quiz one
Based on Emile Durkheim's research on suicide, which of the following individuals would be the greatest suicide risk?
Herbert, a single protestant man living in the city
first step in conducting a sociological research is
as a question
Which sociological perspective views society as being composed of groups that engage in fierce competition for scarce resources?
conflict theory
which sociological perspective stresses that society is a whole unit, made up of interrelated parts that work together harmoniously ?
conflict theory perspective
social facts represents
laws, religious beliefs, and fashions
sociologist a studied the effects of coal on the environment and found and found that coal caused black lung. the sociologist conducted the same study two years later and found that the death rate in the mines was lower than thought. the research would be considered
neither reliable or valid
the idea of applying the scientific method to the social world is referred to as:
positivism
what did max weber believe was the central force in social change
religion
which of the following best describes sociology as a subject
study of society and social behavior
verstehen is defined by the text as
understand in a deep way