Deck 1: A: Understanding the Sociological Imagination

Question 1

According to Hobbes,the true nature of humankind is compassion for others.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

According to Berger,sociologists need to tune their sociological perspective by thinking about what is strange and seeing it as familiar.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Mills highlighted the difference between personal troubles,which are caused by extra-local social structural factors,and social issues,which result from largely individual challenges.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Canadian sociology developed prior to American sociology but has had less notoriety.

Question 5

Qualitative sociologists propose that we can and should separate scientific inquiry from values.

Question 6

Getting fired from your job because you are always late for work is an example of a social issue.

Question 7

Karl Marx's greatest contribution to society was his insight into the nature of human relationships.

Question 8

Elementary school teachers' refusal to "volunteer" their time to supervise extracurricular activities is an example of Weber's rationalization.

Question 9

Political economy can be defined as the interaction of politics,government,and governing,and the social and cultural constitution of markets,institutions,and actors.

Question 10

Positivism derived from the scientific revolution.

Question 11

Oprah Winfrey's success can be attributed to her ascribed status.

Question 12

The international community did nothing to prevent the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda,nor did it get involved once it began.

Question 13

Interviewing members of a swim team about their experiences as part of a competitive team is an example of quantitative sociology.

Question 14

Contrary to what many so-called "globalization experts" say,our world is less interconnected and intermingled today than it was in the early twentieth century.

Question 15

Quantitative sociology focuses on behaviours that can be measured.