Intro to Sociology

Who, among the following coined the term 'sociology'?

• Emile Durkheim
• Auguste Comte
• Karl Marx
• Max Weber

Conflict theory:

• began with Durkheim when conducting fieldwork
• sees society as system of highly interrelated parts that work together harmoniously
• focuses heavily on inequality
• focuses on the interaction among people

Each part of society works together for the benefit of the whole much like a living organism. This refers to 

• Conflict theory
• Symbolic interactionism
• Functionalism
• None of the above

Sociology is a study of

• prehistoric societies
• fossil record of human evolution
• the ways that people are affected by and affect society
• All of the above

Sociological imagination enables us to

• challenge stereotypes
• see how wider social forces connect with our personal biographies
• challenges our basic impulses to see aspects of life as inevitable or natural
• All of the above

Sociology is the scientific study of social structure

• True

• False

Society has an influence on an indidviduals personality and beliefs.

• False

• True

What best describes sociology?

• Study of life

• Study of the human body

• Study of society or societies

• Study of philosophy

Who coined the term, "survival of the fittest""

• Auguste Comte

• Charles Darwin

• Herbert Spencer

• Harriet Martineau

If I define teacher as a responsible individual who wears fuzzy sweaters and drinks coffee all day, and so I behave that way, then that is an example of which sociological theory in practice?

• Symbolic Interactionalism
• Functionalist Perspective
• Conflict Theory
• Feminist Analysis