Category: Introduction to Sociology

A. a manifest function
B. a latent function
C. a dysfunction
D. a manifest dysfunction

A. testing out new research methods to see which one works best
B. isolating and measuring the effect of one variable upon another
C. using personal beliefs and values to decide what to study
D. interpreting date subjectively drawing on theoretical paradigms

A. survey research
B. naire research
C. archival research
D. observational research

A. laboratory experiments
B. field experiment
C. human aspect of the world
D. None of these

A. Emile Durkheim
B. Max Weber
C. Karl Marx
D. C Wright Mills

A. the household
B. the office
C. the global village
D. the nation states

A. social stratification
B. social control
C. social conflict
D. social solidarity

A. Ibn-e-Khaldun
B. Auguste Comte
C. George Simmel
D. Herber Spencer

A. its theories are logical explicit and supported by empirical evidence
B. sociologists collect data in a relatively objective and systematic way
C. ideas and research findings are scrutinized by other sociologists
D. all of the above

A. are exempt from the considerations of research ethics that govern biological researchers
B. have not been able to agree on a code of ethics
C. enjoy the same privileges as attorneys in protecting subject’s privacy
D. should obtain informed consent in cases where subjects may be exposed to risks of research that are greater than the risks of everyday life