Sociology's Origins
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What is the term that describes the experience of feeling cut off or disconnected from the world around you?

  • Social conflict
  • Survival of the fittest
  • Manifest function
  • Alienation (correct)
  • Who is the father of Social Darwinism?

  • George Mead
  • Emile Durkheim
  • Herbert Spencer (correct)
  • Karl Marx
  • Which sociologist applied statistical methods to the study of social phenomena?

  • Karl Marx
  • Emile Durkheim (correct)
  • Herbert Spencer
  • George Mead
  • What is the main idea behind Social Exchange Theory?

    <p>People maximize their own benefits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to describe the struggle between those of higher class and those of lower class?

    <p>Class conflict</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the main sociologist associated with Social Conflict Theory?

    <p>Karl Marx</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who coined the term 'sociology' in 1838?

    <p>Auguste Comte</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the word 'sociology' literally mean?

    <p>The study of companionship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of social dynamics?

    <p>Changing and developmental dimensions of society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of Karl Marx's theory?

    <p>Historical materialism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Auguste Comte's positivist philosophy aim to do?

    <p>Apply scientific methods to the study of human society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did Auguste Comte die?

    <p>1857</p> Signup and view all the answers

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