Sociology

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

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

The first person to propose that the scientific method could be applied to the study of social life was ________.

Augusta Comte

On Wednesday nights, Joshua attends meetings for Young life, a Christina-oriented youth group, with his friends, and church on Sunday with his family. This is an example of shared _____ within Joshua's culture.

Beliefs

College provides a haven for several million potential workers who are classified as "students" rather than "unemployed" which helps stabilize the job market. This situation represents what Merton would describe s a ______.

Latent function

Political science teacher Mr.Jones asks his students how social media can influence public opinions by "following" famous activists, academics, and politicians on twitter. While reading and exchanging each other's tweets, some classmates became close friends. The first is an example of the project's _____ function, the second is an example fo the project's ______ function.

Manifest; latent

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

After weeks of protest in Zuccotti Park, NYC's "Occupy Wall Street" divided into two camps: one composed of higher income protestors, and one composed of lower-income protestors. A ____ would be most interested in the relationship and nature of day-to-day exchanges between two groups.

Symbolic Interactionist

Sociologists who analyze how behavior depends on the ways that people define themselves and others are most likely _____.

Symbolic interactions

While examining the recent mortgage crisis, a sociologist would consider all but which of the following factors?

The number of U.S Economic analyst

According to Max Weber, _____ means "to grasp by insight" and to have an understanding of the feelings and motivations of people being studied.

Verstehen