quiz one

Based on Emile Durkheim's research on suicide, which of the following individuals would be the greatest suicide risk?

Herbert, a single protestant man living in the city

first step in conducting a sociological research is

as a question

Which sociological perspective views society as being composed of groups that engage in fierce competition for scarce resources?

conflict theory

which sociological perspective stresses that society is a whole unit, made up of interrelated parts that work together harmoniously ?

conflict theory perspective

social facts represents

laws, religious beliefs, and fashions

sociologist a studied the effects of coal on the environment and found and found that coal caused black lung. the sociologist conducted the same study two years later and found that the death rate in the mines was lower than thought. the research would be considered

neither reliable or valid

the idea of applying the scientific method to the social world is referred to as:

positivism

what did max weber believe was the central force in social change

religion

which of the following best describes sociology as a subject

study of society and social behavior

verstehen is defined by the text as

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