Goffman Guides d'étude, Notes de cours & Résumés

Émile Durkheim's explanation of suicide was scientific because he Select one: a. developed conclusions based on a systematic examination of data. b. carefully studied the personalities of hundreds of suicide victims. c. worked in a university setting. d. divided suicide into four distinctive categories. - Correct answer-A; developed conclusions based on a systematic examination of data Which of the following academic disciplines emphasizes the influence that society has on people's at...

Sophia pathway Introduction to Sociology - Final Test. Compared to other countries, China and Peru have an average standard of living. China and Peru, therefore, are examples of which of the following? • Core countries • High-income countries • Low-income countries • Middle-income countries Which of the following is NOT a variable in the population growth equation? • Emigration • Number of births • Infant mortality rate • Immigration Whi...

SYG2000 Chap 5 Review QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS According to the text, social structures - ANSWER- are difficult to see for the untrained observer. According to the text, in the study of social interaction, sociologists find that: - ANSWER- social status influences the meaning of nonverbal behaviors. According to the text, which of these is nota characteristic of most industrial societies? - ANSWER- Increased death rates and a lowered life expectancy When it comes to pro...

01 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. According to Timmerman, sociologists are concerned with the study of: 
A. similarities between social evolution and the evolution of viruses.
B. how important individuals shape the society in which ordinary people live.
C. what people do as members of a group or while interacting with one another.
D. what people do today and how it can be used to predict future social trends.   2. The s...

Sociological Imagination - C. Wright Mills - Answer- The ability to connect the most basic, intimate aspects of an individual's life to seemingly impersonal and remote historical forces. Verstehen - Max Weber - Answer- The concept is the basis of interpretative sociology in which researchers imagine themselves experiencing the life positions of the social actors they want to understand rather than treating those people as objects to be examined. Double Consciousness - W.E.B. Du Bois - Ans...

Rosenhan and Seligman (1989) Abnormal behavior is seen as vivid and unpredictable, causes observer discomfort and violates moral or ideal standards because it differs from most other people's behavior and standards. Part of the "Deviation from Social Norms" definition of abnormality. Szasz (1960) Another supporter of the "Deviation from Social Norms" definition of abnormality. Argues that abnormality, especially relating to certain mental disorders, is a socially constructed concep...

CLEP INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, 100% ACCURATE/ Sociology - -The science or discipline that studies societies, social groups, and the relationships between people. It encompasses both the formation and transformation of societies and social groups. There are two perspectives that one may bring to sociology. What are they? - -Humanistic or scientific. Humanistic Sociological Perspective - -Sociologists who approach this science with a humanistic approach s...

UNIT 1 What is "sociological imagination"? How might it be used to study a particular issue? - A term coined by C. Wright Mills: "the awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society. The capacity to shift from one perspective to another-from the political to the psychological; from examination of a single family to comparative assessment of the national budgets of the world." According to Marx, what is the basis of the conflict between the bourgeoisie an...

Review Test Submission Exam 1 Formalized peer groups are known as: - ANSWER -Age-groups Because of the recent so-called cultural turn in sociology, most sociologists now agree that: - ANSWER -Different people have different scripts in any encounter and different reasons for choosing one or another Analysis of large-scale systems and long-term processes is known as: - ANSWER -Macro-sociology From most of their existences as a species, humans have lived in - ANSWER -Hunting and gathering socie...

TEST BANK for Sociology in Action: A Canadian Perspective 4th Edition by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane. Chapter 1 1. Chapter 01-001 According to the textbook authors, we might better understand who becomes a professional hockey player by applying ideas developed by which of the following? a. Karl Marx b. Emile Durkheim *c. Max Weber d. Auguste Comte 2. Chapter 01-002 According to the textbook authors, what is the relationship between unemployment and postsecondary education? a...