Exam 1: Seeing and Acting Through the Lens of Sociology

According to the authors of the textbook,what is included in the sociological toolkit?

Sociological research has provided society with an overview of the Canadian legal and corrections systems.This data would not have been available for analysis and application to society without the use of which of the following to gather reliable knowledge?

Jim wanted to be a nurse because he had seen how his mother helped people through their illnesses.However,the dominant social norm of "female nurse;male doctor" was still strong in his community.What kind of influence was the basis of Jim's decision to enter nursing school?

Postmodern theorists believe that we need to create clearer distinctions between disciplines and additional grand narratives to explain social life.

When the members of society share a view that something is right or wrong,what do we say they are expressing?

Who became one of the first noteworthy feminist sociologists?

What does it mean to use your sociological imagination?

Gender socialization research concludes that males and females are perceived and treated in an identical fashion in North America.

Which term would most sociologists use to describe the tendency for people in society to become increasingly isolated from each other?

Large-scale social movements are often informed by a conflict theory framework.What is the term coined by Karl Marx that describes the connection between scholarship and action by some groups aimed to end their subordination?

In Canada today,how is post-secondary education most commonly viewed?

Once significant others are identified,they retain their importance for the individual's entire life.

According to the text,which sociological framework views society as comprising individuals who are engaged in various forms of communication,which come to mean particular things based on common shared understandings that develop between specific people?

Life chances in Canada remain relatively equal across ethnic categories.

What is the best way to describe the work of Max Weber?

Which term refers to behaviours,appearances,and thoughts that are readily accepted by a society?

Which term refers to a way of understanding a particular subject or social phenomenon?

Jocelyn has been turned down for five jobs in the last two months.She believes the interviewers do not consider her because of the colour of her skin.What theoretical approach would be most effective when analyzing her experiences?

Which of the following is Émile Durkheim most closely associated?

The feminist perspective argues that past academic research has inadequately studied women's experiences as different from men's experiences.Which characteristic of the research is responsible for this inadequacy?