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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 2

Which 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 3

A 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 4

A 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 5

The modal personality type is a distinct type of personality considered to be characteristic of the members of a particular society.
 
  a. true
  b. false
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Sociology Now: The Essentials

Sociology Now: The Essentials


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6 years ago
Answer to q. 1

B

Answer to q. 2

(B

Answer to q. 3

Answer: A

Answer to q. 4

FALSE

Answer to q. 5

a
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6 years ago
I wanna give this person a hug.
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