Checking my Answers:

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Checking my Answers:
1. The Sociological insight can provide which of the following: (Points : 1)
       Knowledge of group behavior
       Insight into individual behavior
       Increased understanding of differences
       *All of these choices

Question 2. 2. Which is the best type of literature for scholars to use? (Points : 1)
       Books
       Magazines
       Internet
       *Peer-reviewed scholarly journals

Question 3. 3. A city councilman broke the law by taking money from a company who was then awarded a city contract, and was then forced to resign. Which term best explains his behavior? (Points : 1)
       Role strain
       Role confusion
       *Role conflict
       Folkway

Question 4. 4. The field of Sociology is a (Points : 1)
       *Social Science
       Basic Science
       Physical Science
       Mathematical Science

Question 5. 5. Which unit of analysis do most sociologists study? (Points : 1)
       *Populations
       Samples
       Induction
       Deduction

Question 6. 6. What does the field of Sociology focus upon? (Points : 1)
       Individual behavior
       Economic behavior
       Political behavior
       *Group behavior

Question 7. 7. Which theory believes that society works best when social change is encouraged? (Points : 1)
       Structural Functionalism
       *Conflict Theory
       Symbolic Interactionsim
       Postmodern theory

Question 8. 8. You go shopping for a new outfit to wear to a special event because you want to impress others with your great sense of style. This is an example of what kind of behavior? (Points : 1)
       Front stage
       *Back stage
       Altruistic
       Anomic

Question 9. 9. Who was the key architect of the Dramaturgical Approach? (Points : 1)
       Karl Marx
       Auguste Comte
       Emile Durkheim
       *Erving Goffman

Question 10. 10. What type of suicide best explains acts of terrorism, such as going into a market place and blowing oneself up? (Points : 1)
       Anomic
       Fatalistic
       Egoistic
      *Altruistic

Ms. Sue · Answer

I agree with all of your answers except for # 8.

anonymous · Answer

Thanks, I had trouble with that one because I was thinking that back stage would be what you are doing to prepare for the event and not how you are acting at the event

Ms. Sue · Answer

You may be right. I was thinking of her wanting to show off her new outfit.