Question 1

Marx used the termfor those people in society who are discarded by society andfor those in the working class.

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A) Proletariat; bourgeoisie 
B) lumpenproletariat; proletariat 
C) bourgeoisie; petty bourgeoisie 
D) petty bourgeoisie; lumpenproletariat 
A) Proletariat; bourgeoisie 
B) lumpenproletariat; proletariat 
C) bourgeoisie; petty bourgeoisie 
D) petty bourgeoisie; lumpenproletariat

Question 2

Marx's perspective of society argued that

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A) capitalists do not own the actual system by which goods are produced and distributed. 
B) workers receive a fair share of the profits that they help create. 
C) profit is produced through the exploitation of the working class. 
D) while capitalists control the production of goods,they do not control the production of ideas. 
A) capitalists do not own the actual system by which goods are produced and distributed. 
B) workers receive a fair share of the profits that they help create. 
C) profit is produced through the exploitation of the working class. 
D) while capitalists control the production of goods,they do not control the production of ideas.

Question 3

According to Emile Durkheim

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A) deviance has no place in a "healthy" society. 
B) people in society are held together by belief systems. 
C) the best theoretical approach to the study of society is social conflict theory. 
D) the economic system has the most important influence on human thought and behavior. 
A) deviance has no place in a "healthy" society. 
B) people in society are held together by belief systems. 
C) the best theoretical approach to the study of society is social conflict theory. 
D) the economic system has the most important influence on human thought and behavior.

Question 4

Robert Park

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A) was interested in urban problems. 
B) focused on immigrant workers. 
C) emphasized qualitative research. 
D) used a reform-based approach. 
A) was interested in urban problems. 
B) focused on immigrant workers. 
C) emphasized qualitative research. 
D) used a reform-based approach.

Question 5

According to Durkheim,the economic organization of society is the most important influence on what humans think and how they behave.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Marx was primarily interested in the study of capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to Karl Marx:

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A) capitalism is built on the exploitation of workers. 
B) capitalism is negotiated by cultural values. 
C) capitalism involves racist oppression. 
D) capitalism includes the domination of men over women 
A) capitalism is built on the exploitation of workers. 
B) capitalism is negotiated by cultural values. 
C) capitalism involves racist oppression. 
D) capitalism includes the domination of men over women

Question 8

Marx's work was devoted to explaining

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A) the social basis of human behavior. 
B) the social laws that governed human behavior. 
C) how capitalism shaped society. 
D) how to observe social behavior while participating in it. 
A) the social basis of human behavior. 
B) the social laws that governed human behavior. 
C) how capitalism shaped society. 
D) how to observe social behavior while participating in it.

Question 9

The text emphasizes that is most responsible for a person's chance in life.

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A) human biology 
B) inherited traits 
C) social location 
D) individual personality 
A) human biology 
B) inherited traits 
C) social location 
D) individual personality

Question 10

What is the sociological approach to diversity in society?

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A) Sociologists believe that people are shaped by the social context around them. 
B) Sociologists like to study the unusual. 
C) According to sociologists,diversity seems to be disappearing. 
D) Sociologists study mostly racial diversity. 
A) Sociologists believe that people are shaped by the social context around them. 
B) Sociologists like to study the unusual. 
C) According to sociologists,diversity seems to be disappearing. 
D) Sociologists study mostly racial diversity.

Question 11

According to the text,Durkheim's major contribution to the discipline of sociology was the understanding of

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A) the effects of capitalism on society. 
B) the social basis of human behavior. 
C) the relationship that exists between man and nature. 
D) the effect of verstehen on our conception of reality. 
A) the effects of capitalism on society. 
B) the social basis of human behavior. 
C) the relationship that exists between man and nature. 
D) the effect of verstehen on our conception of reality.

Question 12

Which of the following is not a criticism of functionalism?

