Our age cohort has little effect on our life experiences, although they tend to vary depending on when we are born.
a. true
b. false
Question 2Durkheim found that suicide rates tend to vary with the level of:
a. social integration.
b. mental disabilities within the population.
c. divorce.
d. poverty.
Question 3While conducting research, sociologists engage in ________.
A) systematic observation and hypothesis testing
B) strictly quantitative methods of analysis
C) only intuitive methods of ensuring validity
D) strictly qualitative research
Question 4The analysis of the case of Anna supports the idea that a person's humanness can develop even without human interaction.
a. true
b. false
Question 5Which of the following, according to John Locke, play(s) an essential role in people joining together in a society?
A) Psychological agreements
B) Social contracts
C) Cultural conscience
D) Contracts based on the divine authority of the monarchy
Question 6The assumption that group-level findings may be applied to particular individuals is known as:
a. the group-to-individual misapplication.
b. the ecological fallacy.
c. the social integration error.
d. the Durkheimian fallacy.
Question 7Helen Keller was drawn out of her own world through Anne Sullivan's attempts to communicate with her through symbols.
a. true
b. false
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