A. recognized that it is impossible for scholars to prevent their personal values from influencing their work
B. stressed that researchers had to maintain the confidentiality of their subjects
C. emphasized that under no conditions could a researcher allow his or her personal feelings to influence the interpretation of data
D. all of the above
Theory and Perspectives
A list of cultural universals was compiled by anthropologist……………?
A. Max Weber
B. George Murdock
C. Margaret Mead
D. William F. Ogburn
In the United States we often formalize norms into………….?
A. folkways
B. mores
C. values
D. laws
Sociologist Alvin Goldner sees Erving Goffman’s work on social behavior as implicitly reaffirming the status quo especially social class inequalities Gouldner,s critique is associated with the………….?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. psychoanalytic perspective
An important aspect of labelling theory is the recognition that some people or groups have the power to define labels and apply them to others This view recalls the emphasis placed on the social significance of power by the…………..?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. anomie theory of deviance
A Hispanic woman and a Jewish man working together as computer programmers for an electronics from overcome their initial prejudices and come to appreciate each other,s strengths and talents This is an example of…………?
A. the contact hypothesis
B. a self-fulfilling prophecy
C. amalgamation
D. reverse discrimination
Which sociological perspective would note that poor and rural sections of the United States tend to be underserved because medical service concentrate where people are numerous or wealthy ?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. neo-Malthusian view
When Comet wrote of sociology as a positive science he meant ?
A. that it should show people in the best possible light
B. that it should attempt to appeal to as many people as possible
C. that it should apply the same methods as physics or chemistry
D. that it should progress by positing new concepts and theories
Which sociological perspective examines human activities on the micro level by focusing on how day-to-day social behavior is shaped by the distinctive norms, values and demands of a particular society ?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. None of these
Comte argued that knowledge passed through which three stages ?
A. theological metaphysical positive
B. ignorance understanding truth
C. philosophical biological sociological
D. functionalist marxist interactionist