Exam 12: Exploring the Sociological Imagination

Analyzing and accounting for the human experience based on concepts, ideas, theories and the broader social context is known as _____.

A student in your class was asked to describe the process of "critical thinking"from a sociological perspective. The following is her answer. "Critical thinking is a process used to develop questions,answers and solutions to social problems. In order to practice critical thinking a sociologist is committed to continually to improving how s/he thinks in order to think about relevant background information, and evaluate the information to solve a social problem. How would you rate this answer?

The social relationship between the Canadian government and the First Nations people of Attawapiskat can be considered to be __________ because the cultural differences between the two groups affects their social relationship.

What did Mills argue about social imagination and social relationship?

Questioning students as to why they are attending college or university and understanding the importance of a college or university degree is an example of:

Which of the following represents the utilization of the sociological imagination?

Which of the following would be an example of the use of the sociological imagination?

When sociologists practice grand theorizing they engage in:

Analyzing and accounting for the human experience based on facts that are collected on the basis of our senses and observations is known as _____.

Using 'a quality of mind' to understand the social context of the Attawapiskat uncovers that the housing crisis is embedded in:

What was Mills referring to when he discussed the promise of the sociological imagination?

A key element in using your sociological imagination is the ability to view your own day-to-day private troubles from:

As a sociologist if you are engaging in critical thinking you must emphasize and focus on the __________.

What did C. Wright Mills mean when he said people will feel like they have "suddenly awakened in a house with which they had only supposed themselves to be familiar"?

Which of the following is not one of the questions Mills asked in utilizing the sociological imagination?

What does it mean to argue that all social relationships can be described as classed, gendered or ethno- racialized?

All but one of the following is an element of the process of critical thinking. Which is not one of theelements?

Which of the following sociological theorists was least concerned with changing social relationships as a result of studying human experience and social context?

According to Mills, what concept best aids in answering the questions Mills poses as the basis for using the sociological imagination?

Which of the following is not one of the steps in the process of intellectual deliberation?