Week 1 & 2 Practice Quiz Flashcards
Modernity is a longstanding research theme in sociology. Modernity is commonly associated not only with industrialization, but also with the development of science.
True or False?
True
If ‘gender’ is considered a macro research topic within sociology, which of these research topics is the most micro?
Select one:
a. The influence of gender relations on sleep disruptions experienced by older women in the UK.
b. The role of women in communism.
c. The role of gender in the theory of intersectionality.
a. The influence of gender relations on sleep disruptions experienced by older women in the UK.
In an interview-based study in sociology on the topic of smoking cigarettes in Australia, which of these questions would you regard as being the most open-ended?
Select one:
a. Between people living in urban areas and people who reside in rural areas, who do you think is more likely to smoke cigarettes?
b. Are cigarette smokers perceived by their non-smoking counterparts to be more self-centered, or are they thought to be more wasteful with their money?
c. How are cigarette smokers affected by the taxes in Australia that are applied to tobacco products?
c. How are cigarette smokers affected by the taxes in Australia that are applied to tobacco products?
Sociology formally established itself as a discipline in the mid-17th century.
True or False?
False.
Emerged in the 19th century in Europe during the industrial revolution when rapid change and the breakdown of traditional social order let to the need for a new way of understanding society.
Sociology was formally institutionalised as an academic discipline by Emile Durkeim, whom founder the first french department of sociology at the University of Bordeaux in 1895.
A good example of a person using their sociological imagination is when they draw a connection between their personal inability to find an affordable house to rent in Adelaide and:
Select one:
a. the cultural discourse surrounding certain kinds of public housing in South Australia.
b. their own perceived sense of laziness at not having lodged more rental applications at other properties.
a. the cultural discourse surrounding certain kinds of public housing in South Australia.
The concept of social structure expresses the idea that social change is a regular occurrence.
True or False?
False.
The concept of ‘Social Structure’ is the idea that social relations are organised along patterned lines that endure over time and that act as a constraint on the individuals living within them, even though** they may not be aware of it**.
