Introduction to Sociology updated 2024

Introduction to Sociology Challenge 1 1. Which of the following is the correct pairing? A: Sociology The scientific study of society and the behavior of people in groups 2. Select the true statement about Auguste Comte. A: Comte believed that society is bound by rules and laws, AND he is widely considered to be the father of sociology. 3. The sociological imagination helps us to connect __________. A: personal troubles with public issues Challenge 2 1. Which theoretical approach identifies the core of society as the result of all interactions? A: Symbolic interaction approach 2. Which of the following statements about structural functional theory is true? A: Structural functional theory uses a macro-level orientation, AND views society as a complex, interconnected machine. 3. The poverty that occurs in an economic system when people cannot get jobs is a __________. A: social dysfunction 4. Select the true statement about social conflict theory. A: It states that the existence of inequalities in society causes people to strive for change. 5. What does the race conflict approach assume about society? A: That society is an arena in which conflict is based on an inequality of resources 6. What does gender conflict theory assume about society? A: That society is an arena in which conflict — over resources, and between men and women — is critically important 7. Which of the following describes an aspect of symbolic interaction theory? A: All of the answer choices are correct. 8. Which of the following is a correct pairing? A: Herbert Spencer Survival of the fittest Challenge 3 1. Flannery is doing a study on racism in the United States. She worries that some of her interview subjects have not responded honestly when asked about their beliefs regarding race. Which research method should Flannery use to get a clear picture of how people behave in everyday life? A: A participant observation 2. Which of the following best describes Lois Benjamin's research on the black elite? A: Benjamin found that although the experience of the elite was improved, all African-Americans suffer as a result of racial bias. 3. You move to a new city and are introduced to a friend of a friend who lives there. Later, you meet more frien