Sociology 120 quiz 3

Question 1

UCR

Answer 1

Crime reports-reported crime
official stats
weaknesses:Only reported crimes

Question 2

According to the UCR who are you most likely to be raped by?

Answer 2

Someone you dont know

Question 3

NCVS are?

Answer 3

Victimization surveys
under reports embarrassing stuff
household survey so under reports poor homeless

Question 4

Basic definition of science

Answer 4

If it can be measured

Question 5

Parts of Scientific method

Answer 5

1. careful collection of data
2. Logical explanation(danger of emotion)
3. Publication of findings
4. Scientific/ peer review vs popular journal

Question 6

Causation

Answer 6

When something causes something
what you are looking for in an experiment
an unobtainable goal

Question 7

Correlation

Answer 7

A general association, where you start

Question 8

An Experiment

Answer 8

Control all variables and change one at a time

Question 9

Independent variable

Answer 9

One that stands by itself

Question 10

Dependent variable

Answer 10

One that relies on another

Question 11

Reliability in an experiment

Answer 11

Getting the same results

Question 12

Validity in an experiment

Answer 12

Did you measure what you wanted to

Question 13

Control group

Answer 13

Group in experiment left alone

Question 14

Experimental group

Answer 14

Group in experiment tampered with

Question 15

Why do sociologist rarely use experiments?

Answer 15

Hard to do in sociology because of moral problems

Question 16

What is a strength of experiments?

Answer 16

Only way to causation

Question 17

What is the most common used sociological method

Answer 17

field research/ participant observation

rich in detail but not reliable/valid

Question 18

Weakness of surveys

Answer 18

tests hypotheses, but not real behavior

Question 19

Values

Answer 19

Ideas held by individuals or groups about what is good and bad

Question 20

Norms

Answer 20

Rules of conduct in a society that decide how people ought or ought not to act

Question 21

Folkway (Norm)

Answer 21

Does not matter too much, but people wish you would abide by it

Question 22

Mores (Norm)

Answer 22

A serious rule with serious consequences

Question 23

Laws

Answer 23

Either a folkway or more that has the power of the government

Question 24

Linguistic relativity hypo: Sapir Whorf

Answer 24

A language determines the content of part of culture

Question 25

Socio-biology as an origin of culture

Answer 25

culture is an instinct and human nature

Question 26

Ecological as an origin of culture

Answer 26

Culture is learned through biological traits

Question 27

Functionalist as an origin of culture

Answer 27

Culture is made up of functions

Question 28

Conflict

Answer 28

Culture is written by those with power and reflects their interests

Question 29

Largest religions in the world

Answer 29

``` Christianity Islam Buddhism Judaism Hinduism Confucianism ```

Question 30

Polytheistic

Answer 30

Belief in many gods

Question 31

Monotheistic

Answer 31

The belief in only one god

Question 32

Nontheistic

Answer 32

Animism Buddhism

Question 33

Christianity is the

Answer 33

Largest religion in the world

Question 34

Islam is the

Answer 34

fastest growing religion in the world

Question 35

Judaism is the

Answer 35

smallest religion in the world

Question 36

Hinduism and animism are the

Answer 36

oldest religions in the world

Question 37

Some origins of religions

Answer 37

christ/islam=judaism | buddhism=hinduism