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A) Functionalism is inherently conservative,given its emphasis on stability. 
B) Functionalism understates the roles of power and conflict in society. 
C) Functionalism states that inequality is necessary for the equitable distribution of societal resources. 
D) Functionalism overstates the role of individual behavior in social change. 
A) Functionalism is inherently conservative,given its emphasis on stability. 
B) Functionalism understates the roles of power and conflict in society. 
C) Functionalism states that inequality is necessary for the equitable distribution of societal resources. 
D) Functionalism overstates the role of individual behavior in social change.

Question 13

Explain what Mills means by "sociological imagination" and how individual experience differs from social
structure.

Accepted Answer

Sociological imagination, as defined by

Question 14

Explain how the Enlightenment influenced the development of modern sociology.

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment had a significant impa

Question 15

What did Peter Berger mean when he called the process of sociological investigation "debunking"?

Accepted Answer

Peter Berger, a prominent sociologist, i

Question 16

From a sociological perspective,concerns with styles and personal appearance are the product of social forces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The sociological perspective focused on the positive role of social change is.

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A) functionalism. 
B) conflict. 
C) symbolic interactionism. 
D) none of the above 
A) functionalism. 
B) conflict. 
C) symbolic interactionism. 
D) none of the above

Question 18

The focus of the early American sociologists was solving social problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Sociologists refer to the organized patterns of social relationships and social institutions that make up society as the.

Accepted Answer

A) social framework 
B) sociological perspective 
C) social structure 
D) interactionist perspective 
A) social framework 
B) sociological perspective 
C) social structure 
D) interactionist perspective

Question 20

Emile Durkheim's work is the foundation for which major theoretical perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) Conflict theory 
B) Symbolic interactionism 
C) Functionalism 
D) Feminism 
A) Conflict theory 
B) Symbolic interactionism 
C) Functionalism 
D) Feminism

Marx used the termfor those people in society who are discarded by society andfor those in the working class.

Marx's perspective of society argued that

According to Emile Durkheim

Robert Park

According to Durkheim,the economic organization of society is the most important influence on what humans think and how they behave.

Marx was primarily interested in the study of capitalism.

According to Karl Marx:

Marx's work was devoted to explaining

The text emphasizes that is most responsible for a person's chance in life.

What is the sociological approach to diversity in society?

According to the text,Durkheim's major contribution to the discipline of sociology was the understanding of

Which of the following is not a criticism of functionalism?

Explain what Mills means by "sociological imagination" and how individual experience differs from social structure.

Explain how the Enlightenment influenced the development of modern sociology.

What did Peter Berger mean when he called the process of sociological investigation "debunking"?

From a sociological perspective,concerns with styles and personal appearance are the product of social forces.

The sociological perspective focused on the positive role of social change is.

The focus of the early American sociologists was solving social problems.

Sociologists refer to the organized patterns of social relationships and social institutions that make up society as the.

Emile Durkheim's work is the foundation for which major theoretical perspective?

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Marx used the termfor those people in society who are discarded by society andfor those in the working class.

Marx's perspective of society argued that

According to Emile Durkheim

Robert Park

According to Durkheim,the economic organization of society is the most important influence on what humans think and how they behave.

Marx was primarily interested in the study of capitalism.

According to Karl Marx:

Marx's work was devoted to explaining

The text emphasizes that is most responsible for a person's chance in life.

What is the sociological approach to diversity in society?

According to the text,Durkheim's major contribution to the discipline of sociology was the understanding of

Which of the following is not a criticism of functionalism?

Explain what Mills means by "sociological imagination" and how individual experience differs from social structure.

Explain how the Enlightenment influenced the development of modern sociology.

What did Peter Berger mean when he called the process of sociological investigation "debunking"?

From a sociological perspective,concerns with styles and personal appearance are the product of social forces.

The sociological perspective focused on the positive role of social change is.

The focus of the early American sociologists was solving social problems.

Sociologists refer to the organized patterns of social relationships and social institutions that make up society as the.

Emile Durkheim's work is the foundation for which major theoretical perspective?

Culture and the Media

Doing Sociological research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organization

Deviance and Crime

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Education and Health Care

Economics and Politics

Environment, Population and Social Change

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