Question

Sociology multiply choice 11)Sociology is different from the scientific discipline of psychology in that it _____________________________.

A)	assumes that behavior can be studied and understood through systematic observation

B)	uses the scientific method

C)	assumes that human behavior has patterns and regularities

D)	focuses upon a larger scale with the subject of interest being societies, groups, and individuals in their social context

12)When using one’s sociological imagination, one would be most concerned about the influence of ____________________________ upon a person’s chance of achieving high educational attainment.

A)	innate/inborn intelligence

B)	elements of the physical geography

C)	innate/inborn creativity

D)	socioeconomic status

13)Sociologists find biological and psychological explanations for deviance inadequate because _________________________________________.

A)	sociologists believe that the key to understanding deviance is understanding social forces (i.e., cultural, structural, or institutional forces) related to such deviance

B)	sociologists believe that individual approach is a better way to understand deviance

C)	sociologists believe that innate characteristics of individuals are key to understanding deviance

D)	sociologists believe that biologists/psychologists have not conducted adequate research on the topic

Answer 1

11.D) focuses upon a larger scale with the subject of interest being societies, groups,and indivuduals in their social context.

Psychology focuses on the individual behavior and the factors associated to it, whereas,the main focus is Sociology is the study of human and behavior in larger contexts as society, culture, region, religion etc.

12) D. socio-economic status

Sociological will consider the effect of socio-economic status as the important factor for the achievement of higher education.

13). A) Sociologists believe that the key to understanding deviance is understanding social forces ( i.e. cultural, structural,or institutional forces) related to such deviance.

Sociologists understand deviance from sociological perspective where the cultural, structural and institutional forces besides the psychological and biological factors play an important role in deviance.