The main goal of modern sociology is:
a. seeking answers to questions backed by evidence
b. speculation about causes and results of social phenomena
c. the development of well-reasoned discourse on social issues
d. the solution of social problems based on the opinions of experts
Question 2In the case of Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka the Supreme Court held that:
a. an employer could not set educational requirements for a job that were not relevant to that job
b. requiring people to pay a poll tax in order to vote was unconstitutional
c. separate but equal was inherently unequal
d. the incarceration of an entire ethnic group without a hearing or formal charges was unconstitutional
Question 3The most fertile ground for the development of sociology was:
a. England
b. France
c. Germany
d. North America
Question 4The idea that separate but equal is inherently unequal was expressed in which of the following Supreme Court decisions?
a. Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka
b. Endo v. United States
c. Plessy v. Ferguson
d. Wade v. Rowe
Question 5Early American sociologists focused on such issues as the:
a. effects of rapidly changing social conditions
b. influence of Western philosophy on the lives of immigrants
c. moral causes of poverty
d. rise of capitalism
Question 6In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court held that:
a. an employer could not set educational requirements for a job that were not relevant to that job
b. requiring people to pay a poll tax in order to vote was unconstitutional
c. separate facilities for different races were legal as long as they were of equal quality
d. the forced relocation of an entire ethnic group without a hearing or formal charges was unconstitutional
Question 7The emphasis on empirical data in American sociology is rooted in the:
a. demands of government for reliable information
b. reform movements around the turn of the century
c. rejection of solutions based on theology and tradition
d. requirement that the social sciences be thoroughly subjective
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