SYG 2000 QUIZ 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is one of the weaknesses of being an everyday actor when it comes to
understanding everyday life? - Answers - making assumptions and failing to investigate
or verify those assumptions
sociology can be defined as the systematic and scientific study of human society and
social behavior from-- to -- - Answers - large scale institutions; individual interactions
the social analyst must take the perspective of a(n)-- to verify what the everyday actor
might just accept or assume to be true - Answers - stranger
max webster believed that society became increasingly rationalized as the industrial
revolution progressed. how did he define rationalization? - Answers - the application of
economic logic to all aspects of social life
during the covid 19 pandemic vaccination requirements and mask mandates have
become a point of controversy many individuals argue that such mandates violate
personal rights while others see them as a sound public health what sociological
concept best allows one to see the connection between the personal and public -
Answers - beginner's mind
what types of factors might C wright Mills suggest investigating to explain the changes
in divorce rates over the past several decades - Answers - structural
a dishonest judge must pretend to be an honest judge but even an honest judge must
play the role of honest judge for an audience in order to interact and work with others
effectively. this performance is an example of what theoretical perspective? - Answers -
dramaturgy
macrosociology and microsociology approach the study from different perspective.
which of the follow statements explains how these two approaches are viewed within
the discipline of sociology - Answers - the two approaches are on a continuum, and
sociologists can adopt the perspective more useful for a problem
Which of the following historical events influenced Auguste Comte's concerns that
society needed to be guided by thinkers who understood social laws? - Answers -
french revolution and inst6ability that follow it
postmodernists are interested in--- or taking apart and examining stories and theories -
Answers - deconstruction
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is one of the weaknesses of being an everyday actor when it comes to
understanding everyday life? - Answers - making assumptions and failing to investigate
or verify those assumptions
sociology can be defined as the systematic and scientific study of human society and
social behavior from-- to -- - Answers - large scale institutions; individual interactions
the social analyst must take the perspective of a(n)-- to verify what the everyday actor
might just accept or assume to be true - Answers - stranger
max webster believed that society became increasingly rationalized as the industrial
revolution progressed. how did he define rationalization? - Answers - the application of
economic logic to all aspects of social life
during the covid 19 pandemic vaccination requirements and mask mandates have
become a point of controversy many individuals argue that such mandates violate
personal rights while others see them as a sound public health what sociological
concept best allows one to see the connection between the personal and public -
Answers - beginner's mind
what types of factors might C wright Mills suggest investigating to explain the changes
in divorce rates over the past several decades - Answers - structural
a dishonest judge must pretend to be an honest judge but even an honest judge must
play the role of honest judge for an audience in order to interact and work with others
effectively. this performance is an example of what theoretical perspective? - Answers -
dramaturgy
macrosociology and microsociology approach the study from different perspective.
which of the follow statements explains how these two approaches are viewed within
the discipline of sociology - Answers - the two approaches are on a continuum, and
sociologists can adopt the perspective more useful for a problem
Which of the following historical events influenced Auguste Comte's concerns that
society needed to be guided by thinkers who understood social laws? - Answers -
french revolution and inst6ability that follow it
postmodernists are interested in--- or taking apart and examining stories and theories -
Answers - deconstruction
