Question 1

After a sociologist has achieved the generalization goal of science, the next goal is to

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A)   publish.
B)   predict.
C)   explain.
D)   question the findings.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

The phrase "survival of the fittest" was coined by

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A)   Charles Darwin.
B)   Herbert Spencer.
C)   Auguste Comte.
D)   Karl Marx.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Very broadly, where did Weber believe that capitalism was more likely to flourish?

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Max Weber believed that religion was the...

Question 4

Discuss feminists and conflict theory.

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Marx used conflict theory to examine con...

Question 5

With basic sociology, the goal of analyzing some aspect of society is that of

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A)   making changes.
B)   gaining knowledge.
C)   solving problems.
D)   getting grants.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Early sociologist and social reformer Jane Addams

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A)   fought against the American Civil Liberties Union.
B)   won the Nobel Prize for Peace.
C)   married W. E. B. Du Bois.
D)   never joined the American Sociological Society.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

A group of people who share a culture and a territory is known as a(n)

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A)   global group.
B)   extended family group.
C)   society.
D)   global village.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

_____ meanings are how people interpret their situation in life, what they are doing, and what is happening to them.

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A)   Subjective
B)   Overt
C)   Objective
D)   CoreE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

The social science closely related to sociology, which traditionally focuses on tribal peoples, is

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A)   economics.
B)   political science.
C)   psychology.
D)   anthropology.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

One of the sociologists who developed symbolic interactionism is

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A)   George Herbert Mead.
B)   Auguste Comte
C)   Robert Merton
D)   Herbert SpencerE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 11

_____ is the study of society and human behavior.

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A)   Natural science
B)   Science
C)   Psychology
D)   SociologyE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

In _____, the focus is on the struggle for scarce resources by different groups in society.

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A)   functional analysis
B)   classical sociology
C)   conflict theory
D)   symbolic interactionismE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Face-to-face interaction is the focus of analysis in

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A)   symbolic interactionism.
B)   conflict theory.
C)   any sociological viewpoint.
D)   functional analysis.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Which of the social sciences concentrates on a single social institution?

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A)   Economics
B)   Anthropology
C)   Psychology
D)   Political ScienceE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Auguste Comte is credited as being the founder of

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A)   sociology.
B)   economics.
C)   modern science.
D)   political science.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Early sociologist and social reformer Jane Addams

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