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Sociology Exam 1 Question and answers rated A+Sociology Exam 1 Sociology is a social science. - correct answer True Sociology is the study of society. - correct answer True Empirical evidence includes facts that be gathered from experiments and data collection. - correct answer True ...

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Sociology Exam 1
Sociology is a social science. - correct answer ✔True


Sociology is the study of society. - correct answer ✔True


Empirical evidence includes facts that be gathered from experiments and data
collection. - correct answer ✔True


You can use the terms society and sociology interchangeably. - correct
answer ✔False


Objectivity, or being free from bias, is the foundation of sociological studies. -
correct answer ✔True


Sociology is defined as - correct answer ✔The study of society


Sociology is a natural science. - correct answer ✔False


Sociologists don't have to worry about bias in their studies. - correct answer
✔False


Sociologist try to avoid controversial topics so they don't make anyone
uncomfortable. - correct answer ✔False


Crime and poverty are examples of sociological problems. - correct answer
✔False

, Other social sciences include psychology, history, anthropology, economics,
and political science. - correct answer ✔True


An _____ argument can be proven or disproved through experiments and/or
observations. - correct answer ✔Empirical


The prominent sociologist who believed that sociologists needed to have an
empathetic understanding of human behavior, or Verstehen, was - correct
answer ✔Max Weber


The period of time in which people looked to reason to explain their world
which pre-dates the creation of sociology as a discipline is referred to as the
____. - correct answer ✔Enlightenment


The first person to use the term "Sociology" and is considered the "Father of
Sociology" was - correct answer ✔Auguste Comte


A key figure in sociology who believed that history is characterized by conflicts
between classes of people was - correct answer ✔Karl Marx


The idea that society could be studied scientifically and that we could make
sense out of our world is referred to as - correct answer ✔Positivism


Period that saw major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining,
transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic
and cultural conditions of the times is referred to as the - correct answer
✔Industrial Revolution

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