Sociology Chapter 1 (T&F)
All functions are positive.
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All sociological theory may be categorized as functionalist, conflict theory, or symbolic interactionism.
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From a conflict perspective inequality serve a purpose in society by motivating members of society to achieve more.
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Much of what is presented as common sense in the media and elsewhere in society is often correct.
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Sociologists who were part of the Chicago School were primarily interested in how society shaped people's identities.
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Sociologists, like other social scientists, are only interested in unusual or extreme human behavior.
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According to functionalists, deviance leads to social change.
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All human behavior occurs within a societal context.
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Both functionalists and conflict theorists see the source of human behavior in the structure of society.
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From a sociological perspective, concerns with styles and personal appearance are the product of social forces.
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According to Durkheim, the economic organization of society is the most important influence on what humans think and how they behave.
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According to Weber, sociological research should be used to promote political beliefs.
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Sociological conclusions are based on careful and systematic observations.
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Sociologists focus on social change and ignore social stability.
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Sociology began as a discipline in response to the upheaval of World War I.
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Weber believed that people's behavior could only be understood from the objective position of the outside observer.
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he conflict perspective emphasizes the consensus and order that exist in society.
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According to Durkheim, examining social facts is the primary purpose of sociology.
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According to Peter Berger, sociologists question actions and ideas that are typically taken for granted.
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C. Wright Mills defined the sociological imagination as the ability to see individual experiences within a larger social context.
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Marx was primarily interested in the study of capitalism.
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Social Darwinists believed that social arrangements, including poverty and inequality, were natural and inevitable.
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Symbolic interactionists see meaning as constantly modified through social interaction.
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The early African American and women sociologists, in particular, felt that the study of society should be combined with social activism.
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The focus of the early American sociologists was solving social problems.
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