Exam 1: The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

American sociology in the United States began at which of the following universities?

Which of the following modern sociological theories states that the best way to analyze society is to identify the purpose that different aspects or phenomena play in the overall structure of society?

Which of the following focuses its analyses on larger social dynamics at the societal and structural levels?

Who was the author of the first methods book in the discipline of sociology?

Some postmodern sociologists work to show us how all "facts" are created arbitrarily by people with varying degrees of power.This is known as:

Which of the following sociologists wrote Suicide in 1897?

Robert Merton's modern sociological theory focused on attempting to predict how certain social institutions function between microsociology and macrosociology.This is known as:

Define the concepts of social institution and social identity,and give an example of each.

Define the Chicago School's concept of social ecology.Think of a research question you could pose to better understand a particular phenomena from a social ecology perspective.In coming up with this research question,you might find it helpful to focus on changes you've seen (in a city/location you are familiar with).

Which modern sociological theory examines how power relationships are defined,shaped,and reproduced on the basis of gender differences?

According to research used to question credentialism,what might it cost to buy a college diploma online?

Although positivism originated with Auguste Comte,the person who is often considered to be the first practitioner of positivism is:

The Philip Morris Company changed its name to Altria in an attempt to start a new:

Karl Marx would argue that the types of social institutions in a society were the result of the economic makeup of that society.Max Weber,however,argued that:

Which modern sociological theory attempts to understand social behavior by examining the ways people interpret and give meaning to social signals and signs?

Which of the following argues that the organizing narratives of history are over,and that progress has led to a condition where there are no shared,objective meanings?

The Chicago School's main laboratory for sociological research was the city of Chicago itself,because:

Discuss the main ideas of feminist sociology.

Erving Goffman used the language of theater to describe how people present themselves in everyday social life.This is known as:

Which of the following lists the individuals known as "the founding fathers of the sociological discipline"?