Exam 1: Thinking Like a Sociologist

Matt notices Julie laughing in the school hallway with a friend. Matt knows that Julie probably just heard a joke or saw something funny in the hallway. Matt is using Max Weber's verstehen of :

The major focus for capitalists is on:

The "sociological imagination" is at the center of the sociological perspective.

Which of the following statements is true of the views supported by symbolic interaction theory?

Sociologists can determine _____ by examining demographic characteristics such as age, place of residence, and population size.

A sociologist is conducting a study on a small group of poverty-stricken individuals. She understands that an individual's impoverished status results from larger economic situations and unemployment rates in the local community rather than the individual's personal problems. The ability to see the relationship between the personal troubles of the group and the larger economic situations is known as:

Define petit bourgeoisie and proletariat.

Which of the following statements is true of conflict theory?

Discuss the drawbacks of feminist theories.

Communication processes are examples of:

Conflict theorists see disagreement and the resulting changes in society as natural, inevitable, and even desirable.

Karl Marx, like Auguste Comte and Émile Durkheim, tried to explain the changes that were taking place in society during _____.

Auguste Comte maintained that the study of society must be _____.

Conflict theorists see society as cooperative and harmonious.

Recognizing and understanding diversity is one of sociology's central themes.

Microsociology and macrosociology differ conceptually, but are interrelated.

Auguste Comte saw sociology as the scientific study of two aspects of society, namely:

One of the common criticisms of the functionalist theory is that it:

Sociologist C. Wright Mills states that the _____ emphasizes the connection between personal troubles and structural issues.

Karl Marx believed that society is divided into: