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According to C.W. Mills, which of the following best describes the concept of 'sociological imagination'?
According to C.W. Mills, which of the following best describes the concept of 'sociological imagination'?
- The assumption that individuals have the ability to alter their socially constructed lives
- The ability to view personal circumstances within a social context (correct)
- The ability to recognize general social patterns in particular events
- The network of relatively stable opportunities and constraints influencing individual decisions and behaviors
What term did Peter Berger use to describe the ability to question the assumptions behind seemingly rational, everyday social phenomena?
What term did Peter Berger use to describe the ability to question the assumptions behind seemingly rational, everyday social phenomena?
- Ascribed status
- Globalization
- Strange in the familiar (correct)
- Patriarchy
What is the defining feature of the global economy according to the text?
What is the defining feature of the global economy according to the text?
- Ascribed status
- Capitalism (correct)
- Quantitative sociology
- Patriarchy
What do ascribed status and achieved status refer to?
What do ascribed status and achieved status refer to?
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What characterizes qualitative sociology according to the text?
What characterizes qualitative sociology according to the text?
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What is the primary purpose of sociology?
What is the primary purpose of sociology?
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What is the purpose of a sociological theory?
What is the purpose of a sociological theory?
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What differentiated Canadian sociology from American sociology?
What differentiated Canadian sociology from American sociology?
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What do sociologists aim to bring about?
What do sociologists aim to bring about?
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What do conservatives believe about society?
What do conservatives believe about society?
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