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Sociology correct answers is the study of groups and group interactions, societies and social
interactions, from small and personal groups
to very large groups. A group of people who live in a defined geographic area, who interact with
one another, and who
share a common culture is what sociologists call a society


Who was Auguste Comte and what were his contributions? correct answers Founder of
Sociology, focused on social order and change.


Auguste Comte's 'positivism' correct answers Comte suggested that all societies have three basic
stages: theological, metaphysical, and scientific. Finally, Comte believed in positivism, the
perspective that societies are based on scientific laws and principles, and therefore the best way
to study society is to use the scientific method.


C. Wright Mills' sociological imagination correct answers Sociologists often study culture using
the sociological imagination, which
pioneer sociologist C. Wright Mills described as an awareness of the relationship between a
person's behavior and
experience and the wider culture that shaped the person's choices and perceptions. It's a way of
seeing our own and other
people's behavior in relationship to history and social structure (1959).


Conflict theory correct answers Conflict theory looks at society as a competition for limited
resources. This perspective is a macro-level approach most
identified with the writings of German philosopher and sociologist Karl Marx (1818-1883), who
saw society as being
made up of individuals in different social classes who must compete for social, material, and
political resources such as
food and housing, employment, education, and leisure time.

,social institutions correct answers or patterns of beliefs and behaviors focused on meeting social
needs, such as government, education, family,
healthcare, religion, and the economy.


Quantitative research methods correct answers . For some topics, the researcher might ask yes-
or-no or multiple-choice questions, allowing
subjects to choose possible responses to each question. This kind of quantitative data—research
collected in numerical
form that can be counted—are easy to tabulate. Just count up the number of "yes" and "no"
responses or correct answers,
and chart them into percentages


Qualitative research methods correct answers This type of information is qualitative data—
results that are subjective and
often based on what is seen in a natural setting. Qualitative information is harder to organize and
tabulate. The researcher
will end up with a wide range of responses, some of which may be surprising. The benefit of
written opinions, though, is
the wealth of material that they provide.


Karl Marx correct answers Karl Marx (1818-1883) was a German philosopher and economist. In
1848 he and Friedrich Engels (1820-1895)
coauthored the Communist Manifesto. This book is one of the most influential political
manuscripts in history. It also
presents Marx's theory of society, which differed from what Comte proposed.


Karl Marx and communism correct answers Marx predicted that inequalities of capitalism would
become so extreme that workers would eventually revolt. This would
lead to the collapse of capitalism, which would be replaced by communism. Communism is an
economic system under

, which there is no private or corporate ownership: everything is owned communally and
distributed as needed. Marx
believed that communism was a more equitable system than capitalism.


Macro-level sociology correct answers while those using macro-level analysis look
at trends among and between large groups and societies.


In contrast, a macro-level analysis
might research the ways that language use has changed over time or in social media outlets


micro-level sociology correct answers Sociologists
working from the micro-level study small groups and individual interactions,


For example, a micro-level study might look at the accepted rules
of conversation in various groups such as among teenagers or business professionals.


Secondary data analysis correct answers While sociologists often engage in original research
studies, they also contribute knowledge to the discipline through
secondary data analysis. Secondary data don't result from firsthand research collected from
primary sources, but are the
already completed work of other researchers. Sociologists might study works written by
historians, economists, teachers,
or early sociologists. They might search through periodicals, newspapers, or magazines from any
period in history.


Structural functionalism correct answers sees society as a structure with interrelated parts
designed to meet
the biological and social needs of the individuals in that society.
Functionalism grew out of the writings of English

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