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Quiz by Harri Donaldson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Harri Donaldson
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Question 1
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Sociology lays emphasis on
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the development, structure, and functioning of human society: social relations, social institutions, group interaction, and social structures
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the application of our understanding of society and its members in order to improve the well-being of all
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systems of government and how they serve citizens
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the comparative study of human societies and cultures and their development
Question 2
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The sociological imagination involves
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(a) imagining a social life through the eyes of one single perspective
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(b) understanding how society works
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(c) understanding how society works in relation to one's own life
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Both b and c.
Question 3
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Sociology was made possible by the
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French Revolution
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Renaissance
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Second World War
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None of the above.
Question 4
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Which early sociologist developed a set of values, embodied in early Protestantism, which he believed led to the development of modern capitalism?
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Auguste Comte
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Emile Durkheim
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Max Weber
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Georg Simmel
Question 5
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Traditionally, which approach is used to examine different kinds of sociology?
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Structural functionalism
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Conflict
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Symbolic interactionism
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all of the above
Question 6
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According to Burawoy (2004), critical sociology is the conscience of
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professional sociology
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policy sociology
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public sociology
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Canadian sociology
Question 7
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A 'total institution' is
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a range of institutions in which whole blocks of people are bureaucratically processed
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a place where people are isolated from their normal round of activities
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All of the above.
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used to describe institutions whose residents are controlled, regulated, or manipulated by those in charge
Question 8
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The term 'vertical mosaic' was coined by
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Harold Innis (1894-1952)
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Samuel Delbert Clark (1910-2003)
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John Porter (1921-1979)
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Everett C. Hughes (1897-1983)
Question 9
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Sociology is both the systematic and the unsystematic study of society.
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- True
- False
Question 10
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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.
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- True
- False
Question 11
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Wright Mills coined the term 'imaginative sociology'.
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- True
- False
Question 12
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Sociology developed in nineteenth-century Europe as a response to dramatic social changes.
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- True
- False
Question 13
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Karl Marx (1818-1883) wrote The Division of Labour in Society.
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- True
- False
Question 14
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Structural functionalism is the fusing of the functionalist approach with structuralism, explaining social forms and their contributions to social cohesion.
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- True
- False
Question 15
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The conflict approach is based on the four 'Cs'. These are conflict, cohesion, class, and control.
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- True
- False
Question 16
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The symbolic interaction method was pioneered by American social psychologist George Herbet Mead (1863-1931).
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- True
- False
Question 17
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The term 'proletariat' refers to those belonging to the capitalist class
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- True
- False
Question 18
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Social Darwinism was used to justify colonizing and enslaving civilizations outside of Europe.
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- True
- False
Question 19
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Which founding sociologist identified the bourgeoisie and proletariat classes?
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karl marx
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herbert spencer
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emile durkheim
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max webber
Question 20
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What is the definition of the term "sociology"?
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The examination of social environments.
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The discipline designed to understand, explain, and predict changes in our environment.
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The norms values and and beliefs of a society.
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The discipline that studies soiety and how people behave.
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