Chapter 1 Intro-Sociology

The __________ perspective emphasizes the social contexts in which people live.

• ethnocentric

• sociological

• natural sciences

• societal

A group of people who share a culture and a territory is known as a(n) __________.

• global group

• extended family group

• society

• global village

__________ is the study of society and human behavior.

• Natural science

• Science

• Psychology

• Sociology

Human relationships are examined by __________.

• the social sciences

• natural science

• all science

• mathematics

The social science closely related to sociology, which traditionally focuses on tribal peoples, is __________.

• economics

• political science

• psychology

• anthropology

__________ focuses on politics and government.

• Political science

• Anthropology

• Psychology

• Economics

Which of the social sciences concentrates on a single social institution?

• Economics

• Anthropology

• Psychology

• Sociology

Judy is a Ph.D. candidate currently studying divorce rates in Western Europe. She is likely a sociologist rather than an anthropologist because __________.

• sociologists must have an advanced degree

• “anthropologist” is just the outdated term for “sociologist”

• she is focusing mainly on industrialized and postindustrialized societies

• she is focusing mainly on primitive societies

The first goal of science involves __________.

• contradicting previous research

• trying to make sense of something

• proving why “common sense” is right

• sticking with the individual case rather than the broader group or situation

Auguste Comte is credited as being the founder of __________.

• sociology

• economics

• modern science

• political science