Introductions to Sociology

Max Weber claimed that sociology should be value free.

Who defined the concept of anomie?

The sharing of knowledge is a latent function of education.

A symbol is something that meaningfully represents something else.

Which perspective is NOT one of the three "classic" sociological perspectives

What defines a person's social class?

According to Weber, prestige is the ability of a person to do what they want despite resistance from others.

Dictating societal values is a latent function of the government.

BONUS QUESTION: Is mayonnaise an instrument?

Which sociologist translated Auguste Comte's works?

Which of these did NOT characterize postmodern perspectives?

Who coined the term "sociology?"

Where was the first school of sociology in the United States?

Which of these is not a symbolic interaction?

Social Darwinism claimed that only the "fittest" members of society will survive competition.

Which of these would be considered a low-income country?

Talcott Parsons suggested that a division of labor was necessary for family stability

The sociological imagination allows us to relate our individual experiences to other individual experiences.

Which of these is NOT an expressive task in a family setting?

Which sociologist introduced the idea of class conflict as the major force that defines a society?

Which perspective sees society as a stable, orderly, interconnected system?

Which perspective sees society as made up of interactions between people?

Which perspective sees society as groups competing for limited resources?

The proletariat is defined as the capitalist class that exploits the labor of the working class.

Which sociologist popularized the concept of the power elite?

Georg Simmel focused on sociology as a web of interactions between people.

As sociologists define it, race is defined by a person's cultural background.

Which kind of analysis focuses on small group and individual interactions?

Which of these did NOT lead to the development of sociology?

Which of these things does NOT define a society?

Most sociologists define gender as the meanings, beliefs, and practices associated with differences in biological sex.

According to Jean Baudrillard, what do postmodern capitalists strive to control?

Objective reality is one person's understanding of a situation through their own viewpoint.

Auguste Comte claimed that societies contain social statics and social dynamics.

W. E. B. Du Bois was known for founding Hull House in Chicago.

__________ is a belief that the world can best be understood through scientific inquiry.

Which of these would be considered a high-income country?

Maintaining order is a manifest function of a police system.

Emile Durkheim claimed that people are a product of their biological and psychological traits.

Who coined the term "sociological imagination?"

Which of these is NOT an instrumental task in a family setting?

Who came up with the term double consciousness?

A patriarchy, according to feminist theorists, is a system where masculinity is more valuable than femininity.

Which of these would be considered a middle-income country?

Conflict theory is composed of multiple different branches.