SOCIOLOGY

----is the view that generalizations are valid only if they rely on evidence that can be observed directly or verified through our senses.

The main goal of sociology is to:

According to -----, the talk of the sociological imagination is to see the relationship between individual experiences and larger social forces

The Sociological imagination asks us to

Which of the following social sciences is interested in employment, recession, inflation, and price indices?

Both sociologist and historian are interested in past. Using a recent military war as a case for investigation, a sociologist would be interested in:

why did sociology as a discipline emerge?

According to Auguste Comte, social statistics was the study of

According to Auguste Comete, the focus of social dynamics

This sociologist published theory and practice of society in america which was based on traveling through 19th century america and conducting an analysis of day-to-day life, customs, and lifestyles

Of the following theorists, who believed that the entire history of human societies could be seen as a history of struggles between those who own and control the means of production and those who do the work?

Which of the following sociological perspectives views society as a system of highly interrelated structures or arts that operate together?

Karl Marx predicted that eventually

Sociologically, the positive connection between hours of study and students test scores demonstrates ________ preparing before taking examinations.

where hillsides have been cleared to provide lumber for housing boom, rain often causes mudslides. Sociologist would regard mudslides as

Karl MXarx View of societies is considered the basis for which the following perspectives is sociology

W.E.B Du Bois argued for the acceptance of African American into

A symbolic interactionist would be most likely to ask which of the following questions?

Which of the following perspectives is concerned primarily with the meaning that people place on their own and one another's behavior

The main purpose of a paradigm in to to

Social Darwinism attribute ones lack of success to

C.Wright Mills used the term-- to refer to the relationship between individual experiences and focus in the larger society that shape our actions

did robert k martin call “social processes that contribute to the on going operation or maintenance of society”

who is noted pioneer in the development of the science of sociology

Which sociological perspective is focused on how individuals make sense of or interpret the social world

\n The Functionalist perspective and--- can be thought of as opposite sides of the same coin.

In order to understand other people we must stop looking at the world from an indivdual experience

herbert spencer was well known for saying that society resenbles a living organism in its structure and operations

sociology became recognized in the united states in the beginning of the the twenieth century

sociology developed in europe during a time of peace and social tranquility

The industrial revolution had an impact on the development of sociology

sociologist use the scientific method in their research