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Chapter 1: What is Sociology Quiz

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What does the sociological imagination require us to do?

Embrace the familiar routines of our daily lives

Ignore the familiar routines of our daily lives

Think ourselves away from the familiar routines of our daily lives (correct)

Focus solely on the familiar routines of our daily lives

What is 'society' according to sociologists?

A group of people with no common cultural features living in a bounded territory

A collection of individuals with diverse cultural features

A group of people with common cultural features living in a bounded territory (correct)

A collection of individuals with no common cultural features

What forms the social structure of a society?

Ephemeral patterns formed by relationships among people, groups, and institutions

Individual behaviors with no impact on society

Enduring patterns formed by relationships among people, groups, and institutions (correct)

Unstable relationships among people, groups, and institutions

What does the sociological imagination allow us to see regarding personal tragedies like divorce and unemployment?

They are also public/collective matters that reflect larger social trends Signup and view all the answers

How are human societies different from rigid building structures?

Human societies are in a process of structuration and are always evolving Signup and view all the answers

What is sociology?

The study of human life, social groups, and whole societies Signup and view all the answers

Why does sociology insist on taking a broader view?

To realize the complexity and contradictions of the world Signup and view all the answers

What is the scope of sociology?

Analysis of international relations and global forms of terrorism Signup and view all the answers

Why does sociology teach us to take a broader view?

To challenge our perception of what is natural and inevitable Signup and view all the answers

What types of societies does sociology investigate?

Whole societies, from various historical periods and geographical locations Signup and view all the answers