SOC107 Quizzes

According to Durkheim, which of the following is NOT a social fact?

All of the above are social facts: law, religious belief, custom

Max Weber, Georg Simmel, and Karl Marx were all advocates of:

Conflict theory

The process of simultaneously analyzing the behavior of individuals and the society that shapes that behavior (or, the concept that the individual and society are inseparable) is referred to as:

Figuration

Weber's proposal of antipositivism influenced sociological researchers to ______ while examining different social worlds.

Gain a subjective understanding of human cultural norms

Please define C. Wright Mill's sociological imagination.

How individuals understand their own and others' pasts in relation to history and social structure.*

Qualitative sociology can be defined as:

In-depth interviews, focus groups, and/or analysis of content sources as the source of its data.

_____ view society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of individuals who make up that society.

Structural Functionalists

Sociology is defined as the:

Systematic study of society and social interaction.

Verstehen is defined by the text as:

To understand in a deep way.

Which theorist claimed that people rise to their proper level in society based solely on their belief in a meritocracy?

Émile Durkheim