people are relying on common biblical names (like John or Mary) less now
B. because of access to popular culture people are aware of a greater variety of names
C. the population of the US has increased
D. people have an increasing preference for distinction
2. The term _______________ provides answers to the question, “Why are these outcomes more likely under these conditions?”
a. Operationalization
b. Analysis
c. Sociological Imagination
d. Explanation
3. Ascribed characteristics are those which people acquire from birth or familial status that they cannot change. They are said to be associated with:
a. Informal social networks
b. Primary groups
c. Secondary groups
d. Formal social networks
4. Unfriendly interaction between groups and competing interests between groups are two types of:
a. Solidarity
b. Group characteristics
c. Social networks
d. Conflict
5. John Snow, without knowing exactly why, helped solved the cholera crisis in the 1850s in London. He did so by collecting and documenting data about who was sick and in what areas the disease was most concentrated. What kind of research was this?
A. ascribed
B. survey
C. descriptive
D. explanatory
6. Ethnographic research, which usually involves participant observation and interviews, is appropriate for what type of study?
A. A comparison of average family income of 1950s American households versus 2000s American households.
B. An in-depth study of the social structure of college paintball teams.
C. Researching the affects of personal appearance in social networks by controlling for the profile picture that people see.
D. Administering questions to thousands of people to collect data on how people choose which university to attend.
7. “self contained, self sufficient population united by social relationships; bounded from other populations by geographical/social barrier” describes:
A.) Social Network
B.) Society
C.) Structural Concept
D.) Cultural Concept
8. A social structure is a persistent pattern in the distribution of all the following, except:
a.) relationships
b.) attributes
c.) holdings
d.) meaning
9. _______ are socially determined rules that govern behavior of some people, under certain conditions. There are two general types, pre-scriptive and pro-scriptive. Pro-scriptive define what people ________ and arise largely because other people experience __________ and act to sanction the subjects of those rules.
A. Norms; should not do; negative externalities
B. Values; should not do; competition
C. Norms; should do; competition
D. Values; should do; negative externalities
10. The term ___________ refers to dimensions of society based on meaning, while the term ___________ refers to distinctive, bounded cultural objects transmitted through communication.
A. structure; viral marketing
B. symbol; meme
C. culture; viral marketing
D. culture; meme
11. Short answer: (5pts) Provide your best definition of the sociological imagination. Explain in your own words what that definition means, and describe two ways that people can use the sociological imagination.
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