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Sociology is |
| | A) | an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society. |
| | B) | the systematic study of social behavior and human groups. |
| | C) | concerned with what one individual does or does not do. |
| | D) | very narrow in scope. |
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Which sociologist introduced the concept of the sociological imagination? |
| | A) | Max Weber |
| | B) | Auguste Comte |
| | C) | Harriet Martineau |
| | D) | Wright Mills |
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Émile Durkheim's research suggested that |
| | A) | Catholics had much higher suicide rates than Protestants. |
| | B) | there seemed to be higher rates of suicide in times of peace than in times of war and revolution. |
| | C) | civilians were more likely than soldiers to take their own lives. |
| | D) | suicide is a solitary act, unrelated to group life. |
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Which sociologist introduced the concept of anomie to the discipline? |
| | A) | Max Weber |
| | B) | Herbert Spencer |
| | C) | Émile Durkheim |
| | D) | Wright Mills |
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The term anomie refers to |
| | A) | a construct, or a made-up model, that serves as a measuring rod against which actual cases can be evaluated. |
| | B) | the study of small groups. |
| | C) | the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective. |
| | D) | a set of statements that seeks to explain problems, actions, or behavior. |
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Which sociological perspective emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability? |
| | A) | conflict perspective |
| | B) | interactionist perspective |
| | C) | microsociology |
| | D) | functionalist perspective |
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Which sociological perspective assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of tension between competing groups? |
| | A) | conflict perspective |
| | B) | interactionist perspective |
| | C) | microsociology |
| | D) | functionalist perspective |
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In the 1990s, the workings of juries became a subject of public scrutiny. A sociologist would be most likely to use which perspective to gain a better understanding of the small-group setting of a jury deliberation room? |
| | A) | interactionist perspective |
| | B) | conflict perspective |
| | C) | functionalist perspective |
| | D) | macrosociology |
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Which theoretical perspective would examine sports on the microlevel by focusing on how day-to-day social behavior is shaped by the distinctive norms, values, and demands of the world of sports? |
| | A) | functionalist perspective |
| | B) | conflict perspective |
| | C) | interactionist perspective |
| | D) | both A and B |
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Biology, chemistry, geology, and physics are all __________ sciences. |
| | A) | social |
| | B) | physical |
| | C) | natural |
| | D) | political |
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Which of the following sociologists tried to establish a juvenile court system? |
| | A) | W. E. B. Du Bois |
| | B) | Jane Addams |
| | C) | Erving Goffman |
| | D) | Harriet Martineau |
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Which of the following sociologists made a major contribution to sociology through in-depth studies of urban life, both Black and White? |
| | A) | W. E. B. Du Bois |
| | B) | Erving Goffman |
| | C) | August Comte |
| | D) | Jane Addams |
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Within sociology, a (an) ____________ is a set of statements that seeks to explain problems, actions, or behavior. |
| | A) | theory |
| | B) | hypothesis |
| | C) | operational definition |
| | D) | correlation |
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Thinking of society as a living organism in which each part of the organism contributes to its survival is a reflection of which theoretical perspective? |
| | A) | interactionist perspective |
| | B) | functionalist perspective |
| | C) | conflict perspective |
| | D) | feminist perspective |
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The __________ perspective generalizes about everyday forms of social interaction in order to understand society as a whole. |
| | A) | conflict |
| | B) | functionalist |
| | C) | interactionist |
| | D) | feminist |
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In the 19thcentury, before the term feminist perspective was coined, the ideas behind this major theoretical approach appeared in the writings of |
| | A) | Karl Marx. |
| | B) | Ida Wells-Barnett. |
| | C) | Jane Addams. |
| | D) | W. E. B. Du Bois. |
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According to the text, which of the major theoretical perspectives views sports as an "opiate" that encourages people to seek a temporary fix rather than focus on personal problems? |
| | A) | functionalist perspective |
| | B) | conflict perspective |
| | C) | interactionist perspective |
| | D) | feminist perspective |
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Erving Goffman's dramaturgical approach, which postulates that people present certain features of their personalities while hidng other qualities, is derivative of which major theoretical perspective? |
| | A) | interactionist perspective |
| | B) | functionalist perspective |
| | C) | conflict perspective |
| | D) | feminist perspective |
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Anthropology, economics, and psychology are all _________ sciences. |
| | A) | social |
| | B) | natural |
| | C) | physical |
| | D) | historical |
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