The sociological imagination helps us place personal troubles, such as losing one's job or overspending on credit cards, into a larger social context, where we can distinguish whether and how personal troubles may be related to public issues.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2perspectives are based on the assumption that society is a stable, orderly system composed of interrelated parts, each of which (ideally) contributes to the overall stability of the society.
a. Functionalist
b. Conflict
c. Interactionist
d. Developmental
Question 3Sociology is a systematic study because sociologists apply both theoretical perspectives and research methods to examinations of social behavior.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4A __________ is defined as a set of logically interrelated statements that attempts to describe, explain, and (occasionally) predict social events.
a. hypothesis
b. law
c. theory
d. generalization
Question 5Sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois observed that a dual heritage creates conflict for people of color: an identity conflict of being black and American. Du Bois referred to this duality as __________.
a. double-consciousness
b. the dual-labor market
c. the double bind
d. functional conflict
Question 6The settlement house movement is most closely associated with __________.
a. W.E.B. Du Bois
b. Jane Addams
c. Georg Simmel
d. Harriet Martineau
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