The Sociological Imagination

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. Which term does C. Wright Mills use to refer to the social problems that arise in society?

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. Which term refers to the culture of society's elite?

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. Which term refers to a system of behaviour, beliefs, knowledge, practices, values, and materials?

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. From a sociological perspective, which of the following is true about religion in society?

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. In which research method does a sociologist actively engage with a group of individuals and work to understand their lives and experiences through intensive involvement with them over an extended period of time?

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. Durkheim argued that when regulation is a society is excessively low, individuals commit which type of suicide?

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. Which of the following groups is NOT considered a part of a subculture?

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. Research methods often employed by sociologists include which of the following?

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. Which term refers to is the largest-scale human group that shares a common geographic territory and common institutions?

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. Research questions focus on the relationship between which two main types of variables?

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. Auguste Comte invented the word "sociology."

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. Many sociologists use content analysis to study documents such as newspapers, historical letters, or other types of texts.

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. Society is based on interactions that can occur at numerous levels including neighborhoods, schools and workplaces.

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. Qualitative research focuses on things that can be counted whereas quantitative research focuses on the social processes of a small number of cases.

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. Humans have an ability to make their own choices, but their choices are limited by larger social forces such as family, the economy, gender norms, and the education system.

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. C. Wright Mills argued that we can't understand our own lives and biographies by understanding the larger history of our society.

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. Research questions focus on the relationship between an independent variable and another independent variable.

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. Sociology and other social sciences include two major types of research: qualitative and quantitative.

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. Some scholars and activists believe we must move away from the term "visible minority" and use another term, such as "racialized people."

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. "Homophily" refers to the process by which most romances, friendships, or acquaintances tend to be between people who are similar.

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