Sociology Ch. 1 Section 4 Quiz

Auguste Comte's philosophy of _______________ refers to a belief that the world can best be understood through scientific inquiry.

• positivism

• nihilism

• stoicism

• constructionism

In Society in America, _____________ examined religion, politics, child rearing, slavery, and immigration, paying special attention to social distinctions based on class, race, and gender.

• Jane Addams

• Auguste Comte

• Herbert Spencer

• Harriet Martineau

According to the British social theorist _______________, societies develop through a process of "struggle" (for existence) and "fitness" (for survival), which he referred to as the "survival of the fittest."

• Talcott Parsons

• Auguste Comte

• Herbert Spencer

• Emile Durkheim

Sociologist ___________ is one of the founding figures in the functionalist theoretical tradition.

• Wright Mills

• Emile Durkheim

• Karl Marx

• Max Weber

The theory that history is a continuous clash between conflicting ideas and forces was developed by:

• Talcott Parsons

• Karl Marx

• Emile Durkheim

• Robert K. Merton

German social scientist ________ emphasized that sociology should be value free - research should be done scientifically, excluding the researcher's personal values and economic interests.

• Emile Durkheim

• Max Weber

• Karl Marx

• Herbert Spencer