Sociology Ch.1 Flash Cards

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Title: Sociology Ch.1
Description: The Sociological Perspective
Number of Cards: 10
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Author: a_rena_g
Created: 2012-02-14
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    • Side 3
    • According to Tischler, the social science most closely related to sociology is cultural anthropology.
    • True
    • A sociologist studying steroid use among high school students would first want to know whether such behavior was actually increasing or decreasing before formulating an explanation of why it was occurring.
    • False
    • The term "the sociological imagination" refers to the use of sociology to solve complex social issues
    • False
    • The physical sciences (physics, chemistry, and so on) use the scientific method. Social sciences use unscientific, social methods.
    • False
    • To say that an argument is not empirical is to say that it is not based on evidence.
    • True
    • The trouble with common sense propositions is that...
    • C. There are usually other common sense propositions that contradict them
    • Although sociology and psychology have similarities, they differ in that psychology usually emphasizes...
    • B. individual motivation and behavior
    • One difference between sociologists and journalists is that...
    • C. sociologists don't worry about their reports being popular; journalists have to worry about sales and ratings
    • Who developed the concept of the sociological imagination?
    • C. C. Wright Mills
    • Systematically arranged knowledge demonstrating the operation of general laws is...
    • B. Science