MGSC 395 TEST 2 Introduction to Sociology

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 sy