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.

False

Much of what is presented as common sense in the media and elsewhere in society is often correct.

False

Sociologists who were part of the Chicago School were primarily interested in how society shaped people's identities.

False

Sociologists, like other social scientists, are only interested in unusual or extreme human behavior.

False

According to functionalists, deviance leads to social change.

True

All human behavior occurs within a societal context.

True

Both functionalists and conflict theorists see the source of human behavior in the structure of society.

True

From a sociological perspective, concerns with styles and personal appearance are the product of social forces.

True

According to Durkheim, the economic organization of society is the most important influence on what humans think and how they behave.

False

According to Weber, sociological research should be used to promote political beliefs.

False

Sociological conclusions are based on careful and systematic observations.

False

Sociologists focus on social change and ignore social stability.

False

Sociology began as a discipline in response to the upheaval of World War I.

False

Weber believed that people's behavior could only be understood from the objective position of the outside observer.

False

he conflict perspective emphasizes the consensus and order that exist in society.

False

According to Durkheim, examining social facts is the primary purpose of sociology.

True

According to Peter Berger, sociologists question actions and ideas that are typically taken for granted.

True

C. Wright Mills defined the sociological imagination as the ability to see individual experiences within a larger social context.

True

Marx was primarily interested in the study of capitalism.

True

Social Darwinists believed that social arrangements, including poverty and inequality, were natural and inevitable.

True

Symbolic interactionists see meaning as constantly modified through social interaction.

True

The early African American and women sociologists, in particular, felt that the study of society should be combined with social activism.

True

The focus of the early American sociologists was solving social problems.

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