Questions about socially assistive robot

A functionalist would likely ask which one of the following questions about socially assistive robots?

a.
How will socially assistive robots affect interaction?

b.
What meanings do people assign to socially assistive robots?

c.
Who benefits from socially assistive robots and at whose expense?

d.
What are the intended and unintended consequences of socially assistive robots?

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Question 5

Which of the following is a false statement about the characteristics of high-quality sociological research?

a.
Sociological findings endure as long as the research process can be replicated.

b.
Once a sociological study is completed, findings are considered final.

c.
Sociologists strive to be objective.

d.
Sociologists invite others to critique their work.

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Question 6

Which one of the following phrases would Marx be least likely to use to describe capitalism?

a.
blood-sucking

b.
a boundless thirst

c.
a werewolf-like hunger

d.
socially conscious

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Question 7

The early sociologists were witnesses to the transforming effects of the

a.
the Industrial Revolution.

b.
World War II.

c.
World War I.

d.
War in Afghanistan.

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Question 8

Each of the _____ offers a central question to direct thinking and key concepts to organize answers.

a.
negotiated order

b.
social actions

c.
theoretical perspectives

d.
methods of research

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Question 9

_____ is the theorist most likely to draw attention to unconditional basic income as a response to widespread unemployment.

a.
Karl Marx

b.
Max Weber

c.
Auguste Comte

d.
Emile Durkheim

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Question 10

_____ is the sociologist who focused on the factors that strengthen, weaken, or otherwise shape the character of social ties.

a.
Karl Marx

b.
Emile Durkheim

c.
W.E.B Dubois

d.
Max Weber

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Question 11

Smart phones, introduced in 1996, are now a global-scale phenomenon. Some people in remote locations have embraced smart phone apps that connect them with health care providers anywhere in the world. This development illustrates the twin forces of

a.
industrialization and mechanization.

b.
globalization and glocalization.

c.
troubles and issues.

d.
human activity and media.

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Question 12

The _____ is the best perspective to draw upon for exploring human-robot interactions.

a.
social action theory

b.
functionalist

c.
symbolic interaction

d.
conflict

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Question 13

The defining feature of the Industrial Revolution was

a.
solidarity.

b.
mechanization.

c.
standardization.

d.
modernization.

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Question 14

The question “Who benefits from a particular pattern or social arrangement?” is of most interest to a(n)

a.
conflict theorist.

b.
symbolic interactionist.

c.
action theorist.

d.
functionalist.

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Question 15

“Knowing one another better reinforces the common connection such that the potential for caring and empathetic moral actions increase.” This statement summarizes the essence of

a.
sympathetic knowledge.

b.
double consciousness.

c.
solidarity.

d.
division of labor.

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Question 16

An employer tells workers “If you aren’t happy with the pay and working conditions here, go work somewhere else! It’s a free country.” Conflict theorists call this line of reasoning

a.
cultural relativity.

b.
sympathetic knowledge.

c.
good business practice.

d.
the façade of legitimacy.

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Question 17

The Communist Manifesto is a famous pamphlet that _____ co-authored with Fredrich Engels.

a.
Emile Durkheim.

b.
Karl Marx.

c.
Max Weber.

d.
W.E.B. DuBois.

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Question 18

When in a nation of 150 million workers, 24 million are unemployed, that is

a.
a crime.

b.
a trouble.

c.
an issue.

d.
personal tragedy.

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Question 19

Which of the following would be the best option to obtain a representative sample of students at your college?

a.
At random, draw a list of students from the most recent college registrar’s list.

b.
Stop students as they are walking to their cars in parking lots and ask them to participate.

c.
Ask all of the sociology majors to participate in the study.

d.
Ask students eating in the cafeteria at lunchtime to participate in an important study.

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Question 20

The term ___________________ describes a state in which ties attaching individuals to others in the society are weak.

a.
egoistic

b.
fatalistic

c.
altruistic

d.
anomic

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Question 21

Jared lives in a consumption-oriented culture. He decides to do historical research to understand how a country might develop a conservation-oriented way of life. Jared’s approach is influenced by

a.
Max Weber.

b.
Emile Durkheim.

c.
Karl Marx.

d.
Auguste Comte.

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Question 22

When Oreo cookies are transplanted into a new setting and then changed to fit local tastes, the process is known as

a.
globalization.

b.
industrialization.

c.
glocalization.

d.
the sociological imagination.

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Question 23

The high school dropout rate in the United States is greater than 25 percent. C. Wright Mills would classify this situation as

a.
an issue.

b.
a trouble.

c.
value-rational action.

d.
a social fact.

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Question 24

Lee’s research involving Snackbot showed that under the right conditions, people can form collegial (even social) relationships with workplace robots. This finding relates to the _____ perspective.

a.
functionalist

b.
symbolic interactionist

c.
social action

d.
conflict

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Question 25

Marx believed that ________ was the first economic system that could maximize the immense productive potential of human labor and ingenuity.

a.
democracy

b.
capitalism

c.
socialism

d.
communism

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Question 26

According to functionalists, poverty exists because

a.
somebody has to be on the bottom.

b.
it contributes in some way to the stability of an existing social order.

c.
the poor lack the drive to do better.

d.
the poor are largely unmotivated to work.

