Exam 1: A Sociological Compass

The first major sociological research project on African-American communities in the United States,The Philadelphia Negro,concluded that the supposed "natural" inferiority of African-Americans was actually a result of:

Define sociology.

The theoretical perspective that suggests ways of eliminating privilege to lower tension and competition in society and increase the benefits for all is called:

Sociology is the systematic study of human behavior in social context.

According to Emile Durkheim,the more a group's members share beliefs and values,and the more they interact with one another,the more social cohesion the group has.Durkheim called this property of the group:

____ focuses on how the major patterns of inequality in society come into existence and are maintained.

The sociological study of suicide reveals that:

According to Karl Marx,the most important social structure in any society is the system of ____.

Married adults are half as likely as unmarried adults to commit suicide because marriage creates social ties and social commitments to others,or a state of:

When examining a suicide,which theoretical approach will be concerned with determining the state of mind of the victim?

Much like conflict theory,feminist theory has an activist component.Feminist sociologists believe that existing patterns of gender inequality:

International organizations,patterns of worldwide travel,the reach of the Internet,and economic activity between nations are examples of:

Max Weber conducted his research in the generation immediately following Karl Marx.While Weber was strongly influenced by Marx,he was critical of Marx's conclusions.One of Weber's criticisms of Marx was:

Define social structures.

The use of male pronouns to refer to men and women illustrates the operation of:

Emile Durkheim examined the association between rates of suicide and rates of psychological disorder for different groups in nineteenth century French society.If suicide rates were high where rates of psychological disorder were high,then the disorders might influence suicide rates.Durkheim discovered that:

Robert Merton's criticism of Talcott Parsons' work was primarily focused on the notion that different social structures may have different consequences for different groups of people.According to Merton,some of the consequences of social organization may hold negative consequences for some people.Merton called this property of social structures:

The process of carefully observing social reality to gauge the validity of a hypothesis is called:

Foreign aid and charity are ____ in helping to solve the problem of world poverty.

If one tries to observe and measure the physical world based on physical evidence,instead of thinking in a speculative way,they would be thinking in a ____ manner.