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Social awareness is greatest

During a financial crisis similar to the Great Depression

You're asked to report suicide rates in France in the 1800s. Which author's writings should you consult?

Emile Durkheim

Sociology arose in which of the following sets of societies?

France, Germany, England

Which of the following is true regarding the importance of a global perspective

Global understanding is critical, since 8 to 10 new U.S. jobs involve international trade

The scholar who translated the writings of Auguste Comte from French into English and revealed the evils of slavery was

Harriet Martineau

Where would a sociological perspective likely develope and flourish

In areas experiencing social problems or significant social changes

What were the three basic societal changes that sparked the sociological perspective and brought about the study of sociology

Industrial economy, growth of cities, and new political ideas

The sociological pioneer who founded Hull House to assist immigrants and received the Nobel Peace Prize was

Jane Addams

Which orientation uses a broad focus on the social structure that shapes reality as a whole?

Macro-level

_____ is a way of understanding the world based on science

Positivism

Which of the following concepts is central to Marxian theory

Social conflict

The social term for the state of being excluded from social activity as an "outsider" is referred to as

Social marginality

_____ refers to people who interact in a defined territory and share a culture

Society

Auguste Comte coined the term ____ to refer to the study of society

Sociology

The ___ paradigm is a framework for building theory that sees society as a the product of the everyday interactions of individuals

Symbolic interaction

Which of the following is a key concept in Gerhard and Jean Lenski's sociological approach?

Technology

When it is suggested that sociologists "see the general in the particular" this means

That they identify general patterns in the behavior of particular people

On which key concept does Emile Durkheim's theory focus?

The forces that hold society together

Herbert Spencer thought society has much in common with

The human body

According to Comte, a person who explains society as an expression of God's will is in the _____ phase of sociological development

Theological

What is the term for a basic image of society that guides thinking and research

Theoretical paradigm

A statement of how and why specific facts are related is called a

Theory

C. Wright Mills advocated our adoption of the "sociological imagination." What would he have us do?

Think more about how the changes in our society causes change in our individual lives

The US sociologist who believed sociologists should try to solve social problems, studied the black community and served as a founding member of the NAACP was

W.E.B. DuBois