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

Auguste Comte is credited as being the founder of __________.

• sociology

• economics

• modern science

• political science

Using __________, Comte applied the scientific method to the social world.

• negativism

• positivism

• natural science

• anthropology

The __________ uses objective, systematic observations to test theories.

• naturalistic method

• commonsense method

• scientific method

• research-free technique

According to C. Wright Mills, sociology helps to connect our personal experiences to society at large and greater historical forces. This is the

• sociological foundation

• sociological method

• sociological imagination

• sociological integration

The way individuals define themselves in relationship to groups they are a part of or choose not to be a part of is

• social awareness

• psychology

• ethnocentrism

• social identity

Which sociologist focused primarily on class conflict?

• Harriet Martineau

• Georg Simmel

• Karl Marx

• Max Weber