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Which foundational Auguste Comte
figure in the field of
sociology felt that
science could be used to
understand and then
predict and control
human behavior?
Sociology can be said to major societal transformations of the last two
have developed as a hundred years, triggered in large part by the
result of efforts to Industrial Revolution
understand the effects of
________.
According to Max Weber, cultural; economic
_______ ideas and values
shape society as much as
______ factors do.
Why is developing a It is important to understand how our actions affect
global perspective others and how the world's problems affect us.
important to the study of
sociology?
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Which theoretical No theoretical approach dominates the study of
approach has come to sociology.
dominate the study of
sociology?
Which two theoretical Marxism and Feminist Theory
approaches share the
belief that sociological
theory must be linked to
political and social
action?
Which of the following is She was the first to look at subjects such as
one of the contributions marriage, religious life, and race relations from a
that Harriet Martineau sociological perspective.
made to the field of
sociology?
How is the sociological It helps us get beyond our personal beliefs and
imagination key to the circumstances in order to examine things from a
study of sociology? broader perspective.
How did Emile Durkheim Durkheim claimed that people become more
think that the division of dependent on one another as the division of labor
labor contributes to expands and that this interdependence provides
organic solidarity in social cohesion.
modern societies?
After a devastating flood, the strengthening of community ties
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 _________.
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The concept of __________ social structure
refers to the fact that
social contexts are not
random events but have
distinct patterns.
Which of the following is conducting a statistical analysis of when
an example of a macro- professional men and women choose to start
level analysis of society? families
_________ examines Microsociology
everyday human social
interactions on a small
scale in order to
illuminate broad
institutional patterns.
Sociological studies are often used to assess the
How can sociology have success, or failure, of policy initiatives in areas
practical implications? ranging from education to housing to sex
discrimination.
Which of the following to explore what we regard as "normal" about our
best describes one of the lives and society at large and understand how this
principal aims of concept of "normal" is shaped by historical and
sociology? social forces
______ are more narrowly Theories
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.
The functionalist focusing primarily on factors that lead to social
approach has been cohesion and paying scant attention to factors that
criticized for _______. create social conflict
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FREQUENTLY MOST TESTED QUESTIONS
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Terms in this set (162)
Which foundational Auguste Comte
figure in the field of
sociology felt that
science could be used to
understand and then
predict and control
human behavior?
Sociology can be said to major societal transformations of the last two
have developed as a hundred years, triggered in large part by the
result of efforts to Industrial Revolution
understand the effects of
________.
According to Max Weber, cultural; economic
_______ ideas and values
shape society as much as
______ factors do.
Why is developing a It is important to understand how our actions affect
global perspective others and how the world's problems affect us.
important to the study of
sociology?
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,4/1/25, 4:41 AM Sociology 200 Exam 1 2025|COMPLETE EXAM SET (questions and verified answers) FREQUENTLY MOST TESTED QUESTI…
Which theoretical No theoretical approach dominates the study of
approach has come to sociology.
dominate the study of
sociology?
Which two theoretical Marxism and Feminist Theory
approaches share the
belief that sociological
theory must be linked to
political and social
action?
Which of the following is She was the first to look at subjects such as
one of the contributions marriage, religious life, and race relations from a
that Harriet Martineau sociological perspective.
made to the field of
sociology?
How is the sociological It helps us get beyond our personal beliefs and
imagination key to the circumstances in order to examine things from a
study of sociology? broader perspective.
How did Emile Durkheim Durkheim claimed that people become more
think that the division of dependent on one another as the division of labor
labor contributes to expands and that this interdependence provides
organic solidarity in social cohesion.
modern societies?
After a devastating flood, the strengthening of community ties
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 _________.
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The concept of __________ social structure
refers to the fact that
social contexts are not
random events but have
distinct patterns.
Which of the following is conducting a statistical analysis of when
an example of a macro- professional men and women choose to start
level analysis of society? families
_________ examines Microsociology
everyday human social
interactions on a small
scale in order to
illuminate broad
institutional patterns.
Sociological studies are often used to assess the
How can sociology have success, or failure, of policy initiatives in areas
practical implications? ranging from education to housing to sex
discrimination.
Which of the following to explore what we regard as "normal" about our
best describes one of the lives and society at large and understand how this
principal aims of concept of "normal" is shaped by historical and
sociology? social forces
______ are more narrowly Theories
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.
The functionalist focusing primarily on factors that lead to social
approach has been cohesion and paying scant attention to factors that
criticized for _______. create social conflict
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