Sociology - Chapter 1

Some people think that Internet shopping can lead to social isolation. This would be a ____ function.

Karl Marx believed class conflict was inevitable because

The state requires that all people attend school until they are 16. This is an example of the state's

Email has made it easier, faster, and more inexpensive to keep in touch. This is a _____ function of e-mail.

"A Classless Society"

A family is a group, but all of the people attending a football game are not a group because of diversity.

Studying social dynamics refers to

Match the person most closely related to the following item. "Sociological Imagination"

When a baby waves "bye-bye", he is using a

"Symbolic Interactionism"

"Rationalization"

The changes caused by the Industrial Revolution, such as families moving from farms to cities, is an example of

When all members of a tennis team start wearing white, this is an example of group:

Sociologist rarely challenge conventional social wisdom.

The Distribution of power is most important in which of the following theoretical perspectives?

You and your mother disagree on what you should do after school. You and your mother have different:

When an athlete holds a clenched fist after scoring a point, she is using a

Which of the following best describes the sociological perspective?

Using the Internet for shopping is convenient and can save time. This is a ____ function of internet shopping.

E-mail has decreased the number of hand-written letters. This is a _____ function of e-mail.

When you try to understand your friend's feelings by placing yourself in her situation, you are using verstehen.

____ emphasizes that people can communicate because words, gestures, and objects all have similar meanings.

The sociological perspective allows sociologist to focus on common behaviors of groups, rather than differences.

"Positivism"

Sociology is one of the oldest sciences, having been around about 400 years.

Most groups encourage their members to conform to the group's way of thinking and behaving.

Which of the following is true of organic solidarity?

The theory that society benefits when each individual finds his or her own social-class without interference is called

Which of the following is NOT associated with mechanical solidarity?

Symbolic interactionists say that we are able to communicate because we have a common set of symbols.

W.E.B. Dubois scientifically studied the social structure of African American communities