Sociologists note that although obesity is common in the U.S., with emphasis on supersizing and all-you-can eat, many women strive for thinness to fit our culture's image of beauty. This duality exemplifies what perspective?
A) Functionalism
B) Both/and
C) Social conflict
D) Modernism
Question 2Which of the following statements is the most accurate definition of C. Wright Mills' concept of the sociological imagination?
a.The sociological imagination is the ability to accurately guess how groups of people will behave in given circumstances.
b.The sociological imagination is an understanding of the relationship between larger social factors and peoples' personal lives.
c.The sociological imagination is the understanding that individuals are responsible for all the events in their lives.
d.The sociological imagination is the understanding that one must identify the individual causes of peoples' problems.
Question 3A sociologist who notes changes in our society, for example from more conservative to more liberal, yet also notes that each group of Introductory Sociology students behaves in much the same way as the groups before, is using what perspective?
A) both/and
B) conflict
C) political
D) structural-functional
Question 4A megalopolis is a large clustering of service facilities and residential areas near highway intersections that provide a sense of place to people who live, shop, and work there.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5The modal personality type is a distinct type of personality considered to be characteristic of the members of a particular society.
a. true
b. false