Question 1

Explain some of the personal benefits of learning to use the sociological perspective, including career advantages.

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Question 2

In several sentences, explain the focus of the structural-functional approach.

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Question 3

Ewoodzie discovered that homeless people in Jackson, Mississippi
A) ate more nutritious food than better-off people.
B) could easily find jobs and housing if they just wanted to.
C) could use available social services so that they rarely went for a day without food.
D) were unwilling to speak with any researcher about their lives.

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The passage states that homeless people in Jackson, Mississippi could use available social services so that they rarely went for a day without food. This implies that social services are being used by this population.

Question 4

Why, in individualistic North America, can the sociological perspective be described as "seeing the strange in the familiar"?

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Question 5

In several sentences, what is the essential wisdom of sociology?

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Question 6

Joseph Ewoodzie's research to learn about homeless people in Jackson, Mississippi is an example of
A) an experiment.
B) a survey.
C) participant observation.
D) secondary analysis.

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Participant observation is a qualitative research method where the researcher immerses themselves in the environment and lives of the people they are studying. This method allows the researcher to gain a deep understanding of the participants' experiences, behaviors, and interactions within their natural setting. Ewoodzie would have spent time with the homeless population, observing and engaging with them to gather data for his research. This approach is different from experiments, surveys, or secondary analysis, as it involves direct, firsthand involvement with the subject matter.

Question 7

In several sentences, explain the focus of the social-conflict approach.

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Question 8

Which sociological research method is most likely to produce quantitative data that will identify cause-and-effect relationships?
A) the experiment
B) the survey
C) participant observation
D) secondary analysis

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Experiments are the most likely to produce quantitative data that will identify cause-and-effect relationships because they involve manipulating one variable to see if it has an effect on another variable, while keeping all other factors constant. This allows researchers to establish cause-and-effect relationships with a high degree of confidence.

Question 9

Name the three social changes in European history that were especially important to the development of sociology.Why did change spark the development of sociology?

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Question 10

Why is a global approach a logical extension of the sociological perspective?

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Question 11

What can you say sociologically about why sociology arose when and where it did?

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Question 12

Explain the focus of the gender-conflict or feminist approach.Compare and contrast this approach to the race-conflict approach.Using each of these approaches, provide several sentences that offer a critical analysis of our society.

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Question 13

What did Peter Berger mean when he said the sociological perspective is "seeing the general in the particular"?

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Question 14

E.Digby Baltzell's study, Puritan Boston and Quaker Philadelphia, showed that a very high number of "top achievers" listed in the Dictionary of American Biography came from
A) the South.
B) Pennsylvania.
C) Massachusetts.
D) Philadelphia.

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E.Digby Baltzell's study, Puritan Boston and Quaker Philadelphia, showed that a very high number of "top achievers" listed in the Dictionary of American Biography came from Massachusetts.

Question 15

What did C.Wright Mills mean by "the sociological imagination"? How does this point of view reveal a limitation of what members of our society call "common sense"? How does it change the way we see personal problems?

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Question 16

Explain why the power of society is evident in the decision to bear a child or even in the act of committing suicide.

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Question 17

You wish to conduct an exploratory and descriptive study of people in a particular neighborhood.You have plenty of time, but you have little money or other resources.What research method should you use?
A) an experiment
B) a survey
C) participant observation
D) secondary analysis

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Participant observation involves spending time within a group or community and observing their behaviors and interactions. It is a relatively low-cost method and allows for a deep understanding of the community's culture and values. Additionally, it is an exploratory method, which is suitable for the research question presented.

Question 18

Which sociological research method is best used to study what cannot be directly observed, such as attitudes and values, among large numbers of people?
A) the experiment
B) the survey
C) participant observation
D) secondary analysis

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The survey method is best used to study attitudes and values among large numbers of people because it allows researchers to directly ask participants about their beliefs and opinions. This method is particularly useful for studying topics that are difficult to observe or measure directly, such as emotions or opinions on controversial issues. Additionally, surveys can be administered to large groups of people, making it possible to gather data from a diverse range of individuals in a relatively short amount of time.

Question 19

Distinguish between the manifest and latent functions of any specific social pattern.

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Question 20

What is social structure? How do the structural-functional and social-conflict approaches understand social structure differently?

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Quiz 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method