Sociology 101 Chapter 1 Quiz Review

More than twenty years prior to the birth of Durkheim and Weber, Society in America, an analysis of American social customs, was published by sociologist ________. W. I. Thomas W. E. B. Du Bois Harriet Martineau Ernest Burgess

Harriet Martineau

Sue is an expert in interpreting gestures, silence, the use of space, and expressions people make in their daily interactions. In view of this, how would Sue's expertise be defined? Sue is an expert in multiculturalism. Sue is an expert in nonverbal interaction. Sue is a social linguist. Sue recognizes the importance of globalization.

Sue is an expert in nonverbal interaction.

The book published by W. E. B. Du Bois in 1899 that analyzed how African Americans in a major United States city coped with racism was ________. The Crisis The Souls of Black Folk White Over Black The Philadelphia Negro

The Philadelphia Negro

According to symbolic interactionists, the deciding factor that determines if change in society is good or bad requires ________. an understanding of who may have benefited from the change an understanding of who may have been victimized by the change a macroanalytical focus of the extent and duration of the change a framework or context from which to view the meaning of the change

a framework or context from which to view the meaning of the change

Karl Marx suggested that the force that drives human history and is at the core of human society is ________. education class conflict family religion

class conflict

Karl Marx believed that ________ was the central force for social change, while Max Weber believed that ________ was the force most responsible for social change. religion; education government; economics economics; religion education; political stability

economics, religion

The first goal of each scientific discipline is to ________. explain why something happens make generalizations about why things happen predict what will happen in the future look for patterns when things happen

explain why something happens

The sociological perspective emphasizes how the social context influences people's lives, particularly how people are influenced by ________. random chance events inherited genetic structure geographical location society

society

What is the use of objective and systematic observation to test theories, one that is often employed by sociologists? the scientific method the commutation process research analysis common sense

the scientific method

Max Weber used the term Verstehen to mean ________. to embrace the principles of society to be value free to need for human companionship to grasp by insight

to grasp by insight