intro to sociology

Who is considered the found father of Sociology?

• Auguste Comte

• Karl Marx

• Herbert Spencer

• Max Weber

Who stated that there is a similarity between women and slaves and how they are treated?

• Herbert Spencer

• Harriet Martineau

• Emile Durkheim

• Auguste Comte

Who said there would be a revolution by the people that would lead to a classless society?

• Herbert Spencer

• Karl Marx

• Emile Durkheim

• Max Weber

Who said natural selection would ensure the survival of the fittest people in society?

• Harriet Martineau

• Max Weber

• Emile Durkheim

• Herbert Spencer

What is the German word for "putting yourself in someone else's shoes"?

• Verstehen

• Empathy

• Weber

• Deutsch

Who, among the following coined the term 'sociology'?

• Emile Durkheim
• Auguste Comte
• Karl Marx
• Max Weber

Conflict theory:

• began with Durkheim when conducting fieldwork
• sees society as system of highly interrelated parts that work together harmoniously
• focuses heavily on inequality
• focuses on the interaction among people

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

• Conflict theory
• Symbolic interactionism
• Functionalism
• None of the above

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

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