Understanding Sociology: The Sociological Imagination Module 1 Quiz
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What is the systematic study of society and social interaction?

Sociology

Define a society.

A group of people whose members interact, reside in a definable area, and share a culture.

According to Dorothy Smith, what is the ongoing activity of individuals within a society?

Concerting and coordinating of individuals’ activities

What was the foundation of contemporary critical sociology?

<p>The ruthless critique of everything existing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were some of Harriet Marineau's contributions to sociology?

<p>Introduced a woman's perspective, worked for social reform, and contributed to public health care development</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Emile Durkheim do to establish sociology as a formal academic discipline?

<p>Established the first European department of sociology at the University of Bordeaux</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Durkheim view the role of the sociologist?

<p>As a kind of medical doctor studying social pathologies of the moral order and proposing social remedies</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who coined the term sociology in 1780?

<p>Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the principle of positivism, as proposed by Auguste Comte?

<p>The study of society could be conducted in the same way that the natural sciences approach the natural world, based upon the assumption of a set of general laws.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What negative view did some people have about Auguste Comte's work?

<p>Some believed he was too hostile to tradition and building a basis for a new cult-like, technocratic religion of humanity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Auguste Comte imagine the new social order as?

<p>Deeply conservative and hierarchical, resembling a caste system with every level of society obliged to reconcile itself with its 'scientifically' allotted place.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who focused on historical materialism and the 'materialist conception of history'?

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

What did Karl Marx emphasize in his work?

<p>Karl Marx emphasized the role of economic factors in shaping historical events and social structures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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