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OFFICIAL EXAM 1 FOR PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY – GRCC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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OFFICIAL EXAM 1 FOR PRINCIPLES OFSOCIOLOGY – GRCC
what is the definition of sociology - Answers -the scientific study of society
what does sociology aim to understand? - Answers -- social interactions
- relationships
- instituions
- inequalities
in sociology, the view point of sociologists goes from a - Answers -micro level to macro
level
sociologist takes personal problems and - Answers -reframes it into social problems
sociology can be solved due to - Answers -structural solutions
social facts - Answers -collective thoughts and shared expectations that influence
individual actions
who came up with the term social facts? - Answers -emile hurkheim
encompassing anything produced collectively by people that exert a force upon us is a -
Answers -social fact
what is an everyday example of social facts - Answers -people greeting each other by
shaking hands
when our natural environment is a product of human interactions with persuasive or
coercive power, it can be fairly described as - Answers -social facts
institutions, statuses, roles, laws, beliefs , population, distribution, and urbanization are
all examples - Answers -social facts
sociological imagination - Answers -the ability to see the connection between the larger
world and your personal self
which sociologist came up with the term sociological imagination - Answers -c. wright
mills
, sociological imagination allows us to think about the - Answers -social consequences of
social issues
sociological imagination allows us to make - Answers -more self aware decisions rather
than being swayed by the social norm
the lack of sociological imagination can make people - Answers -apathetic
sociological imagination uses critical thinking and involves - Answers -evidence and
reasoning to evaluate claims
sociological imagination rejects statements that are not - Answers -supported by
evidence
fallacy of individualistic perspective - Answers -people fail or succeed on their own
fallacy of individualistic perspective fails to account for - Answers -social environmental
factors
sociological sympathy - Answers -understanding others as they understand themselves
importance of sociological sympathy - Answers -it is important to understand how others
are feeling so that you are able to respond to them correctly
who came up with the term sociological sympathy - Answers -harriet martineau
public sociology - Answers -- applying sociology for the public good
- communicating and engaging with a wider audience
auguste comte focused on - Answers -positivism
august comte studied society - Answers -in a scientific way
what did auguste comte believe in - Answers -humans can improve society by studying
and analyzing it
harriet martineau focused on - Answers -social justice
who was the first female sociologist - Answers -harriet martineau
what specific roles did Harriet Martineau study? - Answers -women and family roles
which sociologist helped get female rights and helped end slavery? - Answers -harriet
martineau
w.eb. debois focused on - Answers -race and double consciousness
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