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1

Which term refers to an awareness of the relationship between the individual and his or her wider society?
A)sociology
B)sociological imagination
C)social justice
D)social interpretation
2

Which would not be a good example of a sociological study?
A)How do parents teach their children right from wrong?
B)How do new students integrate themselves into university life?
C)How has family life in the United States changed in the past one hundred years?
D)What is the technology behind fax machines?
3

Which sociologist coined the term sociological imagination?
A)C. Wright Mills
B)Max Weber
C)Karl Marx
D)Émile Durkheim
4

What does all sociological work have in common?
A)Sociologists are interested in the influence of social relationships on people's attitudes and behavior.
B)Sociologists are interested in American social life.
C)Sociologists are interested in how societies are established and change.
D)a and c
5

Which of these was a major influence on C. Wright Mills?
A)Clifford Geertz
B)Karl Marx
C)Robert Merton
D)Émile Durkheim
6

A sociologist might be interested in how societies change.
A)True
B)False
7

Stratification was a major issue of interest for C. Wright Mills.
A)True
B)False
8

For some sociologists, the sociological imagination isn't very important.
A)True
B)False
9

A sociologist might be interested in studying what Dave's major is.
A)True
B)False
10

Being aware of how your religious beliefs shape your interactions with other people would be an example of the sociological imagination.
A)True
B)False







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