Chapter 1 Sociology

According to Emil Durkheim which is NOT a social fact?

All of these choices are correct. A religious Belief, a Law, and a custom are all social facts.

Which of the following men coined the term positivism, and is widely considered the Father of sociology?

Comte

Which sociologist first recognized social dynamics as an underlying component of historical development?

Ma Tuan-Lin

Which is the other great critical theorist? Weber, Durkheim and..?

Marx

Symbolic Interactionism is best described as the study of:

Relationships between individuals and society.

Comte was motivated to study sociology as a _____?

Science

What do Sociologists call a group sharing a common culture?

Society

What is the best definition of the sociological Imagination?

The relationship between a person's experience and behavior.

What best describes sociology as a subject matter.

The study of society and social interaction

Which Definition of reification is most accurate?

Treating an abstract concept as if it was real