PASS MOCK EXAM – FOR PRACTICE ONLY – Course: SOCI 1002AC

Facilitator: Rachel Anderson-Houldsworth th

Dates and locations of mock exam take-up: Thursday, February 4 5:35pm-6:55pm in CB 2400

It is most beneficial to you to write this mock midterm UNDER EXAM CONDITIONS. This means: • Complete the midterm in 1.5 hours. • Work on your own. • Keep your notes and textbook closed. • Attempt every question. After the time limit, go back over your work with a different colour or on a separate piece of paper and try to do the questions you are unsure of. Record your ideas in the margins to remind yourself of what you were thinking when you take it up at PASS. The purpose of this mock exam is to give you practice answering questions in a timed setting and to help you to gauge which aspects of the course content you know well and which are in need of further development and review. Use this mock exam as a learning tool in preparing for the actual exam. Please note: •

Come to the PASS session with your mock exam complete. There, you can work with other students to review your work.

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Often, there is not enough time to review the entire exam in the PASS session. Decide which questions you most want to review – the Facilitator may ask students to vote on which questions they want to discuss.

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Facilitators do not bring copies of the mock exam to the session. Please print out and complete the exam before you attend.

• Facilitators do not produce or distribute an answer key for mock exams. Facilitators help students to work together to compare and assess the answers they have. If you are not able to attend the PASS session, you can work alone or with others in the class. Good Luck writing the Mock Exam!!

DISCLAIMER: PASS handouts are designed as a study aid only for use in PASS workshops. Handouts may contain errors, intentional or otherwise. It is up to the student to verify the information contained within.

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Select the answer that is most correct. 1) Who coined the term “survival of the fittest”? a) Herbert Spencer b) Charles Darwin c) Equal credit is given to Herbert Spencer and Charles Darwin d) Social Darwinism 2) Auguste Comte is best known for a) coining the term sociology b) his findings from his study on religion c) using the sociological imagination to explain poverty d) all of the above 3) Which of the following Sociological Tradition(s) deal with macro-structures? a) Conflict Theory b) Functionalism c) Symbolic Interactionism d) a & b 4) Examining how a family maintains or undermines social stability is an example of a) Conflict Theory b) Functionalism c) Symbolic Interactionism d) applying the sociological imagination to the family 5) Which of the following statements regarding Conflict Theory is not true? a) Karl Marx developed Conflict Theory b) The class conflict was between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie c) Conflict Theory focused on macro-structures d) The proletariat own the means of production 6) Which theoretical tradition in sociology emphasizes that social life is only possible because people attach meaning to things? a) Symbolic Interactionism b) Conflict Theory c) Functionalism d) Sociological Imagination 7) The sociological imagination involves a) understanding how society works b) imagining social life through the eyes of dual perspectives c) the capacity for a person to see the connection between personal troubles and social structures d) understanding how your own life works 8) An example of someone who is deviant but not criminal is: a) Someone who steals a pack of gum at Walmart b) Someone who has committed murder c) Someone who regularly speeds (around 10 km over the speed limit) d) None of the above

9) Raising eyebrows and gossip are examples of a) informal punishment b) formal punishment c) stigma d) none of the above 10) Lisa is negatively evaluated by hers peers because she is 16 and pregnant. According to symbolic interactionist contributions, Lisa is being a) punished b) ostracized c) stigmatized d) shamed 11) According to Labelling theory, labelling behaviour as deviant and responding negatively can lead to what? a) self-fulfilling prophecy b) less children from divorced families becoming juvenile delinquents c) stigmatization d) sanctions 12) Howard S. Becker’s 1963 study of marijuana illustrates that participation in deviant or criminal behaviour involves a a) learning process in an individual context b) social process with unintended negative consequences c) social process with unintended positive consequences d) learning process that happens in a social context 13) Who argued that “deviance and crime are beneficial to society” a) Karl Marx b) Max Weber c) Emile Durkheim d) Friedrich Engels 14) An example of an ‘innovator’ in Robert Merton’s strain theory is a: a) Rebel b) Drug Addict c) Hermit d) Stripper 15) Which theory argued that more control would equal less crime and less control would equal more crime? a) Control Theory b) Command Theory c) Constraint Theory d) none of the above 16) Which of the following statements regarding Critical Contributions is true? a) Reporting, conviction, and prosecution of white collar crime is more frequent than street crime b) Contrary to popular belief, minorities are underrepresented in criminal populations/prisons c) Gender-based power differences do not influence the framing of laws d) Capitalist societies are based on private ownership of property, and smooth functioning of society depends on productive labour and respect for authority

17) Victimless crimes and changes in legislation about what is legal or illegal are examples of what? a) How crime is measured b) Shortcomings of how crime is measured c) Controversies in the criminal justice system d) Legislative issues 18) In reference to social control, education is an example of a) internal social control b) external social control c) a surveillance society d) society’s attempts to regulate people’s thoughts, feelings, appearance, and behaviour 19) Which is not a rationale for incarceration? a) rehabilitation b) deterrence c) revenge d) cost 20) Which of the following statements best describes George Ritzer's McDonaldization? a) There are more and more McDonalds restaurants opening worldwide b) McDonalds is a model by which all other organizations should operate c) McDonalds is so large that it acts in a governmental role over the rest of society d) More and more organizations in society are managed using similar techniques to McDonalds restaurants 21) An employer giving preference to minority group members competing against equally-qualified candidates is an example of a) employment equity policies b) harm reduction policies c) hiring competitions d) unequal employment practices 22) Which of the following statements regarding institutional racism is not true? a) There is an overrepresentation of Aboriginal populations in Canadian jails and prisons b) There is an overrepresentation of First Nations communities in poverty and poor health c) There is an overrepresentation of minority populations in Canadian jails and prisons d) There is an underrepresentation of Aboriginal populations in Canadian jails and prisons 23) Lisa is a woman who is responsible for doing all the cooking and cleaning. Her husband, Jeffrey, is the breadwinner. This is an example of what? a) Talcott Parson’s application of functionalism b) Social Constructionism c) Poststructuralism d) The difference between sex and gender 24) On the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine’s July issue, a photo of celebrity Miley Cyrus is photoshopped. This is an example of what? a) Gender inequalities seen in body image/beauty expectations b) Intersectional approaches c) Gender gaps d) all of the above

25) Sally and Jason are work colleagues. Despite having the same credentials and doing the same job, Jason’s income is 25% more money then Sally’s. This is an example of what? a) Intersectional approaches b) Oppression against women c) Workplace harassment d) Gender inequalities seen in employment gender gaps 26) Ford designs their airbag to fit the average sized male. This is an example of what? a) body normativity b) body projects c) embodiment d) cultural ideal 27) A new Loblaws just opened in Toronto. It is located on the second floor of a building. People can only access it using stairs. This is an example of a) body normativity b) body projects c) ableism d) poststructuralist model

SHORT ANSWERS 1) Explain the difference between deviance and crime. Provide examples. 2) What is McDonaldization? 3) Provide five arguments from Critical Race Theory. 4) What are four approaches to the effects of racism? 5) Explain Robert K Merton’s Deviance Typology. Provide an example for each type of deviant. 6) According to the textbook, what is the conventional distinction between sex and gender? Provide examples. 7) What is the difference between essentialism and social constructionism? Provide examples.