sociology chapter 1 quiz

which of the following men coined the term positivsm, and widely considered the father of sociology

auguste comte

The titles Karl Marx used to describe the two classes in society were the ________ and ________.

bourgeoisie and Proletariat

The sociologist responsible for suggesting the connection between history and biography to explain the sociological imagination was.....

c. wright mills

which theorist claimed that people rise to their proper level in society based solely on personal merit

emile durkheim

Weber's proposal of antipositivism influenced sociological researchers to ______ while examining different social worlds.

gain subjective understanding of human cultural norms

____ believed that societies grew and changed as a result of the struggles of different social classes over the means of production and greatly favored ____.

karl marx; communism

According to Durkheim which of the following is not a social fact

law religious belief custom

functionalists and conflict theorist tend to focus on the_______, or the large scale patterns of society, in conducting their analyses

macro level

Eleanor is researching the effect social media has on worldwide political awareness and revolution. Felix is examining the effect World of Warcraft has on the romantic relationships of middle-aged men in his metro area. Felix's analysis is _____, while Eleanor's analysis is _____.

macro-level micro-level

Alona is examining the impact of the 2011 Penn State scandal on student morale and school spirit by distributing number-scaled surveys in her Introduction to Sociology class. Alona is employing a _____ research method.

quantitative

A fundamental principle of sociology is that social contexts shape what people think and do.

true

According to the principles of symbolic interactionism, the exchange of meaning through language and symbols not only allows relationships to exist, it also allows society to exist.

true

Emile Durkheim identified social instead of psychological forces as the cause of differing suicide rates.

true

French philosopher August Comte is widely considered the father of sociology.

true

Sociologists call the areas of life that people occupy such as jobs, income, education, gender, age, and the laws, morals, and the customs that accompany them social facts.

true

german sociologist Max Weber believed it was extremely difficult to use standard scientific methods to accurately predict the behavior of groups of people

true