Chapter 1

Jane Addams helped to found the NAACP.

Which social thinker studied the topic of suicide?

In regard to the sociological imagination, personal short-coming such as motivation or attitude are called:

A group of people who live in a defined geographic area, interact with one another, and who share a common culture is:

Sociology is the scientific, systematic study of human behavior.

The significant social and historical events happening during one’s lifetime is called:

Which of the of the following figures focused on Verstehen?

 3. Who translated Comte’s writing from French to English?

Symbolic interaction theorists tend to focus on the

Which sociological perspectives focuses on groups who struggle over resources?

What did Karl Marx believe was the central driving force in society?

A perspective which allows us to consider how outside forces shape our life story or biography is called:

Which of the of the following early American Sociologists founded the Hull House?

Who is considered the Father of Sociology?

What are the consequences of a social process that are sought or anticipated?