Sociology: Branches and Applications

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What is the main focus of Social Psychology?

  • The study of social institutions
  • The study of human nature and its emphasis on social processes (correct)
  • The study of social change factors
  • The study of population growth and demographic characteristics

Which area of sociology focuses on practical applications for human behavior and organizations?

  • Population Studies
  • Social Organization
  • Human Ecology
  • Applied Sociology (correct)

What is the goal of Applied Sociology?

  • To analyze sociological issues theoretically
  • To study social inequality
  • To focus on population growth characteristics
  • To assist in resolving social problems through sociological research (correct)

Which area in sociology focuses on studying the effects of various social organizations on population behavior?

<p>Human Ecology (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Sociological Theory and Research focus on?

<p>Discovering theoretical tools to explain sociological issues (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which area of sociology studies factors that cause social organization and disorganization?

<p>Social Change (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of Anthropology?

<p>Human origin and globalization (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement best describes the goals of Anthropology?

<p>To understand and preserve diversity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does Anthropology encourage individuals to evaluate their own culture objectively?

<p>To make necessary changes for cultural betterment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of knowledge does Anthropology aim to produce?

<p>New theories about humankind and human behavior (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important for Anthropology to study commonalities in all humanity?

<p>To understand more about human nature (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Anthropology aim to make 'the strange familiar and the familiar strange'?

<p>One's own culture (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of sociology?

<p>Social connections and institutions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does sociology enable us to view society?

<p>By examining the interdependence of all things in society (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does sociology study that is composed of attitude, viewpoints, and norms?

<p>Social inputs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does an individual's personal history connect to?

<p>Their social environment's history (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does sociology broaden our familiarity with sociological facts?

<p>By acquiring knowledge through empirical processes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do some social philosophers argue about truth according to the text?

<p>Truth is relative (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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