Soc Ch 1

Which of the following best describes sociology as a subject?

• The study of individual behavior

• The study of cultures

• The study of society and social interaction

• The study of economics

Which of the following men coined the term positivism, and is widely considered the father of sociology?

• Auguste Comte

• Karl Marx

• Max Weber

• Emile Durkheim

Which is the correct definition of C. Wright Mills' sociological imagination?

• The theory that man evolved slowly over time.

• The process of analyzing human behavior based solely on statistics.

• A series of interviews asking subjects about their sleep habits and dreams.

• The ability to understand how your own past relates to that of other people, as well as to history in general and society structures in particular.

_____ view society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of individuals who make up that society.

• Symbolic Interactionists

• Conflict Theorists

• Structural Functionalists

• Social Individualists

Verstehen is defined by the text as

• To maintain a moral conscience.

• To compare and contrast social facts.

• To understand in a deep way.

• To require proof of interpretation.