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Summary Introduction to Sociology
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Sociology is the systematic study of society and social interaction. In order to carry out their studies, sociologists identify cultural patterns and social forces and determine how they affect individuals and groups. They also develop ways to apply their findings to the real world.

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  • November 1, 2024
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7. The difference between positivism and interpretive sociology relates to:

1.whether individuals like or dislike their society
2.whether research methods use statistical data or person-to-person research
3.whether sociological studies can predict or improve society
4.all of the above

8. Which would a quantitative sociologists use to gather data?

1.a large survey
2.a literature search
3.an in-depth interview
4.a review of television programs

9. Weber believed humans could not be studied purely objectively because they were influenced by:

1.drugs
2.their culture
3.their genetic makeup
4.the researcher

1.3. Theoretical Perspectives
10. Which of these theories is most likely to look at the social world on a micro-level?

1.structural functionalism
2.conflict theory
3.positivism
4.symbolic interactionism

11. Who believed that the history of society was one of class struggle?

1.Émile Durkheim
2.Karl Marx
3.Erving Goffmann
4.George Herbert Mead

12. Who coined the phrase symbolic interactionism?

1.Herbert Blumer
2.Max Weber
3.Lester F. Ward
4.W. I. Thomas

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