Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

According to Auguste Comte,societies contain______________,which are forces for social order and stability.

Max Weber stressed that sociologists should employ______________(understanding or insight)to gain the ability to see the world as others see it.

According to the conflict perspective,society is a stable,orderly system.This system is characterized by societal consensus.

C.Wright Mills believed that the most important decisions in the United States are made largely behind the scenes by the power elite-a small clique composed of the top corporate,political,and military officials.

The first department of sociology in the United States was established at______________,where the faculty was instrumental in starting the American Sociological Society (now known as the American Sociological Association).

Emphasis on the individual's possession of critical reasoning and experience is associated with the origins of sociological thinking and with______________.

The awareness that helps us understand that there is a connection between losing our job and the high unemployment rate in the region in which we live is an example of the sociological imagination.

David is employed by one of the state senators.The senator has asked David to determine the age groups in the constituency that are most likely to vote in the upcoming election.David is most likely to contact a(n)______________to acquire this information.

In describing the law of the three stages,Auguste Comte believed that knowledge would reach the ,where explanations were based on systematic observation,experimentation,comparison,and historical analysis;and industry became the prominent structural unit in society.

One of the earliest sociologists to pay close attention to inequality for women was:

The______________of credit cards means that if the cardholder is current on paying bills and the merchant accepts that kind of card,the cardholder will not be turned down on a purchase.

Jackson is focusing on how homeless people organize their living space in homeless shelters.His analysis is being conducted at the:

One person being addicted,unemployed,or running up a high credit card debt could be identified as a:

Describe what sociologist C.Wright Mills meant by the sociological imagination.

From a functionalist perspective,the wife/mother is responsible for the______________tasks,including housework,caring for the children,and providing emotional support for the entire family.

The example of a college student using credit cards to finance vacations and eat out is an illustration of what type of society?

Distinguish between commonsense knowledge and myths and sociological knowledge.

______________ is regarded as the founder of the symbolic interaction perspective.

Identify Auguste Comte and Herbert Spencer,and summarize their unique contributions to early sociology.

A______________analysis focuses on small groups rather than large-scale social structures.