The social world is_______________?
A. Stagnant
B. Changing
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
Sociology is concerned with_______________?
Sociology is concerned with_______________?
A. patterns of human behavior
B. the behavior of an individual
C. random human actions
D. all of the above
The Communist Manifesto was written by_______________?
The Communist Manifesto was written by_______________?
A. Karl Marx and Georg Hegel
B. George Herbert Mead and Jane Addams
C. Friedrich Engels and karl Marx
D. Talcott Parsons and Robert Merton
Which of the following was an early Black sociologist active in the struggle for a racially egalitarian society who was critical of theorists who semmed content with the status quo ?
Which of the following was an early Black sociologist active in the struggle for a racially egalitarian society who was critical of theorists who semmed content with the status quo ?
A. Harriet Martineau
B. Herbert Spencer
C. Booker T Washington
D. W, E.B Du Bois
Which sociological perspective views society as a network of connected parts each of which contributes to the maintenance of the system as a whole ?
Which sociological perspective views society as a network of connected parts each of which contributes to the maintenance of the system as a whole ?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. dramaturgical approach
Which one of the following concepts did Mix weber introduce to the field of sociology ?
Which one of the following concepts did Mix weber introduce to the field of sociology ?
A. dramaturgy
B. ideal types
C. functionalism
D. macrosociology
Which of the following is most closely associated with the concept of the sociological imagination ?
Which of the following is most closely associated with the concept of the sociological imagination ?
A. Emile Durkheim
B. Max Weber
C. Karl Marx
D. C Wright Mills
Sociology differs from common sense in that_______________?
Sociology differs from common sense in that_______________?
A. it focuses on the researchers own experiences
B. it makes little distinction between the way the world is and the way it ought to be
C. its knowledge is accumulated from many different research contexts
D. it is subjective and biased
In idealized views of science the experimental method is said to involve_____________?
In idealized views of science the experimental method is said to involve_____________?
A. testing out new research methods to see which one works best
B. isolating and measuring the effect of one variable upon another
C. using personal beliefs and values to decide what to study
D. interpreting date subjectively drawing on theoretical paradigms
When sociologists study the structure of layers in society and people’s movement between them, they call this_____________?
When sociologists study the structure of layers in society and people’s movement between them, they call this_____________?
A. social stratification
B. social control
C. social conflict
D. social solidarity