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- A. the ability to see the link between society and self
- B. a particular point of view
- C. the patterned interaction of people in social relationships
- D. the belief that knowledge should be derived from scientific observation
Explanation: C. Wright Mills used sociological imagination to connect personal experiences and troubles with wider social conditions.
Correct answer: the ability to see the link between society and self- A. sociological imagination
- B. sociological perspective
- C. social structure
- D. social dynamics
Explanation: Social structure refers to the patterned relationships, roles, groups, and institutions that organize social life.
Correct answer: social structure- A. Social change theory
- B. Vertical mobility
- C. Labeling theory
- D. None of these
Explanation: The societal-reaction approach explains how society’s response to behaviour can create or reinforce deviant identities, so it is also…
Correct answer: Labeling theory- A. Social change
- B. Vertical mobility
- C. Social role
- D. None of these
Explanation: A social role is the set of expected behaviours associated with a particular status or social position.
Correct answer: Social role- A. Social change
- B. Social mobility
- C. Vertical mobility
- D. None of these
Explanation: Social mobility means movement between positions in a system of social stratification.
Correct answer: Social mobility- A. people achieving via merit
- B. people achieving via accident of birth
- C. people achieving because of who they know
- D. None of these
Explanation: Meritocracy is a system in which achievement or advancement depends primarily on ability, effort, and demonstrated merit rather than…
Correct answer: people achieving via merit- A. to be accepted as a national science
- B. to remain separate from other discipline
- C. to organic action
- D. to explain human behaviours and social organization
Explanation: Sociology seeks to explain how people behave in groups and how social institutions and organizations operate.
Correct answer: to explain human behaviours and social organization- A. Herbert Spencer
- B. Emile Durkheim
- C. Max Weber
- D. August Comte
Explanation: Auguste Comte is commonly called the father of modern sociology because he coined the term sociology and helped establish it as a…
Correct answer: August Comte1969. Sociology is the:
- A. Objective study of human interaction
- B. science of human mind
- C. study of ethnic groups
- D. Analysis of human nature
Explanation: Sociology objectively studies social interaction, relationships, groups, and institutions.
Correct answer: Objective study of human interaction- A. Hegel
- B. K. Marx
- C. M. Weber
- D. E. Durkheim
Explanation: Émile Durkheim argued that comparison is essential for sociology to move beyond merely describing social facts and to explain…
Correct answer: E. Durkheim- A. gender schemas
- B. nature
- C. temperament
- D. culture
Explanation: Culture consists of shared traditions, ideas, attitudes, values, and behaviours transmitted within a large group across generations.
Correct answer: culture- A. A.G. Frank
- B. D. McClelland
- C. M. Nash
- D. W.W. Rostow
Explanation: W.W. Rostow proposed a historical-stage model of economic development, moving from traditional society through several stages to high mass…
Correct answer: W.W. Rostow- A. A.G. Frank
- B. D. McClelland
- C. M. Nash
- D. W. W. Rostow
Explanation: A.G. Frank is linked with the diffusionist or dependency-oriented explanation of development, which stresses the spread of economic…
Correct answer: A.G. Frank- A. solidarity
- B. mechanical exchange
- C. market exchange
- D. production
Explanation: The classic three modes of distributing goods and services are reciprocity, redistribution, and market exchange.
Correct answer: market exchange1975. Historical sociology was not as prevalent in the middle of the twentieth century because_________?
- A. sociologists turned instead to statistical analysis
- B. sociologists were highly focused on ethnographic research
- C. of the development of the 'historical materialist' approach
- D. both a and bSocial Sciences
Explanation: Historical sociology lost influence in the mid-twentieth century as sociologists increasingly favored statistical analysis and, in some…
Correct answer: both a and bSocial Sciences- A. industrial and organizational
- B. experimental, physiolocial and comparative
- C. social and personality
- D. clinical and counseling
Explanation: Clinical and counseling psychology together represent the largest broad specialization area because they focus on assessing, treating, and…
Correct answer: clinical and counseling- A. to conquer other civilizations
- B. To establish an economy and the production of goods
- C. To secure peace
- D. To punish subjects who break the law
Explanation: In Hobbes's Leviathan, the central purpose of government is to prevent the disorder and violence of the state of nature by securing peace.
Correct answer: To secure peace- A. they overlap with other fields, such as law and business,
- B. of ethical considerations
- C. advanced technology that measures brain waves is not available
- D. of a lack of interest in human behavior
Explanation: Some psychological topics, especially those involving people, health, or vulnerable groups, are difficult to study because ethical rules…
Correct answer: of ethical considerations- A. to understand the human mind and how it works
- B. to learn how to manipulate others
- C. to completely understand and predict human behavior
- D. to have the answers to all of life'ss.
Explanation: Psychology helps us understand mental processes and behavior using systematic evidence.
Correct answer: to understand the human mind and how it works- A. scientists
- B. practitioners
- C. Both scientists and practitioner.
- D. Either scientists or practitioners
Explanation: Psychology is a science because psychologists use systematic observation, measurement, and evidence to study behavior and mental…
Correct answer: scientists