CLEMSON SOCIOLOGY 2010 EXAM 1-
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
SociologyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
studyWofWgroupsWandWgroupWinteractionsW(bothWsmallWandWlarge)
SocietyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
aWgroupWofWpeopleWwhoWliveWinWaWdefinedWgeographicWarea,WwhoWinteractWwithWoneWanother,Wa
ndWwhoWshareWaWcommonWculture
Micro-levelW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-smallWgroupsWandWindividualWinteractions
Macro-levelW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-largeWgroupsWandWsocieties
SociologicalWimaginationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
anWawarenessWofWtheWrelationshipWbetweenWaWperson'sWbehaviorWandWexperienceWandWtheWwid
erWcultureWthatWshapedWtheWperson'sWchoicesWandWperceptions
ReificationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
anWerrorWofWtreatingWanWabstractWconceptWasWthoughWitWhasWaWreal,WmaterialWexistence
FigurationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
theWprocessWofWsimultaneouslyWanalyzingWtheWbehaviorWofWindividualsWandWtheWsocietyWthatWsha
pesWthatWbehavior
AugusteWComteW(1798-1857)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW--
believedWinWtheWpotentialWofWsocialWscientistsWtoWworkWtowardWtheWbettermentWofWsociety
-namedWtheWscientificWstudyWofWsocialWpatternsWpositivism
-
describedWhisWphilosophyWinWaWseriesWofWbooksWcalledWTheWCourseWinWPositiveWPhilosophyW(1830
-1842)WandWAWGeneralWViewWofWPositivismW(1848)
, HarrietWMartineauW(1802-1876)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW--firstWwomanWsociologist
-
firstWtoWtranslateWComte'sWwritingWfromWFrenchWtoWEnglishWandWtherebyWintroducedWsociologyWt
oWEnglish-speakingWscholars
-
thoughtWcapitalismWcontradictedWtheWmoralWvaluesWofWAmericansW(exploitedWworkers,WgreedyWb
usinessWownersWetc.)
KarlWMarxW(1818-1883)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW--GermanWphilosopherWandWeconomist
-coauthoredWtheWCommunistWManifestoWwithWFriedrichWEngelsW(1820-1895)
-rejectedWpositivism
-believedWthatWsocialWconflictWleadsWtoWchange
HerbertWSpencerW(1820-1903)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW--
EnglishWphilosopherWHerbertWSpencerWpublishedWTheWStudyWofWSociology,WtheWfirstWbookWwithWt
heWtermW"sociology"
-
rejectedWmuchWofWComte'sWphilosophyWasWwellWasWMarx'sWtheoryWofWclassWstruggleWandWhisWsup
portWofWcommunism
-supportedWgovernmentWthatWallowedWmarketWforcesWtoWcontrolWcapitalism
GeorgWSimmelW(1858-1918)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW--GermanWartWcritic
-wroteWwidelyWonWsocialWandWpoliticalWissuesW
W
-anti-positivismWstance
-
addressedWtopicsWsuchWasWsocialWconflict,WtheWfunctionWofWmoney,WindividualWidentityWinWcityWlif
e,WandWtheWEuropeanWfearWofWoutsiders
-workWfocusedWonWtheWmicro-levelWtheories
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
SociologyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
studyWofWgroupsWandWgroupWinteractionsW(bothWsmallWandWlarge)
SocietyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
aWgroupWofWpeopleWwhoWliveWinWaWdefinedWgeographicWarea,WwhoWinteractWwithWoneWanother,Wa
ndWwhoWshareWaWcommonWculture
Micro-levelW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-smallWgroupsWandWindividualWinteractions
Macro-levelW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-largeWgroupsWandWsocieties
SociologicalWimaginationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
anWawarenessWofWtheWrelationshipWbetweenWaWperson'sWbehaviorWandWexperienceWandWtheWwid
erWcultureWthatWshapedWtheWperson'sWchoicesWandWperceptions
ReificationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
anWerrorWofWtreatingWanWabstractWconceptWasWthoughWitWhasWaWreal,WmaterialWexistence
FigurationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
theWprocessWofWsimultaneouslyWanalyzingWtheWbehaviorWofWindividualsWandWtheWsocietyWthatWsha
pesWthatWbehavior
AugusteWComteW(1798-1857)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW--
believedWinWtheWpotentialWofWsocialWscientistsWtoWworkWtowardWtheWbettermentWofWsociety
-namedWtheWscientificWstudyWofWsocialWpatternsWpositivism
-
describedWhisWphilosophyWinWaWseriesWofWbooksWcalledWTheWCourseWinWPositiveWPhilosophyW(1830
-1842)WandWAWGeneralWViewWofWPositivismW(1848)
, HarrietWMartineauW(1802-1876)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW--firstWwomanWsociologist
-
firstWtoWtranslateWComte'sWwritingWfromWFrenchWtoWEnglishWandWtherebyWintroducedWsociologyWt
oWEnglish-speakingWscholars
-
thoughtWcapitalismWcontradictedWtheWmoralWvaluesWofWAmericansW(exploitedWworkers,WgreedyWb
usinessWownersWetc.)
KarlWMarxW(1818-1883)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW--GermanWphilosopherWandWeconomist
-coauthoredWtheWCommunistWManifestoWwithWFriedrichWEngelsW(1820-1895)
-rejectedWpositivism
-believedWthatWsocialWconflictWleadsWtoWchange
HerbertWSpencerW(1820-1903)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW--
EnglishWphilosopherWHerbertWSpencerWpublishedWTheWStudyWofWSociology,WtheWfirstWbookWwithWt
heWtermW"sociology"
-
rejectedWmuchWofWComte'sWphilosophyWasWwellWasWMarx'sWtheoryWofWclassWstruggleWandWhisWsup
portWofWcommunism
-supportedWgovernmentWthatWallowedWmarketWforcesWtoWcontrolWcapitalism
GeorgWSimmelW(1858-1918)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW--GermanWartWcritic
-wroteWwidelyWonWsocialWandWpoliticalWissuesW
W
-anti-positivismWstance
-
addressedWtopicsWsuchWasWsocialWconflict,WtheWfunctionWofWmoney,WindividualWidentityWinWcityWlif
e,WandWtheWEuropeanWfearWofWoutsiders
-workWfocusedWonWtheWmicro-levelWtheories