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