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sociology

Question 1 of 20

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Sociology lays emphasis on

Select one of the following:

  • the development, structure, and functioning of human society: social relations, social institutions, group interaction, and social structures

  • the application of our understanding of society and its members in order to improve the well-being of all

  • systems of government and how they serve citizens

  • the comparative study of human societies and cultures and their development

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

The sociological imagination involves

Select one of the following:

  • (a) imagining a social life through the eyes of one single perspective

  • (b) understanding how society works

  • (c) understanding how society works in relation to one's own life

  • Both b and c.

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

Sociology was made possible by the

Select one of the following:

  • French Revolution

  • Renaissance

  • Second World War

  • None of the above.

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

Which early sociologist developed a set of values, embodied in early Protestantism, which he believed led to the development of modern capitalism?

Select one of the following:

  • Auguste Comte

  • Emile Durkheim

  • Max Weber

  • Georg Simmel

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

Traditionally, which approach is used to examine different kinds of sociology?

Select one of the following:

  • Structural functionalism

  • Conflict

  • Symbolic interactionism

  • all of the above

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

According to Burawoy (2004), critical sociology is the conscience of

Select one of the following:

  • professional sociology

  • policy sociology

  • public sociology

  • Canadian sociology

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

1

A 'total institution' is

Select one of the following:

  • a range of institutions in which whole blocks of people are bureaucratically processed

  • a place where people are isolated from their normal round of activities

  • All of the above.

  • used to describe institutions whose residents are controlled, regulated, or manipulated by those in charge

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

The term 'vertical mosaic' was coined by

Select one of the following:

  • Harold Innis (1894-1952)

  • Samuel Delbert Clark (1910-2003)

  • John Porter (1921-1979)

  • Everett C. Hughes (1897-1983)

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

1

Sociology is both the systematic and the unsystematic study of society.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

Sociology involves exploring the patterns in social variables that occur in social institutions, as well as social interactions such as age and gender, but not race and ethnicity.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

Wright Mills coined the term 'imaginative sociology'.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

Sociology developed in nineteenth-century Europe as a response to dramatic social changes.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 13 of 20

1

Karl Marx (1818-1883) wrote The Division of Labour in Society.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 14 of 20

1

Structural functionalism is the fusing of the functionalist approach with structuralism, explaining social forms and their contributions to social cohesion.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

The conflict approach is based on the four 'Cs'. These are conflict, cohesion, class, and control.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

The symbolic interaction method was pioneered by American social psychologist George Herbet Mead (1863-1931).

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

1

The term 'proletariat' refers to those belonging to the capitalist class

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

1

Social Darwinism was used to justify colonizing and enslaving civilizations outside of Europe.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

Which founding sociologist identified the bourgeoisie and proletariat classes?

Select one of the following:

  • karl marx

  • herbert spencer

  • emile durkheim

  • max webber

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

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What is the definition of the term "sociology"?

Select one of the following:

  • The examination of social environments.

  • The discipline designed to understand, explain, and predict changes in our environment.

  • The norms values and and beliefs of a society.

  • The discipline that studies soiety and how people behave.

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