Sociological Imagination Quiz

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Sociology is the study of _____. | | what seems natural or normal to a given group of people | | | human society | | | how groups interact with one another | | | all of the above | | | none of the above | Question 2 | | 1 / 1 point |
Paradoxically, using our sociological imagination helps us _____. | | create an image of how people in other societies live | | | develop hypotheses that we can test with statistical data | | | make the familiar strange | | | understand the theories developed by Marx, Weber, and Durkheim | Question 3 | | 0 / 1 point |
Which of the following is an example of using one’s sociological imagination? | | being in
| | education system | | | government | | | marriage | | | all of the above | | | none of the above | Hide Feedback | | Feedback: Social institutions do not have to be established by any particular organization or group and do not necessarily have physical locations. |

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Which of the following contributors to the development of sociology argued for the importance of identifying scientific laws that govern human behavior? | | Jane Addams | | | Émile Durkheim | | | Auguste Comte | | | Talcott Parsons | Question 9 | | 0 / 1 point |
According to Karl Marx, throughout history social change has been sparked by _____. | | discoveries made by explorers | | | racial discrimination | | | class conflict