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Open Stax Ch. 1
Open Stax Ch. 1
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Chapter 1 introduction to sociology.
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C. Wright Mills felt that freedom is
a part of the individual
guranteed in the US Constitution
an illusion
a hoax
2
Sociology is defined as a systematic study of society and
social interactions
the cosmos
nature
the environment
3
Which of the following is a form of social control?
receiving a disapproving look
all
getting a warning from your professor
receiving a speeding ticket
4
What is culture?
The customs and traditions of a society
The religion and beliefs of a society
All of these things
The government and structure of a society
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A group's shared practices, values, and beliefs.
antipositivism
society
generalized others
culture
6
Are peers, family, religion and police all agents of social control?
Yes, all of them are
No, only police are
No, only police and peers are
No, only peers, family and police are
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What are the two terms used by C. Wright (1959) to describe sociological imagination?
Government and control
Society and history
Education and training
Public issue and private trouble
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The unintended consequence of a social process:
paradigm
manifest function
latent function
dysfunction
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What does
internal social control
mean?
Regulation of behaviour through peer pressure
Regulation of behaviour through a system of punishments
Regulation of our own behaviour in accordance with accepted norms / laws
10
Karl Marx proposed that this produced inequality.
capitalism
socialism
laziness
communism
11
According to Pierre Bourdieu, the purpose of sociology is to
make us brilliant
help us solve social problems
reveal what is hidden
make us free
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Sociology asks us to look beyond this:
the individual
freedom
anthropology
social institutions
13
C. Wright Mills proposed that the social world influences
nothing
only what we do
only our religious beliefs
everything we think, do, or imagine
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A theory that looks at human life as a competition for resources.
Conflict Theory
Structuralism
Functionalism
Symbolic Interactionism
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A good definition of sociology would be?
the opposite of psychology
scientific study of socialism and political economic systems
study of how culture affects the personality
the scientific study of social structure
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C. Wright Mills pioneered the term...
distinct perspective
contemporary lens
sociological imagination
social context
17
Which theory looks at the inequalities in societies?
conflict
evolution
functionalism
symbolic interactionism
18
C. Wright Mills claimed we don't understand ourselves as individuals unless we understand
social structures that shape us
both
history of individuals and their personal struggles
19
Which of the following was a point in
The Wisdom of Sociology.
We are never alone in our personal struggles.
Everything we think, do, or say is determined by outside forces.
Freedom is an illusion.
All of the above.
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Emile Durkheim found that Protestants had more of this than Catholics.
confessions
faith
corruption
suicides
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This man believed that societies changed as a result of the struggles of different classes.
C. Wright Mills
Karl Marx
Max Weber
Emile Durkheim
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Which theory: Religion promotes social interaction, emotional support, and social control.
interactionist
feminist
functionalist
conflict theorist
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What is Social Control?
The formal and informal mechanism to inflict conformity
The act of 1972
Law made by Elon Musk
The government wanting to control all humans in a society
