Sociology CH1

In her work, sociologist Harriet Martineau was a strong advocate for...

Social equality and reform

a (blank) is a large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations

Society

Sociologist C. Wright Mills coined the term (blank) for the ability to see the relationship between individual experience and larger society

Sociological Imagination

When studying the problem of suicide, sociologists are most interested in explaining its...

Structural origins

A (blank) is anything that meaningfully represents something else and includes signs, gestures, written language and shared values.

Symbol

A (blank) is defined as a set of logically interrelated statements that attempt to describe, explain, and (occasionally) predict social events.

Theory

Durkheim observed that rapid social change and a more specialized division of labor produce strain, causing an increase in (blank) A) Anomie B) Social disorganization C) Social solidarity D) Cultural conflict

A) Anomie

In the Marxian framework, the (blank) comprises those who own and control the means of production A) Bourgeoisie B) Working class C) Proletariat class D) Laissez-faire class

A) Bourgeoisie

Marx's critics have argued that he focused too heavily on the impact of (blank) A) Class B) Gender C) Race-ethnicity D) Stability and order

A) Class

(blank) would look at the role that schools play in maintaining the social system as a whole; how education provides the young with skills they need later in life; and how education transmits cultural values from one generation to the next. A) Functionalists B) Symbolic interactionists C) Conflict theorists D) Postmodern theorists

A) Functionalists

The basis for Durkheim's theory of society is the principle that: A) People are the products of their social environment B) The evolution of society is based on the "survival of the fittest" C) Conflict between different economic classes is necessary to produce social change D) Society is comprised of the dual processes of social statics and social dynamics

A) People are the products of their social environment

Marx argued that when workers are paid less than the value of their labor, this exploitation results in (blank), a feeling of powerlessness and estrangement from other people and from oneself. A) Class conflict B) Alienation C) Anomie D) proletariat

B) Alienation

(blank) studied studied suicide in what was probably the fist sociological study to use scientific methods A) Karl Marx B) Emile Durkheim C) Auguste Comte D) Herbert Spencer

B) Emile Durkheim

German social scientist (blank) said sociology should be value free - conducted in a scientific manner to exclude the researcher's personal values and economic interests. A) Emile Durkheim B) Max Weber C) Karl Marx D) Herbert Spencer

B) Max Weber

One person's inability to find a job may be an example of a (blank), whereas widespread unemployment as a result of changes in the economy, in an example of a (blank) A) Dysfunction; Psychological difficulty B) Personal Trouble; Public Issue C) Psychological Difficulty; Private Issue D) Public Issue; Personal Trouble

B) Personal Trouble; Public Issue

Jane Addams is best known as... A) The first president of the American Sociological Society B) The founder of Hull House C) The first woman to conduct sociological research D) Former First Lady of the United States

B) The founder of Hull House

A major criticism of Spencer's theory of social Darwinism is that... A) Other biological organizations exercise more control than humans B) Used to justify racial/ethnic, gender and class inequalities C) Explained less tumultuous era D) He plagiarized the work of Charles Darwin

B) Used to justify racial/ethnic, gender and class inequalities

Which of these groups has the lowest rate of suicide? A) White Americans B) African Americans C) Asian/Pacific Islanders D) Native Americans

C) Asian/ Pacific Islanders

W.E.B. Du Bois observed that a dual heritage creates conflict for people of color: an identity conflict of being Black and American. Du Bois referred to this duality as (blank) A) The dual-labor market B) The double bind C) Double-consciousness D) Functional conflict

C) Double-consciousness

With (blank) research, interpretative description (words) rather than statistics (numbers) are used to analyze underlying meanings and patterns of social relationships. A) Quantitative B) Observational C) Qualitative D) Explanatory

C) Qualitative

Sociology is defined as the

systematic study of human society and social interaction

According to the (blank) perspective, groups in society are engaged in a continuous power struggle for control of scarce resources. A) Functionalist B) Interactionist C) Developmental D) Conflict

D) Conflict

The basis for Marx's theory of society is the belief that (blank)? A) People are the products of their social environments B) The evolution of society is based on the concept of "survival of the fittest" C) Society is comprised of social statics and social dynamics D) Conflict between different economic classes is necessary to produce social change

D) Conflict between different economic classes is necessary to produce social change

which of theses early scientific thinkers first used the phrase "survival of the fittest" ? A) Karl Marx B) Emile Durkheim C) Auguste Comte D) Herbert Spencer

D) Herbert Spencer

Environmental pollution in one area may have an adverse effect on people in other place. This makes environmental problems an example of...

Global Interdependence