Question: __________ is credited as being the founder of sociology.

Auguste Comte

W. E. B. Du Bois

Karl Marx

Jane Addams

Answer: Auguste Comte

Question: Perhaps ahead of the times, __________ warned of the dangers of the coalescing interests of the top leaders of business, politics, and the military.

Talcott Parsons

Ernest Burgess

Jane Addams

C. Wright Mills

Answer: C. Wright Mills

Question: In sociological research, gender __________.

plays no role

excludes female subjects from most contemporary social research

bias must be guarded against

always leads to interviewer bias

Answer: bias must be guarded against

Question: The best method of sociological research to use __________.

is a survey

depends on the type of question

is an experiment

is document analysis

Answer: depends on the type of question

Question: In __________, symbols are the key to understanding how we look at the world and communicate with each other.

functional analysis

symbolic interactionism

conflict theory

order theory

Answer: symbolic interactionism

Question: In __________, the focus is on the struggle for scarce resources by different groups in society.

functional analysis

classical sociology

conflict theory

symbolic interactionism

Answer: conflict theory

Question: __________ harnesses the sociological perspective for the public good.

Basic sociology

Experimental sociology

Classical sociology

Public sociology

Answer: Public sociology

Question: Talcott Parsons was influential in __________.

shifting sociology from reform to theory

warning Americans about the power elite

developing concrete models for social change

shifting sociology from theory to reform

Answer: shifting sociology from reform to theory

Question: Plagiarism in sociological research __________.

is acceptable in controlled experimental studies

is probably unavoidable

violates research ethics

is acceptable in document studies

Answer: violates research ethics

Question: Who is the audience for basic sociology?

only those who deal with the most intimate policy matters

only those who deal with the most intricate policy questions

anyone and everyone

natural scientists as opposed to social scientists

Answer: anyone and everyone