SOC Final Part 1

Which is an element of inverted quarantine, according to Andrew Szasz?

• individual containment

• retribution

• reconciliation

• tighter regulations

The tension between individual autonomy and social constraints is referred to as the ________-________ debate in sociology.

• structure-framework

• Marxist-Leninist

• epistemology-ontology

• structure-agency

The the relationship between social status (such as race, class, and gender) and education opportunities: 

• Demonstrates the impact of social forces on life outcomes.

• Demonstrates how individual agency is supreme.

• Disproves the Thomas Theorem.

• Has never been studied before.

An example of a public issue would be:

• a brawl at a local tavern

• the gender pay gap

• sibling rivalry

• flunking a test

Why are today's forms of quarantine "inverted," according to Andrew Szasz?

• Instead of worrying about individual health, people worry about the health of the planet.

• Instead of containing people at risk, people are containing themselves from risks.

• Instead of confronting environmental problems individually, people are confronting problems collectively.

• Instead of separating themselves from hazards, people demand corporate responsibility.

One strength of quantitative research is that:

•   The researcher can get to know the participants in the study well.

•   The researcher can get in-depth understanding of the research problem.

•   The researcher can use participant observational techniques.

•   The results can be generalized.

The claim “unicorns exist” represents a/an ________ theory.

•   Non-Falsifiable

• Interpretivist

• Popperian

• Falsifiable

Adherents of sociological positivism argue that:

•   Sociological research should be based on systematic empirical observation.

•   Sociology is inherently subjective and the concept of objective "social laws" is inherently flawed.

•   Sociology should be used to rectify society's ills.

•   Sociologists should adopt an optimistic outlook.

The research method that immerses the researcher in the community being studied is called.

•   statistical analysis

• ethnography

• sampling

•   content analysis

Karl Marx was interested in:

•   How material conditions and class conflict shape society.

•   How everyone in society shares common bonds and interests.

•   How the cultural values of a society shape material conditions.

•   How the "iron cage" of bureaucracy is stifling independent thought.