Question

Question 21

What kind of analysis examines whole societies, large scale social structures, and social systems?

Select one:

a. microlevel

b. developmental

c. interactionist

d. macrolevel

Question 22

When a person violates a folkway, what is the most likely reaction?

Select one:

a. a positive sanction

b. a formal sanction

c. an informal sanction

d. a prescriptive sanction

Question 23

What is the belief that the world can best be understood through scientific inquiry?

Select one:

a. functionalism

b. positivism

c. relativism

d. absolutism

Question 24

Most sociologists agree with the notion that biological principles can be used to explain all human behaviour.

Select one:

True

False

Question 25

What term is used to describe theories that emphasize the socially created nature of social life?

Select one or more:

a. social constructionism

b. social interactionism

c. social philosophy

d. social science

Answer 1

21. Macro level analysis examines whole societies, large scale social structures, and social systems.

22. An informal sanction is the most likely reaction when a person violates a folkway.

23. Positivism is the belief that the world can best be understood through scientific inquiry.

24. Most sociologists agree with the notion that biological principles can be used to explain all human behaviour – False.

25. Social Constructionism is the term used to describe theories that emphasize the socially created nature of social life.