RCA 1 questions Flashcards
To what does the term “modernity” refer?
The social, economic, and political developments that unfolded in Europe and North America from the 18th to mid 20th century
Who wrote “Gender inequality explains most of individual experience, the ills in society and history?”
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
August Comte’s ‘sociology’ was focused primarily on which of the following?
Social Dynamics
According to Positivism, the study of social Phenomena should employ which of the following?
The same scientific techniques as those used in the natural sciences
Of the following theorists, who was a social Darwinist that supported the idea of survival of the fittest? (Karl Marx, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Max Weber, Herbret Spencer)
Herbert Spencer
According to the text, a sociological theory can be considered a classic if it___
Has a wide range of application
Which of the following social forces most heavily influenced the rise of a new era of sociology during the late 1800s?
Political revolutions
What makes Muslim scholar Ibn Khaldun important to modern sociology?
Khaldun was the first to develop a systematic approach to the study of social organization
Alexis de Tocqueville argued that___
Equality produced mediocrity during the era of his life
Which french sociologist centered his positivist analysis on the French Revolution and its aftermath?
August Comte
Which of the following statements defines G.W.F Hegel’s understanding of dialectics?
Dialectics are based on dynamic aspects of society
Explanations that “blame the victim” originate from what school of British sociological thought?
Ameliorism
How did Harriet Martineau distinguish herself from other social theorists?
Martineau wrote short novels on social thought that were accessible to the public
What intellectual current of early British sociology focused on how social structures emerge and operate?
Social Evolution
To which modern social development can modern racism be attributed to?
Colonialism