Which of the following sociologists never wrote a book and about whose thoughts most of our knowledge is presented in an edited volume of his lectures published by his students after his death ?
Erving Goffman made a distinctive contribution to sociology by popularizing a particular type of interactionist method known as__________?
A university that serves as a meeting ground for people seeking marital partners is performing__________?
Robert Merton’s contributions to sociology include__________?
In his study of suicide Emile Durkheim was primarily concerned with__________?
Sociology can be considered a social science because__________?
Society cannot be studied in the same way as the natural world because__________?
Social norms are__________?
Which of the following is not recognized as a level of society ?
What is the name of the process by which we acquire a sense of identity and become members of society ?
Which of the following research methods uses existing records ?
Sociologists__________?
When conducting social research what is the next step in the scientific method after a review of the literature ?
In the library Louanne observes a woman sitting at a table by herself A man comes up and sits at the other end of the table the woman frowns and shakes her head no The man gets up and moves to another table Lounne concludes that the woman did not want to share a study table The theoretical perspective Louanne is using is__________?
Students at Bailey University staged a sit-in to protest the University’s decision to cancel its longstanding policy of exempting graduating seniors from final exams Which strongest framework for analyzing this situation?
What major contribution did W.E.B DuBois make to sociology ?
Weber,s view that sociologists must not allow their personal biases to affect the conduct of their research is called__________?
Those aspects of social life that have to do with order, stability and social organization that allow societies and groups to hold together and endure are called__________?
Who coined the term sociology and is generally considered to be the founder of sociology ?
It is useful to have a diversity of theories in sociology because__________?
The first book with the term sociology in its title was written by__________?
Sociology is introduced as an academic discipline by__________?
The first stage, according to Comte was__________?
Social Sciences are pejoratively known as__________?
Comets final stage was__________?
The term sociology was coined by__________?
Sociology emerged in__________?
The social world is__________?
Sociology is concerned with__________?
The Communist Manifesto was written by__________?
Which of the following was an early Black sociologist active in the struggle for a racially egalitarian society who was critical of theorists who semmed content with the status quo ?
Karl Marx,s view of the struggle between social classes inspired the contemporary ?
Which sociological perspective views society as a network of connected parts each of which contributes to the maintenance of the system as a whole ?
Which one of the following concepts did Mix weber introduce to the field of sociology ?
Which of the following is most closely associated with the concept of the sociological imagination ?
Sociology differs from common sense in that__________?
In idealized views of science the experimental method is said to involve__________?
In contemporary societies social institutions are__________?
What does Berger (1963) describe as a metaphor for social reality ?
The authors explain that feminist research methodology__________?
Observation__________?
In an experiment two groups are identical except for the change that researchers introduce into one group That group is called__________?
Constructed reality is__________?
Contemporary sociology includes__________?
Which of the following was supported by Durkheim,s study of suicide ?
Who wrote the first book on the methodology of social research How to Observe Manners and Morals ?
The application of evolutionary notions and the concept of the survival of the fittest to society is called__________?
Sociology is concerned with__________?
The first step in scientific method is__________?
The second stage when people understand society as natural was named__________?
Social sciences comprise the application of scientific method to__________?

Sociology________________?

A. has been to study social interaction for over 500 years.
B. Is the scientific study of social interaction and organization?
C. has little bearing on public policy
D. is most useful when applied to abstract -as opposed to practical matters

Correct Answer: Is the scientific study of social interaction and organization? ✔

Last Updated: September 23, 2019