University:
Eastern Kentucky University
Course:
SOC 131 | Introductory Sociology
Academic year:

2023
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369

Pages:

1
Author:

Marilyn James

Chapter 1 Quiz 1. According to C. Wright Mills, ____ refers to a point of view that shows us how society affects the experiences ! choices of individuals? - sociological imagination 2. Which of the following best describes sociology as a subject? - the study of society ! social interaction 3. The difference between positivism ! antipositivism relates to: - whether sociological studies can predict or improve society 4. Which social gist believed that societies changed due to class struggle? - Karl Marx 5. Which sociologist examined suicide rates among Protestants ! Catholics ! attributed it to socioreligious factors rather than individual cases? - Emile Durkheim 6. Which of these theories is most likely to look at the social world on a micro level? - symbolic interaction approach 7. According to Robert Merton, the unintended consequences or unsought consequences of a social structure are known as ____ functions. For example, the unintended consequences of the educational system are meeting new people or finding your life partner - latent functions 8. Studying sociology helps people analyze data because they learn: - interview techniques, to apply statistics, ! to generate theories 9. The ____ paradigm in sociology focuses on inequalities in the distribution of resources which contributes to disparities in the distribution of power - social conflict 10. The undersiable consequences of a social structure or process are known as ____. For example, the undesirable consequence of the educational system are bullying ! the accumulation of Student debt - dysfunctions