Question 1

Distinguish between egoistic, altruistic, anomic, and fatalistic suicide.

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Question 2

If Weber were alive today, how would he write about cellular phones?

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If Durkheim were alive today, how would he write about cellular phones?

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Describe three assumptions that underlie the global perspective.

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If Addams were alive today, how would she write about cellular phones?

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Imagine that you majored in sociology.How would you explain the usefulness of the sociological perspective? What skills would you bring to the workplace?

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If DuBois were alive today, how would he write about cell phones?

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What is double consciousness?

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What are the four positions on globalisation?

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Question 10

Who is Jane Addams? What contributions did she make to sociology?

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What is social action? What are the four types? Give an example of each.

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Think about a problem or challenge you are facing or have faced or one that someone close to you is facing or has faced.Describe that problem or challenge: (1) as if it were an issue and (2) as if it were a trouble.

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Explain the phrase "strange meaning of being black".What life experience may have influenced DuBois' preoccupation with this phrase?

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Durkheim defines social facts as ideas, feelings, and ways of behaving that possess the remarkable property of existing outside the consciousness of the individual.Explain.Give two examples of social facts.

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How did Durkheim define suicide?

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Why is the Industrial Revolution considered pivotal to the development of sociology as a discipline?

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According to DuBois, how did the colour line come into being?

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Quiz 1: The Sociological Imagination