Sociology CH. 1 Quiz

What practice did Bernard McGrane suggest that individuals adopt to better understand the world around them?

Beginner's mind

Which of the following theories views society as a whole unit made up of interrelated parts that work together?

structural functionalism

What historical events convinced Auguste Comte that society needed to be guided by thinkers who understood social laws?

The French Revolution and the instability that followed it

According to Robert Merton, manifest functions

are intended and obvious.

Karl Marx believed the lower classes, in order to end their oppression, needed to develop

class consciousness

What is one of the weaknesses of being an everyday actor when it comes to understanding everyday life?

making assumptions and failing to investigate or verify those assumptions

What was the most important factor in social life according to Karl Marx?

relationship to the means of production

The divorce rate has steadily increased over time, and now more than a quarter of all marriages end within the first four years. What sort of factors would C. Wright Mills suggest investigating to explain this increase?

structural

According to C. Wright Mills, what is one quality of mind that all great sociologists possess?

Sociological Imagination

Max Weber helped lay the groundwork for sociologists who would develop symbolic interactionism as a theory because he believed that a social scientist should approach the study of human action

with verstehen (understanding), which emphasizes empathy with individuals' experiences.