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Question 27

One unintended or unexpected disruption of socially assistive robots is that people may actually prefer the company of robots over fellow humans. This situation represents

a.
manifest dysfunction.

b.
manifest function.

c.
latent dysfunction.

d.
latent function.

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Question 28

As driveless technologies are developed we anticipate that 1.6 million long-distance truck drivers will be at risk of losing their jobs. This situation is an example of

a.
an issue.

b.
an opportunity.

c.
a trouble.

d.
a personal crisis.

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Question 29

Behavior influenced by the attention one receives from being the subject of a research study is the

a.
latent effect.

b.
experimental effect.

c.
Hawthorne effect.

d.
special subject effect.

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Question 30

Which one of the following aspects of the globalization process would Weber be most concerned?

a.
The ways in which globalization reduces wages.

b.
The ways in which globalization undermines behavior motivated by tradition.

c.
The way in which globalization creates hardships for low-income households.

d.
The way in which globalization undermines local ties.

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Question 31

Which of the following is something symbolic interactionists emphasize?

a.
outcomes

b.
negotiated order

c.
functions

d.
means of production

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Question 32

If an individual pursues a college degree because everyone in his or her family going back five generations is college-educated, the action can be classified as

a.
value-rational.

b.
instrumental rational

c.
traditional.

d.
affectional.

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Question 33

Which one of the following sociologists would most likely advocate for putting low-cost technologies such as smart phones into the hands of those who are disadvantaged?

a.
Max Weber

b.
Jane Addams

c.
Emile Durkheim

d.
Auguste Comte

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Question 34

A trial explanation predicting a relationship between independent and dependent variables is a(n)

a.
theory.

b.
fact.

c.
observation.

d.
hypothesis.

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Question 35

If one respondent gives different answers to the same question at two different points in time, the researcher should be concerned about

a.
reliability.

b.
the Hawthorne effect.

c.
representativeness.

d.
validity.

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Question 36

Which one of the following assumptions applies to the scientific method?

a.
Research findings can be manipulated to advance a good cause.

b.
Knowledge is acquired through observation.

c.
Truth is confirmed through faith.

d.
Research finding should not be replicated.

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Question 37

W.E.B. Dubois traced the origin of _________ to the scramble for Africa’s resources, beginning with the slave trade.

a.
disenchantment

b.
the color line

c.
troubles

d.
double consciousness

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Question 38

Which one of the following statements represents a criticism of the functionalist perspective?

a.
It leaves us wondering about a part’s overall effect.

b.
It focuses on the “small stuff.”

c.
It is too liberal.

d.
It focuses on the “have nots.”

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Question 39

Jamie gains first-hand knowledge about poverty by working at a food bank. This kind of knowledge is known as,

a.
social research.

b.
sympathetic knowledge.

c.
solidarity.

d.
double consciousness.

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Question 40

Researchers should maintain objectivity. This means they should

a.
not accept funding from outside sources.

b.
not let personal and subjective views about the topic influence observations or outcome of research.

c.
refuse to share data with others.

d.
stay away from topics in which they have a personal interest.

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Question 41

The actions of someone who always gives their best effort and never cuts corners would qualify as ____ action.

a.
affective

b.
instrumental rational

c.
traditional

d.
value rational

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Question 42

If socially assistive robots assume caregiving roles, a number of unanticipated consequences may occur such as the elimination of sexual abuse. This unanticipated consequence is a

a.
manifest function.

b.
latent function.

c.
manifest dysfunction.

d.
latent dysfunction.

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Question 43

Which one of the following statements describes the best way to apply the three perspectives?

a.
Most sociologists analyze an issue using one perspective.

b.
We can acquire a more complete view of something by applying all three perspectives.

c.
Only one perspective can give us a complete picture of a process or an event.

d.
The three perspectives should be viewed as opposing viewpoints.

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Question 44

Jane Addams maintained that Hull House

a.
was the equivalent of an applied university.

b.
was a failed experiment in social engineering.

c.
could not deliver services that helped working poor.

d.
was analogous to a community college.

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Question 45

Auguste Comte recommended that sociologists study

a.
the color line.

b.
the things people have created.

c.
conflict as in agent of change.

d.
the ties that bind.

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Question 46

The obesity rate in the United States is greater than 30 percent. According to Mills, the key to resolving this issue involves focusing on

a.
the character flaws of the 92 million plus Americans who are obese.

b.
getting people to eat less.

c.
addressing the underlying social forces that contribute to obesity.

d.
ways to get the obese to want to lose weight.

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Question 47

Which one of the following concepts applies to the façade of legitimacy?

a.
fair analysis

b.
misleading

c.
logical

d.
well-documented assertions

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Question 48

The question “Is this operational definition really measuring what it claims to measure?” addresses concerns surrounding

a.
correlations.

b.
sampling.

c.
validity.

d.
reliability.

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Question 49

The economic system accompanying and driving the Industrial Revolution was

a.
the welfare state.

b.
socialism.

c.
communism.

d.
capitalism.

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Question 50

The gay pride movement can be traced to 1897 in Berlin Germany and has spread to various locations around the world. 115 years later the first gay bar was established in Lamai Beach, Thailand. This movement illustrates the twin forces of

a.
industrialization and mechanization.

b.
troubles and issues.

c.
globalization and glocalization.

d.
human activity and media.

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