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Question 1 of 25 1.0 Points
Harriet Martineau argued that the most important law of social life is:
A.human happiness
B.motherhood
C.economic stabilization
D.gender inequality
Answer Key: A
Question 2 of 25 1.0 Points
Which of the following is NOT one of the three measures of progress developed by Martineau?
A.the condition of the less powerful
B.the level of acceptance of the social ethic
C.cultural attitudes towards authority and autonomy
D.the extent to which all people are provided with the necessities for moral and practical action
Answer Key: B
Question 3 of 25 1.0 Points
What is Charlotte Perkins Gilman's method of doing sociology?
A.theory building
B.participant observation
C.charity visitation
D.feminist standpoint theory
Answer Key: A
Question 4 of 25 1.0 Points
Gilman argued that basic stratification practices are foundational to which of the following social institutions?
A.the family
B.the state
C.the economy
D.religion
Answer Key: C
Question 5 of 25 1.0 Points
According to Gilman, what is the root of male domination over women?
A.the male need for economic superiority
B.the male need for absolute authority
C.the male need for recognition by an Other
D.the male need for emotional support
Answer Key: C
Question 6 of 25 1.0 Points
Beatrice Potter Webb argued that state intervention in the economy was essential in combating social inequality.
True
False
Answer Key: True
Question 7 of 25 1.0 Points
How did Cooper and Wells-Barnett differ from the white women sociologists of their day?
A.They were not interested in class inequality.
B.They proposed that only a radical structural change in the economy would bring an end to gender stratification.
C.They were not as interested in global gender issues as the women of the Chicago School were.
D.They refused to blur the issue of domination in themes about evolution and progress.
Answer Key: D
Question 8 of 25 1.0 Points
Gilman argued that the household provided women with an arena in which to realize their true species being.
True
False
Answer Key: False
Question 9 of 25 1.0 Points
On which key structures did Beatrice Potter Webb concentrate?
A.the state and social classes
B.the economy and the household
C.the state and gender relations
D.the economy and gender relations
Answer Key: A
Question 10 of 25 1.0 Points
10 Harriet Martineau believed that the most important law of social life is the survival-of-the-fittest.
True
False
Answer Key: False
Question 11 of 25 1.0 Points
11 Marianne Weber believed that the first step in improving the situation of women in modern society is to reform:
A.the capitalist workplace
B.the patriarchal household
C.the political system
D.the economic system
Answer Key: B
Question 12 of 25 1.0 Points
The women of the Chicago School defined the purpose of sociology as the reform and improvement of society.
True
False
Answer Key: True
Question 13 of 25 1.0 Points
In her work, Jane Addams was more interested in reporting objective social facts than she was in reporting her subjective personal observations.
True
False
Answer Key: False
Question 14 of 25 1.0 Points
Anna Julia Cooper critically engaged the theories of Comte and Spencer in her book A Voice From the South.
True
False
Answer Key: True
Question 15 of 25 1.0 Points
E.B. Du Bois is best known in sociology for:
A.his theoretical contributions on race in The Souls of Black Folk.
B.his empirical contributions on race in The Philadelphia Negro.
C.his economic analysis of race in The Souls of Black Folk.
D.his leadership in the NAACP during the Civil Rights Era.
Answer Key: B
Question 16 of 25 1.0 Points
Du Bois's social theory is most compatible with which of the following theoretical perspectives?
A.feminism
B.functionalism
C.Marxism
D.positivism
Answer Key: A
Question 17 of 25 1.0 Points
Social theorists who support standpoint theory do so because they:
A.believe in the objective nature of social scientific research.
B.feel that the views of minorities are over-represented in the social sciences.
C.accept general theories of the social world.
D.are critical of the value-free perspective in the social sciences.
Answer Key: D
Question 18 of 25 1.0 Points
In The Philadelphia Negro, Du Bois refuses to attribute the high crime rates among Negroes to:
A.innate violent tendencies.
B.the heritage of slavery.
C.competition for jobs.
D.charity
Answer Key: A
Question 19 of 25 1.0 Points
The Philadelphia Negro is best known for advancing a sociological theory on race relations in the United States.
True
False
Answer Key: False
Question 20 of 25 1.0 Points
Du Bois criticized white America for its overarching materialism, and he believed that if blacks were integrated into American society, they could ameliorate this obsession with money.
True
False
Answer Key: True
Question 21 of 25 1.0 Points
Later in his career Du Bois believed that the only way for blacks to become integrated into American society was if:
A.the capitalist economy was overthrown and replaced with communism.
B.the black working class unionized to improve wages and working conditions.
C.white capitalists became benevolent despots.
D.the federal government instituted affirmative actions programs at universities.
Answer Key: A
Question 22 of 25 1.0 Points
In Black Reconstruction in America: 1860-1880, Du Bois argues that _______ was the main factor that undermined Reconstruction.
A.socialism
B.segregation
C.racism
D.capitalism
Answer Key: D
Question 23 of 25 1.0 Points
Du Bois has been criticized for failing to recognize the ways in which blacks contribute to their own economic difficulties.
True
False
Answer Key: False
Question 24 of 25 1.0 Points
When Du Bois wrote The Philadelphia Negro, he believed that science should be guided by the emotional attachments of researchers.
True
False
Answer Key: False
Question 25 of 25 1.0 Points
Which of the following describes Du Bois's philosophy regarding social change in the early years of his career?
A.Du Bois was a Marxist and advocated revolution as the means to realize social change.
B.Du Bois was a reformist and believed that peace and progress would lead to social change.
C.Du Bois was an African nationalist and urged all blacks to move to Africa if they wanted to realize social change.
D.Du Bois was a benevolent despot and believed that capitalism was the means by which to promote social change.
Answer Key: B
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