The sociological perspective reveals that
a. common sense is usually pretty close to the truth.
b. much of what passes for common sense in the United States turns out to be at least partly wrong.
c. most people in the United States readily see how society shapes our lives.
d. common sense is not very popular in the United States.
Question 2Ethnomethodology is the study of how people present themselves to others.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3Sociologists use the term empirical evidence to refer to
a. information that is based on a society's traditions.
b. information that squares with common sense.
c. information we can verify with our senses.
d. information that most people agree is true.
Question 4Peter Berger describes using the sociological perspective as seeing the ______ in the _______.
a. good; worst tragedies
b. new; old
c. specific; general
d. general; particular
Question 5Science can be defined as a
a. logical system that bases knowledge on direct, systematic observation.
b. belief based on faith in ultimate truth.
c. belief based on a society's traditions.
d. logical system that bases truth on political goals.
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