Spring 2011 Second Start
Extra credit Quiz 1
Note:
Answer any one of the following questions in not more than 2 or 3 pages
Each complete question (parts a, b, c together) is worth 5 points
Essay
1
a. Explain what it means to “think like a sociologist” and “make the familiar strange” and use at least one
example to make your point.
b. Discuss two of Emile Durkheim’s many contributions to sociology.
c. When studying culture it is important to remain culturally relative. Who defined this concept and what does it
mean?
2
a. Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative research methods and give an example of each from the
many examples discussed in Chapter 2.
b. Define “causality,” and list the three factors that are needed to establish causality.
c. Define hypothesis and create your own using the variables weight and eating habits. Be sure to clarify which
variable is the independent (X) and which is the dependent (Y) in your explanation.
3
a. Reflect upon the various definitions of culture discussed in Chapter 3. Which one makes the most sense to
you? Define cultural icon and give one example of a cultural icon in the United States.
b. Define subcultures and discuss two examples of a subculture, one that you belong to and practice and another
that you do not.
c. Discuss the research on naming that you read for class. In your opinion, do gender and race matter?