Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

As a discipline, sociology first took root in France, Germany, and England.

As a discipline, sociology first took root in France, Germany, and England

Quick Quiz: Short Answer Question -Name the three social changes in European history that were especially important to the development of sociology.

Gays and lesbians are aware of social patterns that heterosexual people rarely think about.

A criticism of the symbolic-interaction approach is that it

Both Jane Addams and Harriet Martineau are remembered today because they were married to important sociologists.

The major goal of sociology's pioneers, including Comte and Durkheim, was

Sociologists focus only on unusual patterns of behaviour.

Using the social-conflict approach, a sociologist might highlight which of the following?

Which of the following would be the focus of a social-conflict analysis of sports?

Almost all of Latin America and Asia falls within which of the following categories?

The social-conflict approach sometimes receives criticism for

Point out what the viewpoint of a sociologist who is influenced by the structural-functional approach (say, Emile Durkheim) has in common with that of a sociologist influenced by the social-conflict approach (say, Karl Marx). That is, how are they both sociological? At the same time, how does each represent a different assumption about the nature of the society? How is the purpose of sociological study different?

Durkheim documented that categories of people with weaker social ties have lower suicide rates.

C. Wright Mills claimed that, most of the time, people were responsible for their own problems.

Who said "the medium is the message"?

With whom do we associate the "staples thesis"?

Which of the following statements might be made by a sociologist using the gender-conflict approach?

Among all academic disciplines, sociology is one of the youngest.

The meaning people find in competitive sports would be one focus of a symbolic-interaction approach.