history 5.2

Question 1

Comte

Answer 1

father of sociology

Question 2

Plato

Answer 2

idealist philosopher; believed in the rule of philosopher-kings

Question 3

Durkheim

Answer 3

first true scientific sociologist; worked with suicide

Question 4

Marx

Answer 4

economic determinism

Question 5

Aristotle

Answer 5

realistic philosopher

Question 6

Spencer

Answer 6

theory of evolution added to sociology

Question 7

Weber

Answer 7

used ideal types in sociology

Question 8

_The study of society is called___________

Answer 8

sociology

Question 9

the study of humans and culture is called _________

Answer 9

anthropology

Question 10

the study of the past is known as ___________

Answer 10

history

Question 11

the study of individual behavior is called____________

Answer 11

psychology

Question 12

the study of government is called ___________

Answer 12

political science

Question 13

A possible answer or approach to a problem is called a(n)

Answer 13

hypothesis

Question 14

sociologist such as Durkheim, Weber, and Sumner were known as classical ___________ of sociology

Answer 14

theorist

Question 15

the classical sociologist study __________ in general

Answer 15

society

Question 16

the use of words to tell how something actually happened is called sociological _____________

Answer 16

description

Question 17

Alexis De Tocquevilled used historical description in his book ____________________________

Answer 17

democracy in america

Question 18

interest in sociology today centers on ___________ problems than in more generalized ___________

Answer 18

specific
theories

Question 19

sociological description is necessary to record the results of other methods of ________________

Answer 19

research

Question 20

statistical analysis collects ___________ that are used to test a ________________-

Answer 20

data
hypothesis

Question 21

_________________- is the possibility of something being true or valid

Answer 21

probability

Question 22

one of the major methods used by modern sociologist to gather information is the sociological ______________

Answer 22

survey

Question 23

surveys always contain a(n) ________________— of people.

Answer 23

sampling

Question 24

a sample chosen by chance without any particular reason is called a(n) ________________- sample.

Answer 24

random

Question 25

what are two institutions of society often mentioned in the bible?
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2

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family
church

Question 26

what is the most obvious example of a primary group?

Answer 26

the family

Question 27

what is a primary group?

Answer 27

close association of persons and is characterized by personal contact, mutual dependence, and total involvement

Question 28

True or False
unknown events may change probabilities

Answer 28

true

Question 29

True or false
the sociologist uses field observation by living and working in the area they want to study

Answer 29

true

Question 30

true or false
the result of the survey are never analyzed

Answer 30

false

Question 31

true or false
a representative grouping of survey participants is a sample.

Answer 31

true

Question 32

List 5 methods sociologist use
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2
3
4
5

Answer 32

1. Description
2. statistics
3. controlled experiments
4. surveys
5. field observation