SOCA 101 EXAM 1 COMPLETE
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Social evolution CORRECT ANSWERS What is not one of the four major themes in
chapter 1?
butterfly effect CORRECT ANSWERS the idea that relatively small change in a specific
location can have far-reaching effects is called the
Disagree. Political and economic preconditions led to Arab Spring CORRECT
ANSWERS Many news sources attribute the beginning of the Tunisian revolution and
the Arab Spring to the death of Mohamed Bouzazizi. Sociologists would:
False CORRECT ANSWERS In the postindustrial era, it is increasingly unlikely that
people are willing or forced, to work for free (T or F?)
the societal and global level CORRECT ANSWERS Social structures and social
processes exist at
Individual thought and action is influenced by groups, culture, and society CORRECT
ANSWERS Mohamed Bouazizi's public suicide was a spark that set in motion the
revoluton in Tunisia, which spread throughout much of the Middle East. The author uses
this to demonstrate what important lesson that can be learned from studying sociology?
The way people are influenced by groups CORRECT ANSWERS Sociology is the
systematic study of
1,400,000 per year CORRECT ANSWERS The number of women and girls victimized
by sex trafficking is estimated to be about
Control, Predictability, Calculability, and Efficiency CORRECT ANSWERS What are the
four components of McDonaldization
Agency CORRECT ANSWERS Term gives great importance to the individual as having
power and a capacity for creativity
The social construction of reality CORRECT ANSWERS Refers to the fact that people
are seen as creating social reality through their thoughts and actions
False CORRECT ANSWERS Credit cards can create private troubles but not public
issues (T or F)
, Individuals CORRECT ANSWERS the term dangerous giants was a potential power
held by
constraining and enabling CORRECT ANSWERS Social structures are
True CORRECT ANSWERS There is a continuum that runs from the most microscopic
to the most macroscopic of social realities (T or F?)
False CORRECT ANSWERS Globalization can be examined in terms of social
structures, but not in terms of social process (T or F?)
August Comte CORRECT ANSWERS Who coined the term sociology?
1950's CORRECT ANSWERS The term sociological imagination came from a book
written in which decade?
True CORRECT ANSWERS There is a gap between common sense and social
scientific knowledge (T or F?)
True CORRECT ANSWERS The top fifth of Americans holds almost 84% of American's
wealth
dangerous giants CORRECT ANSWERS Heads of the military, according to Erving
Goffman, would be considered ________ as they have the power to make influential
decisions that can affect entire societies
social structures CORRECT ANSWERS Every society has a certain _____ which
dictates how that society's institutions are structured
True CORRECT ANSWERS The social construction of reality refers to how each
individual "sees" the world around them
Theories CORRECT ANSWERS ______ help sociologists make sense of social
phenomena and help them understand important social issues
Systemic CORRECT ANSWERS Sociologists, when applying theories to a certain
issue, are very _____ in their approach
19th CORRECT ANSWERS Sociological theory emerged during the ______ century in
Europe
true CORRECT ANSWERS Like other scientists, sociologists use theories to make
sense of the phenomena they study
Durkheim CORRECT ANSWERS Which theorist focused on the idea of anomie?
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