Exam 1: What Is Sociology

With the use of Internet technology, college students are able to more efficiently register for classes, check their grades, and access course material on class websites. Max Weber would say that this is an example of:

Which of the following was a focus of Max Weber's research?

In one or two sentences, please explain the difference between microsociology and macrosociology.

According to Karl Marx, the modern era is shaped primarily by:

Explain the concept of social structure in one or two sentences, and give one example of a social structure.

According to Marxist sociologists, ideologies are used to _________.

Who said about American society, "The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line"?

According to Max Weber, economic factors are important to social change in society. However, he also argued that ____________ is/are just as important for social change.

Robert K. Merton advocated that sociologists should develop more modest theories that would not attempt to encompass all of society. He termed these types of theories:

Which sociologist argued that social factors exert a fundamental influence on suicidal behavior?

Sociologists believe that the lives of individuals are completely determined by their class, race, and gender.

The idea of a sociological imagination originated with:

Having a _________ allows one to understand the centrality of gender in the social world.

MATCHING -Believed the conflicts between the classes provide the motivation for historical development

The concept of rationalization, the process by which the social world becomes more precise, efficiently organized, and involves more abstract rules was developed by ___________.

"Sociology is not simply a restatement of the obvious." Explain this statement using examples from the text to demonstrate how sociological study helps us look beyond individual explanations for behavior.

When sociologists visit college campuses, they witness a variety of behaviors and social relationships that are not necessarily immediately apparent to the members of the college community because this community is unlikely to be focusing on how the college context connects to the larger social framework. The ability to interpret all the events taking place within the campus context is referred to as:

According to Émile Durkheim, the rapid process of social change gives rise to many social difficulties that he linked to:

Which sociological theorist first used the word sociology to describe the science that seeks to understand human behavior?

The way in which social structure limits the range of activities and opportunities in individuals' lives is called: