Sociology Introduction

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Who coined the term 'sociology'? Options: Emile Durkheim, Auguste Comte, Karl Marx, Max Weber

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Auguste Comte

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Conflict theory:

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focuses heavily on inequality

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Each part of society works together for the benefit of the whole much like a living organism. This refers to

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Functionalism

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Two major historical events that contributed to the emergence of Sociology: Industrial revolution and Mass agriculture, Cultural revolution and Age of Enlightenment, Age of Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution, All of the above

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Age of Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution

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Sociology is a study of: prehistoric societies, fossil record of human evolution, the ways that people are affected by and affect society, All of the above

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the ways that people are affected by and affect society

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Sociological imagination enables us to

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challenge stereotypes, see how wider social forces connect with our personal biographies, challenges our basic impulses to see aspects of life as inevitable or natural.

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Who is the founder of 'functionalism' in Sociology? Options: Max Weber, Auguste Comte, Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx

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Emile Durkheim

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Which perspective views society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system?

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functionalist perspective

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Sociology is the scientific study of social structure

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True

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What Perspective or "ism" looks at the working class and the rich?

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Marxism