Sociology emerged as an effort to explain the effects of the knowledge economy on society.

Sociology emerged as an effort to explain the effects of the knowledge economy on society.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

When assessing the U.S. system of racial classification, a conflict theorist is most likely to ask:
 
  a. How does the system affect gender relations?
  b. How does the system work to create boundaries and divisions?
  c. How does race shape the interaction process?
  d. What are biological factors that make race a reality?

Question 3

The Industrial Revolution changed the way even bread was produced.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 4

Asking Americans to declare their race is an exercise that reinforces the six category racial reality.. This statement is something a sociologist using the __________ perspective might argue.
 
  a. functionalist
  b. conflict
  c. symbolic interactionist
  d. feminist

Question 5

A classic example of anomic suicide involves soldiers willing to put their life on the line for their unit.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 6

The __________ perspective maintains that racial classification is used to divide nonwhite peoples into competing racial categories, thereby diluting their numbers and power in society.
 
  a. functionalist
  b. conflict
  c. symbolic interactionist
  d. feminist

Question 7

The defining feature of industrialization was mechanization.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false