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Which foundational figure in the field of sociology felt that science could be used to understand and then predict and control human behavior? Auguste Comte Sociology can be said to have developed as a result of efforts to understand the effects of ________. major societal transformations ...

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Sociology 200 Exam 1 Questions and
Answers | Latest Update
Which foundational figure in the field of sociology felt that science could be used to

understand and then predict and control human behavior?

✓ Auguste Comte

Sociology can be said to have developed as a result of efforts to understand the effects of

________.

✓ major societal transformations of the last two hundred years, triggered

in large part by the Industrial Revolution

According to Max Weber, _______ ideas and values shape society as much as ______

factors do.

✓ cultural; economic

Why is developing a global perspective important to the study of sociology?

✓ It is important to understand how our actions affect othe rs and how the

world's problems affect us.

Which theoretical approach has come to dominate the study of sociology?

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✓ No theoretical approach dominates the study of sociology.

Which two theoretical approaches share the belief that sociological theory must be linked

to political and social action?

✓ Marxism and Feminist Theory

Which of the following is one of the contributions that Harriet Martineau made to the field

of sociology?

✓ She was the first to look at subjects such as marriage, religi ous life, and

race relations from a sociological perspective.

How is the sociological imagination key to the study of sociology?

✓ It helps us get beyond our personal beliefs and circumstances in order to

examine things from a broader perspective.

How did Emile Durkheim think that the division of labor contributes to organic solidarity in

modern societies?

✓ Durkheim claimed that people become more dependent on one another

as the division of labor expands and that this interdependence provides

social cohesion.

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After a devastating flood, a community pulls together to provide relief—housing, clothing,

food and water—to those in need. Months later, many people who met through that initial

relief effort have formed close friendships and are working together to build a new

community center. A latent function of the relief effort was _________.

✓ the strengthening of community ties

The concept of __________ refers to the fact that social contexts are not random events

but have distinct patterns.

✓ social structure

Which of the following is an example of a macro-level analysis of society?

✓ conducting a statistical analysis of when professional men and women

choose to start families

_________ examines everyday human social interactions on a small scale in order to

illuminate broad institutional patterns.

✓ Microsociology

How can sociology have practical implications?

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✓ Sociological studies are often used to assess the success, or failure, of

policy initiatives in areas ranging from education to hou sing to sex

discrimination.

Which of the following best describes one of the principal aims of sociology?

✓ to explore what we regard as "normal" about our lives and society at

large and understand how this concept of "normal" is shaped by historical

and social forces

______ are more narrowly focused and attempt to explain particular social conditions or

types of events. They are usually formed during the research process and suggest other

problems for subsequent research.

✓ Theories

The functionalist approach has been criticized for _______.

✓ focusing primarily on factors that lead to social cohesion and paying

scant attention to factors that create social conflict

Examining the interactions between people with a focus on how the people talk, dress, and

use body language is an example of which theoretical approach to sociology?

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