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Sociology Test #1 Review Chapter 1

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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?

Ascribed status

Globalization

Strange in the familiar (correct)

Patriarchy

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?

Attributes assigned at birth and attributes developed throughout life as a result of effort and skill Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes qualitative sociology according to the text?

Anti-positivist in nature with non-measurable subjective behaviors Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of sociology?

To study human groups and interactions Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a sociological theory?

To explain how facts or events are related and predict future events Signup and view all the answers

What differentiated Canadian sociology from American sociology?

Geography, regionalism, focus on political economy, canadianization movement Signup and view all the answers

What do sociologists aim to bring about?

A just society Signup and view all the answers

What do conservatives believe about society?

It is not just the product of individuals but an entity in itself Signup and view all the answers