The classical sociologists, Marx, Weber, Simmel, and Durkheim, had all died by
a. 1850.
b. 1890.
c. 1920.
d. 1945.
Question 2General Electric is described as an example of a corporation that
a. has adopted a democratic internal organization.
b. has enormous power in many areas of American life: economic, military, political, and cultural.
c. is extremely profitable, nonpolitical, and responsible to community social issues.
d. self-consciously keeps its business focused on one area of the economy, and in so doing, responsibly allows other businesses to have opportunities in other areas of the economy.
Question 3In Europe, labor law is __________ compared to labor law in Western Europe.
a. much more union friendly
b. about the same
c. much less union friendly
d. extremely anti-union
Question 4The most important groups influenced by Mills
a. are the power elite.
b. control the means of production.
c. tend to have traditional authority.
d. focus on top positions in corporations.
Question 5Users can view, but not edit census data from the American FactFinder.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 6Exploration and colonization of new societies actually
a. aided the development of sociology by encouraging questions about society.
b. aided the development of sociology because sociologists were needed to help those societies.
c. worked against the development of sociology because sociologists were seen as critics of such matters.
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