Introduction to Sociology

Which of the following was NOT a revolution leading to the emergence of the Sociological discipline?

• Industrial Revolution

• French Revolution

• Commercial Revolution

• American Revolution

What is the term for the study of human society and their social behavior?

• Anthropology

• Sociology

• Psychology

• History

What is the focus of Sociology?

• The Individual

• The State

• The Economy

• The Groups

What is the term for the ability to look beyond our own bias and find the hidden meaning in human actions

• Sociological Lens

• Sociological Study

• Sociological Perspective

• Sociological Model

What is the Sociological term for the ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life?

• Sociological Perspective

• Sociological Imagination

• Sociological Viewpoint

• Sociological Outlook

What is the term for the rapid movement of people to the cities resulting in poor/ crowded housing, poverty, crime, and revolts?

• Gentrification

• Urbanization

• Suburbanization

• Industrialization

He was from France and considered to be the founder of Sociology and focused on order and change

• Herbert Spencer

• Auguste Comte

• Karl Marx

• Max Weber

Sociologist from Prussia that believed that the structure of society is influenced by the way in which the economy is organized

• Herbert Spencer

• Auguste Comte

• Karl Marx

• Max Weber

Sociologist from England that believed that society was a living, working organism that was full of independent parts that worked together to function

• Herbert Spencer

• Auguste Comte

• Karl Marx

• Max Weber

Sociologist from Prussia that believed that conflict is the primary causes of social change which led to the development of one of the major sociological perspectives, the conflict theory

• Herbert Spencer

• Auguste Comte

• Karl Marx

• Max Weber