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Sociological Imagination Quiz

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According to C. Wright Mills, what is sociological imagination?

  • The ability to see the relationships between individual experience and larger society (correct)
  • The ability to understand society through a logical approach
  • The ability to distinguish between personal troubles and public issues
  • The ability to see the general in the particular and the strange in the familiar

    • According to Peter Berger, what is sociological perspective?

  • The ability to see the relationships between individual experience and larger society
  • The ability to see the general in the particular and the strange in the familiar (correct)
  • The ability to understand society through a logical approach
  • The ability to distinguish between personal troubles and public issues

    • What is the difference between common sense and sociology?

  • Common sense stems from personal experiences and is only relevant to a particular section (correct)
  • Common sense is based on theoretical frameworks and concepts
  • Sociology is based on empirical evidence and research
  • Sociology is more about understanding society through a logical approach

    • What do structures and agency refer to in sociology?

    <p>Structures refer to pre-existing arrangements that influence our behavior, and agency refers to the choices individuals make</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of sociological theories?

    <p>To provide a framework for explaining the social world around us</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Lenski, what does socio-cultural evolution compare to explain the transition to industrial societies?

    <p>Technological changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which society is characterized by a transition from a manufacturing-based economy to a service-based economy?

    <p>Post-industrial society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the postmodern approach attempt to define?

    <p>The era beyond modernity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Weber, what is bureaucracy characterized by?

    <p>A clear division of labor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were Marx, industrialization, and urbanization considered to be?

    <p>Consequences of changes in society</p> Signup and view all the answers

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