Sociology Chapter 2 Quiz Anwers

modes of production

According to Karl Marx, capitalism, feudalism, amd slavery are all examples of ___________.

manufactured by American society

Contrary to dominant theories at the time, W.E.B. Du Boise argues that racial inequality was________.

a member of the bourgeoisie

Drawing on the theory developed by Karl Marx, Rupert Murdock, owner of one of the world's largest media conglomerates, is best characterized as __________.

social facts; social action

Emile Durkheim emphasized______, while Marx Weber emphasized __________ i his theory of society.

socialization

Human behavior is not natural; it is learned. People learn how to behave in society through a process of ________.

social fact

Imagine you are entering an elevator full of people. When you step in, you most likely turn around to face the door like everyone else. Drawing on the work of Emile Durkheim, your behavior has been impacted by a ________.

social distance

Jonas belongs to a political club, but he notices that he does not always get invited to hang out with some of the more popular members of the club after their club meetings. After reading about the work of Georg Simmel in his sociology class, Jonas realizes that what he is experiencing is an example of ___________.

inequality in economic systems

Karl Marx's social theory primarily focuses on______.

intersectionality

Which of the following concepts refers to the interlocking nature of inequality, or how gender inequalities are formed in relation to the inequalities based on race, class, and sexuality?

Sociology makes use of a number of different theoretical traditions

Which of the following describes how sociology is different from economics?

Marx and Bourdieu

Which pair of social theorists are similar in that they both emphasized how social class matters in social life?

physical objects, social objects, and abstract objects

Within a symbolic interactionist framework, Herbert Blumer distinguished between three types of objects that can be the subject of interpretation. Which of the following describes these three types of objects?

structural functionalism

Your friend Mary Jo tells you that the purpose of religion is to ensure that the individuals of a given society all hold a common set of values. Which theoretical perspective offers a view of religion that is similar to the one shared by Mary Jo?

How does the individual act within the context of society?

_____ is one of the common themes that nearly all social theories have sought to address.

organic; mechanical

________solidarity, unlike_____solidarity, is associated with an extensive division of labor in society.