Exam 1: A Sociological Compass

Out of which revolution did the idea emerge that people are responsible for organizing society and that human action can solve social problems through their own efforts?

____ noted the rapid growth of the service sector of the economy.

Durkheim related facts about suicide rates to facts about social solidarity in his research.In doing so,he developed a:

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.

One aspect of social organization is the patterns of intimate social relations that are formed during face-to-face interpersonal interactions.Sociologists call this pattern:

Feminist theory maintains that male domination and female subordination in society is determined by:

The stable patterns of social relations in our lives such as the organization of work and emotions are called global structures.

Explain the three pillars of the sociological imagination.Use examples.

The field of study that helps students move beyond their personal biography to see the world in a larger context is known as:

Altruistic suicide occurs when ____ tightly govern behavior.

____ maintained that social structures may have different consequences for different groups of people.

The contribution the Industrial Revolution made to the creation of the discipline of sociology was to:

Sociologists say we must look beyond individual states of mind to explain human behavior.What do sociologists focus on in their explanations of human behavior?

Dr.Jones decides to study the expressions of grief that followed the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11,2001.Dr.Jones decided to do this because he was so moved by the heroic efforts of the rescue workers.Dr.Jones's decision to do this research is based on:

Who was Harriet Martineau?

Dr.Guttierez notes that individual members of a football team strive to win not for personal glory but for the benefit and advantage of the whole team.His perspective is most consistent with which of the following?

One of the first scholars to conduct sociological research that incorporated analyses of race,class,and gender was which sociologist?

Susan believes that she can help solve the problem of homelessness by volunteering at a homeless shelter.This would be an example of the kind of thinking associated with the ____ revolution.

Sociology can help a person develop at the personal level by:

The view that people attach subjective meanings to their actions is a hallmark of which theory?