Sociology, Chapter 1 Review

The study of group interactions and societies is known as

• culture

• sociology

• social norms

• macro research

Sociological analysis that involves the study of large groups is known as

• micro-level

• macro-level

• group study

• individual study

A group's shared practices, values, and beliefs are known as

• sociology

• culture

• figuration

• social facts

Which sociologist played an important role in the development of sociology as a discipline?

• Harriet Martineau

• Auguste Comte

• Karl Marx

• Herbert Spencer

Which sociologist was known for his work as a civil rights activist?

• Max Weber

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Georg Simmel

• Emile Durkheim

Which sociologist was known for his belief in class warfare and for authoring the Communist Manifesto?

• Herbert Spencer

• Max Weber

• Georg Simmel

• Karl Marx

A philosophical framework or way of thinking that shapes the field of sociology is known as a

• hypotheisis

• social norm

• paradigm

• conflict theory

Which type of theory explains a large-scale relationship and answers fundamental questions as to why societies form and change?

• micro theory

• macro theory

• grand theory

• social solidarity

Which sociological paradigm argues that each individual part of society contributes to the whole?

• conflict theory

• symbolic interactionism

• structural functionalism

• dynamic equilibrium

Which sociological paradigm argues that society is structured based on constant competition over scarce resources?

• social facts

• Conflict Theory

• Structural Functionalism

• Symbolic Interactionism