Deck 7: Finding Out How the Social World Works

Question 1

All attempts to create knowledge are ______.

A) inherently futile
B) responses to questions
C) essentially moral
D) calls for judgment

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Questions that they are answerable by measuring, counting, or looking to see what happens are known as ______ questions.

A) aesthetic
B) responsive
C) moral
D) empirical

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which type of question would most likely arise while looking at a painting?

A) an empirical question
B) a responsive question
C) a question of interpretation
D) a moral question

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Considering alternative views helps us do all of the following except ______.

A) getting closer to the truth
B) learning how others see the world
C) proving answers to aesthetic questions
D) learning how we have come to see the world

Question 5

Which type of question can be answered with data?

A) an empirical question
B) an aesthetic question
C) a moral question
D) an intuitive question

Question 6

Being sociologically mindful means that we ______.

A) must not suffer uncertainty
B) may never possess the absolute, complete truth
C) must accept that our version of the world is the truth
D) may not seek alternative viewpoints

Question 7

Which approach to all knowledge does the author recommend?

A) mindful skepticism
B) simplistic nihilism
C) transitional socialism
D) observational fanaticism

Question 8

The author asserts that being mindful of how human action creates the world ought to ______.

A) discourage us
B) make us feel powerless
C) promote exploitation
D) give us hope

Question 9

What recommendation does the author have to help alleviate despair?

A) changing oneself
B) organizing others
C) trying psychotherapy
D) finding a mate

Question 10

Sociological mindfulness is about inspiring all of the following except ______.

A) curiosity
B) dogmatism
C) care
D) hope

Question 11

Identify two sources of knowledge.

Question 12

Name and briefly describe one advantage of systematic research.

Question 13

How do the concepts of conventional and alternative relate to being sociological mindful?

Question 14

Explain the author's definition of mindful skepticism.

Question 15

If you could live forever, would life get boring?