Exam 1: A Sociological Compass

The hometown football team has a tight-knit group of players who care about each other on and off the field.A sociologist would conclude that the team has a high degree of social solidarity.

The idea that patterns of gender inequality can and should be changed for the benefit of all members of society is one of the main features of feminist theory.

Based on all of the information given in Chapter 1 of the textbook,which of the following most accurately characterizes postindustrial societies like Canada?

Which of the following is cited as a major issue of our time for sociologists to study?

Compare and contrast functionalism,conflict theory,symbolic interactionism,and feminism.

Dallin thinks that more funding should be spent on researching alternatives to fossil fuel.According to the textbook,what drives his opinions about what funding should be spent on?

Sociology can be a liberating practical activity.

What did Max Weber believe fuelled capitalism?

In the textbook's discussion of Romeo Dallaire's actions in Rwanda,which of the following conclusions can be reached about heroism?

Explain what the Scientific Revolution is.

The wearing of exclusive,expensive fashions in order to make class distinctions obvious is the main conclusion of which type of analysis?

Which theory focuses on inequities between social classes,social change,and struggles for power?

Which of the following influential symbolic interactionists was born in Canada?

Which theorist made important contributions to both conflict theory and symbolic interactionism?

The ability to see the connection between personal troubles and social structures (for example,personal problems and public issues related to unemployment)is known as the sociological imagination.

Which of the following is a central feature of conflict theory?

A focus on restrictive and uncomfortable fashions for women as a form of maintaining patriarchy and male dominance is characteristic of which theory?

Who is considered to be the first female sociologist and feminist?

Maya believes that although people's food preferences seem natural and innate,they are really prescribed by cultural norms.Which theory is her belief consistent with?

Phoenix believes that class conflict is not the only force that drives social change,believing that religion and politics also create change.Whose theoretical works is Phoenix most closely aligned with?