CC Intro to Sociology Quiz

Who is the French philosopher credited with the start of sociology in the 1800s?

• Karl Marx

• Max Weber

• Auguste Comte

• Emile Durkheim

What is the scientific study of society and human behavior known as?

• Biology

• Sociology

• Chemistry

• Physics

What does the sociological perspective mean?

• Seeing the unusual in the common

• Seeing the general in the particular

• Seeing the familiar in the strange

• Seeing the specific in the general

What is the term used to classify oneself by race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, etc.?

• Social status

• Social location

• Social identity

• Social category

What is the position outside the centers of power known as?

• Exclusion

• Segregation

• Isolation

• Marginalization

What is the main focus of sociology?

• Individual behavior

• Human behavior

• Group behavior

• Social behavior

What is the study of society and human behavior known as?

• Sociology

• Psychology

• Economics

• Anthropology

What is the term used to describe recurring characteristics or events?

• Patterns

• Trends

• Cycles

• Routines

What is the scientific study of society and human behavior known as?

• Chemistry

• Biology

• Physics

• Sociology

What is the term used to describe the influence of social location on a person's life and choices?

• Social impact

• Social effect

• Social influence

• Social location