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Sociology Quiz Questions with complete solution Sociology Quiz Questions (Chapter 1) Which of the following best describes sociology as a subject? a. The study of individual behavior b. The study of cultures c. The study of society and social interaction d. The study of economics - correct...

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Sociology Quiz Questions (Chapter 1)
Which of the following best describes sociology as a subject?


a. The study of individual behavior
b. The study of cultures
c. The study of society and social interaction
d. The study of economics - correct answer ✔c. The study of society and
social interaction


C. Wright Mills once said that sociologists need to develop a sociological
__________ to study how society affects individuals.


a. culture
b. imagination
c. method
d. tool - correct answer ✔b. imagination


A sociologist defines society as a group of people who reside in a defined
area, share a culture, and who:
a. interact
b. work in the same industry
c. speak different languages
d. practice a recognized religion - correct answer ✔a. interact


Seeing patterns means that a sociologist needs to be able to:
a. compare the behavior of individuals from different societies

, b. compare one society to another
c. identify similarities in how social groups respond to social pressure
d. compare individuals to groups - correct answer ✔c. identify similarities in
how social groups resent to social pressure


What do you think C. Wright Mills meant when he said that to be a sociologist,
one had to develop a sociological imagination? - correct answer ✔You have
to have the ability to understand how your own past relates to that of other
people, as well as to history in general and societal structures in particular.


Describe a situation in which a choice you made was influenced by societal
pressures. - correct answer ✔


Which of the following was a topic of study in early sociology?
a. Astrology
b. Economics
c. Physics
d. History - correct answer ✔b. Economics


Which founder of sociology believed societies changed due to class struggle?
a. Émile Comte
b. Karl Marx
c. Plato
d. Herbert Spencer - correct answer ✔b. Karl Marx


The difference between positivism and antipositivism relates to:
a. whether individuals like or dislike their society

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