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Sociology can be approached from both a microsociological and a macrosociological perspective.Which is more useful?


A) The macrosociological perspective is more useful because it explains how large-scale social institutions influence individuals.
B) The microsociological perspective is more useful because it explains how individuals shape and create large-scale social institutions.
C) Both are useful and any study that uses only one or the other will be unable to explain anything useful about society.
D) Both are useful in different ways because they each provide different types of information about the same object of study.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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According to symbolic interactionism,what is the relationship between the self and society?


A) The development of a sense of self is guided by society.
B) The self is shaped by society, but society is also shaped by the self.
C) Both the self and society are created by the course of history.
D) Both the self and society are shaped by larger external forces.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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According to Karl Marx,the most important factor in social life is a person's


A) race or ethnicity.
B) religious beliefs.
C) relationship to the means of production.
D) level of education.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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According to Karl Marx,how could a belief in heaven as a reward for earthly suffering serve the interests of the ruling class?


A) by keeping the lower classes from demanding better treatment in this life
B) by distracting the lower classes with fantastic spectacles
C) by using the church as a means to extract economic resources from the poor
D) by keeping working classes busy with religious activities and with no time to organize

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Unlike earlier religious traditions that attempted to determine the ultimate cause or source of reality,Auguste Comte developed positivism in order to


A) explain how class conflict drove social change.
B) argue that symbolic interactions between individuals were the basis for social life.
C) justify a particular kind of social system based on hierarchy and privilege.
D) identify laws that describe the behavior of a particular reality.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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What did Karl Marx think the lower classes needed to develop in order to end their oppression?


A) a critical theory of gender
B) a stronger sense of verstehen
C) class consciousness
D) false consciousness

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Jane Addams was an early advocate of applied sociology.This means that she did not just do research but that she also


A) reported illegal activities to the proper authorities.
B) examined the historical origins of the phenomena she researched.
C) addressed social problems through hands-on activity in the communities she researched.
D) compared the communities she studied to communities from other cultures.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The sociological perspective,as a way of thinking about the world,includes the concepts of sociological imagination from C.Wright Mills,beginner's mind from Bernard McGrane,and culture shock from anthropology.Define each concept in your own words and then explain what all three of these concepts have in common.

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You are looking over the courses that are offered at your school and you see a class called "The Sociology of Media and Popular Culture." You don't think you need this course because you listen to lots of music,watch a wide variety of television,and often go to the movies.What would a sociologist tell you?


A) You are a specialist in mass media.
B) You should try to watch media from other cultures to really understand popular culture.
C) You should take classes in film studies instead.
D) You only have "reciped," or practical knowledge.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is a latent function of the educational system in the United States?


A) teaching reading and writing
B) keeping children out of trouble while parents are at work
C) preparing a modern workforce to use technology
D) teaching new immigrants about American values and history

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following statements best characterizes microsociology?


A) It is an approach that examines interactions between individuals and how those interactions reflect larger societal patterns.
B) It is an approach that examines institutional interactions that occur over time.
C) It is an approach that quantifies data about social structures so they can be analyzed statistically.
D) It is an approach that focuses exclusively on gender and power as they manifest themselves socially.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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A dishonest judge must pretend to be an honest judge,but even an honest judge must play the role of "honest judge" for an audience in order to interact and work with others effectively.This performance is an example of what theoretical perspective?


A) structural functionalism
B) dramaturgy
C) ethnomethodology
D) conflict theory

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following theories focuses on how our behaviors are dependent on the ways we interpret,make sense of,and define ourselves,others,and social situations?


A) conflict theory
B) symbolic interactionism
C) pragmatism
D) structural functionalism

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following theories views society as a whole unit made up of interrelated parts that work together?


A) structural functionalism
B) conflict theory
C) symbolic interactionism
D) postmodernism

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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How is hip-hop music an example of a postmodern art form?

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Describe the three main theoretical perspectives of macrosociology and name at least one theorist for each perspective.

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Conflict theory,which emphasizes social ...

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What historical events convinced Auguste Comte that society needed to be guided by thinkers who understood social laws?


A) the American Civil War and the battle over slavery
B) globalization and the rise of international trade and commerce
C) the French Revolution and the instability that followed it
D) the age of exploration and the expansion of European powers into Africa

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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If you were feeling very generous to shoe manufacturers,you might argue that the manifest function of the production of newer and more expensive athletic shoes is to increase athletic performance.For a moment,let's not be generous.Explain another manifest function of the appearance of new athletic shoes and at least two latent functions.

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