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Intro to Sociology Question and answers correctly solved Intro to Sociology According to Max Weber, the Protestant ethic was a central factor in the birth of - correct answer Capitalism Sociologists who analyze how social life depends on the ways that people define themselves and others are...

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Intro to Sociology
According to Max Weber, the Protestant ethic was a central factor in the birth
of - correct answer ✔Capitalism


Sociologists who analyze how social life depends on the ways that people
define themselves and others are most likely - correct answer ✔symbolic
interactionists


Functionalists refer to how parts of a society fit together to form a whole as -
correct answer ✔a structure


Because of her outstanding contributions to social reform, as demonstrated in
her work as co-founder of Hull-House, ________ was a co-winner of the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.
Marion Talbot - correct answer ✔Jane Addams


The theorist who is sometimes referred to as "the second founder of
sociology" was - correct answer ✔Herbert Spencer


The sociological perspective emphasizes how the social context influences
people's lives, particularly how people are influenced by - correct answer
✔society


The sociologist who developed the concept of the power elite was - correct
answer ✔C. Wright Mills


In the research model, the step in which the researcher specifies what he or
she wants to learn about a specific topic of study is called - correct answer
✔defining the problem

,The corners of life that people occupy such as jobs, income, education,
gender, age, and race are referred to as the social imperative. - correct
answer ✔False


The first person to propose that the scientific method could be applied to the
study of social life was - correct answer ✔Auguste Comte


The term "survival of the fittest," which is a principle part of the concept of
social Darwinism, was coined by _ - correct answer ✔Herbert Spencer


The methodical and exacting process by which a researcher measures a
variable is known as - correct answer ✔operational definition


Precise ways to measure variables in research so that comparisons can be
made and replications can later be done are referred to as - correct answer
✔operational definitions


The term "________" refers to the extent to which different studies come up
with similar results. - correct answer ✔realibility


The sociologist responsible for suggesting the connection between history and
biography to explain the sociological imagination was - correct answer ✔C.
Wright Mills


When sociologists' group people into categories based on their age, gender,
educational level, job, and income, they are trying to determine - correct
answer ✔social location

, During his career, Anthony has worked as a juvenile police officer, corrections
counselor in a state prison, and executive director of an urban redevelopment
program. In view of this, which description best describes Anthony's career
path? - correct answer ✔


The two sociologists who referred to society as being a kind of living organism
were _______ and ________. - correct answer ✔Auguste Comte; Herbert
Spencer


Which of the following elements did C. Wright Mills attribute as being the one
that sociologists would use to explain individual behavior? - correct answer
✔external influence


According to Robert Merton, ________ are the intended beneficial
consequences of people's actions. - correct answer ✔manifest functions


In 1906, sociologist William Sumner made the comment, "One's own group is
the center of everything, and all others are scaled and rated with reference to
it." This statement is most aligned with the concept of ___ - correct answer
✔ethnocentrism


Sociologists are now developing what they call _________, which emphasizes
the influence of genes on human behavior. - correct answer ✔genetics-
informed sociology


Receiving the Medal of Honor and making the Dean's List are both examples
of - correct answer ✔positive sanctions


All of the following statements are examples of countercultures, EXCEPT for
which one? - correct answer ✔Chicago Cubs fans

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