Sociology lays emphasis on
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
The sociological imagination involves
(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.
Sociology was made possible by the
French Revolution
Renaissance
Second World War
None of the above.
Which early sociologist developed a set of values, embodied in early Protestantism, which he believed led to the development of modern capitalism?
Auguste Comte
Emile Durkheim
Max Weber
Georg Simmel
Traditionally, which approach is used to examine different kinds of sociology?
Structural functionalism
Conflict
Symbolic interactionism
all of the above
According to Burawoy (2004), critical sociology is the conscience of
professional sociology
policy sociology
public sociology
Canadian sociology
A 'total institution' is
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
The term 'vertical mosaic' was coined by
Harold Innis (1894-1952)
Samuel Delbert Clark (1910-2003)
John Porter (1921-1979)
Everett C. Hughes (1897-1983)
Sociology is both the systematic and the unsystematic study of society.
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.
Wright Mills coined the term 'imaginative sociology'.
Sociology developed in nineteenth-century Europe as a response to dramatic social changes.
Karl Marx (1818-1883) wrote The Division of Labour in Society.
Structural functionalism is the fusing of the functionalist approach with structuralism, explaining social forms and their contributions to social cohesion.
The conflict approach is based on the four 'Cs'. These are conflict, cohesion, class, and control.
The symbolic interaction method was pioneered by American social psychologist George Herbet Mead (1863-1931).
The term 'proletariat' refers to those belonging to the capitalist class
Social Darwinism was used to justify colonizing and enslaving civilizations outside of Europe.
Which founding sociologist identified the bourgeoisie and proletariat classes?
karl marx
herbert spencer
emile durkheim
max webber
What is the definition of the term "sociology"?
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.
